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Art Brut 2026 Touring Exhibition
Sozo Training!
—Drawing Out Imagination and Creation, Connecting, Being Here —
| Overview | Artists | Touring Venues |
Now in its seventh year, this exhibition tours Tokyo to introduce the appeal of Art Brut—works distinguished by unique ideas and modes of expression. This year, we have invited Hajimari Art Center (OKABE Takayoshi, KOBAYASHI Tatsuya, and OMASA Ai) to serve as guest co-curator. Since its founding in Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, in 2014, the center has built an extensive exhibition record and drawn wide attention, with its curators playing a pioneering force in Japan as experts in the field of Art Brut.
For this exhibition, the curators of Hajimari Art Center have selected artists they find especially compelling today, spotlighting each artist’s power to “draw out their own earnest feelings and weave them into expression.” We have also created a space designed to spark the viewer’s imagination through the strength of these works—a creative “Sozo Training” (a training that draws out the imagination) that awakens feelings lying dormant within you. It travels to three venues across Tokyo.
Exhibition Overview
【1st Venue】Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery
| Title | Art Brut 2026 Touring Exhibition Sozo Training! —Drawing Out Imagination and Creation, Connecting, Being Here — |
|---|---|
| Period | Saturday, 10 October – Sunday, 27 December 2026 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. *Open until 8:00 p.m. on Fridays in November. |
| Closed | Mondays（except 12 Oct., 23 Nov. ）, 13 Oct., 24 Nov. |
| Venue | Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery, Gallery 1 and 2 |
| Admission | Free |
| Co-curation | Hajimari Art Center |
| Artists | KAGAWA Daisuke, SHIMIZU Chiharu, SUGIURA Atsushi, TAGUCHI BOSS, NUCA Tsukurutoko, HONDA Tadashi, MORI Haruka |
| Audio Guide Navigator | MORIYAMA Mirai (Actor/Dancer) |
| Spatial Design | NPO Cheer Art ＋IWATA Yukari Lab, University of Tsukuba |
| Graphic Design | AFFORDANCE inc. |
| Organizer | Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery（Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture） |
| Cooperated by | Minato City, Koganei City, Miyake Town |
Artists
KAGAWA Daisuke
Born in 1981 in Fukuoka Prefecture. Live in Tochigi Prefecture. After journeys that included walking the length of Japan on the income from his paintings, KAGAWA established a style all his own. He renders organic patterns and motifs—where the figurative and abstract intermingle—with both precision and boldness. Selected exhibitions: Shinano “Primitive Sense Art Festival” (various sites in Omachi, Nagano; participating annually since 2011) and the solo exhibition “Coil of Living Things” (Tsomoriri Bunko, Tokyo, 2024).
KAGAWA Daisuke, Close your eyes, The World, As You Feel It, 2020, Collection of the artist
SHIMIZU Chiharu
Born in 1994 in Miyagi Prefecture. Live in Miyagi Prefecture. After a homeroom teacher in elementary school recognized her distinctive, rounded handwriting, she began preserving the handwritten characters she produced. At home, she also continues to make small boxes. Selected exhibitions: “The Nippon Foundation DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS—Museum of Together” (Spiral Garden, Tokyo, 2017) and “Trying to Become Soft” (Hajimari Art Center, Fukushima, 2021).
SHIMIZU Chiharu, Small boxes, Date Unknown, Collection of the artist
SUGIURA Atsushi
Born in 1970 in Saitama Prefecture. Live in Saitama Prefecture. He has been involved with the Minuma Welfare Society, a social welfare corporation, since 1997. He handles photographs he is fond of over many years, until their surfaces and corners wear away into various shapes—each becoming a work in its own right. Selected exhibitions: “Sugoi zo, kore wa!” (This Is Amazing!) (The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, 2015) and “Art Brut from Japan, Another Look” (Collection de l’ Art Brut, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2018).
SUGIURA Atsushi, Untitled, Date Unknown, Collection of KOBO-SYU
TAGUCHI BOSS
Born in 1945 in Shimane Prefecture. Live in Kumamoto Prefecture. She retired from work in her seventies and, at 75, began to draw after a change in her life circumstances. Over six years, she produced some 400 works in pen and colored pencil. Selected exhibitions: “Nobody Knows” (Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto, 2022 ) and “ TAGUCHI BOSS & JIJI : Here and Now, From Here On” (Tanabe Gallery, Tokyo, 2025)
TAGUCHI BOSS, Untitled (22-27), 2022, Collection of the artist, Photo by Maki Taguchi
NUCA Tsukurutoko
A daily life support facility opened in 2013 in Okayama Prefecture. A welfare facility centered on daily-life care, it draws on art to help people lead lives true to themselves, offering a wide range of activities that encourage them to see things from different perspectives. Selected exhibitions: “Putting Daily Life in Order” (Hajimari Art Center, Fukushima, 2022) and “NANDE SONNAN EXPO vol. 4” (Saga University Art Museum, Saga, 2025).
NUCA Tsukurutoko, NANTONATIC WEIGHTLIFTING ASSOCIATION, 2022, Collection of the artist
HONDA Tadashi
Born in 1979 in Fukushima Prefecture. Live in Fukushima Prefecture. He began making work at the age of 26. In 2011, he was diagnosed with an intellectual disability and grew interested in disability and art. Selected exhibitions: “the solo show Viva! Agri-Culture! Edamame” and “Radishes ((PLACE) by method, Tokyo, 2023)” and “Things Told, Things Not Told, Things That Cannot Be Told” (Hajimari Art Center, Fukushima, 2023).
HONDA Tadashi, Takuwan (Yellow pickled radish), 2016-2024, Collection of the artist
MORI Haruka
Born in 1988 in Fukushima Prefecture. Live in Fukushima Prefecture. Born with cerebral palsy that limits the use of both hands, she paints from her wheelchair, holding the brush between her toes. Her motifs range widely, from animals and other living creatures to folk crafts. Selected exhibitions: “Art Brut Japonais II” (Halle Saint Pierre, Paris, France, 2018–2019) and “unico file vol.4 : The Mori Haruka Museum I Make Myself” (Hajimari Art Center, Fukushima, 2023).
MORI Haruka, Akabeko, 2020, Deposited by Hajimari Art Center
Co-curation
Hajimari Art Center
Hajimari Art Center (Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture) opened in 2014 in a renovated sake brewery—the roughly 140-year-old Juhachikengura Brewery. Founded as a place where anyone can gather, it cherishes “the power of human expression” and “the richness born of human connection.” Its curators—Okabe Kaneyoshi, Kobayashi Tatsuya, and Omasa Ai—present themed exhibitions alongside a range of projects and events. The center is operated by Asaka Aiikuen, a social welfare corporation. It authored and edited the book “Hajimari Art Center: A Social Welfare Corporation Exploring Community and Art” (Sayusha, 2025).
Spatial Design
NPO Cheer Art
CHEER ART is an NPO founded in 2017 by Yukari Iwata, Momoyo Kaijima, and others, originating from a collaborative environmental improvement project between the art and design department at the University of Tsukuba and a neighboring hospital. Aiming to cultivate creative place that bring out people’s capabilities, CHEER ART engages in the design of spaces and furniture, as well as art projects for healthcare, well-being and care. It was also responsible for the spatial design for “Duria’s Ballroom” (Art Center BUG), held in 2026.
NPO Cheer Art
Audio Guide Navigator
Conducted at all venues, only in Japanese
MORIYAMA Mirai （Actor/Dancer)
Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1984. Studied dance across many genres from the age of five and made a full stage debut at fifteen. In 2013, as a Cultural Envoy of Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs, spent a year in Israel, working throughout Europe with the Inbal Pinto & Avshalom Pollak Dance Company as a base. In pursuit of “physical expression that emerges through human relationships,” works across disciplines in Japan and abroad. Has also received numerous film awards as an actor. Performed the opening solo at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic opening ceremony. In 2022, founded Artist in Residence KOBE (AiRK) in Kobe and continues to help run it. Received the Hyogo Prefecture Arts Encouragement Prize for FY2023 and the Kobe City Cultural Award for FY2024. An artist associated with the Post-Butoh school.
Recent work includes the NHK BS special drama Sasamakura (summer 2026) and the performance STILL LIFE (co-choreographer and performer).
©Takeshi Miyamoto
Touring Venues
【2nd Venue】Takanawa Civic Center Gallery
| Title | Art Brut 2026 Touring Exhibition Sozo Training! —Drawing Out Imagination and Creation, Connecting, Being Here —【2nd Venue】 |
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| Period | Thursday, 15 Jan. - Sunday, 24 Jan. 2027 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Open every day during the exhibition period. |
| Venue | Takanawa Civic Center Gallery 1-16-25 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo |
| Admission | Free |
| Organaized by | Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery（Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture） |
| Supported by | Minato City |
【3rd Venue】Koganei City HAKENOMORI Art Museum
| Title | Art Brut 2026 Touring Exhibition Sozo Training! —Drawing Out Imagination and Creation, Connecting, Being Here —【3rd Venue】 |
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| Period | Friday, 29 Jan. – Sunday, 14 Feb. 2027 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Closed on Mondays |
| Venue | Koganei City HAKENOMORI Art Museum 1-11-3, Naka-cho, Koganei-shi, Tokyo |
| Admission | Free |
| Organaized by | Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery（Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture） |
| Supported by | Koganei City |
【Special Event】in Miyake Town
| Title | Related Event of Art Brut 2026 Touring Exhibition Special Event in Miyake Town |
|---|---|
| Day and time | Friday 27 and Saturday 28 November, 2026 (Tentative Date) |
| Venue | Miyake Town Kokoport 672-3 Ako, Miyake-mura, Miyake-jima, Tokyo |
| Organaized by | Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery（Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture） |
| Supported by | Miyake Town |
Related Event
Related Event of Art Brut 2026 Touring Exhibition
Opening Artist Talk
- Period
- Saturday, 10 Oct. 2026 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
- Venue
- Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery, Gallery 1 and 2
- Admission
- Free
Artists and representatives from "Art Brut 2026 Touring Exhibition" will talk about the artists’ work.
Related Event of Art Brut 2026 Touring Exhibition
NANTONATIC TRAINING GYM OPENING CEREMONY
- Period
- Saturday, 14 Nov. 2026 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
- Venue
- Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery
- Admission
- Free
Related Event of Art Brut 2026 Touring Exhibition
Tactile Tour for Blind and Visually Impaired Visitors
- Period
- Sunday, 22 November 2026 10:00〜11:30 / Sunday, 22 November 13:30〜15:00
- Venue
- Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery, Gallery 1 and 2
- Admission
- Free
Related Event of "Art Brut 2026 Touring Exhibition"
Special Talk
- Period
- Sunday, 29 November 2026 16:00〜17:30
- Venue
- Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery Interactive Space
- Admission
- Free
Art Brut 2026 Touring Exhibition
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- Period
- Monday, 14 Dec. 2026 ①2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. ②4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
- Venue
- Online
- Admission
- Free
