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"Cosmology of Painting" Exhibition
[1] 
[0]- at Tama Art University
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Ends Today
These three artists deal with physical and philosophical themes in their paintings. Ideas contained in their paintings are limitless as the universe. Gallery Talk by Artists: June 28th (Sat) 14:00 Symposium: (...)
"Japanese Literature in Film Part 1 - From the NFC Non-film Collection" Exhibition
[8] [0]- at National Film Center
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
- Ends Today
Looking at the history of film of any country reveals an important connection between film and literature. In the more than 100 years of Japanese film history, we can see that many film directors and scriptwriters (...)
"Genius of the Taisho Era: Michisei Kono" Exhibition
[11] [4]- at Shibuya Shoto Museum
- in the Shibuya area
- Closes tomorrow
Michisei Kono (1895-1950), the genius of modern painting, is known for his strikingly realistic paintings with his fantastical imagination. Kono was part of Sodosha, a painters group based in Yoyogi. He (...)
"Mt. Fuji - Japanese Symbol in the Modern Times" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes tomorrow
Mt. Fuji is a familiar icon, often seen as a subject of worship, which appears in various stories and as a motif in art. How was this collective image of Mt. Fuji developed over time? Since the old times, (...)
Eikoh Hosoe Exhibition
[9] [4]- at Epson Imaging Gallery Epsite
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes tomorrow
Photographer Eikoh Hosoe's life is a reflection of the path taken by postwar Japanese photographic history. Hosoe has consistently made work that channels artistic concepts originating in Europe and America (...)
Hiroshi Okutani Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes tomorrow
This is a retrospective exhibition of representative Yo-ga painter Hiroshi Okutani. Okutani was born in Shukumo City in Kochi prefecture in 1934. He studied oil painting at Tokyo National University of (...)
Kayo Ume "Mr. Granpa"
[45] [10]- at Little More Chika
- in the Omotesando area
- Closes tomorrow
After succeeding in becoming the latest craze, Kayo Ume (aka Ume-chan) is coming back to Little More Chika! Theme of this exhibition is "Mr. Granpa". When Ume started taking photos as a high school student, (...)
"Mokujiki" Exhibition
[5] [1]- at Sogo Museum of Art
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Closes in 4 days
During the late Edo period, Jonin Mokujiki traveled on foot all over Japan and carved numerous Buddha figures. Born in 1718 in the village of Kai county (present Yamanashi prefecture), Mokujiki became (...)
Masae Ito Exhibition
[3] [1]- at Tokyo Wonder Wall
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 5 days
An artist's talk will be held Wednesday, July 2nd, 17:30-18:30
Hidetaka Ito + Hiroshi Suzuki "Ambiguous Domain"
[3] [0]- at ASK? Art Space Kimura
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
- Closes in 6 days
This exhibition features media installations centering on sound work by Hidetaka Ito and video work by Hiroshi Suzuki, investigating the ambiguity hidden beneath artistic expression that makes use of digital (...)
Yuji Yamashita "Past, Present and Future of Japanese Art"
[2] [0]- at Bunkamura Museum of Art
- in the Shibuya area
- Closes in 6 days
This summer at Nadiff sees the art historian Yuji Yamashita giving a series of lectures on Japanese art, its market, environment and future at Bunkamura in Shibuya. 1st lecture: June 28th. The Current (...)
Skip City International D-Cinema Festival 2008
[3] [1]- at Skip City Sainokuni Visual Plaza
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 7 days
Skip City International D-Cinema Festival 2008 is a unique film festival which focuses on the screenings of digitally shot and produced films. In its competition category, selected 12 full-length films (...)
Taro Izumi "Jungle Book"
[2] [0]- at Gallery Stump Kamakura
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Closes in 7 days
Taro Izumi creates humorous drawings, video and 3D works out of everyday products and introduces them in the form of an installation. In this exhibition entitled "Jungle Book", Izumi presents exploratory (...)
Ueno Town Art Museum Sculptural Art Project "Sculptural Landscape -Crossing"
[3] [0]- at Ueno Royal Museum
- in the Ueno area
- Closes in 7 days
Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music Sculpture Department is holding an exhibition at the Ueno Royal Museum on the theme of "crossing" focusing on the relationship between sculpture and community. (...)
Susumu Shimonishi "I am, I am"
[6] [0]- at INAX Gallery 1 & 2
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
- Closes in 9 days
Susumu Shimonishi is a 31 year old video artist with a unique sense of humor. In these bird's eye views of large traffic intersections in the city, throngs of people come and go each time the traffic (...)
"Green to Protect, Water to Protect" Exhibition
[2] [0]- at Fujifilm Square
- in the Roppongi area
- Closes in 10 days
Greenery and water are essential for life not only for humans, but also various other living beings. These vital resources have however been damaged over time due to the exacerbation of global warming. (...)
2008 ADC Exhibition
[47] [7]- at Ginza Graphic Gallery
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Closes in 10 days
The season for Ginza Graphic Gallery's annual ADC (Art Directors' Club) Exhibition has arrived! From over 10,000 works in various genres such as posters, advertisements for newspapers and magazines, (...)
Akinori Ikeda + Ani Watanabe "Saigon for Two"
[0] [0]- at Calm & Punk Gallery
- in the Roppongi area
- Closes in 10 days
The annual "Holiday for Two" exhibition is back! This exhibition features the travel exploits of photographers Akinori Ikeda and Ani Watanabe, a project in which both artists experience the same place (...)
Fumitaka Tomita Exhibition
[1] [0]- at Museum of Modern Art, Gunma
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 11 days
Born in 1953 in Isezaki City (previously known as Sakai Town), Gunma Prefecture, pioneering wood furniture designer Fumitaka Tomita studied abroad at Carl Malmsten Centre for Wood Technology and Design, (...)
Hiroshi Yoda "Quest"
[6] [1]- at Gallery Bauhaus
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
- Closes in 11 days
The 9th exhibition at Gallery Bauhaus is devoted to the work of photographer Hiroshi Yoda, who works mostly in fashion but is active in a variety of fields. After graduating from high school and studying (...)
Mario Tauchi "Psyche-ga-delic 2008"
[1] [0]- at void +
- in the Omotesando area
- Closes in 11 days
void+ is showcasing Mario Tauchi's Psyche-ga-delic 2008 exhibition from July 18th to July 31st. Tauchi has been creating mandala paintings in various media and also collaborating with musicians, visual (...)
"The Witches' One Times One" Exhibition
[2] [1]- at Hillside Terrace
- in the Nakameguro area
- Closes in 14 days
This exhibition consists of the work of female artists who have attracted much attention for their unique styles and modes of expression, but who have bridged the differences in their chosen fields to (...)
Glenn Murcutt "Thinking Drawing, Working Drawing"
[19] [3]- at Gallery Ma
- in the Roppongi area
- Closes in 20 days
With a history of winning many national and international awards including the Pritzker Prize, Australian architect Glenn Murcutt is a representative master in the contemporary architectural world. After (...)
"Cape Farewell -Learning Climate Change through Art" Exhibition
[3] [0]- at National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
- in the Kiyosumi, Odaiba area
- Closes in 28 days
Cape Farewell is a project for scientists and artists to navigate waters around the Arctic Circle. International team members sail through the ice-covered Arctic Circle with 100-year-old Dutch sailboat (...)
"Art Toward the Society: Realism of Korean Art 1945-2005" Exhibition
[2] [1]- at Fuchu Art Museum
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Closes in 35 days
In 1970s Japan, monochrome painting was introduced as a mainstream form of Korean contemporary art, but in recent years, various forms of work by Korean contemporary artists have made an international (...)
Open Studio 42 Yoshiaki Kaihatsu "Funny-ture"
[21] [2]- at Fuchu Art Museum
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Closes in 35 days
Yoshiaki Kaihatsu creates installations using everyday materials, transforming them into something completely unexpected. His humorous and ironic works include an outdoor food stand and tearoom made out (...)
"Art Scope 2007/2008- Faces of Existence" Exhibition
[56] [9]- at Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
- in the Roppongi area
- Closes in 42 days
Art Scope, a mécénat activity of Daimler Foundation in Japan, provides contemporary artists from Japan and Germany the chance to experience life in each other’s country. For the 2007/2008 year, Izumi Kato (...)
"Dance with Colors! Chromatic World on the Move" Exhibition
[33] [2]- at Skip City Sainokuni Visual Plaza
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 42 days
The world of colors is entering a new era. Thanks to the development of computers, LED and display technologies, we can now freely choose colors from an infinite selection with a single switch. Colors (...)
"Drawer Museum of Art Tools and Materials" Exhibition
[8] [1]- at Meguro Museum of Art
- in the Nakameguro area
- Closes in 42 days
Original teaching materials at the Meguro Museum of Art called the "Drawer Museum of Art Tools and Materials" are divided into four themes - art tools, wood, paper and metals - and are made up of a total (...)
"Joy of Living - The World of Naive Painting - André Bauchant and Grandma Moses" Exhibition
[4] [0]- at Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Museum of Art
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 42 days
Like Henri Rousseau, French artist André Bauchant and American artist Grandma Moses are practitioners of naive art, gaining critical attention for their depictions of simple peasant lifestyles rich in (...)
"Strength of the Earth" Exhibition
[5] [0]- at Gunma Museum of Art, Tatebayashi
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 42 days
This exhibition is part of a special "Dialogue with Materials" series at the Tatebayashi Museum in Gunma Prefecture. Taking paper as its theme in 2002 and wood in 2004, the exhibition series introduced (...)
"Tower of the Sun" Exhibition
[12] [0]- at Taro Okamoto Memorial museum
- in the Omotesando area
- Closes in 42 days
Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the museum, this exhibition sheds light on Taro Okamoto's "Tower of the Sun," a monument created for the Japan World Exposition held in 1970. The work symbolizes "the (...)
2008 Summer Vacation Special at Kodomo no Shiro
[0] [0]- at National Children's Castle "Kodomo no Shiro"
- in the Shibuya area
- Closes in 42 days
-Open Studio "Kinetic Art and Craft" July 19th - August 31st 3F Zokei Studio This workshop introduces how things move and how they work. Let's make a moving object! -Jungle Camera July 19th - August (...)
Summer Vacation Work-Study "Let's answer a quiz and make a book!"
[0] [0]- at Printing Museum
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
- Closes in 42 days
What is "printing"? Follow this enjoyable way to learn about the world of printing for parents and children alike. After learning about the history of printing through a quiz format as well as the (...)
Yosuke Amemiya + Kei Takemura Exhibition
[13] [7]- at Tokyo Wonder Site, Shibuya
- in the Shibuya area
- Closes in 42 days
TWS Shibuya is hosting two up-and-coming artists' exhibitions "TEAM 13 Yosuke Amemiya -Whiplash Neuron" and "TEAM 14 Kei Takemura -Apart a Part" starting from June 28th. Yosuke Amemiya has introduced (...)
"Children find a lot of stories from one picture: Permanent Collection Exhibition, Part 1" Exhibition
[1] [0]- at Setagaya Art Museum
- in the Shibuya area
- Closes in 49 days
The Setagaya Art Museum conducts art appreciation workshops for students of the elementary and junior high schools of Setagaya. The volunteers who have acted as guides in this program will choose artworks (...)
"World of Tatsunoko Production" Exhibition
[0] [1]- at Hachiouji-shi Yume Museum
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Closes in 57 days
Over 300 cell animation illustrations and other works from Tatsunoko Production showcasing the breadth of the studio's output. Also on display will be selected video works, manuscripts, drafts and sketches. (...)
"Deco - Crafts Gallery for Kids from the Museum Collection" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Crafts Gallery at the National Museum of Modern Art
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
- Closes in 65 days
Crafts involve various decorative techniques. Patterns seen in crafts were refined over a long history. Different meanings are embedded in each kind, carrying messages that stimulate our imagination. Although (...)
"Maidens' Icons" Exhibition
[4] [0]- at Yayoi Museum
- in the Ueno area
- Closes in 70 days
The Yayoi Museum houses a lot of shojo-ga (illustrations depicting girls), also known as lyric illustration, by various artists including Kasho Takabatake, Koji Fukiya, Masao Kato and Junichi Nakahara. (...)
"Yumeji Takehisa -the World of Children-" Exhibition
[2] [0]- at Takehisa Yumeji Museum
- in the Ueno area
- Closes in 70 days
While Yumeji Takehisa is now best known for his bijin-ga (depiction of beautiful women) which represents his career during the Taisho period, it's also worth mentioning that he created countless works (...)
Julian Opie Exhibition
[12] [1]- at Contemporary Art Center, Art Tower Mito
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 77 days
The Contemporary Art Center at Art Tower Mito (ATM) is delighted to announce the first large-scale solo exhibition in Asia by the British contemporary artist Julian Opie. Known especially in Japan for (...)
Upcoming events
"The 5th Anniversary Special Event Creator's Meeting: The First Step for Young Creators"
[0] [0]- at Skip City Sainokuni Visual Plaza
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Starts in 3 days
Celebrating the theatrical screenings of their feature films this year, two up-and-coming directors Masaya Kakei and Izuru Kumasaka, whose short films were nominated at Skip City International D-Cinema (...)
Rena Masuyama "Sumi Kannon"
[1] [0]- at Coexist
- in the Roppongi area
- Starts in 3 days
Public Performance "Drawing Miyoshi Gods and Visitors' Hands" Using charcoal from pruned grape twigs, Rena Masuyama will draw Miyoshi gods and visitors' hands on Japanese washi paper in a public performance (...)
"Skip City × United Cinema Cinema Plot Competition 2008 Forum -Sai-no-Kuni 100,000 Moviegoers Film Project"
[0] [0]- at Skip City Sainokuni Visual Plaza
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Starts in 4 days
Skip City Sai-no-Kuni Visual Plaza has 18 rental office spaces with the goal of producing top creators, providing various types of support with new creators to start their business. United Cinema is a (...)
AIT Slide Talk #20 "Artist Book Publishing and Contemporary Art from South Asia Now"
[0] [0]- at A.I.T. Room
- in the Nakameguro area
- Starts in 4 days
This slide talk is presented by Sharmini Pereira, curator in residence with AIT during July with the support of the Backers Foundation. Sharmini Pereira was born in 1970 in the UK. After graduating (...)
"D-Contents Market" Presentation
[0] [0]- at Skip City Sainokuni Visual Plaza
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Starts in 5 days
At this event entitled "D-Contents Market", 8 up-and-coming film directors will aim to achieve a match between filmmakers and industry professionals as well as to realize feature film production, as giving (...)
"Mizuma Art Gallery Sueo Mizuma -Challenge to East Asian Art Market" Talk Event
[0] [0]- at Otto Mainzheim Gallery
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Starts in 5 days
While Japanese contemporary art market amounts to 2.5 billion yen per year, Chinese artists record sales of 3.0 billion yen at one-night auction. What do gallery people dream of in East Asian art market (...)
Lisa Vogt "White Gift"
[0] [0]- at Gallery A4
- in the Kiyosumi, Odaiba area
- Starts in 5 days
Lisa Vogt is a photographer who also works as a lecturer for NHK radio and in the field of university English education. She has traveled the world, coming face to face with nature and documenting her (...)
"The World of Takashi Yanase" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Starts in 6 days
Hero of love and justice "Anpanman". The creator of this now internationally famous hero is Takashi Yanase. Yanase is also well known as manga artist, poet and editor, having produced a wide range of (...)
"Serbian Naïve Art" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Tama Art University
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Starts in 7 days
This exhibition features around 70 works of "naïve painting" from a small village Kovacica in Serbia. These heartworming paintings depict daily scenes of farmers and the village people. Reflecting on the (...)
Kanako Nishimura Exhibition
[0] [1]- at Tokyo Wonder Wall
- in the Shinjuku area
- Starts in 15 days
There will be an artist talk on Monday, August 4th,17:30-18:30
Pottery Workshop
[0] [0]- at Lapin et Halot
- in the Omotesando area
- Starts in 20 days
Please contact Jishingama (TEL: 042-501-1660) or visit to make reservations.
Takahiro Hirabayashi Exhibition
[2] [1]- at Tokyo Wonder Wall
- in the Shinjuku area
- Starts in 44 days
An artist talk will be held Tuesday, September 2nd, 17:30-18:30
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