【Work in Progress】Urakawa Taishi, Split Island    

To coincide with the opening of the special exhibition Urakawa Taishi Solo Exhibition: Split Island (from Jan. 6 to Mar. 22, 2026), artist Urakawa Taishi from Fukuoka Prefecture will create a mural live in front of visitors on the gallery wall from January 6 through the end of January. Titled Split Island, the same as the exhibition, his new work will be composed of multiple boards, creating a composition that evokes “split islands.” The completed mural will be on display for three years until the end of December 2028.

Creation Period (Scheduled): Tue. Jan. 6th, 2026 – the end of January 2026

※The mural can be viewed only during the museum’s opening hours.
※Tickets to the Collection Galleries are required.
※There may be times when the artist is not present due to breaks or other circumstances.

Photo: Takehisa Naoki

About the Artist

Urakawa Taishi (born in 1994) is a Fukuoka-based artist who creates paintings that explore contemporary landscapes (perspectives) by combining motifs such as color gradient lines and images found on the internet.