Kan Yasuda’s open-air sculpture exhibition “OLTRE LA FORMA” is on view in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, from September 23 to November 25, 2026.
Seven monumental sculptures in white Carrara marble and bronze are installed along the waterfront of PORTO STORICO DI CAGLIARI (the historic port of Cagliari), extending across the Via Roma dock, Delogu dock, and Dogana pier.
Under the porticoes of Via Roma, in front of the Regional Council, works by Costantino Nivola, the Sardinian-born sculptor whom Kan Yasuda knew personally, are also installed. This exhibition creates a landscape in which the sea and city of Cagliari, together with the works of these two sculptors, resonate with one another.
The exhibition is supported by Fondazione di Sardegna, organized as part of the ArtiJanus/ArtiJanas project, and realized in collaboration with the Municipality of Cagliari and the Port System Authority of the Sardinian Sea.

Kan Yasuda　OLTRE LA FORMA – Beyond Form
Venue: PORTO STORICO DI CAGLIARI (Historic Port of Cagliari) Via Roma dock, Delogu dock, Dogana pier Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
Dates: September 23 – November 25, 2026
Admission: Free / Open-air exhibition

Read John McBride AM’s essay here.

NHK World Direct Talk “The Sculptor of the Soul: Kan Yasuda / Sculptor”
[First Broadcast] Fri, March 27, 20:28–20:43 (JST)
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/2105266/

From 9 May to 22 November 2026, Kan Yasuda – ISOLE DEL SILENZIO (Islands of Silence) will be presented by the Fondation d’Entreprise Wilmotte as an official Collateral Event of the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.
In this exhibition, marble sculptures give form to a “mineral garden”, creating an inner landscape imbued with silence, simplicity, and essentiality. The voids carved into the stone embody the Japanese aesthetic concept of Ma — an interval or active space — establishing a quiet harmony between form and formlessness, presence and absence.
Within the dimly lit exhibition space, ten sculptures are arranged like “islands” from which a space of stillness gradually emerges.

Kan Yasuda – ISOLE DEL SILENZIO
Wilmotte Foundation
Corte Nuova, Fondamenta dell’ Abbazia, 3560 Cannaregio, Venice
9 May – 22 November, 2026
10:00–13:30, 14:00–18:00 (Closed Mondays & public holidays)

Pietrasanta, a town in northern Tuscany, where Michelangelo and many other sculptors sought out the marble of this region and produced numerous works.
It was in 1995 that the first exhibition focusing on a single sculptor was held in this town. It was an open-air sculpture exhibition of Kan Yasuda, who has been creating works in this area for many years.
In 2025, Pietrasanta will host the first Kan Yasuda “Oltre la forma” exhibition in 30 years.
The exhibition was announced last year by Mayor Pietrasanta, who said that 2025 would be the 25th Holy Year of the Catholic Church and an opportunity to share peace, harmony, tranquility, beauty and joy through art.
The exhibition will take place in various locations in the medieval city, such as Piazza del Duomo and Sant’Agostino Church, where more than 20 sculptures will be installed in response to their respective environments.

Pietrasanta
・Piazza Duomo – Piazza Carducci
・Chiesa e Chiostro di Sant’Agostino

Marina di Pietrasanta
・Piazza XXIV Maggio – Pontile
・Chiesa e Chiostro di Sant’Agostino

Opening hours of Chiesa e Chiostro di Sant’Agostino:
14-30 June, 1-28 September
・Tue-Fri 18:00-23:00
・Sat, Sun 10:00-13:00 / 18:00-23:00
1 July-31 August
・Tue-Fri 19:00-24:00
・Sat, Sun 10:00-13:00 / 19:00-24:00

The exhibition “FORMA SUONO ANIMA,” an outdoor sculpture exhibition of Kan Yasuda at Viareggio, has been extended by six months and will be held until March 15, 2025 April 20, 2025.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Puccini’s death, and the city of Viareggio sponsored an outdoor sculpture exhibition in Viareggio, about 5 km from the open-air theater, to honor the “Kan Yasuda’s version of Madame Butterfly” that has fascinated people for 24 years.
Yasuda installed nine sculptures along the seaside street lined with beach houses. In addition, Yasuda installed five sculptures, including the large “MYOMU” in the lakeside plaza next to the theater in time for the performance season.

The exhibition was titled “FORMA (form), SUONO (sound), ANIMA (soul)”.

People placed their hands on the sculptures, which blended into the townscape, and walked through the spaces between them, engaging with them as they wished. People will be able to experience the “form” through their five senses and enjoy the “sound” of opera, which will resonate with their hearts and trigger a great “soul” vibration.

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