Pokémon × Kogei – Playful Encounters of Pokémon and Japanese Craft

Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art
Until Jun 21

Artists

Terumasa Ikeda, Kazumi Ikemoto, Sadamasa Imai, Kasumi Ueba, Morihito Katsura, Takuro Kuwata, Yasuyoshi Komiya, Eiichi Shiroma, Reiko Sudo, Yoshiaki Taguchi, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Yuki Tsuboshima, Hiroki Niimi, Shigeki Hayashi, Yuki Hayama, Toru Fukuda, Keiko Masumoto, Saori Mizuhashi, Haruo Mitsuta, Taiichiro Yoshida
Put Pokémon and Kogei face to face, and what sorts of chemical reactions will occur? Twenty craft artists, from a Living National Treasure to youngsters, have seriously tackled that question. Works that evoke Pokémon shapes, gestures, touch. Works that reach back into memories of video games—evolution, trade, locations for journey, super-effective moves. Plus invitations to Pokémon to become part of the vessels that adorn our daily lives and even ultra cool attire—kimono and obi clasps.
What will your encounter with the works lying in wait for you in the exhibition gallery bring? Thrills, rapture, grins, tremors? The power of multiplication rides again! Please enjoy the quantum leaps in beauty and technique it has generated.

Schedule

Now in session

Apr 25 (Sat) 2026-Jun 21 (Sun) 2026 49 days left

Opening Hours Information

Hours
9:30-17:00
Closed
Monday
Open on May 4.
Closed on May 7.
FeeAdults ¥1700, University and High School Students ¥1000, Junior High and Elementary School Students ¥600, Infants free.
Websitehttps://kogei.pokemon.co.jp/en/
VenueHokkaido Museum of Modern Art
https://artmuseum.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/knb/english
Location17, Kita-1jo Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 060-0001
Access4 minute walk from exit 3 at Nishi-juhatchome Station on the Tozai Subway line; From Sapporo Station on the JR Chitose, Sassho and Hakodate Main lines, take the bus and get off at Doritsu Kindai Bijutsukan.
Phone011-644-6881
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