Judges
Yuji Oshita
(curator)
Curator at the Osaka Nakanoshima Museum of Art. Exhibitions he has curated at the museum include “Exhibition: Taro Okamoto” (2022), “30th Anniversary of the Passing of Yoshimichi Kinoshita” (2024), and “We in the Chamber of Wonders, Vanish!—Yasumasa Morimura, Kenji Yanobe, Miwa Yanagi” (2026). He also oversees “Osaka Directory supported by RICHARD MILLE,” a series introducing young artists with ties to the Kansai region. He has been involved in events such as the Sapporo International Art Festival 2014 and the Yokohama Triennale 2017, and assumed his current position after serving as a curator at the Yokohama Museum of Art, among other roles. His areas of expertise include modern and contemporary art history and the representation of animals. He is a member of the Society for the Study of Human-Animal Relationships and the Japanese Society for Equine Science.
Michiko Tsuda
(Artist)
Artist. Creates works in various media—including installations, video, and performance—that suggest the presence of the invisible through the viewer’s gaze and movements. Began running in 2021 and launched “and run,” a running event that takes the form of a lecture-performance. Recent major solo exhibitions include “You Will Return There the Next Day to See Me,” 2025 ” (Dom Art Project, Dubai); major group exhibitions include “Spectrum Spectrum” (Ginza Maison Hermès, Tokyo) in 2025. Recipient of the Tokyo Contemporary Art Award 2022–2024. Associate Professor at Kyoto City University of Arts since 2025.