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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2004/1872" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2004/1872">
  <Name>NMWA Museum Collection</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/DD504118">
    <Name>National Museum Of Western Art, Tokyo</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>7-7, Ueno-Koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0007</Address>
    <Phone>03-3828-5131</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3828-5135</Fax>
    <Access>1 minute walk from the Koen Exit at JR Ueno Station</Access>
    <Area areaId="ueno_yanaka">Ueno, Yanaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>09:30:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>17:30:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails>fridays closinghour 20:00</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>open until 17:00 during wintertime</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>2D: Other</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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 Cleve, Veronese, Rubens, Van Ruysdael, and Ribera. The New Wing displays 19th to early 20th century French paintings, including works by Delacroix, Courbet, Manet, Renoir, Monet, Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Moreau. The galleries also feature works by the next generation of artists, such as Marquet, Picasso, Soutin, Ernst, Miro, Dubuffet and Pollock. The NMWA drawing collection centers on works by such 18th to 19th century French artists as Boucher, Fragonard, Delacroix, Moreau, Rodin, and Cezanne. The prints collection features works by Durer, Holbein, Rembrandt, Callot, Piranesi, Goya, and Klinger, ranging from the 15th century through the early 20th century. The NMWA also houses some 58 sculptures by Auguste Rodin, including three works displayed in the museum's forecourt, the Thinker, the Gates of Hell, and the Burghers of Calais. Other pre and post Rodin sculptors featured in the collection include Carpeaux, Bourdelle and Maillol. ]]></Description>
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  <Karma>6.51927</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥420, College Students ¥130, High School Students ¥70, Junior high school students or younger, Those over the age of 65, Those with physical or mental disabilities and their attendants free, Special Exhibition Fees are charged separately.</Price>
  <DateStart>0000-00-00</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>0000-00-00</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>0</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>1</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.712389</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.779242</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2004/1DED" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2004/1DED">
  <Name>Metal Art Museum Hikarinotani Permanent Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/F3F7A9C7">
    <Name>Metal Art Museum Hikarinotani</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>2465 Yoshitaka, Inba-mura, Inba-gun, Chiba-ken 270-1603</Address>
    <Phone>0476-98-3151</Phone>
    <Fax>0476-98-3156</Fax>
    <Access>From Inba-Nihon-Idai Station on the Hokusou kodan line, take the bus to Bijutsukan-mae.</Access>
    <Area areaId="other">Kanto: others</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>18:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>From October to March, the museum opens only until 17:00.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Installation</Media>
  <Media>3D: Crafts</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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, the two were opposites in artistic viewpoints; Katori emphasized tradition while Tsuda called for revolution.   Works on display will be rotated every three months.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>3.25843</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥500, Under Junior High School ¥300</Price>
  <DateStart>0000-00-00</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>0000-00-00</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>0</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>1</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.787289</Latitude>
  <Longitude>140.248203</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2004/4430" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2004/4430">
  <Name>Ikeda Museum of 20th Century Art Permanent Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/2AFC4DAA">
    <Name>Ikeda Museum of 20th Century Art</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>614 Totari, Ito-shi, Shizuoka-ken 414-0052</Address>
    <Phone>0557-45-2211</Phone>
    <Fax>0557-45-2212</Fax>
    <Access>From JR Ito station, take the Tokai bus#6 to Ikedabijutukanmae.</Access>
    <Area areaId="other">Kanto: others</Area>
    <OpeningHour>09:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>17:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="1" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>On a Public Holiday Wednesday, the gallery is open but closed on the following Thursday.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[The museum collection consists of 1210 pieces centering upon 20th century works depicting the &lt;human being&gt;.  540 are works by Renoir, Bonnard, Picasso, Matisse, Leger, Chagall, Kokoschka, Milo, Dali, and de Kooning, and 670 are by unique Japanese artists.  130-200 selections from the permanent collection are on display at any given time, and will rotate every quarter.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>1.0709</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥900, University and High School Students ¥700, Elementary and Junior High School Students ¥500</Price>
  <DateStart>0000-00-00</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>0000-00-00</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>0</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>1</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>34.918239</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.108583</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2004/804B" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2004/804B">
  <Name>Rodin Wing</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/C621C7A4">
    <Name>Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>53-2 Yada, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka-ken 422-8002</Address>
    <Phone>054-263-5858</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>6 minutes by the Shizutetsu Bus from JR Kusanagi station, 15 minutes by taxi from Shizuoka station.</Access>
    <Area areaId="other">Kanto: others</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>17:30:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>On a Public Holiday Monday, the museum is open but closed on the following Tuesday. From May to September the museum closes at 20:00 on Saturdays.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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 works by Rodin are displayed on the skip floor, including the famous “Gates of Hell”.  Sculptures pre- and post- Rodin are also on exhibition for a sum total of 47 works on display.  An aural guide commentary is also available at no extra fee.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>1.42018</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults and College Students ¥300, High School Students and below Free</Price>
  <DateStart>0000-00-00</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>0000-00-00</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>0</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>1</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>34.988569</Latitude>
  <Longitude>138.449331</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2004/930D" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2004/930D">
  <Name>Utsunomiya Museum of Art Collection</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/CD104022">
    <Name>Utsunomiya Museum of Art</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>1077 Nagaoka-cho, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi-ken 320-0004</Address>
    <Phone>028-643-0100</Phone>
    <Fax>028-643-0895</Fax>
    <Access>25 minutes by bus from West exit at the JR Utsunomiya station or 20 minutes by taxi from the JR Utsunomiya station.</Access>
    <Area areaId="other">Kanto: others</Area>
    <OpeningHour>09:30:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>17:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>On a Public Holiday Monday, the museum is open but closed on the following Tuesday.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Illustration</Media>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>0.429842</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥310, University and High School Students ¥210, Junior High and Elementary School Students ¥100</Price>
  <DateStart>0000-00-00</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>0000-00-00</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>0</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>1</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>36.603656</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.877244</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2004/E356" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2004/E356">
  <Name>Hakone Open-Air Museum Permanent Exhibits</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/A575A177">
    <Name>Hakone Open Air Museum</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>1121 Ninotaira, Hakone-Machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa-ken 250-0407</Address>
    <Phone>0460-82-1161</Phone>
    <Fax>0460-82-1169</Fax>
    <Access>JR Odawara Station - Odakyu Line Hakone Yumoto Station - Hakone Tozan Railway to Chokoku No Mori Station, 2 min Walk to the Hakone Open-Air Museum  JR Odawara Station - Odakyu Line Hakone Yumoto Station - Hakone Tozan Bus to Gora Iriguchi Station, 5 min W</Access>
    <Area areaId="other">Kanto: others</Area>
    <OpeningHour>09:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>17:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>From December to February, the museum opens only until 16:00.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>3D: Installation</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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 create an ever-changing sensation of true art.
The Museum realizes the philosophy of Henry Moore “Sculpture is an art of the open-air” with a grand backdrop of Hakone's great nature.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>3.69246</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥1600, Senior ¥1100, University and High School ¥1100, Elementary and Junior High School ¥800</Price>
  <DateStart>0000-00-00</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>0000-00-00</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>0</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>1</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.240975</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.053464</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2005/2626" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2005/2626">
  <Name>Modern Japanese Art from the Museum Collection</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/1AA8A2F2">
    <Name>The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>3-1 Kitanomaru Koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8322</Address>
    <Phone>03-5777-8600</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>3 minutes walk from Exit 1B at Takebashi Station on the Tozai Line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="nihonbashi">Kyobashi, Nihonbashi &amp; Kudanshita</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>17:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails>fridays closinghour 20:00</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>Closed on the new year holidays and during changing exhibitions. On a Public Holiday Monday, the museum is open but closed on the following Tuesday.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>2D: Drawing</Media>
  <Media>2D: Photography</Media>
  <Media>2D: Prints</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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, watercolors, drawings, prints, photographs and sculptures, to provide a historical overview on modern Japanese art from the beginning of the 20th century to present. The show also includes some overseas works related to Japanese pieces. Many of the exhibits are largely replaced five times a year. In addition to the historical approach, a smaller show, &quot;Topic in Focus&quot; is given in each exhibition period to shed new light on modern Japanese art. 

The permanent collection is displayed in regular rotation. Please check the museum's website for details. ]]></Description>
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  <Karma>16.5633</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥420, University Students ¥130, High School Sudents ¥70, Junior High School Students or younger, Those over the age of 65, Those with physical or mental disabilities and one attendant free, Special Exhibition Fees are charged separately.</Price>
  <DateStart>0000-00-00</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>0000-00-00</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>0</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>1</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.687275</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.7579</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2011/03E2" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2011/03E2">
  <Name>&quot;Collection 040: Questions to Understand Ourselves&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/92D81763">
    <Name>Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>3-20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1403</Address>
    <Phone>03-5353-0756</Phone>
    <Fax>03-5353-0776</Fax>
    <Access>2 minutes walk from East exit at Hatsudai Station on the Keio New Line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="shinjuku">Shinjuku</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails>fridays closinghour 20:00, saturdays closinghour 20:00</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>On a Public Holiday Monday, the museum is open but closed on the following Tuesday.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Introduces more works from the 3,000-strong Terada Collection.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>15.3213</Karma>
  <Price free="0">¥200</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-14</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-25</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>39</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.679858</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.689478</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2011/190F" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2011/190F">
  <Name>Yuichi Enomoto + Hidenori Yamaguchi Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/CC194852">
    <Name>Gallery Hirota Bijutsu</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>Zenya Bldg. 1F, 7-3-15 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061</Address>
    <Phone>03-3571-1288</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3571-1293</Fax>
    <Access>4 minutes walk from exit C2 at Ginza Station, 8 minutes walk from JR Yurakucho Station, 6 minutes walk from JR Shimbashi Station.</Access>
    <Area areaId="ginza_marunouchi">Ginza, Shimbashi</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="1" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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 or figurative approaches.

Hidenori Yamaguchi attended Tsukuba University, after which he studied Chinese painting, seal engraving and calligraphy in China, techniques that he applies to his paintings.

[Image: Hidenori Yamaguchi, &quot;Four Seasons: Spring&quot; color on paper, 10m]]]></Description>
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  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-10</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-25</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>10</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.667289</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.763739</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2011/1A3F" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2011/1A3F">
  <Name>Tomoyoshi Murayama &quot;Get All of Me Seething&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/E06DA77D">
    <Name>Museum of Modern Art, Hayama</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>2208-1 Ishiki, Miuragun-Hayamacho, Kanagawa-ken 240-0111</Address>
    <Phone>046-875-2800</Phone>
    <Fax>046-875-2574 　</Fax>
    <Access>Zushi (JR Yokosuka Line) and Shin-Zushi (Keihin Kyuko Line) are the closest stations to the museum.</Access>
    <Area areaId="kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</Area>
    <OpeningHour>09:30:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>17:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>When the Monday is a Public Holiday the gallery is open on the Monday. Closed on the next day of the holiday.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Graphics</Media>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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 &quot;Mavo&quot;. He is well-known for works featuring collage figures and dance performances, as well as stage designs and illustrations for children books. The exhibition surveys not only those rare works that Murayama made by himself, but also works by Kandinsky and Klee, those who influenced Murayama during his stay in Berlin, and other colleages, such as Tomoo Wadachi and Yoshimitsu Nagano. 

See website for details on related events.

[Image: Tomoyoshi Murayama &quot;Dedicated to the Beautiful Girls&quot; (ca.1923) The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura &amp; Hayama]]]></Description>
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  <Karma>8.7565</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥1000, Students and those under 20 ¥850, Seniors ¥500, High School Students ¥100, Junior High School Students and Under Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-11</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-25</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>39</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.261628</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.580861</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2011/4585" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2011/4585">
  <Name>&quot;Meguro Address: Artist in Urban Life&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/81DBF2E0">
    <Name>Meguro Museum of Art</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>2-4-36 Meguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0063</Address>
    <Phone>03-3714-1201</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3715-9328</Fax>
    <Access>10 minutes walk from Meguro Station (JR line)</Access>
    <Area areaId="ebisu_nakame_daikan">Nakameguro, Ebisu</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>18:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>2D: Photography</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>3D: Installation</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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, people and information. Featuring photography, painting, sculpture, embroidery, installations and more, through diverse techniques and media the artists will reveal the contradictions and adversities of our metropolitan lives.]]></Description>
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  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2011/4585-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2011/4585-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>26.1732</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥700, University/High School Students and Over 65 ¥550, Free for Junior High/Elementary School Students</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-07</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-04-01</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>46</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.632067</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.711231</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2011/7F45" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2011/7F45">
  <Name>Hiroji Noda Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/62826D7D">
    <Name>The National Art Center, Tokyo</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8558</Address>
    <Phone>03-5777-8600</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>In front of exit 6 of Nogizaka station on the Chiyoda line, 4 minutes walk from exit 7 of Roppongi station on the Oedo and Hibiya lines.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>18:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="1" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails>fridays closinghour 20:00</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>On a Public Holiday Tuesday, the museum is open, but closed on the following Wednesday.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>2D: Drawing</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Art Talk</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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 Art University. In the Eighties, however, NODA embarked on a variety of explorations in an effort to discover new possibilities in painting. In this exhibition, we survey the artist’s over 30-year career with 140 works that have emerged from his continually evolving approach, and examine the effect that NODA’s experiments have had on the Japanese art scene.

Noda's exploration of the essence of painting began with box-shaped forms that were in effect a kind of relief. The artist continued to develop this approach in the mid-Eighties, creating a unique painting style in which he covered the support medium with a sack-like fabric. Then in the Nineties, Noda added further depth to his work by sewing, folding back, and layered the canvas. But around 2000, he gradually turned to a flat foundation, and transformed the picture plane with the freewheeling depiction of unusual images. Finally, in recent years, Noda has created series based on specific themes, and focused on combinations of works while also placing greater emphasis on the manner in which they are displayed.

Noda has remained actively engaged in showing his work, but there has rarely been an opportunity to survey his entire career, from the early period to the present. We hope that this exhibition will provide greater insight into how Noda has developed his artistic philosophy as well as shedding light on how his ideas are transformed into actual works. And in addition to tracing the trajectory of this outstanding artist’s career, we hope to encourage reflection on future directions in painting.]]></Description>
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  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2011/7F45-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2011/7F45-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>7.06481</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥1000, University Students ¥500, High School and under free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-18</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-04-02</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>47</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.661836</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.729619</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2011/7FE5" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2011/7FE5">
  <Name>&quot;sogno / dream: Sculpture Eiji Nitahara and the Next Generation&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/05C662FE">
    <Name>The Sato Museum of Art</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>31-10 Daikyocho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0015</Address>
    <Phone>03-3358-6021</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3358-6023</Fax>
    <Access>5 minutes walk from Sendagaya Station on the JR Sobu Line, 6 minutes walk from Shinanomachi Station on the JR Sobu Line, 4 minutes walk from Exit A3 at Kokuritsu-Kyogijo Station on the Oedo Line,</Access>
    <Area areaId="shinjuku">Shinjuku</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>17:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails>fridays closinghour 19:00</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Art Talk</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Features the work of Eita Nitahara and ten other younger sculptors continuing in his footsteps.]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2011/7FE5-30" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2011/7FE5-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2011/7FE5-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>1.38528</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥500, Students ¥300, Free for Junior High Students and Younger</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-13</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-04</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Closed on Mondays</ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>18</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.678372</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.718206</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2011/8E88" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2011/8E88">
  <Name>&quot;20th Anniversary&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/955E7A40">
    <Name>Takasaki Museum of Art</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>110-27 Yashima-cho, Takasaki-shi, Gunma-ken 370-0849</Address>
    <Phone>027-324-6125</Phone>
    <Fax>027-324-6126</Fax>
    <Access>3 minutes walk from West exit at JR Takasaki station.</Access>
    <Area areaId="other">Kanto: others</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>18:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails>fridays closinghour 20:00</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>On a Public Holiday Monday, the gallery is open but closed on the following Tuesday.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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, &quot;A Garden of Love (Rose)&quot; (1982) ©2011 Morgan Art Foundation, Ltd./ ARS, New York / SPDA, Tokyo]]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2011/8E88-30" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2011/8E88-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2011/8E88-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>1.21241</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥100, College and High School Students ¥80</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-08</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-30</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Closed on March 21st</ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>44</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>36.317464</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.013792</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2011/A40C" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2011/A40C">
  <Name>Hiroji Noda &quot;1984-2012&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/D6BF29B1">
    <Name>Galerie Tokyo Humanité</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>Showa bldg. B1F, 2-8-18 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0031</Address>
    <Phone>03-3562-1305</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3562-1306</Fax>
    <Access>8 minutes walk from JR Tokyo Station, 1 minute walk from Exit 6 Kyobashi Station.</Access>
    <Area areaId="nihonbashi">Kyobashi, Nihonbashi &amp; Kudanshita</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:30:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>18:30:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="1" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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 works that consistently explore the relationship between painting and its supports. This is Noda's first retrospective in Tokyo, showcasing box-shaped reliefs from the early 80s onwards and other similar works wrapped in bags and canvas.

[Image: Hiroji Noda, &quot;Work 201&quot; (1984) acrylic on hemp cloth, wood, panel 94.0 × 68.0 × 6.0cm]]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2011/A40C-30" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2011/A40C-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2011/A40C-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>5.38569</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-06</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-25</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>10</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.674072</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.774103</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2011/EE4D" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2011/EE4D">
  <Name>Mikio Tagusari &quot;Water and Wax&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/2F798183">
    <Name>Gallery Saoh &amp; Tomos</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>Watanabe Bldg. 1F/B1F, 1-3-1 Nihonbashi Honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0023</Address>
    <Phone>03-3271-6693</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3271-6693</Fax>
    <Access>3 minutes from Mitsukoshimae Station on the Ginza or Hanzomon Lines</Access>
    <Area areaId="nihonbashi">Kyobashi, Nihonbashi &amp; Kudanshita</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="1" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>Open on the last day of each event until 17:00 only.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Drawing</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Paintings and objects made from wax.

]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2011/EE4D-30" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2011/EE4D-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2011/EE4D-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>2.17172</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-01</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-15</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>0</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.682386</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.779203</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2011/F27B" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2011/F27B">
  <Name>&quot;The Splendor of the Khitan Dynasty&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/C621C7A4">
    <Name>Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>53-2 Yada, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka-ken 422-8002</Address>
    <Phone>054-263-5858</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>6 minutes by the Shizutetsu Bus from JR Kusanagi station, 15 minutes by taxi from Shizuoka station.</Access>
    <Area areaId="other">Kanto: others</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>17:30:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>On a Public Holiday Monday, the museum is open but closed on the following Tuesday. From May to September the museum closes at 20:00 on Saturdays.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>3D: Furniture</Media>
  <Media>3D: Fashion</Media>
  <Media>3D: Crafts</Media>
  <Media>3D: Ceramics</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Art Talk</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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, including beautifully decorated ornaments, glassworks and ceramics, including 50 items on public display for the first time.]]></Description>
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  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2011/F27B-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2011/F27B-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>0.483288</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥1200, University and High School Students and Seniors ¥600, Middle School Students and under Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2011-12-17</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-04</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Closed for New Year holiday: December 29 to January 1</ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>18</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>34.988569</Latitude>
  <Longitude>138.449331</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2011/F4EB" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2011/F4EB">
  <Name>Jean-Michel Othoniel &quot;My Way&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/2AAC1037">
    <Name>Hara Museum of Contemporary Art</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>4-7-25 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0001</Address>
    <Phone>03-3445-0651</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>5 minutes by taxi or 15 minutes on foot from JR Shinagawa station (Takanawa Exit); or from the same station, take the TAN No. 96 bus for Gotanda Station, get off at the first stop (Gotenyama), and walk for 3 minutes. Limited parking.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>17:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails>wednesdays closinghour 20:00</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>On a Public Holiday Monday, the museum is open but closed on the following Tuesday.On a Public Holiday Wednesday, the museum closes at 17:00.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>3D: Installation</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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 a private residence, is the artist's retrospective exhibition that was first launched at the Centre Pompidou in Paris where it proved to be one of the most popular shows in the history of the museum.

As one of France's most prominent contemporary artists, Jean-Michel Othoniel is known for his large-scale glass sculptures, such as the sculptural piece Le Kiosque des Noctambules (2000) which adorns the entrance of the Palais-Royal–Musée du Louvre metro station in the center of Paris. He has also held exhibitions at major museums around the world. In Japan, the artist installed a large outdoor sculpture entitled Kokoro (2009) at Hara Museum ARC, the Hara Museum's annex in Shibukawa, Gunma prefecture. This permanent installation, a unique heart-shaped work made of red-colored glass globes, now provides a warm welcome to every visitor to the museum.

The present exhibition showcases works spanning 25 years of the artist's career. Numbering some 60 pieces, they range from early works made with sulfur and beeswax to his most recent large-scale sculptures made with colorful Murano glass from Italy. The title of the exhibition is taken from the song made famous by Frank Sinatra, My Way, which is symbolic of a unique vision unswayed by popular trends.]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2011/F4EB-30" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2011/F4EB-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2011/F4EB-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>82.4552</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥1000, Students ¥700, School Kids ¥500, Free for Museum members &amp; also students through high school every Saturday during school terms.</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-07</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-11</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>25</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.617778</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.739222</Longitude>
 </Event>

 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2011/FF34" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2011/FF34">
  <Name>Shigeo Toya &quot;Memory of Caves&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/9AF05C00">
    <Name>The Vangi Sculpture Garden Museum</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>Higashino Clematis no Oka, 347-1 Sunto-gun, Nagaizumi-cho, Shizuoka 411-0931</Address>
    <Phone>055-989-8787</Phone>
    <Fax>055-989-8790</Fax>
    <Access>From JR Mishima Station, take the free shuttle bus from the north exit (25 min).</Access>
    <Area areaId="other">Kanto: others</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>17:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="1" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>From April to Augast, the museum opens until 18:00. From November to January, opens only until 16:30. On a Public Holiday Wednesday, the Museum is open, but closed on the following Thursday.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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 and cavities, evoke a palpable tension in the viewer. This exhibition showcases some of his recent works set against the striking underground and overground spaces of the museum.

[Image: Shigeo Toya (2006) photo: Shigeo Muto, courtesy of Shugoarts]]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2011/FF34-30" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2011/FF34-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2011/FF34-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>2.3125</Karma>
  <Price free="0">From April to October: Adults ¥1200, University and High School ¥800, Elementary and Junior High School ¥500 / From November to March: Adults ¥1000, University and High School ¥500, Elementary and Junior High School free(except special exhibition).</Price>
  <DateStart>2011-10-23</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-27</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Winter holidays: December 26th - January 5th</ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>41</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.167964</Latitude>
  <Longitude>138.878769</Longitude>
 </Event>

 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/0D50" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/0D50">
  <Name>Jin Akaki &quot;Things you see at night&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/9A46AF2A">
    <Name>Librairie 6</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>Le Soleil 302, 1-14-12 Ebisu-Minami, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0022</Address>
    <Phone>03-6452-3345</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>2 minutes walk from West exit of JR Ebisu Station.</Access>
    <Area areaId="ebisu_nakame_daikan">Nakameguro, Ebisu</Area>
    <OpeningHour>12:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="1" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[On display are 20 past oil paintings and two sculptures.

[Image: Jin Akaki &quot;Azuchi No. 164&quot; (2009)]]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/0D50-30" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/0D50-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/0D50-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>3.23838</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-15</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-11</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Until 18:00 on Sundays and holidays, closed on Monday and Tuesday </ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>25</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.641918</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.713037</Longitude>
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  <Name>&quot;Yorozu Neko Exhibition 7&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/543D0BD1">
    <Name>Flew Gallery</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>Shiraishi bldg. 1F, 1-22-29 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0022</Address>
    <Phone>03-5685-6840</Phone>
    <Fax>03-5685-6840</Fax>
    <Access>6 minutes walk from exit 1 at Sendagi Station on the Chiyoda line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="ueno_yanaka">Ueno, Yanaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>12:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>Depends on each event.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[This is an exhibition for cat-lovers.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="0"></Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-17</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-29</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>14</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.721461</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.762622</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/1BC8" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/1BC8">
  <Name>Mitsukuni Takimoto &quot;What is to curve, what is to be curved&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/0AC15B15">
    <Name>Tokyo Gallery + BTAP</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>8-10-5 7F Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061</Address>
    <Phone>03-3571-1808</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3571-7689</Fax>
    <Access>5 minutes walk from Shinbashi Station.</Access>
    <Area areaId="ginza_marunouchi">Ginza, Shimbashi</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="1" />
    <ScheduleDetails>saturdays closinghour 17:00</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Art Party</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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, showcasing a selection of pieces that include sculptures from his Water and Cloud series, which he has been working on since the late 1990s, as well as a number of his most recent works.

At a time when the term “contemporary art” has become commonplace, the name of Takimoto’s occupation – wood sculptor – seems to have a somewhat nostalgic ring to it. Although contemporary art tends to emphasize the concept behind the work, wood sculpture privileges material and technique above all else. Techniques that the body of the artist has acquired and absorbed sculpt the wood, bestowing form on it. Out of this, a shape emerges, conveying the entirety of this process to the viewer. Why, then, do we feel a certain nostalgia when we experience this sequence of events?

During a previous solo exhibition held in 2002, Takimoto said of his work: 

This work called “Waterfall”, in which I attempt to depict water by carving a block of wood, has absolutely no reality to it. The act of creating a waterfall consists in straying from its actual form. When I make a “waterfall”, what I am really doing is recreating the atmosphere that surrounds it – or at least trying to do so. It’s the same with how I go about making my sculptures. The first step is to create the part that represents the sky. In a certain sense, once that first component is in place, I can start by creating a form out of nothingness...

All art finally attains some form or other as the result of a creative act. Surrounded by countless things that we simply overlook or pass over, however, we tend to forget that the form of an object derives from an act of creation.

To put it another way, our modern information-oriented society allows us to come into contact with an entire panoply of cultural idioms and expressions, whether in the realm of fine art or otherwise: both old and new, from every single culture that has ever existed all over the world, in a form that is instantly obvious and readily comprehensible. This state of affairs, however, also means that we can no longer return to a time when artistic creation was guided by the act and process of form-making. The medium that Takimoto has chosen to devote his artistic career to has long been associated with divine spirits, deities and Buddhist iconography in the context of Japanese history. In Japan, the materials that have been cultivated and nurtured by the country’s natural, vernacular environment and history have always been inseparably tied to the artists and craftsmen who draw on these materials for their work.

What does it mean to sculpt, to create something out of nothing? What materials should the sculptor use? Which tools and techniques should he turn to in order to impart a shape and form to his creations?
As varieties of artistic expression continue to multiply, the processes related to the act of actually making something are neglected, yielding works that have lost their “feel” and sense of texture. This, then, is perhaps what remains to be done in our age – to discover how we can recover a certain sacred or divine texture that used to be embodied by the shape and form of an artwork.

Opening Talk
January 21 (Sat) 15:00-16:00
“What is to create, what is to be created”
Mitsukuni Takimoto×Takeshi Hayashi (Stone sculptor, Associate Professor, Department of Sculpture, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts)]]></Description>
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  <Karma>3.86124</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-21</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-25</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
 <Party type="1" date="2012-01-21" start="16:00:00" end="">Opening Reception</Party>
 <DaysBeforeEnd>10</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.664592</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.765631</Longitude>
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  <Name>G-tokyo 2012</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/860F8FA2">
    <Name>Mori Arts Center Gallery</Name>
    <Type>Event Space</Type>
    <Address>Roppongi Hills Mori Tower (52F), 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-6150</Address>
    <Phone>03-5777-8600</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>To Roppongi Hills, 10 minutes walk from Roppongi station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya line, 4 minutes walk from Roppongi station on the Toei Oedo line, 5 minutes walk from Azabu Juban station on the Toei Oedo line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>20:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>Depends on each event.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>Screen: Video installation</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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 especially for presentation at G-tokyo; booths consist of solo exhibitions along with thoughtfully curated group shows.

Rather than expand in size, in deference to the exclusive presentation of the highest quality works of contemporary art, G-tokyo has continued to deliberately limit the number of exhibiting galleries and is anticipating this, the fair's third year, to be the most exciting and refined to date.

Special feature: G-tokyo / α Exhibition
The acquisition of art is the quintessential art fair experience. The G-tokyo /α Exhibition has been designed to help a wider audience enjoy the pleasure of purchasing art and the joy of owning it, and thus will feature works available at an accessible price and size with a focus on new pieces  by emerging artists selected by top galleries; some of the brightest stars of today’s contemporary art scene.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>148.966</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥1100, Students ¥900, Junior High School Students and under ¥500</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-25</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-26</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Opening Hours: 11:00-21:00 (February 25), 11:00-20:00 (February 26)</ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>11</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.657036</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.7325</Longitude>
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  <Name>This Week at Yokohama Civic Art Gallery</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/4E4F725D">
    <Name>Yokohama Civic Art Gallery</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>1-1 Bandaicho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 231-0031</Address>
    <Phone>045-224-7920</Phone>
    <Fax>045-224-7928</Fax>
    <Access>Just in front of the South Exit of Kannai station.</Access>
    <Area areaId="kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>18:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
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  <Media>2D: Graphics</Media>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>2D: Calligraphy</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Features painting, sculpture, design, ceramics, calligraphy and prints.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-19</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-24</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>9</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.439586</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.639631</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/2D89" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/2D89">
  <Name>&quot;Light and Shadow of Latin American Colonial Period&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/16F64A49">
    <Name>Promo Arte Latin American Gallery</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>Galeria 2F, 5-51-3 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001</Address>
    <Phone>03-3400-1995</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3400-9526</Fax>
    <Access>5 minutes walk from Omotesando subway Station Exit B4</Access>
    <Area areaId="aoyama_omotesando">Omotesando, Aoyama</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="1" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>2D: Drawing</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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 19th to 31st / at PROMO-ARTE Gallery All 2nd Floor
Feb 2nd to 28th / at PROMO-ARTE Gallery Art Lobby 2nd Floor]]></Description>
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  <Karma>4.48052</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-19</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-28</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Closed on February 1</ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>13</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.659886</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.712464</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/2E2F" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/2E2F">
  <Name>Nozomu Uchida Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/F069DA64">
    <Name>Gallery Q</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>Kusumoto 17th Bldg. 3F, 1-14-12 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061</Address>
    <Phone>03-3535-2524</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3535-2524</Fax>
    <Access>2 minutes walk from Ginza Itchome Station on the Yurakucho Line, 6 minutes walk from Kyobashi Station on the Ginza Line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="ginza_marunouchi">Ginza, Shimbashi</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>Last day until 17:00 only.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>3D: Crafts</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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 can be used to give those techniques to creatures who do not originally possess them.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>2.44048</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-13</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-25</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
 <Party type="1" date="2012-02-13" start="18:00:00" end="">Opening Reception</Party>
 <DaysBeforeEnd>10</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.669853</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.772692</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/31AE" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/31AE">
  <Name>Akihiko Matsuzaki Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/47C33F1C">
    <Name>Soh Gallery</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>2-14-35 Midoricho, Koganei-shi, Tokyo 184-0003</Address>
    <Phone>042-382-5338</Phone>
    <Fax>042-382-5589</Fax>
    <Access>15 minutes walk from the North exit of JR Higashikoganei station, 3 minutes walk from Hosei University stop by CoCo bus from Higoshikoganei station</Access>
    <Area areaId="musashino_tama">Musashino, Tama</Area>
    <OpeningHour>13:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="1" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>Depends on each event.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-05</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-26</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Open only on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and until 17:00 on Sundays</ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>11</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.707111</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.523117</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/34FE" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/34FE">
  <Name>Toshitaka Senuma Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/4E16793F">
    <Name>Galerie Sol</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>2nd Kamata Bldg. B1, 6-10-10, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061</Address>
    <Phone>03-5537-6960</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>2 minutes walk from Ginza Station.</Access>
    <Area areaId="ginza_marunouchi">Ginza, Shimbashi</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Photography</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>3D: Installation</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/resources/images/nopic" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/resources/images/nopic_80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/resources/images/nopic_170" width="170" />
  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-20</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-25</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>10</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.666069</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.766889</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/3C64" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/3C64">
  <Name>This Week at Yokohama Civic Art Gallery	</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/4E4F725D">
    <Name>Yokohama Civic Art Gallery</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>1-1 Bandaicho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 231-0031</Address>
    <Phone>045-224-7920</Phone>
    <Fax>045-224-7928</Fax>
    <Access>Just in front of the South Exit of Kannai station.</Access>
    <Area areaId="kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>18:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>3D: Crafts</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Paintings, prints, calligraphy and more.]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/resources/images/nopic" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/resources/images/nopic_80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/resources/images/nopic_170" width="170" />
  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-19</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-24</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>9</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.439586</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.639631</Longitude>
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  <Name>&quot;Feast of Female Beauty&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/2AFC4DAA">
    <Name>Ikeda Museum of 20th Century Art</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>614 Totari, Ito-shi, Shizuoka-ken 414-0052</Address>
    <Phone>0557-45-2211</Phone>
    <Fax>0557-45-2212</Fax>
    <Access>From JR Ito station, take the Tokai bus#6 to Ikedabijutukanmae.</Access>
    <Area areaId="other">Kanto: others</Area>
    <OpeningHour>09:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>17:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="1" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>On a Public Holiday Wednesday, the gallery is open but closed on the following Thursday.</ScheduleNote>
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  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥900, University and High School Students ¥700, Elementary and Junior High School Students ¥500</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-12</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-13</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>27</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>34.918239</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.108583</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/409A" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/409A">
  <Name>&quot;Namiken VI&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/C4C59BF3">
    <Name>Shinseido</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>5-4-30, Minami Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo 107-0062</Address>
    <Phone>03-3498-8383</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3499-9960</Fax>
    <Access>7 minutes walk from exit B1 at Omote-sando Station on Ginza line, Hanzomon and Chiyoda lines.</Access>
    <Area areaId="aoyama_omotesando">Omotesando, Aoyama</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>18:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="1" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>Open on the last day of each event until 17:00 only.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>2D: Prints</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Features the work of first and second year students of the research lab by Chinami Nakajima across multiple genre.]]></Description>
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  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/409A-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/409A-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>3.91304</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-08</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-24</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>9</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.658633</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.717444</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/4392" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/4392">
  <Name>Aya Murata Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/079C21E1">
    <Name>INAX Gallery 1 &amp; 2</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>INAX Ginza 2F, 3-6-18 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0031</Address>
    <Phone>03-5250-6530</Phone>
    <Fax>03-5250-6549</Fax>
    <Access>1 minutes walk from Kyobashi Station, 3 minutes walk from Ginza-1-chome or Takaramachi Station, 7 minutes walk from JR Yurakucho Station.</Access>
    <Area areaId="nihonbashi">Kyobashi, Nihonbashi &amp; Kudanshita</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>18:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="1" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>3D: Ceramics</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Art Talk</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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 shown in Taiwan, as well as other new pieces.

[Image: Aya Murata (2011) Photo: Chiu Te-hsin]]]></Description>
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  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/4392-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>1.67472</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-07</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-01</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>15</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.672083</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.772814</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/44AF" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/44AF">
  <Name>This Week at Showcase Gallery</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/094E4C73">
    <Name>Showcase Megumi Ogita Gallery</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>5-4-14-4F Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061</Address>
    <Phone>03-3571-9700</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3248-3405</Fax>
    <Access>2 minutes walk from exit B10 at Ginza Station on the Hibiya, Ginza, Marunouchi lines.</Access>
    <Area areaId="ginza_marunouchi">Ginza, Shimbashi</Area>
    <OpeningHour>12:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/44AF-30" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/44AF-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/44AF-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-14</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-25</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>10</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.668292</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.766106</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/4521" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/4521">
  <Name>Daisuke Kiyomiya &quot;Primitive Line&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/9ADCD068">
    <Name>Diginner Gallery Workshop</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>1-11-2 Jiyugaoka, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-0035</Address>
    <Phone>03-6421-1517</Phone>
    <Fax>03-6421-1517</Fax>
    <Access>1 minute walk from Jiyugaoka Station on the Toyoko and Oimachi lines.</Access>
    <Area areaId="ebisu_nakame_daikan">Nakameguro, Ebisu</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>Open on the last day of each event until 17:00 only.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Art Party</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Daisuke Kiyomiya works with staunchly analog techniques in order to create art that invites the viewer to appreciate the &quot;sentiment&quot; and &quot;intuition&quot; that lies within.]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/4521-30" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/4521-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/4521-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>2.04545</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-10</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-26</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Exhibition Hours: 12:00-20:00</ScheduleNote>
 <Party type="1" date="2012-02-10" start="18:00:00" end="20:00:00">Opening Reception</Party>
 <DaysBeforeEnd>11</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.605091</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.672731</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/4555" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/4555">
  <Name>Shelter Serra + Ivory Serra &quot;Endless Time&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/73B7971D">
    <Name>B Gallery</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>6F Beams Japan, 3-32-6, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022</Address>
    <Phone>03-5368-7309</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>5 minutes walk from the South Exit of JR Shinjuku Station.</Access>
    <Area areaId="shinjuku">Shinjuku</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>20:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>Irregular holidays.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Photography</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Art Party</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Art Talk</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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 portraits of artists with whom the brothers have had a particular close relationship, such as Mark Gonzales and Barry McGee.

Talk: March 4th (Sun) 15:00-16:30
with guests Shinji Nomura (director of Cystem Gallery) and Yosuke Fujiki (B Gallery)
Reservations: 03-5368-7309]]></Description>
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  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/4555-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/4555-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-18</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-13</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
 <Party type="1" date="2012-02-18" start="18:00:00" end="20:00:00">Opening Reception</Party>
 <DaysBeforeEnd>27</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.686992</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.707233</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/4740" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/4740">
  <Name>Tomomi Watanabe Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/4E16793F">
    <Name>Galerie Sol</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>2nd Kamata Bldg. B1, 6-10-10, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061</Address>
    <Phone>03-5537-6960</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>2 minutes walk from Ginza Station.</Access>
    <Area areaId="ginza_marunouchi">Ginza, Shimbashi</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>2D: Drawing</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/resources/images/nopic" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/resources/images/nopic_80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/resources/images/nopic_170" width="170" />
  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-13</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-18</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>3</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.666069</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.766889</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/4D89" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/4D89">
  <Name>Ryohei Usui &quot;PET (Portrait of Encountered Things)&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/72BC4AC2">
    <Name>SNAC</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>Watanabe Bldg. 1F, 2-12-6 Miyoshi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0022</Address>
    <Phone>03-6458-8225</Phone>
    <Fax>03-6458-8226</Fax>
    <Access>2 minutes walk from exit B2 at Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Station on the Hanzomon and Toei Oedo lines.</Access>
    <Area areaId="koto_odaiba">Kiyosumi, Odaiba</Area>
    <OpeningHour>12:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>20:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="1" />
    <ScheduleDetails>saturdays openinghour 11:00, sundays openinghour 11:00, saturdays closinghour 19:00, sundays closinghour 19:00</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Art Party</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Features sculptures made up of glass created in the shape of everyday plastic containers, playing with the appearance of crafts and lifestyle products.]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/4D89-30" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/4D89-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/4D89-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>11.3799</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-28</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-11</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Saturdays and Sundays: 11:00-19:00. Exhibits cannot be viewed 2/27-3/5 </ScheduleNote>
 <Party type="1" date="2012-01-28" start="18:00:00" end="20:00:00">Opening Reception</Party>
 <DaysBeforeEnd>25</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.677628</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.804931</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/518E" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/518E">
  <Name>Atsuko Tanaka &quot;The Art of Connecting&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/4A4AABB8">
    <Name>Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>Metropolitan Kiba Park, 4-1-1 Miyoshi, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-0022</Address>
    <Phone>03-5245-4111</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>11 minutes walk from Exit B2 at Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Station on the Hanzomon Line; 14 minutes walk from Exit 3 of Kiba Station on the Tozai Line</Access>
    <Area areaId="koto_odaiba">Kiyosumi, Odaiba</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>18:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>Open on a Public Holiday Monday, but closed on the following Tuesday. Closed around the end of year celebrations (12/28~1/4)</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Art Talk</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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 members of the postwar avant-garde artist group, the Gutai Art Association. Exhibits will include ‘Work (Bell)’ (1955), in which sound races around the exhibition space, the ‘Electric Dress’ (1956) that she wore for several performances, and numerous paintings, collages and video records, presenting an overview of the pioneering activities of this artist who combined performance with the plastic arts over a period of fifty years.

See website for more details on related talks, screenings, and performances.

[Image: Atsuko Tanaka, &quot;Electric Dress&quot; (1956, recreated in 1986) courtesy of Takamatsu City Museum of Art]]]></Description>
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  <Karma>28.9</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥1000, College Students &amp; Adults over 65 ¥800, High School &amp; Junior High School Students ¥500, Free for younger</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-04</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-05-06</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Open on April 30th, closed on May 1st</ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>81</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.676344</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.810483</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/6188" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/6188">
  <Name>Keiko Yamada Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/47C33F1C">
    <Name>Soh Gallery</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>2-14-35 Midoricho, Koganei-shi, Tokyo 184-0003</Address>
    <Phone>042-382-5338</Phone>
    <Fax>042-382-5589</Fax>
    <Access>15 minutes walk from the North exit of JR Higashikoganei station, 3 minutes walk from Hosei University stop by CoCo bus from Higoshikoganei station</Access>
    <Area areaId="musashino_tama">Musashino, Tama</Area>
    <OpeningHour>13:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="1" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>Depends on each event.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[The artist makes sculptures out of iron, making work always aware of how a space changes.]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/6188-30" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/6188-80" width="80" />
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  <Karma>1.73913</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-04</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-25</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Until 17:00 on Sundays</ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>10</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.707111</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.523117</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/7CC3" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/7CC3">
  <Name>Maria Murayama &quot;Melt Away&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/1D5C57EB">
    <Name>Gallery K</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>Kyobashi Point Bldg. 4F 3-9-7 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0031</Address>
    <Phone>03-3563-4578</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3563-4578</Fax>
    <Access>2 minutes walk from Takaracho Station on the Asakusa Line, 4 minutes walk from Kyobashi Station on the Ginza line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="nihonbashi">Kyobashi, Nihonbashi &amp; Kudanshita</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>Last day until 17:00 only.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/7CC3-30" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/7CC3-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/7CC3-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-13</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-18</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Opening Hours: 11:30-19:00</ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>3</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.671572</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.774253</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/8769" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/8769">
  <Name>&quot;Ryugu is Over!!&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/4571494B">
    <Name>Ryugu Bijutsu Ryokan</Name>
    <Type>Event Space</Type>
    <Address>1-53-2 Nakaku Hinodecho, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa </Address>
    <Phone></Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>1 minute walk from Hinodecho Station on the Keikyu line, 4 minutes walk from the North exit of Isezaki-Choja Station on the Yokohama City Blue line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>21:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>Depends on each event.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>Screen: Video installation</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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 premises to stage a final exhibition.

See website for more details on related events and performances.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>6.03894</Karma>
  <Price free="0">¥500, free entry throughout exhibition period</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-17</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-18</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Open Friday through Monday 13:00-21:00</ScheduleNote>
 <Party type="1" date="2012-02-18" start="19:00:00" end="21:00:00">Opening Reception</Party>
 <DaysBeforeEnd>32</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.441884</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.630705</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/A180" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/A180">
  <Name>Satoru Takada &quot;2010-2012: Towards Silence&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/F3F7A9C7">
    <Name>Metal Art Museum Hikarinotani</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>2465 Yoshitaka, Inba-mura, Inba-gun, Chiba-ken 270-1603</Address>
    <Phone>0476-98-3151</Phone>
    <Fax>0476-98-3156</Fax>
    <Access>From Inba-Nihon-Idai Station on the Hokusou kodan line, take the bus to Bijutsukan-mae.</Access>
    <Area areaId="other">Kanto: others</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>18:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>From October to March, the museum opens only until 17:00.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/A180-30" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/A180-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/A180-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥500, Under Junior High School ¥300</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-06</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-11</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Closed from February 6th-10th for installation</ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>25</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.787289</Latitude>
  <Longitude>140.248203</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/ABA2" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/ABA2">
  <Name>Ay-O &quot;Over the Rainbow Once More&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/4A4AABB8">
    <Name>Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>Metropolitan Kiba Park, 4-1-1 Miyoshi, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-0022</Address>
    <Phone>03-5245-4111</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>11 minutes walk from Exit B2 at Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Station on the Hanzomon Line; 14 minutes walk from Exit 3 of Kiba Station on the Tozai Line</Access>
    <Area areaId="koto_odaiba">Kiyosumi, Odaiba</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>18:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>Open on a Public Holiday Monday, but closed on the following Tuesday. Closed around the end of year celebrations (12/28~1/4)</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Performance Art</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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 artist group, Fluxus, using everyday actions or objects as his material to produce a form of art that could be experienced physically through smell, touch and the other senses. This exhibition will present a large-scale, participatory installation and a new painting, 30 meters in length, as well as oil paintings, prints, and performance records or re-creations, tracing the course of his career.

Performance by the artist scheduled for late March. See website for details and updates.

[Image: Ay-O “My 192 (Ikkuni) Friends” (2011)]]]></Description>
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  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/ABA2-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>21.5212</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥1100, College Students &amp; Adults over 65 ¥850, High School &amp; Junior High School Students ¥550, Free for Elementary School Students and under</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-04</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-05-06</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Open on April 30th, closed on May 1st</ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>81</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.676344</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.810483</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/B341" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/B341">
  <Name>&quot;Moving Commemoration&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/B9C42795">
    <Name>Gallery Nii, Tokyo</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>Ginza Katagiri Bldg. 5F, 1-13-4 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061</Address>
    <Phone>03-6228-7872</Phone>
    <Fax>03-6228-7873</Fax>
    <Access>2 minutes walk from exit 10 at Ginza-Icchome Station on the Yurakucho line, 2 minutes walk from exit A4 at Takaracho Station on the Toei-Asakusa line, 3 minutes walk from exit 2 at Kyobashi Station on the Ginza line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="ginza_marunouchi">Ginza, Shimbashi</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="1" />
    <ScheduleDetails>saturdays closinghour 18:00</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>2D: Photography</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[First exhibition at a new gallery space.

[Image: Natsuki Tanigawa, &quot;Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier from Icefields Parkway&quot; (2011) Oil on canvas, F30]]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/B341-30" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/B341-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/B341-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>4.10774</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-23</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-24</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>9</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.670529</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.772986</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/B5BA" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/B5BA">
  <Name>&quot;Science &amp; Praying&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/330955FD">
    <Name>Space Yui</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>Hayakawa Bldg. 1F, 3-4-11 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062</Address>
    <Phone>03-3479-5889</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3479-1913</Fax>
    <Access>8 minutes walk from Gaienmae subway station, 10 minutes walk from Omotesando subway station</Access>
    <Area areaId="aoyama_omotesando">Omotesando, Aoyama</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>Open on the last day of each event until 17:00 only.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>3D: Installation</Media>
  <Media>3D: Ceramics</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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, ceramics, and more.]]></Description>
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  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/B5BA-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/B5BA-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>7.30769</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-13</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-22</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>7</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.663553</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.720394</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/B5CB" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/B5CB">
  <Name>15th Taro Okamoto Contemporary Art Award Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/80FAFA72">
    <Name>Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, Kawasaki</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>7-1-5 Masukata, Tama-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 214-0032</Address>
    <Phone>044-900-9898</Phone>
    <Fax>044-900-9966</Fax>
    <Access>17 minutes walk from the South exit of Mukogaokayuen station on Odakyu line, or take the taxi to the &quot;Ikutaryokuchi-iriguchi&quot; and walk 5 minutes.</Access>
    <Area areaId="musashino_tama">Musashino, Tama</Area>
    <OpeningHour>09:30:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>17:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>On a Public Holiday Monday, the museum is open but closed on the following Tuesday.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[On display are works by 24 artists selected from among 797 entries submitted to the 15th edition of this award.]]></Description>
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  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/B5CB-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/B5CB-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>5.12952</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥600, Students/65 and over ¥400, Free for Junior High Students or younger</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-04</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-04-08</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Closed on March 21st </ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>53</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.604522</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.560886</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/BDCB" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/BDCB">
  <Name>&quot;What is it to be Human&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/24D1732B">
    <Name>Gallery Kingyo</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>2-49-10 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0022</Address>
    <Phone>050-7573-7890</Phone>
    <Fax>03-5815-7814</Fax>
    <Access>7 minutes walk from Sendagi station on the Chiyoda line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="ueno_yanaka">Ueno, Yanaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>12:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/BDCB-30" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/BDCB-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/BDCB-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-18</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-26</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>11</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.718297</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.766447</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/CA70" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/CA70">
  <Name>“Cosmic Travelers - Toward the Unknown” Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/D5301380">
    <Name>Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>7F, 5-7-5 Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0001</Address>
    <Phone>03-5766-1094</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>4 minutes walk from Exit A1 at Omotesando Station on the Ginza, Chiyoda and Hanzomon lines.</Access>
    <Area areaId="aoyama_omotesando">Omotesando, Aoyama</Area>
    <OpeningHour>12:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>20:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>Irregular holidays</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Drawing</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>3D: Installation</Media>
  <Media>Screen: Video installation</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Media Arts</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Performance Art</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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 and attests its desire to acknowledge the long-standing relationship between Louis Vuitton and Japan. Within an artistic and institutional landscape paying an increasing attention to young artists, Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo wishes to present a dissonant but complementary point of view. Around the historically grounded figure of Noriyuki Haraguchi, who firmly embodies the links between Western and Japanese avant-gardes, Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo will present artists from two different generations, representing various trends and media.

The word “cosmic” means many things. While the most universal meaning for the word relates to our universe referencing outer space, its connotations are manifold; it can mean limitlessness, infinity, liberal and unifying. As a metaphor, “cosmic” is a state of being with expansive associations, and when combined with the word “travelers,” it becomes a journey of the mind and body involving the senses, intuition, emotions and thoughts. It is in this sense that we are all cosmic travelers moving through space and time searching for truth and the meaning of life.

The five artists selected for the exhibition - Noriyuki Haraguchi, Ataru Sato, Tomoko Shioyasu, Masakatsu Takagi and Go Watanabe - are all forerunners in exploring the multitudes of cosmic aspects in their creative processes. In conceiving new works for the light filled space of Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo, the artists have inevitably incorporated this predominant feature into their works, but each on their own terms. Just as light is the source of all life and the underlining principal for creation, so too, here, it is the unifying element between the artworks presented.

Haraguchi is known for his use of discarded or no-longer functional industrial materials to make simple geometrical structures that reveal a hidden relationship between space and materials in a way that challenges our perception of reality. He has created site-specific works since the Seventies, and for this exhibition, he presents “Triad”, which consists of the three deeply related pieces including an aluminum container with a black liquid filled to the rim. The lacquer-like surface reflects the surrounding space with stunning clarity paradoxically disclosing its overwhelming solidity as an illusion. Interacting with the immense structure of the space, where the polarities of light and shadow are unified, this work transforms the space into a charged field of exquisitely balanced and composed forms.

Sato sensed sacredness from the exhibition space where the abundant natural light continuously streams through the glasses, and he created a portrait of a god entitled “Sign”. His provocative and diabolic visions are composed of convoluted amalgamations of deformed, fragmented body parts, internal organs and bodies cut wide open, unknown creatures, faces of people, animals and bugs. What might be called “trans-surrealistic, micro-maniac” portrait invites us past the surface into the vast stretches of a deep mysterious world within. Sato will also create his work with the universe as its theme in a live performance over several sessions.

Shioyasu makes exquisitely detailed paper-cuttings that transform the traditional decorative medium of Kiri-e into a dynamic harmony of patterns emulating natural elements such as water droplets, bubbles and cells. A large piece of paper work, eight meters in length and two meters in width, floats in the exhibition space just as its title “Flowing Sky” refers. Her other piece, “Bubbles”, a three-dimensional collage of round shapes made with pierced holes in synthetic paper, floats freely in an acrylic case. Astoundingly subtle interplays of light and shadow literally create and quietly amplify, through intricately cut patterns, a sense of harmony and interconnectedness between the visible and the invisible.

Watanabe creates new worlds in landscapes with animated surfaces. He crafts images with a variety of digital techniques, taking everyday objects from interior spaces as well as landscapes for his motifs, paring them down to their essential components and giving autonomy and freedom of movement to their surfaces. For this exhibition, he presents “one landscape, a journey”, an animated landscape composed of everyday cups and bowls stacked in a kitchen sink that is based on the panoramic landscape seen through the glass walls of the exhibition space. Suggesting a world in constant motion, Watanabe’s work reveals the origins of the word animation, the imparting of anima or soul to inorganic objects. The way he gives motion to the objects encourages us to consider the possibility of another dimension of reality in which all things are alive and conscious.

Multi-media artist Takagi’s work offers multi-dimensional adventures in virtual dreamscape through free association. It is a “moving painting” that brings forth a delightful feeling of riding on the oceanic waves of constantly changing color and form. For this exhibition, Takagi presents a visionary landscape that simulates the energy and radiance of the sun in which elements of fluid color and form merge and coalesce to form a larger whole, eventually creating a symphony of energy that transforms our inner vision.

All five of these artists are Cosmic Travelers in every possible sense of the term as the configuration of the exhibition mimics the vortex of cosmic energy already moving within the space. Walking through this exhibition literally becomes a journey from the darkness into the light offering a dynamic rhythm to the overall experience, in which visitors will be provided different traveling experiences every time they visit the exhibition.

Curator: Midori Nishizawa

[Image: ©Louis Vuitton / Jérémie Souteyrat, Courtesy of Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo]]]></Description>
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  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/CA70-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>79.0299</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-21</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-05-06</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Open everyday during exhibition period. Closed on Feb 6th.</ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>81</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.663183</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.712326</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/DBE7" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/DBE7">
  <Name>Masayuki Wada Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/73CED03F">
    <Name>Gallery Gen</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>Ginza1 Bldg. 3F, 1-10-19 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061</Address>
    <Phone>03-3561-6869</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3561-6869</Fax>
    <Access>5 minutes walk from Kyobashi subway station, 3 minutes walk from Ginza-1-Chome subway station, 5 minutes walk from Ginza subway station</Access>
    <Area areaId="ginza_marunouchi">Ginza, Shimbashi</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:30:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/DBE7-30" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/DBE7-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/DBE7-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-06</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-18</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>3</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.670789</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.772631</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/DF21" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/DF21">
  <Name>&quot;Two Hundred Selected Masterpieces from the Palace Museum, Beijing&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/1DC8EF86">
    <Name>Tokyo National Museum</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>13-9 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8712</Address>
    <Phone>03-5777-8600</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>10 minutes walk from Ueno or Uguisudani Station on the JR Yamanote Line, 15 minutes walk from Ueno Station on the Ginza or Hibiya Lines or 15 minutes walk from Keisei Ueno Station on the Keisei Line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="ueno_yanaka">Ueno, Yanaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>09:30:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>17:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>Closing hour might changed depending on season. On a Public Holiday Monday, the museum is open, but closed on the following Tuesday.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>2D: Calligraphy</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>3D: Product</Media>
  <Media>3D: Crafts</Media>
  <Media>3D: Ceramics</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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 site of the Palace Museum, Beijing, was formerly the residence of 24 Chinese emperors from the Ming-dynasty Emperor Yongle to the Qing-dynasty Emperor Puyi. In addition to its own glorious architecture, it houses a collection of more than 1.8 million artifacts.

This magnificent exhibition consists of a selection of 200 masterpieces from that collection and is split into two sections. The first section features the simultaneous display of 41 Song- and Yuan-dynasty calligraphic works and paintings not previously shown outside the palace (some works for a limited period), as well as masterpieces of court and literati paintings, must-see works by three of the best calligraphers of the Song period, and masterworks of calligraphy by Yuan-period literati. Boasting a tremendous array of fabulous bronzes, jades and other artifacts, this lineup can be described as a defining exhibition of the Palace Museum. The second section centers around four portraits of Emperor Qianlong, whose reign marked the Qing dynasty’s golden period. This section seeks to understand the abundance of world views held in the Qing dynasty. There is also an area that attempts to recreate, using existing artworks, a portrait of Emperor Qianlong in which he is depicted surrounded by various masterpieces.]]></Description>
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  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/DF21-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>10.7119</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥1500, University ¥1200, High School Students ¥900, Junior High School Students and under Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-02</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-19</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>4</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.715664</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.779694</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/E265" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/E265">
  <Name>&quot;The Threads that Bind Us&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/B60BDF95">
    <Name>Tokyo University of the Arts, Ueno Campus</Name>
    <Type>University</Type>
    <Address>12-8 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 110-8714</Address>
    <Phone></Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>10 minutes walk from Ueno Station on the JR Yamanote line or Nezu Station on the Chiyoda Line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="ueno_yanaka">Ueno, Yanaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>00:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>00:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>Depends on each event.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>3D: Installation</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Works by 19 first-year students at Tokyo University of the Arts inspired by the theme of human connections.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>24.4444</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-13</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-17</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Exhibition Hours: 9:00-19:30</ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>2</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.717353</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.775972</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/E4AD" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/E4AD">
  <Name>Kazuhiko Tanaka Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/165617CA">
    <Name>Gallery Kabutoya</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>Izumo Bldg. 8F, 8-8-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061</Address>
    <Phone>03-3571-6331</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3289-4820</Fax>
    <Access>5 minutes walk from exit 3 at JR Shimbashi Station.</Access>
    <Area areaId="ginza_marunouchi">Ginza, Shimbashi</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>18:30:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>Last day until 18:00 only.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[On display are human figures made out of clay mixed with stone dust, and then painted with acrylic and watercolor.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-15</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-25</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Open from 10:30 </ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>10</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.6654</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.764883</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/F532" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/F532">
  <Name>Gallery 5th Anniversary Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/970A6C43">
    <Name>Gallery Kuu</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>3-9-7 Higashi-ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0015</Address>
    <Phone>03-3831-3404</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3831-3404</Fax>
    <Access>4 minutes walk from Inaricho Station on the Ginza Line, 7 minutes walk from Ueno Station on the JR Yamanote, Ginza and the Hibiya Lines.</Access>
    <Area areaId="ueno_yanaka">Ueno, Yanaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>2D: Prints</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[]]></Description>
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  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/F532-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-07</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-19</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Open Daily</ScheduleNote>
 <Party type="1" date="2012-02-11" start="17:00:00" end="19:00:00">Opening Reception</Party>
 <DaysBeforeEnd>4</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.707031</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.783289</Longitude>
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  <Name>Toyomi Yamazaki Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/7EE9AB0D">
    <Name>Nabis Gallery</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>Ginza First Bldg. 3F, 1-5-2 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061</Address>
    <Phone>03-3561-3544</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3561-3544</Fax>
    <Access>5 minutes walk from Kyobashi subway station, 5 minutes walk from JR Yurakucho station, 5 minutes walk from Ginza-1-Chome subway station。</Access>
    <Area areaId="ginza_marunouchi">Ginza, Shimbashi</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:30:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails>saturdays closinghour 17:00</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>closed on Sundays and Holidays during exhibitions</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Features new sculptures by the artist known for his graphite and glue work.

[Image: Toyomi Yamazaki  (2010)]]]></Description>
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  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-06</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-18</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>3</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.671778</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.770697</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/F64A" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/F64A">
  <Name>&quot;Jomon&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/5AEA384F">
    <Name>Gallery Cocon</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>2-32-7 Kamiikedai, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 145-0064</Address>
    <Phone>03-3727-2136</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>2 minutes walk from Senzokuike Station on the Tokyu Ikegami line. </Access>
    <Area areaId="shibuya_setagaya">Shibuya, Setagaya</Area>
    <OpeningHour>00:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>00:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>3D: Crafts</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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 the second storey will be devoted to a solo show by Cecile Andrieu.

Gallery talk: February 19th, 25th 16:00-]]></Description>
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  <Karma>2.57081</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-27</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-26</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Exhibition Hours: 14:00-18:00, Opens on Friday, Saturday and Sunday</ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>11</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.596063</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.694979</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/F67F" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/F67F">
  <Name>Akira Shimizu + Tatsumi Yoshino Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/25A28FDD">
    <Name>Museum of Modern Art, Saitama</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>9-30-1 Tokiwa, Urawa-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 330-0061</Address>
    <Phone>048-824-0111</Phone>
    <Fax>048-824-0119</Fax>
    <Access>3 minutes walk from the West exit at Kita-Urawa Station on JR Keihin Tohoku Line. The museum is situated in the Kita-Urawa Park.</Access>
    <Area areaId="other">Kanto: others</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>17:30:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails>residents of a prefecture</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>On a Public Holiday Monday, the museum is open. Also during the year change period【12/27-1/3】and maintenance day is open as well. </ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>2D: Drawing</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>3D: Installation</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Art Talk</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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 Butoh dancer Hijikata Tatsumi, while Tatsumi Yoshino was a member of Neo Dada and since the Eighties has focused on motifs of dogs.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="0"> Adults ¥900, College and High School Students ¥720</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-11</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-25</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>39</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.867539</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.646469</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/F7E5" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/F7E5">
  <Name>Norichika Hayashi &quot;re: episode&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/1A4A68FC">
    <Name>Yokoi Fine Art</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>1-4-3-6F Higashi-azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0044</Address>
    <Phone>03-6276-0603</Phone>
    <Fax>03-6276-0604</Fax>
    <Access>5 minutes walk from Akabanebashi exit of Akabanebashi Station on the Oedo line, 7 minutes walk from exit 2 at Kamiyacho Station on the Hibiya line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="1" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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 exhibition showcases 4 pieces including &quot;Safety First&quot;, a randomly assembled installation of machine parts that resembles a construction site.

[Image: Norichika Hayashi, &quot;Safety First&quot; (1990) wood, 150x300x150cm]]]></Description>
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  <Karma>5.47667</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-24</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-18</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>3</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.654547</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.746681</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/FC0D" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/FC0D">
  <Name>Lee Bul &quot;From Me, Belongs to You Only&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/61183FDF">
    <Name>Mori Art Museum</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>Roppongi Hills Mori Tower (53F), 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-6150</Address>
    <Phone>03-5777-8600</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>To Roppongi Hills, 10 minutes walk from Roppongi station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya line, 4 minutes walk from Roppongi station on the Toei Oedo line, 5 minutes walk from Azabu Juban station on the Toei Oedo line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>22:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails>tuesdays closinghour 17:00</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>3D: Installation</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Art Talk</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[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, including her celebrated Cyborgs and Anagrams series, hybrid machine-and-organic forms referencing critical theory as well as dystopian cinematic worlds; karaoke &quot;pods&quot; that evoke space capsules for eternal sleep; and glittering, spectral gyres and cityscapes that seem to be falling into ruin. For over twenty years, it could be said that Lee, whose practice has spanned her home country's transition from military dictatorship to democracy, has been on a quest for an elusive something, the ultimate physical form perhaps, or the ideal society.

While showcasing her major works in the four sections &quot;Ephemeral Presence,&quot; &quot;Beyond Human,&quot; &quot;Utopia and Dreamscape&quot; and &quot;From Me, Belongs to You Only,&quot; in the &quot;Studio&quot; section this exhibition will present the drawings and models that also form the font of her ideas. The subtitle &quot;From Me, Belongs to You Only&quot; is also a message from Lee: her attempt to find the &quot;something&quot; for which she is constantly searching in a personal relationship with each individual viewer.

Events:
Artist Talk (Japanese-Korean-English simultaneous interpretation available)
Lee Bul, who will visit Japan for the exhibition, discusses her own artistic activities over the last two decades.
Date: 19:00-20:30 Saturday 4 February, 2012
Venue: Academyhills49, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 49F
Capacity: 150 (bookings required)
Admission: General ¥1,000 MAMC Member free

Symposium  (Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation available)
Seeking an Ideal Society
In her series &quot;Mon grand récit,&quot; and other works, Lee Bul has pursued an ideal vision of society with reference to the utopian theories and social political theories of the 20th century. The South Korea of the late 1980s, where she began her work as an artist, was experiencing a time of both hope and uncertainty as the country shifted towards democracy and existing value systems were being shaken up. The panelists at this symposium will be Lee Bul, who will visit Japan for the exhibition; Richard Noble a leading Western researcher into utopian theories; and Takahashi Toru, a scholar on cyborg theory, who considers future societies with reference to cyborg technology really does have the potential to create 'ultimate bodies.' These panelists will discuss Lee's artwork in the context of the 20th century, out of which utopian theories were born. In the present age of confusion, we invite you to come and think about the visions for ideal society that each of them describe.
Speakers: Lee Bul, Richard Noble (Head of Art Department at Goldsmiths College, University of London), Takahashi Toru (Professor, Waseda University)
Moderator: Kataoka Mami (Chief Curator, Mori Art Museum)
Date: 14:00-16:00 Sunday 5 February, 2012
Venue: Academyhills49, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 49F
Capacity: 150 (bookings required)
Admission: General ¥1,000; MAMC Member free

Curator Talk  (Japanese only)
The exhibition curator discusses the sense of values that can be seen in Lee Bul's artworks, making reference to various theories of Utopia and &quot;the ideal society.&quot;
Speaker: Mami Kataoka (Chief Curator, Mori Art Museum)
Date: 19:00-20:30 Wednesday 22 February, 2012
Venue: Mori Art Museum
Capacity: 80 (bookings required)
Admission: free (exhibition ticket required)

For the details for bookings, please visit Museum's website.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>49.128</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥1500, University and High School Students ¥1000, Children (from 4-year-olds to Junior High School Students) ¥500</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-04</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-05-27</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>March 20 (Tue) open until 22:00, March 24 (Sat) open until 6:00 the following morning due to &quot;Roppongi Art Night 2012&quot;</ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>102</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.657036</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.7325</Longitude>
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