個展(こてん)

こてん
noun
solo exhibition; one-person show
1. solo exhibition; one-person show
An art exhibition featuring the work of a single artist. Short for 個人(こじん)展覧会(てんらんかい).
来月(らいげつ)、初(はじ)めての個展(こてん)を開(ひら)く。
Next month, I'm holding my first solo exhibition.
友人(ゆうじん)の個展(こてん)を見(み)に画廊(がろう)へ行(い)った。
I went to a gallery to see a friend's solo exhibition.
彼女(かのじょ)は国内外(こくないがい)で個展(こてん)を開(ひら)いている人気(にんき)の写真家(しゃしんか)だ。
She is a popular photographer who holds solo exhibitions both domestically and abroad.

USAGE:
個展(こてん) is the standard word for a solo art exhibition. It is an abbreviation of 個人(こじん)展覧会(てんらんかい) (individual exhibition).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 個展(こてん)を開(ひら)く (to hold a solo exhibition)
  • 個展(こてん)を開催(かいさい)する (to organize a solo exhibition)
  • 初(はつ)個展(こてん) (first solo exhibition)

SIMILAR WORDS:
展覧会(てんらんかい) is the general term for "exhibition." グループ展(てん) is a group exhibition. 回顧展(かいこてん) is a retrospective exhibition.

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