KOUICHI FINE ARTS is pleased to announce its participation in the Galleries Section of ART OSAKA 2026.
The fair will take place at Congress Square Grand Green Osaka in “Umekita,” from Friday, May 29 to Sunday, May 31, 2026.
For this presentation, we will introduce works by Marcin Ryczek, a Polish-based photographer currently featured in our solo exhibition Harmony; Shinji Ogawa, including works previously presented in his exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków, Poland; Thierry Noir, who continued to paint freedom and humor on the Berlin Wall during the Cold War; and Sam Francis, one of the leading figures of postwar abstract painting.
We warmly invite you to visit our booth and experience a selection of works that resonate across photography, painting, graffiti, and beyond.
ART OSAKA 2026
May 29 Fri. – May 31 Sun., 2026
VIP Preview: May 29 Fri., 13:00–15:00
VIP invitation holders only
Preview: May 29 Fri., 15:00–19:00
VIPs, invited guests, and press only
Public Days: May 30 Sat., 11:00–19:00 / May 31 Sun., 11:00–17:00
Venue
Congress Square Grand Green Osaka
Grand Green Osaka South Building 4F
5-54 Ofuka-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0011, Japan
About Artists:
Marcin Ryczek
Marcin Ryczek is a Polish-born photographer whose works have been presented in exhibitions around the world and featured in leading international magazines, newspapers, and online publications, including The Guardian and The Telegraph. His best-known work, A Man Feeding Swans in the Snow, has received numerous awards in international competitions and is held in the collections of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Silesian Museum.
Shinji Ogawa
Shinji Ogawa is a Japanese artist born in Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1959. Through the subtle shifting, layering, erasure, and reconstruction of existing images—ranging from masterpieces and photographs to urban landscapes—Ogawa reveals an alternative reality quietly hidden within the familiar world. His works have been presented at museums in Japan and abroad, including the National Museum of Art, Osaka; Chiba City Museum of Art; Toyota Municipal Museum of Art; and MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków.
Thierry Noir
Thierry Noir is a French-born artist based in Berlin. In 1984, he began painting vivid, large-scale works on the Berlin Wall, transforming this symbol of Cold War division into a monumental canvas for freedom and resistance. Recognized for his bold colors and humorous forms, Noir is regarded as an iconic figure in the history of street art, with works shown internationally. In 2025, his solo exhibition Rush Hour was presented at Phillips in Roppongi, Tokyo, drawing attention as a significant project in Asia.
Sam Francis
Sam Francis was an American painter born in California in 1923. Known for his abstract expressions in which vivid color, light, and open space resonate with one another, Francis is regarded as one of the artists who brought postwar American painting onto the international stage. Working between Paris, New York, Tokyo, and other cities, he developed a distinctive visual language, and his works are held in major museum collections worldwide, including The Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Whitney Museum of American Art; the Centre Pompidou; and Tate.