The 90th Anniversary Commemoration of Shuji Terayama: “Japan Avant-Garde – Underground Theater Masterpiece Poster Exhibition” will be held at Museum Cube CUBE02 in Osaka’s Ogimachi from January 22 (Wednesday) to February 16 (Sunday), 2025.
This exhibition focuses on the performance posters of underground theater groups, known as “Angura,” which created a unique world in the theater scene from the 1960s to the mid-1980s. Performance posters from underground theater companies, such as Juro Kara’s Situational Theater and Shuji Terayama’s Tenjo Sajiki, were created by top artists including Tadanori Yokoo, Genpei Akasegawa, Akira Uno, and Kuniyoshi Kaneko. These posters transcended their role as mere advertising media, generating a synergistic effect with experimental stages. The exhibition positions these works as “Japan Avant-Garde,” akin to the “Russian Avant-Garde” of the 1920s, featuring around 100 carefully selected posters from the Poster Harris Company’s “Contemporary Theater Poster Collection.” In addition, related materials such as flyers, tickets, pamphlets, and props from the era will also be on display.
90th Anniversary Commemoration of Shuji Terayama: “Japan Avant-Garde – Underground Theater Masterpiece Poster Exhibition”
Exhibition Period: January 22, 2025 (Wednesday) – February 16, 2025 (Sunday)
Opening Hours: 13:00 – 20:00 (Entrance until 19:30)
Venue: Ougimachi Museum Cube CUBE02
Address: 6-26 Minami-Ogimachi, Kita Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, 530-0052
Admission Fees:
- General: 1500 yen (advance/on the day)
- University/College Students: 1000 yen
- High School Students and Younger: Free
One-day admission valid for any day during the exhibition.
Free admission for individuals with disabilities and one accompanying caregiver.
Please present relevant identification.
General Ticket Sales Start: October 27, 2024, at 10:00 AM
Related Events:
Gallery Talk Show
No reservation required. Admission ticket needed on the day.
- January 25 (Saturday) at 15:00
- Higashi Manabu (Illustrator, Skin Artist, Art Director)
- Sasame Hiroyuki (Ultra Poster Harista)
- February 15 (Saturday) at 17:00
- Shinohara Katsuyuki (Artist)
- Kobori Jun (Independent Editor)
- Sasame Hiroyuki (Ultra Poster Harista)
Gallery Explanation Tour
No reservation required. Admission ticket needed on the day.
- January 25 (Saturday) at 14:00
- February 15 (Saturday) at 15:00
Led by Sasame Hiroyuki (Ultra Poster Harista), providing explanations about the posters.
Exhibition Structure:
Posters from Theater Experimental Laboratory:
- Tenjo Sajiki
- Jiko Gekijo
- Free Theater
- Black Tent
- Dark Dance
- Dai Rakuda Kan
Other related materials (period flyers, tickets, pamphlets, props, drops, etc.)
