Programs

Adam Nathaniel Furman

A Forest of Delight

dates
6/3 tue. - 6/18 wed.
※Osaka Art & Design is Wed.May.28,2025 - Tue.Jun.24,2025
hours
Permanently available during the period
location
GRAND FRONT OSAKA Umekita Plaza

“A Forest of Delight” is a simple collection of cylindrical columns set within Umekita Plaza, however through the variation in their heights, and the use of bright, boldly contrasting colours, a sense of escapism and enjoyment is intended to be brought into the heart of the city. Walking into the plaza the hope is that, much like wandering into a forest on a spring day when all the flowers have started to bloom, visitors will momentarily be transported out of the grey urban landscape of steel and stone and concrete, and into a world of ephemeral delight and childishness. Just for a moment, but that, in itself, can be so wonderful.
 

special cooperation:GRAND FRONT OSAKA TMO General incorporated association

cooperation:waki process inc. / HASHIBA GRAND-SHA CO.,LTD. / kuriyamakasei corporation

subsidy:British Council  

Artist / Brand

Adam Nathaniel Furman

Trained in architecture, Furman is an artist and designer based in London whose work creatively fuses traditions, contemporary themes, and beautiful materials to form high quality, crafted and tactile experiences rooted in shared experiences of delight.
Through his mastery of colour, shape and quality craftsmanship, people are invited into gently non-conformist worlds that spark the imagination through a sensual celebration of the human spirit.
Furman works across scales and disciplines, from painting, videos and prints, to large public and architectural artworks, furniture, interiors, and beyond. His vibrant aesthetic combines a plurality of influences into a distinctive visual language that is singular, but highly adaptive, and very much his own.
His work delights in the transformational power of spaces and objects that provide joy and inspiration.
Exhibited and collected internationally, Adam Nathaniel's work is held in the permanent collections of the Design Museum (London), the Sir John Soane’s Museum, the Carnegie Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Victoria, the National Museum (of Norway), the Abet Museum, and the Architectural Association.

Gallery

GRAND FRONT OSAKA Umekita Plaza

Umekita Plaza is a 10,000㎡  open space located right in front of the North Exit of Osaka Station.The plaza features greenery and water elements inspired by Aqua Metropolis Osaka.A variety of events are held, especially on weekends, attracting visitors of all ages, from children to the elderly.
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〒530-0011

4-1 Ohfuka-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka