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Current events
Mikio Tagusari "Water and Wax"
[1][0]- at Gallery Saoh & Tomos
- in the Kyobashi, Nihonbashi & Kudanshita area
- Closes tomorrow
Paintings and objects made from wax. More »
"The Threads that Bind Us" Exhibition
[7][0]- at Tokyo University of the Arts, Ueno Campus
- in the Ueno, Yanaka area
- Closes in 3 days
Works by 19 first-year students at Tokyo University of the Arts inspired by the theme of human connections.More »
Maria Murayama "Melt Away"
[0][0]- at Gallery K
- in the Kyobashi, Nihonbashi & Kudanshita area
- Closes in 4 days
Masayuki Wada Exhibition
[0][0]- at Gallery Gen
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Closes in 4 days
Norichika Hayashi "re: episode"
[5][0]- at Yokoi Fine Art
- in the Roppongi, Akasaka area
- Closes in 4 days
Norichika Hayashi was born in 1948 and graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts. His wooden sculptures depict casual everyday landscapes that evoke a faint nostalgia in the mind of the viewer. This...More »
Tomomi Watanabe Exhibition
[0][0]- at Galerie Sol
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Closes in 4 days
Toyomi Yamazaki Exhibition
[0][0]- at Nabis Gallery
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Closes in 4 days
Features new sculptures by the artist known for his graphite and glue work. [Image: Toyomi Yamazaki (2010)]More »
"Two Hundred Selected Masterpieces from the Palace Museum, Beijing" Exhibition
[11][3]- at Tokyo National Museum
- in the Ueno, Yanaka area
- Closes in 5 days
In 2012, which marks the 40th anniversary of the normalization of relations between Japan and China, the Tokyo National Museum is holding an exhibition of masterpieces from the Palace Museum, Beijing. The...More »
Gallery 5th Anniversary Exhibition
[0][0]- at Gallery Kuu
- in the Ueno, Yanaka area
- Closes in 5 days
"Science & Praying" Exhibition
[3][0]- at Space Yui
- in the Omotesando, Aoyama area
- Closes in 8 days
Directed by artist and physics researcher Hiroshi Itami, this exhibition features a comprehensive installation that improve the flow of magnetic forces in the gallery, as well as iron objects, metalwork,...More »
"Moving Commemoration" Exhibition
[4][0]- at Gallery Nii, Tokyo
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Closes in 10 days
First exhibition at a new gallery space. [Image: Natsuki Tanigawa, "Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier from Icefields Parkway" (2011) Oil on canvas, F30]More »
"Namiken VI" Exhibition
[2][0]- at Shinseido
- in the Omotesando, Aoyama area
- Closes in 10 days
Features the work of first and second year students of the research lab by Chinami Nakajima across multiple genre.More »
Hiroji Noda "1984-2012"
[4][0]- at Galerie Tokyo Humanité
- in the Kyobashi, Nihonbashi & Kudanshita area
- Closes in 11 days
Hiroji Noda was born in Wakayama in 1952 and graduated from Tama Art University in 1976. His first solo show came after being discovered by Minami Gallery's Kusuo Shimizu. Since then, he has been exhibiting...More »
Keiko Yamada Exhibition
[1][0]- at Soh Gallery
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Closes in 11 days
The artist makes sculptures out of iron, making work always aware of how a space changes.More »
Mitsukuni Takimoto "What is to curve, what is to be curved"
[4][0]- at Tokyo Gallery + BTAP
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Closes in 11 days
Tokyo Gallery + BTAP is pleased to present an exhibition by the wood sculptor Mitsukuni Takimoto entitled “What is to carve, what is to be carved”. This is Takimoto’s second solo show with the gallery,...More »
Nozomu Uchida Exhibition
[1][0]- at Gallery Q
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Closes in 11 days
Nozomu Uchida‘s work, which uses mainly iron as a material, seeks to embody how humans have developed scientific techniques to imitate the natural abilities of living organisms, as well as how science...More »
This Week at Showcase Gallery
[0][0]- at Showcase Megumi Ogita Gallery
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Starts Today, Closes in 11 days
Yuichi Enomoto + Hidenori Yamaguchi Exhibition
[0][0]- at Gallery Hirota Bijutsu
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Closes in 11 days
Yuichi Enomoto graduated from Tokyo Zokei University and studied woodwork and traditional crafts in Ishikawa. Her works draw equally from both crafts and Minimal art while avoiding both purely abstract...More »
"Jomon" Exhibition
[2][0]- at Gallery Cocon
- in the Shibuya, Setagaya area
- Closes in 12 days
This exhibition is planned and organized by the owner of Shoun, a store dealing in Buddhist art and artifacts. The first floor will feature the owner's exquisite collection of contemporary works, while...More »
Akihiko Matsuzaki Exhibition
[0][0]- at Soh Gallery
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Closes in 12 days
The artist explores the visual and non-visual world through the field of sculpture. He uses tin as his material, casting it into simple shapes that turn ideas into concrete forms.More »
Daisuke Kiyomiya "Primitive Line"
[1][0]- at Diginner Gallery Workshop
- in the Nakameguro, Ebisu area
- Closes in 12 days
Daisuke Kiyomiya works with staunchly analog techniques in order to create art that invites the viewer to appreciate the "sentiment" and "intuition" that lies within.More »
"Light and Shadow of Latin American Colonial Period" Exhibition
[4][0]- at Promo Arte Latin American Gallery
- in the Omotesando, Aoyama area
- Closes in 14 days
Celebrates the artists to have emerged from the former colonies of Europe in the Americas, revealing the fusion with and influence of the Baroque, Surrealism and native Mayan and Andes cultures. Jan...More »
Aya Murata Exhibition
[1][0]- at INAX Gallery 1 & 2
- in the Kyobashi, Nihonbashi & Kudanshita area
- Closes in 16 days
The artist uses plant and animal motifs in her sculptures, with vibrant colors with a feeling of beauty, while the form of the sculptures have a real life force. This exhibition features work previously...More »
"The Splendor of the Khitan Dynasty" Exhibition
[1][0]- at Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 19 days
Looks at the wonders of the Khitan dynasty that existed one thousand years ago in the highlands in the chaos following the decline of the Tang dynasty. There will be many important cultural artefacts exhibited,...More »
"sogno / dream: Sculpture Eiji Nitahara and the Next Generation" Exhibition
[2][0]- at The Sato Museum of Art
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 19 days
Features the work of Eita Nitahara and ten other younger sculptors continuing in his footsteps.More »
Jean-Michel Othoniel "My Way"
[140][26]- at Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
- in the Roppongi, Akasaka area
- Closes in 26 days
The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art is pleased to present the first solo exhibition in Japan of the French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel. Reconstructed within the unique space of the Hara Museum, formerly...More »
Ryohei Usui "PET (Portrait of Encountered Things)"
[4][3]- at SNAC
- in the Kiyosumi, Odaiba area
- Closes in 26 days
Features sculptures made up of glass created in the shape of everyday plastic containers, playing with the appearance of crafts and lifestyle products.More »
Satoru Takada "2010-2012: Towards Silence"
[0][0]- at Metal Art Museum Hikarinotani
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 26 days
"Feast of Female Beauty" Exhibition
[0][0]- at Ikeda Museum of 20th Century Art
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 28 days
Features portraits of woman by various artists and in various styles. There will be some sixty paintings and prints on display by Japanese and western masters.More »
"Collection 040: Questions to Understand Ourselves" Exhibition
[19][3]- at Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 40 days
Introduces more works from the 3,000-strong Terada Collection.More »
Akira Shimizu + Tatsumi Yoshino Exhibition
[0][0]- at Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 40 days
The two artists participated in the anti-art movement of the Sixties and since then have been pursuing their own idiosyncratic styles. Akira Shimizu began to look into internality after his encounter with...More »
Tomoyoshi Murayama "Get All of Me Seething"
[6][1]- at Museum of Modern Art, Hayama
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Closes in 40 days
First retrospective of Tomoyoshi Murayama (1901-1977), whose avant-garde activities influenced Japanese modern art in the 1920-30s. After coming back from Berlin in 1923, Murayama joined the group "Mavo"....More »
Shigeo Toya "Memory of Caves"
[13][0]- at The Vangi Sculpture Garden Museum
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 42 days
One of Japan’s leading contemporary sculptors, Shigeo Toya uses a chainsaw to carve and chisel away at this material before coating it with ash. The resultant sculptures, riddled with pleats, protrusions...More »
"20th Anniversary" Exhibition
[1][0]- at Takasaki Museum of Art
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 45 days
To celebrate twenty years since the museum opened, this exhibition features Yukari Takasaki's work alongside contemporary domestic and overseas artists from the museum collection. [Image: Robert Indiana,...More »
"Meguro Address: Artist in Urban Life" Exhibition
[26][2]- at Meguro Museum of Art
- in the Nakameguro, Ebisu area
- Closes in 47 days
This exhibition introduces six contemporary artists connected to Tokyo's Meguro ward and who have all been influenced by the make-up of modern urban lifestyle, with its immense overflowing flood of things,...More »
Hiroji Noda Exhibition
[11][1]- at The National Art Center, Tokyo
- in the Roppongi, Akasaka area
- Closes in 48 days
Recognized for his artistic talents at a young age, Hiroji Noda (born in 1952) became the youngest artist to hold a solo exhibition at Minami Gallery in 1977, the year after he had graduated from Tama...More »
15th Taro Okamoto Contemporary Art Award Exhibition
[6][0]- at Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, Kawasaki
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Closes in 54 days
On display are works by 24 artists selected from among 797 entries submitted to the 15th edition of this award.More »
Atsuko Tanaka "The Art of Connecting"
[35][5]- at Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
- in the Kiyosumi, Odaiba area
- Closes in 82 days
This will be the first major Tokyo retrospective exhibition of the work of Atsuko Tanaka (1932-2005), who has recently attracted increased attention for the role she played as one of the foremost female...More »
Ay-O "Over the Rainbow Once More"
[30][2]- at Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
- in the Kiyosumi, Odaiba area
- Closes in 82 days
Ay-O (1931 - ) is known as ‘the Rainbow Artist’ for the way in which he depicts all his motifs through a spectrum of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet. He was a member of the international avant-garde...More »
“Cosmic Travelers - Toward the Unknown” Exhibition
[110][8]- at Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo
- in the Omotesando, Aoyama area
- Closes in 82 days
For its third exhibition, Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo presents its first group show entitled “Cosmic Travelers – Toward the Unknown”. This is also its first show dedicated to Japanese contemporary scene...More »
Lee Bul "From Me, Belongs to You Only"
[73][5]- at Mori Art Museum
- in the Roppongi, Akasaka area
- Closes in 103 days
Since the 1990s, Lee Bul has built an international career as one of the leading contemporary artists from Asia. Her oeuvre is dominated by sculptures that demonstrate a mastery of materials and techniques,...More »
Permanent events
Hakone Open-Air Museum Permanent Exhibits
[0][14]- at Hakone Open Air Museum
- in the Greater Tokyo area
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 »
Ikeda Museum of 20th Century Art Permanent Exhibition
[0][3]- at Ikeda Museum of 20th Century Art
- in the Greater Tokyo area
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 »
Metal Art Museum Hikarinotani Permanent Exhibition
[0][5]- at Metal Art Museum Hikarinotani
- in the Greater Tokyo area
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 »
Modern Japanese Art from the Museum Collection
[0][59]- at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
- in the Kyobashi, Nihonbashi & Kudanshita area
Using three floors of the main building, this permanent exhibition presents about 200 to 250 pieces selected from our museum's collection of about 9,200 works, including Japanese- and Western-style paintings,...More »
NMWA Museum Collection
[0][24]- at National Museum Of Western Art, Tokyo
- in the Ueno, Yanaka area
The NMWA was established in 1959 around the core Matsukata Collection as Japan's museum specializing in Western art. The Main Building displays pre-18th century paintings, including those by Ritzos, Van...More »
Rodin Wing
[0][4]- at Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art
- in the Greater Tokyo area
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 »
Utsunomiya Museum of Art Collection
[0][1]- at Utsunomiya Museum of Art
- in the Greater Tokyo area
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 »
Upcoming events
Jin Akaki "Things you see at night"
[2][0]- at Librairie 6
- in the Nakameguro, Ebisu area
- Starts tomorrow
On display are 20 past oil paintings and two sculptures. [Image: Jin Akaki "Azuchi No. 164" (2009)]More »
Kazuhiko Tanaka Exhibition
[0][0]- at Gallery Kabutoya
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Starts tomorrow
On display are human figures made out of clay mixed with stone dust, and then painted with acrylic and watercolor.More »
"Ryugu is Over!!" Exhibition
[5][0]- at Ryugu Bijutsu Ryokan
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Starts in 3 days
The Ryugu Ryokan, a 60 year old traditional Japanese inn, will close in March as a result of the cleanup and regeneration of the Koganecho area in Yokohama. As a last cry, 14 artists will use the entire...More »
"Yorozu Neko Exhibition 7"
[0][0]- at Flew Gallery
- in the Ueno, Yanaka area
- Starts in 3 days
This is an exhibition for cat-lovers.More »
"What is it to be Human" Exhibition
[0][0]- at Gallery Kingyo
- in the Ueno, Yanaka area
- Starts in 4 days
Shelter Serra + Ivory Serra "Endless Time"
[0][0]- at B Gallery
- in the Shinjuku area
- Starts in 4 days
This exhibition showcases work by New York-based artists Shelter and Ivory Serra. In addition to sculptural installations by Shelter and photos taken in Cuba by Ivory, there will also be a selection of...More »
This Week at Yokohama Civic Art Gallery
[0][0]- at Yokohama Civic Art Gallery
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Starts in 5 days
Paintings, prints, calligraphy and more.More »
This Week at Yokohama Civic Art Gallery
[0][0]- at Yokohama Civic Art Gallery
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Starts in 5 days
Features painting, sculpture, design, ceramics, calligraphy and prints.More »
Toshitaka Senuma Exhibition
[0][0]- at Galerie Sol
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Starts in 6 days
G-tokyo 2012
[27][3]- at Mori Arts Center Gallery
- in the Roppongi, Akasaka area
- Starts in 11 days
G-tokyo, a singular art fair, presents a select group of established, Tokyo-based galleries, each acknowledged internationally as being at the forefront of contemporary art. Exhibited works are created...More »
