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  • poster for Oscar Oiwa "Dreams of a Sleeping World"

    Oscar Oiwa "Dreams of a Sleeping World"

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    • at Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
    • Media: Painting
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    Born in 1965 in Sao Paolo to second-generation immigrants to Brazil, Oscar Oiwa is an artist who depicts imaginary worlds with a rich narrative element and generous humor. Growing up equally familiar with (...)

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  • poster for "BAUHAUS experience, dessau" Exhibition

    "BAUHAUS experience, dessau" Exhibition

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    • at The University Art Museum - Tokyo University of the Arts
    • Media: Architecture
    • Closes in 15 days

    Bauhaus began in Weimar in Germany as a school for design in 1919. Centered on Weimar, Dessau and Berlin, Bauhaus was forced to close down in 1933 with the rise of the Nazi regime. However, even 75 years (...)

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  • poster for "Resist" Exhibition

    "Resist" Exhibition

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    • at Shinjuku Ophthalmologist Gallery
    • Media: Photography - Art Party
    • Closes in 3 days

    Resist is a photographic workshop whose main lecturer is Masayuki Yoshinaga. Daido Moriyama is an occasional adjunct lecturer. Started in 2006, Resist aims not to polish photographic technique, but rather (...)

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  • poster for TAB Talks #13 "The Future Through the Eyes of Media Art"

    TAB Talks #13 "The Future Through the Eyes of Media Art"

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    • at Gotanda Sonic
    • Media: Art Party - Art Talk
    • Starts in 2 days

    In an age increasingly dominated by IT, what sort of role does media art play? Many media art specialists now work with their eyes firmly fixed on the future, in this new field that has yet to acquire (...)

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  • poster for "Rooftop Gardens" Exhibition

    "Rooftop Gardens" Exhibition

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    • at Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
    • Media: Illustration - Painting - Drawing - Installation
    • Ends Today

    Gardens are things that evince the various relationships between nature and humans. This exhibition explores the notion of the garden in modern and contemporary art, taking the light-filled third floor (...)

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  • poster for "History in the Making: A Retrospective of the Turner Prize" Exhibition

    "History in the Making: A Retrospective of the Turner Prize" Exhibition

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    • at Mori Art Museum
    • Media: Painting - Photography - Installation - Video installation
    • Closes in 7 days

    The Turner Prize is one of the most important prizes in the art world today. Organized by the Tate galleries and presented annually since 1984, it represents a major steppingstone for young British artists. (...)

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  • poster for "XXI Century man" Exhibition 3 Directed by Issey Miyake

    "XXI Century man" Exhibition 3 Directed by Issey Miyake

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    • at 21_21 Design Sight
    • Media: Sculpture - Installation - Furniture
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    Eight years into the new millennium and the question arises: where are we headed, now that we live in the century once hailed as the future? This question is the springboard and theme for our third exhibition, (...)

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  • poster for Takehiko Inoue "The Last Manga Exhibition"

    Takehiko Inoue "The Last Manga Exhibition"

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    • at Ueno Royal Museum
    • Media: Illustration
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    The creator of "Vagabond" and "Slam Dunk", Takehiko Inoue's next challenge takes place in a museum space. Over 100 new and original drawings construct this temporary manga space. Please see exhibition (...)

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  • poster for Kayo Ume "Mr. Granpa"

    Kayo Ume "Mr. Granpa"

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    • at Little More Chika
    • Media: Photography - Art Talk
    • Closes in 15 days

    After succeeding in becoming the latest craze, Kayo Ume (aka Ume-chan) is coming back to Little More Chika! Theme of this exhibition is "Mr. Granpa". When Ume started taking photos as a high school student, (...)

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  • poster for "The Birth of Designers: Japanese Graphic in the 1950s" Exhibition

    "The Birth of Designers: Japanese Graphic in the 1950s" Exhibition

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    • at Printing Museum
    • Media: Graphics - Art Talk
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    In the 1950s, Japan made a fast recovery from the wartime period and was at the beginning of a point of rapid economic growth. Design began to take part in this regrowth, especially in the trading and (...)

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  • poster for "Graphic Trial 2008" Exhibition

    "Graphic Trial 2008" Exhibition

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    • at P&P Gallery
    • Media: Graphics - Prints
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    This is the third edition of the exhibition series "Graphic Trial," which is based on the "execution of beauty." Relief printing directors and four leading art directors have collaborated to produce offset (...)

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  • poster for "Art Scope 2007/2008- Faces of Existence" Exhibition

    "Art Scope 2007/2008- Faces of Existence" Exhibition

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    • at Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
    • Media: Drawing - Installation - Video installation - Art Party - Art Talk
    • Closes in 56 days

    Art Scope, a mécénat activity of Daimler Foundation in Japan, provides contemporary artists from Japan and Germany the chance to experience life in each other’s country. For the 2007/2008 year, Izumi Kato (...)

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  • poster for "Architectural Creation Peter Märkli and Jun Aoki" Exhibition

    "Architectural Creation Peter Märkli and Jun Aoki" Exhibition

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    • at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
    • Media: Drawing - Architecture
    • Closes in 28 days

    The two architects, Peter Märkli (b. 1953) from Switzerland and Jun Aoki (b. 1956) from Japan, share a strong interest in paintings and sculpture. This exhibition presents many of more than 300 drawings (...)

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  • poster for "Graphic Design in Japan 2008" Exhibition

    "Graphic Design in Japan 2008" Exhibition

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    • at Tokyo Midtown Design Hub
    • Media: Graphics
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    "Graphic Design in Japan" is the yearbook first published in 1981 by Japan Graphic Designer Association, consisting of 2500 professional members. Ever since, this heavily-illustrated yearbook has annually (...)

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  • poster for Roni Horn "This is Me, This is You"

    Roni Horn "This is Me, This is You"

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    • at Rat Hole Gallery
    • Media: Photography - Art Party
    • Closes in 35 days

    Born in 1955, New York, Roni Horn studied at Rhode Island School of Design and Yale University. Horn began her art practice in 1975, creating minimalist-influenced conceptual sculptures, and in the 90s, (...)

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  • poster for “ICC Open Space 2008" Exhibition

    “ICC Open Space 2008" Exhibition

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    • at NTT ICC Inter Communication Center
    • Closes in 245 days

    Part of the gallery, plus library, mini theater and lounge will be used as "ICC Open Space", a free communication space open to the public. ICC has consistently aimed at providing a space for the free (...)

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  • poster for Mark Jenkins + Miho Kinomura "Glazed Paradise"

    Mark Jenkins + Miho Kinomura "Glazed Paradise"

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    • at Diesel Denim Gallery Aoyama
    • Media: Installation - Film
    • Closes in 40 days

    An installation that invites the audience to actively investigate and in some ways participate in a frozen hyperreality. This is the first solo exhibition in Japan by the remarkable installation artist (...)

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  • poster for "Kazari: The Impulse to Decorate in Japan" Exhibition

    "Kazari: The Impulse to Decorate in Japan" Exhibition

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    • at Suntory Museum of Art
    • Media: Painting - Crafts - Ceramics - Other
    • Closes in 7 days

    Since prehistoric times the Japanese have employed kazari (the act of adorning) with great enthusiasm and to great effect in all aspects of daily life, from clothes to periodic festivals and ritual ceremonies (...)

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  • poster for 2008 ADC Exhibition

    2008 ADC Exhibition

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    • at Ginza Graphic Gallery
    • Media: Graphics - Art Party - Art Talk
    • Closes in 24 days

    The season for Ginza Graphic Gallery's annual ADC (Art Directors' Club) Exhibition has arrived! From over 10,000 works in various genres such as posters, advertisements for newspapers and magazines, (...)

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  • poster for "MAM Project 007: Saskia Olde Wolbers" Exhibition

    "MAM Project 007: Saskia Olde Wolbers" Exhibition

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    • at Mori Art Museum
    • Media: Video installation - Art Talk
    • Closes in 7 days

    Born in 1971, Saskia Olde Wolbers creates videos with a mysterious transparency. After creating elaborate handmade models, Wolbers films them, building up stories within. The constructed worlds on the (...)

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