Gallery MORYTA English
Gallery MORYTA opened in 1991 on Keyaki Street, an important cultural spot in Fukuoka City. We focus on displaying and introducing contemporary art and their creators. Besides exhibitions, the gallery also holds more general cultural events such as panel sessions, live music, and performances.
In addition to gallery activities, we are actively engaged in planning museum exhibitions and cultural events in the region. Notable projects include:
We discover and introduce artists and works with unique perspectives. At the same time, we also focus on the avant-garde art movements of the 1950s and 60s. While Japan’s Gutai and Mono-Ha are well-known worldwide, regional movements such as Kyushu-ha and Shudan-kumo also emerged. Across the border, Taiwan saw movements like the Tong Fang Painting Association and Fifth Moon Group. We aim to convey the interest and depth of such art to as many people as possible, sharing the joy worldwide.
In recent years, we have introduced young artists such as Uzo Hiramatsu, Susumu Takashima, Marie Higashi, Kazuki Torigoe, Season Lao, among others, who have developed and expanded their activities both in Japan and abroad, receiving high acclaim.
The gallery values the interaction between artwork and viewer. Visitors often discover new perspectives, broaden their consciousness, and develop fresh expressions. We hope to continue fostering such enlightening experiences in the future.
1. Choosing Art as a Force that Shapes the Value of Space ➡️︎ Detail・2.Viewing Art as an Asset ➡️︎ Detail・3. What Kind of Art Can Become an Asset ➡️︎ Detail・4. The Art Market ➡️︎ Detail
Why I Introduce Art to People ➡️︎ Detail
Monogatari no aru Mise ➡️︎ Detail
Marié Higashi — First solo exhibition at YIYUN ART, Taiwan ➡️ Detail
Marié Higashi — Two-person exhibition at Gallery AIFA, Switzerland ➡️ Detail
Marié Higashi — First participation in the art fair ASIA NOW, Paris ➡️ Detail
Morita — Talk on art and assets with Cheon J.H (Curator, Busan Museum of Art) at AFAF ➡️ Detail
Morita — Lecture on the Kyushu-ha movement at ART FORMOSA, Taiwan ➡️ Detail
Morita — Published on the Taiwanese web art platform ART EMPEROR ➡️ Detail
Morita — Talk with Jonghyo Jung (Head Curator, Busan Museum of Art) on ‘Art Fairs at the Center of the Contemporary Art Market — Case Studies in Strategy’ at AFAF “>➡️ Detail
Season Lao — Solo exhibition at Gallery MORYTA, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Musée des Arts Asiatiques de Nice ➡️ Detail
Gallery — Participation in ART × COFFEE — Art × Coffee Fukuoka Walk
Morita — Talk at ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA 2022: ‘Why Asia? Transforming the City through Art and the World Beyond,’ with Daisuke Miyatsu and Yuto Yabumoto ➡️ Detail
UN-Habitat FDC Salon — Symposium ‘What Makes a City Attractive to International Talent?’ ➡️ Detail
Takami Sakurai & Tomokazu Sakurai — Exhibition ‘What Formed Kyushu-ha, and What Emerged from Kyushu-ha’ at Ginza Tsutaya ➡️ Detail
Gallery — Participation in Art Fair + Hankyu ➡️ Detail
Uzo Hiramatsu — Solo exhibition ‘SNS Share Next Stage,’ featuring international artists connected with Hiramatsu, at Hankyu Department Store ➡️ Detail
Kazuki Torigoe — Solo exhibition ‘Do Change with ART’ at Network Greenside ➡️ Detail
Gallery — Exhibition ‘Kyushu-ha: Distinctive Voices — And Beyond’ at Hakata Hankyu ➡️ Detail
Gallery — Exhibition “Kyushu New Art” at Hakata Hankyu ➡️ Detail
Gallery — Exhibition “Kyushu-ha” featuring Takami Sakurai, Yasuyuki Ishibashi, Shigetaro Yamauchi, Seiryo Surusumi, and Shigeharu Obana ➡️ Detail
Shigenobu Yoshida — Group exhibition “THE CASE OF HIROSHIMA” at Museum on the Seam, Jerusalem, Israel ➡️ Detail
Gallery — Pre-event for ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA 2019 titled “Art Is This Interesting!” ➡️ Detail
Season Lao — Exhibition ➡️ Detail
Morita — Participation in the Sunday Roundtable at Niseko Art Festival ➡️ Detail
Morita & Lin Yuan-Yuan — Talk at Infinity Japan Contemporary Art Show (Taiwan) ➡️ Detail
Chiharu Horikoshi — Planning cooperation for exhibition “See Beauty and Die” at Park Hotel Tokyo ➡️ Detail
Kyushu-ha Artists — Exhibition featuring Takami Sakurai, Yasuyuki Ishibashi, Seiryo Surusumi, Tadashi Hataraki, and Mokuma Kikuhata ➡️ Detail
Morita — Appointed to the Evaluation Committee of the Taipei Cultural and Creative Association ➡️ Detail
Shigenobu Yoshida — Solo exhibition “Passage of Light: Drawing & Rainbow from the Light” ➡️ Detail
Pierre Barouh — Exhibition “Encounters and Trajectories” SARAVAH Label 50+1 Anniversary Project ➡️ Detail
Michio Shinohara — Exhibition “Endless Painting” at Ashikaga Museum of Art ➡️ Detail
Toru Takemitsu — 20th Anniversary Memorial Exhibition ➡️ Detail
Gallery — Event “Gallery Hashigozake” (Gallery Bar-Hopping Event) on Keyaki-dori, Chuo Ward, Fukuoka ➡️ Detail
Tatsuo Ikeda — 25th Anniversary Special Project Exhibition “Merveilles of My Heart” ➡️ Detail
Chiharu Horikoshi — 25th Anniversary Special Project Exhibition “When the Almond Blossoms” ➡️ Detail
Ryosuke Yasumoto — 25th Anniversary Special Project Exhibition “Tomorrow, on the Moon” ➡️ Detail
Morita — Founded Fukuoka’s first art fair, FUKUOKA ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA ➡️ Detail
Morita & Megumi Sasaki — Talks featuring the film Herb & Dorothy at Fukuoka Art Museum, Kyushu University, and Seinan Gakuin University ➡️ Detail
Morita — Lecture at Professional Guidance Program, Art Course, Fukuoka Prefectural Dazaifu High School ➡️ Detail
Morita — Founded a platform exploring a better life with art ➡️ Detail
Gallery — Exhibition “Inter Spectrum — Research and Perspectives by Two Architecture Students” ➡️ Detail
Megumi Sasaki — Talk event featuring films Herb & Dorothy and Herb & Dorothy 50×50 ➡️ Detail
Five Emerging Artists — Exhibition “Skin and Bone (Hifu to Hone)” ➡️ Detail
Morita — Published the magazine “ZINE — effet pollen” ➡️ Detail
MORYTA+ — Open Gallery “S Collection” Exhibition ➡️ Detail
Kenji Kobayashi — Simultaneous exhibitions held across museums, galleries, and bookstores in Kumamoto ➡️ Detail
MORYTA+ — First group exhibition by emerging artists, “effet pollen” ➡️ Detail
Kenji Kobayashi — Photography exhibition “Diary of the Blue Cocoon” across seven venues around Keyaki-dori, Fukuoka ➡️ Detail
Fukuoka City — Featured in “Fukuoka: The City and Art,” published in “wa,” magazine of Fukuoka City Foundation for Arts and Cultural Promotion ➡️ Detail
Gallery — Japan–Korea Contemporary Print Exhibition ➡️ Detail
Ryosuke Yasumoto — Exhibition “Those Rooted in the Earth” ➡️ Detail
Gallery — Renamed from Gallery Kazuki to Gallery Morita ➡️ Detail
Zai Kuning — First exhibition in Japan, “Brutality of Fact” ➡️ Detail
Takanori Kawarada — Solo dance performance ➡️ Detail
Masakatsu Tagami — Exhibition ➡️ Detail
Pierre Barouh — Live concert ➡️ Detail
Gallery Morita — Gallery renamed from Gallery Kazuki to Gallery Morita ➡️ Detail
Zai Kuning — First exhibition in Japan, “Brutality of Fact” ➡️ Detail
Takanori Kawarada — Solo dance performance ➡️ Detail
Masakatsu Tagami — Exhibition ➡️ Detail
Pierre Barouh — Live concert ➡️ Detail
Kenji Kobayashi — Lecture “What Is Wonder?” organized by Chikugo Garden City Promotion Council, with support from Kyushu University, Graduate School of Human-Environment Studies ➡️ Detail
Tetsu Saito & Taketeru Kudo — Fukuoka performance (Butoh dance & bass) at Pom Plaza ➡️ Detail
Morita — “Near-Future Guidance” lecture at Seisho High School (participated annually through 2011) ➡️ Detail
Asao Kawahara — Exhibition evoking a serene and deeply immersive world ➡️ Detail
Chiaki Horikoshi & Agheta Family — Performance at Japan’s largest rock festival, Fuji Rock Festival ➡️ Detail
Masuo Ikeda — Exhibition “Outside and Inside” ➡️ Detail
Kenji Kobayashi — Exhibition “The Theory of Mint” ➡️ Detail
Pierre Barouh — Kyushu and Amami tour (7 venues in Kyushu + 3 in Amami) ➡️ Detail
Chiaki Horikoshi — Exhibition “he has gone over to Spain 1977” at Mitsubishi Jisho Artium ➡️ Detail
Japan–Korea Exchange Live — Event at Fukuoka Asian Art Museum with Fumio Itabashi, Choi Soli, Chiaki Horikoshi; broadcast on NHK FM ➡️ Detail
Morita — Panelist at “Future Living Symposium,” part of the “Lifestyle Experts Expo” organized by the Cabinet Office of Japan ➡️ Detail
Morita — Released “Flamenco Sages,” featuring a Peña by the renowned Agheta family in Andalusia, Spain ➡️ Detail
Live Performance — Multisensory collaboration of music and color by various musicians ➡️ Detail
Performance/Event — “Konya Chuya Asobi de I Tare — Traditional Songs from Amami Island” Kousuke Atari & Kazumi Nishi ➡️ Detail
Performance/Event — “Sound Agitator” Fumio Itabashi & Keisuke Ohta ➡️ Detail
Performance/Event — “Challenge to Jazz” Tomohiro Yahiro ➡️ Detail
Performance/Event — “Sound Experimental Workshop” Fumio Itabashi & Hiromitsu Agatsuma ➡️ Detail
Performance/Event — “Evening of the Full Moon” Shun Sakai ➡️ Detail
Kumamoto Contemporary Art Museum — Live performance featuring Yoko Motofuji, Taketeru Kudo, and Tetsu Saito ➡️ Detail
Gakuichirakuza — “Alchemic Live” at Fukuoka Asian Art Museum; collaborative performance with Butoh dancer Joki Kudo, Korean percussionist Choi Soli, and “Morge” ➡️ Detail
Fumio Itabashi & Tomohiro Yahiro — CD “Self-Portrait Works II” released ➡️ Detail
Shinko Co., Ltd. — Corporate brochure produced with contributions from Ryosuke Yasumoto & Chiaki Horikoshi ➡️ Detail
Chiaki Horikoshi — Mural renovation of Sumitomo Trust Bank, Tenjin Branch ➡️ Detail
Fumio Itabashi & Yuki Kaneko — Jazz and folk music session ➡️ Detail
Nishimoto Newspaper — Article “Turning Fukuoka into a Museum” ➡️ Detail
Chiaki Horikoshi — Mural at Spanish bar “Domingo” in Hanabatacho, Kumamoto City ➡️ Detail
Morita & Students — Co-founded “Gallery Pot” in Fukuoka City ➡️ Detail
Kenji Kobayashi — Autumn exhibition for the “Fukuoka Art Project,” co-organized with Fukuoka Asian Art Museum and Mitsubishi Jisho Artium ➡️ Detail
Gallery — Special event “Onbak Hitam” (Malay for “Black Current”) to mark 1st Fukuoka Triennale at newly opened Fukuoka Asian Art Museum ➡️ Detail
Chiaki Horikoshi — Exterior & interior design for izakaya “Festa Festa,” Tenjin, Fukuoka, with 30 local students ➡️ Detail
Chiaki Horikoshi — TV commercial for Junmai Shochu “Shiro,” filmed in Spain ➡️ Detail
Fumio Itabashi — Jazz concert produced at Kurume University, Mii Gakkan, Economics Faculty ➡️ Detail
Masakatsu Tagami — Artwork “KAO” used for Yame tea packaging, Komeien Tea Shop, Yame ➡️ Detail
Shuntaro Tanikawa — Poetry reading event ➡️ Detail
Yuji Kobayashi — Exhibition “The Sun Falls Diagonally in Paradise” ➡️ Detail
Lisa Ono & Tomohiro Yahiro — Gallery live performance ➡️ Detail
Chiaki Horikoshi — Exhibition of original illustrations for Yomiuri Shimbun & Asahi Shimbun serializations ➡️ Detail
Oguni Washi & Artists — Exhibition at Geijutsumura Kaikan; organized 4 more exhibitions through 2000 by Oguni Town & Board of Education ➡️ Detail
Kuretake Shuzo — Art exhibition at Higashi-gura, Kashima, Saga, with concerts, live performances, & workshops ➡️ Detail
Shinichi Saito — Retrospective / Memorial exhibition of final works ➡️ Detail
Takamasa Segi & Tomohiro Yahiro with Super Friends — “ILUSION” co-hosted with H.I.S. Co., Ltd., featuring Pedro Asnar, Toninho Horta, Donato Espinoza, Hugo Fattoruso ➡️ Detail
Ryosuke Yasumoto — Exhibition “Paradise” ➡️ Detail
Fumio Itabashi & Tomohiro Yahiro — Live performance; released as CD “Self-Portrait Works I,” beginning gallery’s painting-music crossover concept ➡️ Detail
Asao Kawahara — Exhibition “Labyrinth of Surrealism” ➡️ Detail
Ryosuke Yasumoto — Exhibition marking the gallery’s opening in September ➡️ Detail
Gallery Message at Opening
We aim to be a space where living, breathing contemporary artists can freely express themselves—neither Western nor Eastern, neither traditional nor strictly modern. Every artist who visits senses the unique atmosphere of our gallery, transcending conventional genres and exploring the boundless possibilities of creative expression. The presence of paintings and sculptures here creates a subtle tension that constantly sparks inspiration and fosters a dynamic, imaginative environment.
