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  • poster for "Camille Pissarro and Impressionism" Exhibition

    "Camille Pissarro and Impressionism" Exhibition

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    • at Utsunomiya Museum of Art
    • 1077 Nagaoka-cho, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi-ken 320-0004
    • Media: Painting
    • Closes tomorrow

    This exhibition focuses on what Camille Pissarro had in common with the other Impressionist painters of his age. [Image: Camille Pissarro "Chesnut Trees at Osny" (1873)]More »

  • poster for "Circus: Memories of Pappa Tarahumara" Exhibition

    "Circus: Memories of Pappa Tarahumara" Exhibition

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    • at Nagareyama City Lifelong Learning Center
    • 110 Naka, Nagareyama-shi, Chiba-ken 270-0153
    • Media: Sculpture - Fashion - Other - Art Talk - Performance Art
    • Closes tomorrow

    Features a diverse range of the props, sets and other objects used in the performances of leading visual theatre/dance company Pappa Tarahumara, which recently disbanded after a thirty year career. Please...More »

  • poster for "Color Remix: Jakuchu and Contemporary Art" Exhibition

    "Color Remix: Jakuchu and Contemporary Art" Exhibition

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    • at Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art
    • 53-2 Yada, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka-ken 422-8002
    • Media: Painting - Installation
    • Closes tomorrow

    Showcases 90 works from the museum collection ranging from antiquities to contemporary art, inspired by the theme of color. Special lecture by Yuji Yamashita: "Jakuchu vs. Contemporary Art" May 6th...More »

  • poster for "Flower and Bird Paintings through the Four Seasons" Exhibition

    "Flower and Bird Paintings through the Four Seasons" Exhibition

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    • at Tenshin Memorial Museum Of Art, Ibaraki
    • 2083 Tsubaki, Otsu-cho, Kitaibaraki-shi, Ibaraki-ken 319-1703
    • Media: Painting
    • Closes tomorrow

    On display are 66 nihonga paintings from the collection of the Sato Museum of Art by masters such as Kaii Higashiyama, Yuki Ogura, and Matazo Kayama. [Image: Fumiko Hori, "The Flowing Mountain Seasons"...More »

  • poster for 18th Art Wave Tsukuba" Exhibition

    18th Art Wave Tsukuba" Exhibition

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    • at Tsukuba Museum of Art, Ibaraki
    • 2-8 Azuma, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-0031
    • Media: Painting - Photography - Sculpture
    • Closes tomorrow

    Features artists from the Tsukuba City area working with a range of media.More »

  • poster for MEC Award 2012 Exhibition

    MEC Award 2012 Exhibition

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    • at Skip City Sainokuni Visual Plaza
    • 3-12-63, Kamiaoki, Kawaguchi, Saitama 333-0844
    • Media: Film - Video installation
    • Closes tomorrow

    Award-winning works in the open call Media Explorer category that explore new possibilities for the moving image.More »

  • poster for Yojiro Fujiwara + Gojinmaru Hayashi Exhibition

    Yojiro Fujiwara + Gojinmaru Hayashi Exhibition

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    • at Atelier, Kawaguchi Art Gallery
    • 1-76 Namiki-motomachi, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama 332-0033
    • Media: Painting - Sculpture - Art Talk
    • Closes tomorrow

    Works by two artists who depend on the assistance and participation of someone else.More »

  • poster for Mitsuaki Iwago "Cats"

    Mitsuaki Iwago "Cats"

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    • at Sano Art Museum
    • 1-43 Nakatacho, Mishima-shi, Shizuoka 411-0838
    • Media: Photography
    • Closes in 8 days

    This exhibition features a selection of cat photos taken by Mitsuaki Iwago over his 40 year career.More »

  • poster for Venanzo Crocetti Exhibition

    Venanzo Crocetti Exhibition

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    • at Hakone Open Air Museum
    • 1121 Ninotaira, Hakone-Machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa-ken 250-0407
    • Media: Drawing - Sculpture
    • Closes in 8 days

    This exhibition commemorates the 100th birth anniversary of sculptor Venanzo Crocetti with a showcase of sculpture spanning the length of his career and 33 sketches that trace the arc of his 60 year career....More »

  • poster for Hisashi Inoue + Mitsumasa Anno "Encounter of Literature and Painting"

    Hisashi Inoue + Mitsumasa Anno "Encounter of Literature and Painting"

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    • at Yoshizawa Garden Gallery
    • 5-1-18, Mama, Ichikawa, Chiba 272-0826
    • Media: Illustration - Art Party - Art Talk
    • Closes in 15 days

    Features artist Mitsumasa Anno's illustrations in a picture book by Hisashi Inoue, as well as other book covers and play posters he made in collaboration with the famous playwright.More »

  • poster for Noritoshi Hirakawa "Beyond the Sunbeam Through Trees"

    Noritoshi Hirakawa "Beyond the Sunbeam Through Trees"

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    • at Museum of Modern Art, Gunma
    • Gunmanomori Park, 992-1 Watanuki-machi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma-ken 370-1293
    • Media: Photography
    • Closes in 15 days

    Born in Fukuoka prefecture in 1960, Noritoshi Hirakawa began working as an artist from 1988. He moved to New York in 1993 and has worked with arts practitioners from all the world, in every field and genre:...More »

  • poster for Yasumasa Morimura "Moriennale"

    Yasumasa Morimura "Moriennale"

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    • at Shizuoka City Museum of Art
    • Aoi Tower 3F, 17-1 Aoi-ku Koyamachi, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka 420-0852
    • Media: Painting - Photography - Sculpture
    • Closes in 15 days

    Yasumasa Morimura has represented Japan at the Venice Biennale and won numerous accolades. This exhibition draws on the Takamatsu City Museum of Art's collection to examine the artists who influenced Morimura...More »

  • poster for "Living in Tochigi" Exhibition

    "Living in Tochigi" Exhibition

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    • at Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts
    • 4-2-7 Sakura, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi-ken 320-0043
    • Media: Painting - Photography - Crafts
    • Closes in 22 days

    This exhibition showcases works that capture the joy and happiness of living in Tochigi prefecture, a rich and verdant landscape that is located within commuting distance of the capital. [Image: Goro...More »

  • poster for "Choice 1: Museum's Choice" Exhibition

    "Choice 1: Museum's Choice" Exhibition

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    • at Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts
    • 4-2-7 Sakura, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi-ken 320-0043
    • Media: Crafts
    • Closes in 29 days

    Known for his pioneering work with the "diamond cut" technique used in traditional Japanese joinery and cabinetry, Koji Suzuki presents a series of works inspired by natural motifs and geometric forms. [Image:...More »

  • poster for "Towards the Light" Exhibition

    "Towards the Light" Exhibition

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    • at Hara Museum Arc
    • Ikaho Green Bokujo, 2855-1 Kanai, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma-ken 377-0027
    • Media: Painting - Installation
    • Closes in 29 days

    This exhibition showcases a selection of works from the museum collection that convey the joy of living and human fortitude. [Image: Tadanori Yokoo, "DNF" (2001)]More »

  • poster for Marie Laurencin + Seiji Togo Exhibition

    Marie Laurencin + Seiji Togo Exhibition

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    • at Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art
    • 1-4-27 Kugawa, Kofu-shi, Yamanashi-ken 400-0065
    • Media: Painting
    • Closes in 29 days

    This exhibition explores new notions of beauty in the context of romantic, refined modern lifestyles by two leading 20th century female painters, Marie Laurencin and Seiji Togo.More »

  • poster for Shigeo Fukuda Exhibition

    Shigeo Fukuda Exhibition

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    • at Takasaki Museum of Art
    • 110-27 Yashima-cho, Takasaki-shi, Gunma-ken 370-0849
    • Media: Graphics - Drawing - Sculpture
    • Closes in 29 days

    Graphic designer Shigeo Fukuda (1932-2009) launched his career as one of Japan's leading postwar designers around the time of the Tokyo Olympics in 1964 and the Osaka World Expo. He won the gold award...More »

  • poster for ”Young Portfolio Acquisitions 2011" Exhibition

    ”Young Portfolio Acquisitions 2011" Exhibition

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    • at Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts
    • 3545-1222 Kiyosato, Takane-cho, Kitakoma-gun, Yamanashi-ken 407-0301
    • Media: Photography
    • Closes in 29 days

    Introduces 178 works by 26 photographers, the museum's new acquisitions as part of its efforts to support developing artists' work. [Image: Lucia Herrero "Navarro, Toledo and Martinez (TRIBUS SERIES"...More »

  • poster for Chizuru Miyasako Exhibition

    Chizuru Miyasako Exhibition

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    • at Ikeda Museum of 20th Century Art
    • 614 Totari, Ito-shi, Shizuoka-ken 414-0052
    • Media: Painting - Sculpture
    • Closes in 31 days

    Chizuru Miyasako was a self-taught painter who began producing works in her 20s, in addition to writing criticism on photography and other topics from a feminist perspective. This exhibition looks back...More »

  • poster for "The Paradise in Modern Art" Exbition

    "The Paradise in Modern Art" Exbition

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    • at Sezon Museum of Modern Art
    • 2140 Nagakura Serigasawa, Karuizawa-machi, Kitasaku-gun, Nagano-ken 389-0111
    • Media: Painting - Drawing
    • Closes in 36 days

    Features work by a range of artists and in a variety of media, all on the theme of "paradise" and all its confluent but nuanced meanings: Eden, paradise, Shangri-La and so on.More »

  • poster for "Chu Asai, Fontanesi and the Barbizon School" Exhibition

    "Chu Asai, Fontanesi and the Barbizon School" Exhibition

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    • at Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art
    • 1-10-1 Chuominato Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken 260-0024
    • Media: Painting
    • Closes in 41 days

    Exhibition featuring works by Chu Asai, Antonio Fontanesi and other Barbizon school painters.More »

  • poster for "Ei-Q Prints" Exhibition

    "Ei-Q Prints" Exhibition

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    • at Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art
    • 1-10-1 Chuominato Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken 260-0024
    • Media: Prints
    • Closes in 41 days

    Exhibition featuring etchings by the artist Ei-Q.More »

  • poster for "The Beauty and Technique of Crafts" Exhibition

    "The Beauty and Technique of Crafts" Exhibition

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    • at Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art
    • 1-10-1 Chuominato Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken 260-0024
    • Media: Crafts - Ceramics
    • Closes in 41 days

    Features a range of crafts by unique artisans who have learnt traditional techniques in the areas of metalwork, woodwork and lacquerware.More »

  • poster for Tatsuo Ikeda Exhibition

    Tatsuo Ikeda Exhibition

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    • at Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels
    • 1401 Shimokarako, Higashimatsuyama-shi, Saitama 355-0076
    • Media: Painting - Art Party
    • Starts Today, Closes in 42 days

    The artist was born in 1928 and was a Kamikaze pilot during the war, which ended when he was 17. His artistic output has grappled with social issues and the possibilities of reportage, including the American...More »

  • "MOMAS Collection" Exhibition

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    • at Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
    • 9-30-1 Tokiwa, Urawa-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 330-0061
    • Media: Painting - Drawing - Prints
    • Closes in 43 days

    Includes drawings, oil paintings and sculptures by Yayoi Kusama, as well as paintings and prints by other artists.More »

  • poster for "Flowerscapes" Exhibition

    "Flowerscapes" Exhibition

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    • at Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art
    • 631 Sakado, Sakura-shi, Chiba-ken 285-8505
    • Media: Painting - Prints - Sculpture - Art Talk
    • Closes in 57 days

    Artists of every era have looked to the natural world to find subjects for thought and their art, and they have often chosen flowers as subjects to inspire their imagination in painting. The unique perspectives...More »

  • poster for Nobuyoshi Araki "Araki"

    Nobuyoshi Araki "Araki"

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    • at Izu Photo Museum
    • 347-1 Higashino Clematis no Oka, Nagaizumi-cho, Shizuoka 411-0931
    • Media: Photography - Art Talk
    • Closes in 57 days

    During his lifetime as a photographer, Nobuyoshi Araki has remarkably produced more than 400 photography books. This oeuvre, unmatched anywhere in the world, is a manifestation of Araki’s belief that the...More »

  • poster for "To Wander a Garden" Exhibition

    "To Wander a Garden" Exhibition

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    • at The Vangi Sculpture Garden Museum
    • Higashino Clematis no Oka, 347-1 Sunto-gun, Nagaizumi-cho, Shizuoka 411-0931
    • Media: Painting - Photography - Sculpture
    • Closes in 97 days

    The Vangi Sculpture Garden Museum (opened April 28, 2002) celebrates its 10th anniversary. Commemorating the museum’s first decade and its distinctive character, this exhibition on the theme of “the garden”...More »

  • poster for "Wind of Karuizawa: Japanese Contemporary Art 1950-2012" Exhibition

    "Wind of Karuizawa: Japanese Contemporary Art 1950-2012" Exhibition

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    • at Karuizawa New Art Museum
    • 1151-5 Karuizawa-cho Karuizawa, Kitasaku-gun, Nagano 389-0102
    • Media: Illustration - Painting - Installation
    • Closes in 99 days

    This exhibition offers viewers an overview of the past 50 years in Japanese contemporary art, from the pioneering avant-garde of the 50s (Taro Okamoto, Yayoi Kusama, Yuichi Inoue), the Gutai Art Association,...More »

  • poster for Shinji Omaki "Proof of Existence"

    Shinji Omaki "Proof of Existence"

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    • at Hakone Open Air Museum
    • 1121 Ninotaira, Hakone-Machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa-ken 250-0407
    • Media: Installation
    • Closes in 135 days

    For this exhibition, Omaki will create three installations inspired by light and shadow that expand the realms of sculpture while exploring the physical, bodily nature of the medium.More »

  • poster for "Realism Today" Exhibition

    "Realism Today" Exhibition

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    • at Hoki Museum
    • 3-15 Asumigaokahigashi, Midori-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 267-0067
    • Media: Painting
    • Starts Today, Closes in 169 days

    As Japan's first art museum dedicated to realist painting, the Hoki Museum shows around 160 works in eight galleries at any one time. Following popular six month exhibitions at its changing main gallery...More »

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Permanent events

  • poster for Hakone Open-Air Museum Permanent Exhibits

    Hakone Open-Air Museum Permanent Exhibits

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    • at Hakone Open Air Museum
    • 1121 Ninotaira, Hakone-Machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa-ken 250-0407
    • Media: Sculpture - Installation

    The Hakone Open-Air Museum was opened in 1969 to create a harmonic balance of the great nature of Hakone and Art. The unique experiences of open-air museum await you, as different seasons and weather...More »

  • poster for Ibaraki Museum of Modern Art Permanent Exhibition

    Ibaraki Museum of Modern Art Permanent Exhibition

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    • at Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki
    • 666-1 Higashi-Kubo, Senbacho, Mito, Ibaraki 310‐0851
    • Media: Painting

    With works from the Ibaraki area as the nucleus, objects in the museum's permanent collection are shown systematically so that the history of modern and contemporary art can be easily understood. More »

  • poster for Ikeda Museum of 20th Century Art Permanent Exhibition

    Ikeda Museum of 20th Century Art Permanent Exhibition

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    • at Ikeda Museum of 20th Century Art
    • 614 Totari, Ito-shi, Shizuoka-ken 414-0052
    • Media: Painting - Sculpture

    The museum collection consists of 1210 pieces centering upon 20th century works depicting the <human being>. 540 are works by Renoir, Bonnard, Picasso, Matisse, Leger, Chagall, Kokoschka, Milo,...More »

  • poster for Metal Art Museum Hikarinotani Permanent Exhibition

    Metal Art Museum Hikarinotani Permanent Exhibition

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    • at Metal Art Museum Hikarinotani
    • 2465 Yoshitaka, Inba-mura, Inba-gun, Chiba-ken 270-1603
    • Media: Installation - Crafts - Sculpture

    Our permanent exhibition, held on the first floor, features the work of metal-cast artists Hotsuma Katori and Shinobu Tsuda. Both being born in the same period, in the Hokuso area of Chiba Prefecture,...More »

  • poster for Motohiro Tomii "Special Exhibition = Permanent Collection Exhibition"

    Motohiro Tomii "Special Exhibition = Permanent Collection Exhibition"

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    • at ARCUS Studio
    • Moriya Manabinosato, 2418 Itatoi, Moriya-shi, Ibaraki 302-0101
    • Media: Installation - Art Party

    Artist Motohiro Tomii will create sculptural works using ready-made objects. The sculptures will then become permanent collections of ARCUS Project and exhibited inside Building B. Moriya Manabi-no-sato,...More »

  • poster for Picasso Pavilion

    Picasso Pavilion

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    • at Hakone Open Air Museum
    • 1121 Ninotaira, Hakone-Machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa-ken 250-0407
    • Media: Painting - Ceramics - Crafts

    The Hakone Open-Air Museum’s Picasso Collection consists of a substantial number of Picasso’s ceramic creations, purchased from his eldest daughter Maya Picasso, as well as his paintings, prints, sculptures,...More »

  • poster for Rodin Wing

    Rodin Wing

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    • at Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art
    • 53-2 Yada, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka-ken 422-8002
    • Media: Sculpture

    Walking through the Rodin Wing is like a stroll through a garden of sculptures. Natural light through a rugby-ball shaped roof provides the illumination. The whole wing is visible from the entrance floor. 32...More »

  • poster for Tenshin Okakura Memorial Room Exhibition

    Tenshin Okakura Memorial Room Exhibition

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    • at Tenshin Memorial Museum Of Art, Ibaraki
    • 2083 Tsubaki, Otsu-cho, Kitaibaraki-shi, Ibaraki-ken 319-1703
    • Media: Painting

    Works by artists from Izura who were tutored by Tenshin Okakura will be on display. Exhibits will rotate six times a year.More »

  • Utsunomiya Museum of Art Collection

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    • at Utsunomiya Museum of Art
    • 1077 Nagaoka-cho, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi-ken 320-0004
    • Media: Illustration - Painting - Sculpture

    Utsunomiya Museum of Art collects post-20th century works of art and design. The permanent exhibition is rotated 3 to 4 times a year, and a thematic mini-exhibition is also held 1 to 2 times a year.More »

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Upcoming events

  • poster for "Ukiyo-e Artist Eisen Keisai" Exhibition

    "Ukiyo-e Artist Eisen Keisai" Exhibition

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    • at Chiba City Museum of Art
    • 3-10-8 Chuo, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken 260-8733
    • Media: Painting - Prints
    • Starts in 3 days

    Eisen Keisai (1791-1848) was a ukiyo-e printmaker active during the end of the Tokugawa shogunate era, when Edo culture was at its zenith. He specialized in works depicting beautiful women and landscapes,...More »

  • "Eternal Nature: Gazing at Mountains" Exhibition

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    • at Tenshin Memorial Museum Of Art, Ibaraki
    • 2083 Tsubaki, Otsu-cho, Kitaibaraki-shi, Ibaraki-ken 319-1703
    • Media: Painting
    • Starts in 5 days

    This exhibition showcases a selection of 28 paintings that depict the mountainous landscapes of Japan and their stunning natural beauty. [Image: Taikan Yokoyama (1935)]More »

  • poster for Koji Yamamura "Muybridge's Strings: Yamamura Animation & NFB"

    Koji Yamamura "Muybridge's Strings: Yamamura Animation & NFB"

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    • at Skip City Sainokuni Visual Plaza
    • 3-12-63, Kamiaoki, Kawaguchi, Saitama 333-0844
    • Media: Graphics - Film - Art Talk
    • Starts in 7 days

    Organized in collaboration with the National Film Board of Canada, this exhibition showcases Yamamura's newest works from his series "Muybridge's Strings", a screening of 8 of his representative works,...More »

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