Exhibitions & Events
Pop Art: Four People Who Changed the Times
POP ART THE FAB 4 ! & 4 SPECIAL GUESTS
main building
Saturday, May 17 - Sunday, June 29, 2025
A large collection of American Pop Art on view for the first time in Japan
Pop art flourished in the U.S. in the 1960s and became a worldwide movement. Artists have incorporated everyday symbols directly related to people's lives, such as advertisements, magazines, media, and news, into their artistic expression to depict society in colorful and cynical ways. This exhibition introduces four of Pop Art's leading artists, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, and Jasper Johns, by comparing them to "The Fabulous 4 (FAB4)," the nickname of The Beatles, who were also popular in the 1960s. The FAB4 (The Fabulous 4)", a nickname for The Beatles, who were also popular in the 1960s.
The works on display include approximately 120 prints and posters from the collection of José Luis Ruppérez, one of the world's leading pop art collectors in Spain, all of which are being exhibited in Japan for the first time. In addition, works by Jim Dine, James Rosenquist, Robert Indiana, and Tom Wesselmann, who were active in the same period as "FAB4," will also be exhibited to provide a panoramic view of the world of Pop Art in the United States.
Pop art flourished in the U.S. in the 1960s and became a worldwide movement. Artists have incorporated everyday symbols directly related to people's lives, such as advertisements, magazines, media, and news, into their artistic expression to depict society in colorful and cynical ways. This exhibition introduces four of Pop Art's leading artists, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, and Jasper Johns, by comparing them to "The Fabulous 4 (FAB4)," the nickname of The Beatles, who were also popular in the 1960s. The FAB4 (The Fabulous 4)", a nickname for The Beatles, who were also popular in the 1960s.
The works on display include approximately 120 prints and posters from the collection of José Luis Ruppérez, one of the world's leading pop art collectors in Spain, all of which are being exhibited in Japan for the first time. In addition, works by Jim Dine, James Rosenquist, Robert Indiana, and Tom Wesselmann, who were active in the same period as "FAB4," will also be exhibited to provide a panoramic view of the world of Pop Art in the United States.
- commercial spot (i.e. television commercials)
- session (of a legislature)
- Saturday, May 17 - Sunday, June 29, 2025
- venue
- Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, Main Building
- Opening Information
- 9:30-17:30 (Admission until 17:00)
Closed Mondays - Fee for viewing
- Adults 1,500 (1,200) yen, High school and college students 1,100 (800) yen, Elementary and junior high school students 900 (600) yen
Prices in parentheses are for advance purchase and for groups of 20 or more. Free admission for those with a physical disability certificate and one accompanying person (physical disability certificate is limited to those with grades 1-4). (For the physical disability certificate, the fee will be reduced by 20% for residents of Kitakyushu City aged 65 and over (a certificate issued by a public institution must be presented).
*Advance tickets are available at official online tickets (from Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art website), Lawson Ticket (Lawson, Ministop), Ticket Pia (Seven-Eleven), Seven Ticket (Seven-Eleven), e+ e Plus (Family Mart), Kokura Izutsuya and major Kitakyushu Monorail stations.
*Official online tickets and digital tickets will be sold at the same-day price during the exhibition.
*Electronic tickets such as Lawson Ticket will be available from April 1.
*Sales for Izutsuya and Monorail begin on or after April 1. - Official Online
ticket 
*0 yen handling fee, no membership registration required, smartphone display/home printing available.- Sponsor, Support, etc.
- Organized by Pop Art Exhibition Executive Committee (Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, Mainichi Newspapers, Yomiuri Newspapers)
Cooperation Japan Airlines
Supported by: Embassy of the United States of America, Embassy of Spain, Kyushu Railway Company, West Japan Railway Company, Kitakyushu Monorail, Chikuho Electric Railway Company
Planning cooperation Brain Trust
- Events
- Commemorative Lecture
Jasper Johns and the Japanese Avant-Garde: Focusing on His Encounters with Tokyo Pop.
Date & Time: June 7 (Sat) 14:00-15:30 (doors open 13:30~)
Lecturer: Hiroko Ikegami, Professor, Osaka University
Venue: Annex 3F Lecture Room (capacity 80 people)
Free admission. Numbered tickets will be distributed at the museum's 1st floor information desk from 13:00 on the day.
Gallery talk by curators
Date & Time ①May 18 (Sun), ②May 25 (Sun), ③June 15 (Sun) 11:00~ (about 30 minutes) each day
Venue: In the exhibition hall
No registration required (but admission fee to the exhibition is required).
*The gallery talk originally scheduled for June 1 (Sunday) has been cancelled, and May 25 (Sunday) has been added. - List of Works
- Click here for a list of works
