Kyoto Art for Tomorrow 2020 — Kyoto Prefecture New Talent Selection Exhibition
I visited “Kyoto Art for Tomorrow 2020 — Kyoto Prefecture New Talent Selection Exhibition,” an exhibition that honors and introduces up-and-coming young artists tackling the creation of new art in Kyoto. This exhibition has a long history spanning more than 60 years.


Below, I introduce the exhibition centering on the prize winners and other artists who caught my attention.
Aki Kojima ※Grand Prize


Kazuaki Kikuchi ※Excellence Prize


Kanako Shintaku ※NHK Kyoto Broadcasting Station Prize

Anri Yanase ※Asahi Shimbun Prize / Institut français du Japon-Kansai Prize

Asuka Yamaoka ※Yomiuri Shimbun Prize

Yukari Inoue ※Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa International Exchange Prize

Yasuaki Kuzumoto ※Nihon Keizai Shimbun Kyoto Branch Prize

Haruka Matsumoto ※Kyoto Shimbun Prize

Kao Tzu-Ting ※Mainichi Shimbun Prize

Shinya Ohigashi ※Sankei Shimbun Prize

Muku Kobayashi


Megumi Takeda

Tomonari Hashimoto

Zaisuke Kishi

An exhibition packed with highlights, and I enjoyed viewing it thoroughly.
The special exhibition by Aiko Miyanaga was also wonderful.