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Keiichi Taira Talk
[2][1]- at Daikanyama Hillside Forum
- in the Nakameguro, Ebisu area
- Today only!
Talk by one of Japan's leading postwar architecture journalists, Keiichi Taira, who will talk about the books that have shaped his life and career.More »
Misuzu Oyama "rabbit hole library"
[4][2]- at Gallery Speak For
- in the Nakameguro, Ebisu area
- Ends Today
Features around twenty new works, including sculptures and cuddly toys, themed on scenes from Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.More »
Mao Ishikawa "Port Town Elegy"
[3][0]- at Kula photo gallery
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 2 days
On display are photos from Ishikawa's series (1983-6) documenting the Okinawa where she was born and grew up in, displayed across two venues (Photographers' Gallery and Kula Photo Gallery).More »
Mao Ishikawa "Port Town Elegy"
[6][2]- at Photographers' Gallery
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 2 days
Photos depicting the honest, straightforward lives of men and laborers in port towns.More »
"Aurora Seen From Space 2012" Exhibition
[14][1]- at Konica Minolta Plaza
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 4 days
Features aurora photographs taken from the International Space Station and other photographs taken from space using a camera co-developed by JAXA and NHK.More »
"University of Tsukuba Ishii Collection" Exhibition
[3][2]- at Kichijoji Art Museum
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Closes in 4 days
Features 200 ceramics and paintings works from Akira Ishii, part of the collection of the University of Tsukuba.More »
Tadao Umesao Exhibition
[22][3]- at National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
- in the Kiyosumi, Odaiba area
- Closes in 5 days
Tadao Umesao is well known as an ethnologist and comparative anthropologist. This exhibition features resources that he used to write his bestselling books, and will introduce the fruits of his intellectual...More »
"Origin of the Individual #3" Exhibition
[0][0]- at Nihonbashi Takashimaya 6F / X Art Gallery
- in the Kyobashi, Nihonbashi & Kudanshita area
- Starts Today, Closes in 6 days
Gallery talk and party: February 18th (Sat) 16:00More »
Bin Sugawara "Poetry x Embroidery"
[2][0]- at Tokyo Cultuart by Beams
- in the Omotesando, Aoyama area
- Closes in 6 days
In commemoration of a book publication, this exhibition showcases the work of poet Bin Sugawara.More »
"Indigo Cloth Prayer and Benediction: Guizhou Roketsuzome Dyeing" Exhibition
[0][0]- at Japan-China Friendship Center
- in the Kyobashi, Nihonbashi & Kudanshita area
- Closes in 7 days
Features Chinese traditional dyeing and textiles from certain ethnic groups.More »
"Junzaburo Nishiwaki: A Great Tradition" Exhibition
[1][1]- at The Keio University Art Space
- in the Roppongi, Akasaka area
- Closes in 9 days
Junzaburo Nishiwaki (1894–1982) was a man of letters and poet with many close connections with Keio University. This exhibition celebrates his life and work through displays of resources related to the...More »
"DNP Graphic Design Archive Exhibition IV: Ikko Tanaka Posters 1980-2002"
[28][2]- at Ginza Graphic Gallery
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Closes in 10 days
It has been ten years since the death of Ikko Tanaka, the star of Japan's graphic design world. Following on from previous exhibitions that introduced his posters from prior decades, this event features...More »
"Distant Road" Exhibition
[1][0]- at Tenshin Memorial Museum Of Art, Ibaraki
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 11 days
Features a range of traditional Japanese painting from the ages, including the post-Meiji period Nihonga style, and the works developed post-war by organizations and events like the Nitten and Inten public...More »
"The Beauty of Court Clothing, A Trip with Stamps" Exhibition
[1][0]- at Communications Museum
- in the Kyobashi, Nihonbashi & Kudanshita area
- Closes in 11 days
140 years has passed since the birth of the Japanese post office in 1874 and its first stamps. This exhibition introduces Japanese postage stamp designs along with exhibits of clothing from the Imperial...More »
"The World of Junzo Ishiko: Bound for Kitsch, via Manga" Exhibition
[28][3]- at Fuchu Art Museum
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Closes in 11 days
Junzo Ishiko (1928-77) was an art critic whose gaze extended beyond the purview of fine art to cover manga, theater, stage arts, popular entertainment, and various other odds and ends of the cultural spectrum....More »
"my home town" Exhibition
[6][1]- at Tokyo Midtown Design Hub
- in the Roppongi, Akasaka area
- Closes in 11 days
Features nostalgic notebooks from hundreds of designers, video artists and editors, reminiscing on their respective hometowns from all over Japan.More »
Azamino Contemporary Vol. 2 Exhibition "Viewpoints: Drawing & Painting"
[11][2]- at Yokohama Civic Gallery, Azamino
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Closes in 11 days
Azamino Contemporary is a series of ongoing exhibitions by artists working in various media that resist existing categories and social expectations. This second edition focuses on the art of drawing and...More »
Kenji Yanobe "Sun Child, Child of Taro"
[22][4]- at Taro Okamoto Memorial museum
- in the Omotesando, Aoyama area
- Closes in 11 days
The last in a series of events held to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of Taro Okamoto, this exhibition showcases the work of Kenji Yanobe, who grew up playing on the site of the 1970 Osaka World...More »
Mao Ishikawa "Here's What the Japanese Flag Means to Me"
[6][2]- at Zen Foto Gallery
- in the Roppongi, Akasaka area
- Closes in 11 days
Talk Event: February 5 (Sun), 15:00-16:00More »
Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions 2012 "How Physical"
[61][8]- at Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
- in the Nakameguro, Ebisu area
- Closes in 11 days
From the start, each year the Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions has posed the question, “What is an image?” and chosen a theme that suggests an answer to this question. It...More »
Yoshinori Niwa "Clapping bears in Bern"
[6][1]- at NADiff a/p/a/r/t
- in the Nakameguro, Ebisu area
- Closes in 11 days
Introduces the artist's project from the Swiss city of Bern and its bears. [Images: Yoshinori Niwa "Sketch for the project Clapping bears in Bern"]More »
”Japanation” Exhibition
[6][3]- at Tobin Ohashi Gallery
- in the Kyobashi, Nihonbashi & Kudanshita area
- Closes in 11 days
Features painting, sculpture, prints and ceramics by young Japanese artists. Artist Talk: January 22 (Sunday) 17:00-18:00More »
"Adolescent Dreams: Yozo Hamaguchi" Exhibition
[7][0]- at Musee Hamaguchi Yozo / Yamasa Collection
- in the Kyobashi, Nihonbashi & Kudanshita area
- Closes in 14 days
Yozo Hamaguchi was a leading Japanese printmaker who pioneered the mezzotint method of copper engraving in the 1950s while in France. In addition to Hamaguchi's copper etchings, this winter collection...More »
Ryudai Takano "Photo-Graph"
[16][2]- at Yumiko Chiba Associates | Viewing Room Shinjuku
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 14 days
Introduces new photographs, the first since Takano's photography book released in January 2011. [Image: Ryudai Takano, "11.10.18.bw" (2011) Gelatin-silver print. 31.7 x 21.5cm (C) Ryudai Takano. Courtesy...More »
Aya Murata Exhibition
[1][0]- at INAX Gallery 1 & 2
- in the Kyobashi, Nihonbashi & Kudanshita area
- Closes in 15 days
The artist uses plant and animal motifs in her sculptures, with vibrant colors with a feeling of beauty, while the form of the sculptures have a real life force. This exhibition features work previously...More »
"Pandemonium" Exhibition
[3][0]- at XYZ Collective
- in the Shibuya, Setagaya area
- Closes in 17 days
Collaborative effort between XYZ Collective and young artist Tomohito Ishii, featuring a group of artists who each tackled the theme in their divergent ways. Talk: February 26th (Sun) 14:00-15:00More »
"The Splendor of the Khitan Dynasty" Exhibition
[1][0]- at Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 18 days
Looks at the wonders of the Khitan dynasty that existed one thousand years ago in the highlands in the chaos following the decline of the Tang dynasty. There will be many important cultural artefacts exhibited,...More »
"sogno / dream: Sculpture Eiji Nitahara and the Next Generation" Exhibition
[2][0]- at The Sato Museum of Art
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 18 days
Features the work of Eita Nitahara and ten other younger sculptors continuing in his footsteps.More »
Rika Noguchi "The light reaching the future"
[69][5]- at Izu Photo Museum
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 18 days
The shadow of a small person stands still on the horizon line. A person walks on a roof. A leaf floats on water and light glistens from it. The place in Japan closest to space, Mt. Fuji — what’s visible...More »
Motoi Yamamoto Exhibition
[19][3]- at Hakone Open Air Museum
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 25 days
This is the second in a series of exhibitions featuring new modes of expression in contemporary art. Motoi Yamamoto creates intricate installations in which he traces labyrinthine patterns out of salt...More »
"ACY Lecture: Living by Art" Talk
[1][0]- at Yokohama Creative City Center
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Closes in 31 days
Talk events with a gallerist, a curator and a collector respectively. Please see the venue website for further details.More »
"Fuyuko Matsui Exhibition - Becoming Friends with All the Children in the World"
[136][20]- at Yokohama Museum Of Art
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Closes in 32 days
This is Fuyuko Matsui's first large-scale solo show at a public art museum. Her work was previously included in a group exhibition of nihonga painters at this museum in 2006. Matsui was born in Morimachi,...More »
Saori Ono Exhibition
[1][0]- at Sagamihara Civic Art Gallery
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Closes in 32 days
Features work with a mysterious talismanic atmosphere. [Image: Saori Ono (2011)]More »
Go Hasegawa "Study in Real"
[19][5]- at Gallery Ma
- in the Roppongi, Akasaka area
- Closes in 38 days
In his debut work, House in a Forest (2006), Hasegawa designed a gabled attic space supported by struts under a gabled roof, creating a wholly unique spatial sensation. By placing a large table in the...More »
"Aesthetics of the Samurai" Exhibition
[1][0]- at Seikado Bunko Art Museum
- in the Shibuya, Setagaya area
- Closes in 39 days
On display are old short swords from the Warring States period and longer weapons dating from the Edo period, as well as ceremonial objects and accessories that speak of the culture of their time.More »
"The Garden of Mirei Shigemori" Exhibition
[121][15]- at Watari-um, The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art
- in the Omotesando, Aoyama area
- Closes in 39 days
Mirei Shigemori is a well-known modern Japanese garden artist who surveyed over 400 classical Japanese gardens starting in 1936. The landscape designer learnt his craft through self-study, eventually designing...More »
Akira Shimizu + Tatsumi Yoshino Exhibition
[0][0]- at Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 39 days
The two artists participated in the anti-art movement of the Sixties and since then have been pursuing their own idiosyncratic styles. Akira Shimizu began to look into internality after his encounter with...More »
Chiharu Sakazaki Exhibition
[12][0]- at Yoshizawa Garden Gallery
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 39 days
Illustrator and artist Chiharu Sakazaki has created numerous characters and mascots for Chiba prefecture, including the well-known Suica penguin. This exhibition is divided across 4 rooms, and showcases...More »
Kunio Kato Exhibition
[3][0]- at Hachioji Yume Art Museum
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Closes in 39 days
Kunio Kato is an Academy award-winning animator who began making works while still a student at Tama Art University. This exhibition showcases sketches and original illustrations that inspired his 2009...More »
"Epic Comic Legend, Kinya Ueki" Exhibition
[10][1]- at Yayoi Museum
- in the Ueno, Yanaka area
- Closes in 46 days
Kinya Ueki is a comic artist who continues to pursue new artistic possibilities even at the venerable age of 90. He first attracted legions of young fans with his sword-fighting period dramas, featuring...More »
Tochka Exhibition
[7][1]- at Kawasaki City Museum
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Closes in 46 days
Features the artist's early "PiKA PiKA" project work produced in various countries and regions around the world, along with workshops, new work and photographs documenting his career.More »
Yumeji Takehisa "Minato-ya and Taisho Romantic Design"
[10][1]- at Takehisa Yumeji Museum
- in the Ueno, Yanaka area
- Closes in 46 days
Yumeji Takehisa was a well-known “Taisho Romantic” painter and poet. In 1914, a shop focusing on paper crafts, stationery and daily goods designed by Takehisa called Minato-ya opened in Nihombashi, becoming...More »
Hiroji Noda Exhibition
[11][1]- at The National Art Center, Tokyo
- in the Roppongi, Akasaka area
- Closes in 47 days
Recognized for his artistic talents at a young age, Hiroji Noda (born in 1952) became the youngest artist to hold a solo exhibition at Minami Gallery in 1977, the year after he had graduated from Tama...More »
"Visual Circus" Exhibition
[15][1]- at Skip City Sainokuni Visual Plaza
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 53 days
Introduces the work of artists and groups that merge video footage with performance, two media forms that at first glance may not seem to work together harmoniously. Featured artists include off-Nibroll,...More »
Ami Clarke "Be Seeing You"
[8][1]- at The Container
- in the Nakameguro, Ebisu area
- Closes in 54 days
Ami Clarke is an artist whose practice often involves working with appropriated material. During extensive periods of research she responds to the material she finds mindful of the contributory factors...More »
Takeshi Kitamura "Master of Contemporary Weaving"
[8][0]- at Crafts Gallery at the National Museum of Modern Art
- in the Kyobashi, Nihonbashi & Kudanshita area
- Closes in 60 days
Takeshi Kitamura (b. 1935) is designated a Living National Treasure or a holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property for his mastery over the techniques called ra and nishiki (brocade). Equating the...More »
"MOT Collection: Chronicle 1964- Off Museum (Special feature: Hideko Fukushima)" Exhibition
[14][1]- at Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
- in the Kiyosumi, Odaiba area
- Closes in 81 days
Showcases works by Hideko Fukushima that focus on art trends post-1964, held in conjunction with two other exhibitions of postwar Japanese art by Atsuko Tanaka and Ay-O.More »
Atsuko Tanaka "The Art of Connecting"
[35][5]- at Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
- in the Kiyosumi, Odaiba area
- Closes in 81 days
This will be the first major Tokyo retrospective exhibition of the work of Atsuko Tanaka (1932-2005), who has recently attracted increased attention for the role she played as one of the foremost female...More »
Gerda Steiner & Jörg Lenzlinger "Power Sources"
[18][2]- at Contemporary Art Center, Art Tower Mito
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 81 days
This exhibition is the largest exhibition in the history of the Swiss contemporary artists Gerda Steiner and Jorg Lenzlinger, known for their series of dynamic site specific installations. Since 1997,...More »
Hara Hiromu "What One Discovers Through Design Work"
[21][2]- at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
- in the Kyobashi, Nihonbashi & Kudanshita area
- Closes in 81 days
Hara Hiromu (1903–1986) designed many posters, tickets and catalogue covers for exhibitions held by the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo for twenty years from its opening in 1952 until 1972. As many...More »
Jackson Pollock "A Centennial Retrospective"
[67][5]- at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
- in the Kyobashi, Nihonbashi & Kudanshita area
- Closes in 81 days
Immediately after World War II, Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) altered the concept of painting significantly by means of an original style and technique in which he sprinkled paint all over a canvas spread...More »
Eikoh Hosoe Exhibition
[36][6]- at BLD Gallery
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Closes in 88 days
Eikoh Hosoe was born in 1931 and held his first solo exhibition in 1956. Famed for his portraits of figures like Yukio Mishima and Tatsumi Hijikata, his images became representative of the postwar period....More »
"MAM Project 016: Ho Tzu Nyen" Exhibition
[16][2]- at Mori Art Museum
- in the Roppongi, Akasaka area
- Closes in 102 days
Based in Singapore, Ho Tzu Nyen presents his works throughout the world—in Hong Kong, London, Paris, Berlin, Sydney, and more—and he has gained prominence at numerous international Biennale and international...More »
Lee Bul "From Me, Belongs to You Only"
[74][5]- at Mori Art Museum
- in the Roppongi, Akasaka area
- Closes in 102 days
Since the 1990s, Lee Bul has built an international career as one of the leading contemporary artists from Asia. Her oeuvre is dominated by sculptures that demonstrate a mastery of materials and techniques,...More »
Upcoming events
"Enjoy Art for Family (February)" Workshop
[0][0]- at ARCUS Studio
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Starts in 2 days
Once a month this workshop provides a chance to enjoy art with lots of different materials, such as clay or paper, for preschool children and their parents.More »
"Naoki Ishikawa -The Seven Continents" Talk Event
[0][0]- at Vacant
- in the Shibuya, Setagaya area
- Starts in 2 days
Presented by TOO MUCH magazine, this talk by photographer Naoki Ishikawa will focus on the Ogasawara islands, which joined UNESCO's list of World Natural Heritage sites in July 2011. Ishikawa will talk...More »
"Performing Arts Meeting in Yokohama 2012"
[1][0]- at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse Number 1 Space
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Starts in 2 days
TPAM is an international platform for performing arts. It is a place for “Meeting” consisting of a discussion/presentation section for the improvement and development of activities in the performing...More »
Shimon Minamikawa "Mirror, Music, Multimedia" with Coffee Party
[7][0]- at NADiff a/p/a/r/t
- in the Nakameguro, Ebisu area
- Starts in 2 days
Shimon Minamikawa is known for his paintings that incorporate text, stripes and polka dots onto a single surface, along with human figures and still lifes. This exhibition focuses on his paintings while...More »
Tomoki Imai "Mapping Taipei"
[0][0]- at Epson Imaging Gallery Epsite
- in the Shinjuku area
- Starts in 2 days
Photos taken on the streets of Taipei, where the artist let his inspiration and "nose" lead him to his subjects. [Image: ©Tomoki Imai]More »
"The 17th CG Contest for Students Selected Exhibition"
[6][0]- at Open Gallery
- in the Roppongi, Akasaka area
- Starts in 3 days
Organized by CG-Arts, this contest was founded in 1995 to recognize and honor exceptional student works of computer generated graphics and arts. On display are various works that make use of media and...More »
Momoko Fukaya "sew I thought"
[2][1]- at Roji to Hito
- in the Kyobashi, Nihonbashi & Kudanshita area
- Starts in 3 days
Features workshops where children and adults can make their own original headdresses, like the ones exhibited in this first solo show by the designer.More »
Shelter Serra + Ivory Serra "Endless Time"
[0][0]- at B Gallery
- in the Shinjuku area
- Starts in 3 days
This exhibition showcases work by New York-based artists Shelter and Ivory Serra. In addition to sculptural installations by Shelter and photos taken in Cuba by Ivory, there will also be a selection of...More »
"World Channel Vol. 0: Not Just Design!" Talk
[0][0]- at Spiral
- in the Omotesando, Aoyama area
- Starts in 7 days
Presentations on some of Finland's leading artists and designers by Annamari Vanska, a curator and fashion journalist, and artist Tero Puha.More »
Katsuhiko Sugihara "Gérard Philipe and the Body in Postwar French Film"
[0][0]- at La Maison Franco-Japonaise
- in the Nakameguro, Ebisu area
- Starts in 7 days
Special event dedicated to the French actor Gérard Philipe , whose poetic brand of realism inaugurated a new era for French film. A screening of "All Roads Lead to Rome" will be followed by a lecture and...More »
