Masui Shinichiro, content director of Osaka Art & Design (OAD 2025), oversaw the curation and direction of the official exhibition. Building on the overall theme of OAD 2025, “Overlaps,” he created an exhibition in which creators from different fields and generations resonate within a shared space.

Pioneering artists with long-established careers—Miki Ken, Murata Chiaki, Koshino Hiroko, Kidosaki Nagisa, and Tsujimura Hisanobu—recommended the most active mid-career creators, including Harada Yuma, Bury Kaoru James, Unno Atsutaka, Moriyama Akane, and Torii Masato. These mid-career creators, in turn, invited younger artists—Arimoto Leo, Caldeira Erina, Kato Chika, Ikebe Ayako, and Nishiyama Tohru—thus passing the torch across generations.

At LUCUA 1100 4F sPACE, the ideas of fifteen creators from three generations converged. Each presented their works in relation to the objects that informed their creative process—such as molds and materials—on a 180 × 90 cm display, accompanied by detailed descriptions. The works together generate an intellectual resonance, illuminating both the shared and divergent aspects of their ideas. Furthermore, bringing together creators of close generations working in different fields revealed the distinct characteristics of each generation, organically tracing a contemporary history of creativity.

The exhibition appealed to a wide range of audiences, from families who saw themselves reflected in the different generations to students who closely observed the processes of esteemed creators.