The Triangle: Soji Matsunobu

Before you go

'The Triangle' is a space created when the museum was renovated, on the B1 level of the Northwest Entrance, with free admission. It serves two aims: creating opportunities to nurture and support emerging artists, and giving residents and visitors an easy way into contemporary art. As of February 2026 it had introduced 21 Kyoto-connected emerging artists; three artists are featured in fiscal 2026, Matsunobu among them.

• Everyday materials — wallpaper, rubber bands, graffiti — examined for their processes, functions and relationships
• Works on line, shadow, the unconscious and the background that unsettle perception

Crowds

A free gallery space to drop into; the museum publishes no crowd information.

Good for

Anyone curious about contemporary art or wanting an easy encounter with an emerging artist; students and office workers stopping by on a budget.

How it differs

Unlike the museum's ticketed special exhibitions (e.g. the Yamaga Seika show, ¥1,800 general), The Triangle is free and small — easy to drop into. It is not a commercial gallery but an in-museum artist-support programme; unlike the collection shows' historical surveys, it presents an artist actively working today.

Soshi Matsunobu was born in Kumamoto in 1988, graduated in mixed media from the junior college of Kyoto Saga University of Arts, stayed in France in 2023 as an overseas trainee of the Pola Art Foundation, and now works from Shiga. Recent shows include 'Kagu to chushushi' (A-lab, Hyogo, 2024), 'Woven, Knot' (Seoul, 2024) and 'not a house' (Paris, 2024).