Future Exhibition
Ryogoku
Medicine Infrastructure via Map
Tomoko Konoike's Summer School
August 2 (Sun) - September 6 (Sun), 2026
Open: Tuesday - Sunday 11 am - 7 pm
Closed on Monday, and 8/14 - 8/17
[Event Information]
A variety of events are scheduled throughout the exhibition period, including guest dialogues, poetry/story readings, and lectures by Konoike. We are currently working hard to finalize the details and create a memorable experience for everyone. Updates will be posted on our website as soon as they become available.
Following her 2020 solo exhibition at the Artizon Museum, Tomoko Konoike has continued to create diverse works amid the turbulent events of recent years—including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the invasion of Ukraine, the Noto Peninsula earthquake, and Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai.
Her recent initiatives include Ringwanderung, a 1.5-km mountain trail project at Oshima Seishoen; The Birth of Seeing, an exhibition concept that "relays" through museums rather than traditional touring; and the Curtain Project at temporary housing units in the Noto Peninsula.
Among these, the "Medicine Infrastructure" project is a new endeavor. Instead of exhibiting inside traditional museums, artworks are brought directly into people’s daily living spaces—such as local shops, gardens, and shrines—where community members look after and display them as "temporary repositories." Today, Konoike's works are no longer kept in storage facilities; instead, they are being loaned out free of charge to various institutions and private homes across the country.
At the Osaka/Kansai Expo held last year, she exhibited ten "Wolf Benches." Following the closing of the Expo, these pieces have continued their journey across Japan as part of the ongoing "Sakuya Wolf Project."
Why do such unique systems come to life? This exhibition maps out the activities of Konoike as a living artist to provide a bird's-eye view of her journey. Visitors can explore her approach through lectures, readings, architectural drawings, and archival materials.
New works currently in progress will also be on display. This summer, please visit our "Summer School" in Ryogoku—a quiet, refreshing urban retreat in Tokyo.
[Summer School: New teachers are born every session]
Lectures: The artist will explain her production process and projects. Please check the artist's gallery attendance schedule.
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Talks: We will invite guests from various fields to discuss intriguing themes (language, sculpture, animals, environment, relics, art materials, finger puppets, etc.) with everyone.
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Reading Sessions: A library corner will be set up where we will read literature that has inspired the artist as a creator.
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Craft Corner: Embroider Konoike’s design sketches using needle and thread. Anyone can join at any time. Finger puppet making is also planned.
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Card Games: We will invite a card game master to play with the artist’s original karuta cards.
※We will update information as soon as preparations are ready, so please look forward to the opening of the school.