Kimihito Okuyama: First Retrospective at Musée Roybet-Fould Explores Time

The Musée Roybet-Fould in Courbevoie, France, is hosting the first retrospective of Japanese artist Kimihito Okuyama, who lived near Paris for almost forty years. The exhibition, titled 'Les œuvres du temps' (Works of Time), presents paintings, engravings, poems, and installations that explore time as a material—through the memory of bodies, the shadow of clouds, the blank page, and the thread connecting beings. Okuyama, whose name means 'deep mountain,' referred to his work as a 'silent eruption.' The show features a floor mandala, a monumental codex, a clock stopped at 8:15, and flower-shaped pendulums. It runs until November 1, 2026, at 178 bd Saint Denis, 92400 Courbevoie. The museum is open Wednesday to Sunday from 10:30 to 18:00, with free entry. The nearest metro is Pont de Levallois (line 3).