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Current events
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Ryoko Tanida “Useless Landscape”
Taking the motif of repetitive patterns Ryoko Tanida attempts to reconstruct fragments of memory and bring it to a visual form.More »
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Five Artists Exhibition
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Keiichi Tanaami “Tanaami Tee x 100”
Recreating the “Psychedelic Whirlpool” at Gallery Speak For here 100 T-shirts provide the canvases for Keiichi Tanaami’s unique expression. From hand drawn T-shirts, to silkscreen and inkjet prints visitors...More »
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Toshiyuki Fukuda “Repeat”
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Tan-Jyo-Kai
A series of 2D and 3D works upon the theme of birth, creation and celebration.More »
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Tetsushi Fujiwara “Teppo De Jine”
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About Women Under 27
A series of female portraits accompanied by the original illustrations and sketches for Fuyuko Matsui's "Nyctalopia". [Image: Fuyuko Matsui sketch for "Nyctalopia" (2004)]More »
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Asuka Shinoda “Image”
Presenting the annual solo exhibition of Asuka Shinoda.More »
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Five - The Perspective of 5 Artists
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Kenichi Tanaami “Killer Joe’s”
This solo exhibition of work by creative border crosser of media and genre, Keiichi Tanaami, features the first public showcase of recently discovered work including drawings, collages, paintings, and...More »
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Takumi Ueda Exhibition
Takumi Ueda’s work develops from the starting point of the sketch an investigation of the link between drawing, painting and animation through a focus upon the relation between characters and background,...More »
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Tatsuo Ikeda "Drawing the Phases of Place"
A selection of 10 paper and panel based drawings developed from Tatsuo Ikeda's ongoing series "Phases of Place".More »
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Togyu Okumura Exhibition
The master of nihonga Togyu Okumura(1889-1990) is well loved for his work of spontaneity and lack of pretension, and in this exhibition presents a series of sketches including that of the Kabuki actors...More »
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Yoshishige Furukawa "Drawings from the 1980's"
Japan’s post-war art movements gutai and mono-ha have been attracting new waves of interest in Europe and the US in recent years, but exhibitions of Japanese artists who worked in the US after WWII are...More »
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Yuko Mochizuki
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Haruko Taniuchi Exhibition
Exhibiting 10 painting works of various scales. [Image: Haruko Taniuchi “Spring” 193×112cm]More »
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Hideyuki Igarashi Exhibition
Hideyuki Igarashi is an artist whose practice ranges widely across painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, installation and social engagement. Recently he has worked with Natsuyuki Nishiyama in...More »
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Hisako Iwai Exhibition
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I Sing the Body Electric
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Ilya Repin "The Zenith of Modern Russian Painting: Master Works from The State Tretyakov Gallery"
This retrospective showcases 79 oil paintings, drawings, and other works spanning the career of Russia’s preeminent modern realist painter. Active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Ilya Repin...More »
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Masataka Matsuoka Exhibition
[Image: Masataka Matsuoka]More »
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Ryokoku: Entertainment Quater - The Culture of the Common People of Edo
Ryogoku was famed during the Edo period as lively place of entertainment to rival Asakusa. Its narrow streets were lined with playhouses, teahouses and merchant stores. The Ekoin temple held special expositions...More »
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Tamako Kataoka "The Secrets of Creativity: Nihonga Sketchbook"
Tamako Kataoka spent roughly 80 years producing imaginative and uninhibited Japanese-style paintings until her death at age 103. Remaining sketches in pencil, watercolor, pastel, and felt pen evoke the...More »
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Ushio Shinohara "Rumination"
Ushio Shinohara is known as one of the pioneers of the Japanese avant-garde. Affectionately known as "Gyu-chan" he fosters the image of a raging ball. Although leaning towards the flamboyant, he diligently...More »
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Best Selection 2013
Second annual exhibition showcasing works by panel-chosen public art groups. Around 150 artworks by 27 groups. Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, public exhibition hall lobby floors 1 and 2, galleries...More »
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Motonari Kakei "People and Streets: Paris, New York, and Sonoma"
Motonari draws the people of Paris with affection and humor. He has developed a unique style after living in France for 35 years and continues to produce ambitious impressionistic works. This annual exhibition...More »
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Marc Chagall Exhibition
Chagall, the master of color - the allure of his palette may be enough to tempt anyone to become a Chagall collector, bringing a special touch of elegance into everyday life. This exhibition presents...More »
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Susanna Niederer Exhibition
Since 2006 Susanna Niederer has held 5 group exhibitions in Japan, including two appearances at APS. Furthermore in 2011 she was selected to join the art project at Iino Building and designed a permanent...More »
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The 23rd Q Ei Exhibition
Featuring a selection of 30 works encompassing watercolor, photographic sketches and patterns connected with the large scale oil painting work “Forest”, completed by the artist in his last years. [Related...More »
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Tsuruko Yamazaki Exhibition
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Yuri Hasegawa “Too Old Too Young”
Hasegawa’s previous solo exhibition at Galeria de Muerte opened the day before 3.11, and came to lose its significance in the face of such events. In this new exhibition Hasegawa strikes back with a body...More »
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Koji Kinutani "Image of Hope"
As part of an ongoing series introducing artists of the Shonan area and wider Kanagawa prefecture this exhibition presents the work of Koji Kinutani(1943-) known as one of the leading artists of fresco...More »
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Takashi Arai ''Flowers in Equinoctials''
Related Event "Tono Vol. 3" Live performance dates: 3rd May doors 15:00- start 16:00 Admission: ¥2000 (donation base) Venue: Kurenboh Chohouin Buddhist Temple Gallery [Image: Takashi Arai "Red...More »
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Daisuke Nishijima "A World in which Everything is Quiet"
Daisuke Nishijima made his debut as a manga artist in 2004 with "Boko Mura Senso", but his creative engagements do not stop there, being active also as an illustrator, graphic designer, artistic director...More »
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Keiji Uematsu “Cutting‐Axis・Latitude・Longitude”
Internationally active across his base in Japan and Germany Keiji Uematsu is an artist who consistently pursues work which brings form to the invisible forces which surround us. “Cutting” is a series of...More »
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Michiro Tokushige Exhibition
[Image: “The Vanishing Points”(2012)]More »
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Goro Murayama “The Coupling of Second-order”
Up until now Goro Murayama has drawn upon references to autopoiesis and complexity systems, expressing processes and patterns of self-organizing structures through painting and drawing. In this exhibition...More »
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History of Modern Japanese Avant-Garde Painting: 1910s-1940s
Divided into six sections by periods and trends, this exhibition explores the circumstances behind the birth of avant-garde art in Japan and its post-war resurgence. More »
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Kenichi Sawaki "Memory of the Future"
Introduces roughly 100 works by the multimedia landscape artist, including a new large-scale installation, images, photo-drawings, sculptures and other projects. Exploring themes of advanced technology,...More »
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Makoto Wada Exhibition
Makoto Wada's extensive portfolio features films, essays, and illustrations. His often collaborator Hisashi Inoue has also had a prolific career, with projects including drama posters and book cover designs....More »
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Yuki Katsura "A Fable"
Yuki Katsura’s first comprehensive solo exhibition in Tokyo with 400 pieces from representative works to those never before exhibited. Creatively active for 60 years, Katsura made cork and cloth collages,...More »
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Enjoy Works of Japanese Art and Design!
Works of art can be anything, from the arrangement of plants and animals to natural phenomena like the checkered pattern on a tortoise's shell. Japanese design, while taking in influences from external...More »
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Kosuke Ichikawa “Clock Movement Watch”
Kosuke Ichikawa has gained much attention in his mission to “revolutionize contemporary art towards a wholly new direction”, with his work created from the dust of incense sticks. The very encounter with...More »
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Minoru Nomata "Elements - Fragments of Here and There"
A collection of 80 drawings which reveal the origins of Nomata's work, including illustrations which were published in Asahi Shimbun 2 years previously. [Image: Minoru Nomata]More »
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Mono no Aware and Japanese Beauty
First coined in the Heian era, the phrase “mono no aware” has an air of sophistication even to modern ears. Encountered in the subtleties of human nature and changes in the natural world, the term refers...More »
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Portrait Jam : Humans, we are.
A group exhibition of artists reflecting upon the self through the image of the portrait. [Related Event] Symposium A symposium gathering participating artists and special guests. Date: 9th June(Sun)...More »
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Zipang - Hot Contemporary Japanese Art
Zipang aims to disseminate the power of Japanese contemporary art to the world while also providing an opportunity to reassess its importance within Japan itself. This exhibition features 35 works from...More »
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Ink Expressions of Today - by 24 Artists
In today's society we are surrounded by information of the most forceful colors, in an escalation which shows no signs of stopping, with such a trend also being reflected in the art world. Yet at the same...More »
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Keiko Minami Exhibition
A range of oil paintings, water colors, drawings and prints. Venue: 2F Special Exhibition Gallery [Image: Keiko Minami "Flowers and Two Birds" Oil Color]More »
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Mariko Sakai "Red - The Color of Life"
Mariko Sakai has enchanted many with her lively colorful work, filled with a joy and freshness of life. This first retrospective of her long career focuses upon her central theme of "life", as revealed...More »
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Katsushika Hokusai and Kawanabe Kyōsai-Fantastic Comics
Katsushika Hokusai (1760 - 1849) depicted people dancing amusingly, waves and wind, rain and nature, everything in this world as well as the supernatural in his work "Hokusai Manga." Later, an artist of...More »
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Glenn Ligon Exhibition
The exhibition will present a suite of new paintings, neon sculptures, and drawings, and marks the first time for Ligon's work to be shown in Japan. Born in 1960 in the Bronx, New York, Glenn Ligon...More »
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Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan
Witness the essence and influence of Leonardo da Vinci’s work through 100 pieces of art, ranging from his oil painting “Portrait of a Musician” and his book of drawings and writings “Codex Atlanticus,”...More »
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Shigeru Kashima Collection: Barbier and Laboureur Art Deco Illustration
Introduces 120 works by George Barbier and Jean-Emile Laboureur, two French illustrators who worked in the age of Art Deco. Barbier produced colorful and elegant fashion plates and deluxe illustrated...More »
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Taro Okamoto: Potential Images
What is given form to through the work of Taro Okamoto? His drawing studies, sketches and maquettes may provide some hint towards such a question. When Okamoto creates his work he at first has an image,...More »
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Actresses, Dancers, Ballerinas - The Women of Saburo Miyamoto
With an unbeatable line up of leading female entertainers from the actresses Hideko Takemine and Haruko Wanibuchi to the singer Izumi Yukimura and the violist Mari Iwamoto, along with many other dancers...More »
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Waterscapes: A Selection of Art from the Embassy of Canada’s Collection
- at Embassy of Canada Prince Takamado Gallery
- in the Roppongi, Nogizaka area
- Closes in 72 days
The Embassy displays works by Canadian artists throughout its offices and public areas to present the diversity of Canadian culture to visitors. From this collection 20 works have been specially selected...More »
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Francis Alÿs Exhibition
Mexico-based Belgian artist Francis Alÿs has done projects incorporating films, photos, paintings, and drawings which thematically focus on societal and political problems. For this exhibition’s first...More »
Permanent events
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Modern Japanese Art from the Museum Collection
Using three floors of the main building, this permanent exhibition presents about 200 to 250 pieces selected from our museum's collection of about 9,200 works, including Japanese- and Western-style paintings,...More »
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Yokoyama Taikan Memorial Hall Permanent Exhibit
Works, studies, sketches, ceramics, kimonos, artworks by friends, letters, bamboo crafts, and other belongings of Yokoyama Taikan are on display. Exhibits will change every three months. Closed during...More »
Upcoming events
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Guy Jaspar Exhibition
Venue: Gallery Tomos (BF)More »
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Hanae Sasaoka “Where The Bird People Are”
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Mao Sato Exhibition
Venue: Gallery Saoh (1F)More »
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Mika Katagiri “Shimi-shimi - Foetal Stirrings”
This exhibition is the latest work of “Shimi-shimi” series, built up through paint and personal stories, expressing through the flavor of colors, the feeling of first pregnancy, birth, and mothering, a...More »
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Minoru Sasaki “The Writings of Minoru Sasaki”
Minoru Sasaki’s drawings seem to depict words and texts, which he refers to as his writings. Taking the words and characters which have been “socially standardized” he attempts to add the essence of human...More »
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Chihiro Iwasaki “What I Love”
“I truly love the abundant, the beautiful, and the adorable, and I detest anything that tries to destroy them.” —Chihiro Iwasaki Iwasaki experienced war during her childhood, and after WWII and spent...More »
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Daisuke Konno(Tokyo) & FeedNFed(New York) Collaboration T-shirts Exhibition
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From Hand to Hand: Picture Book Authors’ Messages for Children - Remembering 3.11
Beginning with a group of Japanese artists active in the field of children’s books, this exhibition was brought together by calling on their network of artists throughout the world to contribute work on...More »
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Lee Youngbin Exhibition
The Seoul-based artist Lee Youngbin uses traditional Korean materials to create pure and delicate imagery with watercolors and Korean ink on paper. The works in this exhibition are a series based on public...More »
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Chiemi Kokubun “Parallel World”
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Kana Yoshida Exhibition
Yoshida’s work appeared at Opera City, Lixil Gallery, and Art Forum Azamino last year, and Voca 2013 this year. Her installations will soon be displayed on Shodoshima during Setouchi Triennale. This exhibition...More »
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Dreams in Modern Western-Style Painting: The Yasuo Kono Collection
The Fuchu Art Museum presents 200 works from the private collection of Fukushima City native Yasuo Kono. The collection is famous nationwide and continues to expand. Its modern paintings are easily relatable...More »
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Kaai Tsuji “A Voice from Under the Stairs / The Chill from the Floor”
[Image: Kaai Tsuji “Before Leaving” 2013, acrylic on canvas, 41 x 32 cm]More »
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Petit Fabre— The World of Chikabo Kumada
The illustrator Chikabo Kumada depicted living things in vivid detail. A lifelong admirer of the artist Jean Henri Fabre, Kumada painted the world of insects in the same life-sized scale, earning him a...More »
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Towards the Unknown
There are many who take their distance from abstract art, claiming that they can not understand it. However when one feels confronted by something unknown, a network of relations begin to form between...More »
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Ai Kisaragi Exhibition
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Harumi Yamaguchi “Femmes Japonaises”
Presenting a series of illustrations made to accompany the serialized novel by Mariko Hayashi. More »
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Intellectual 2013
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Kenichiro Kaneko “Neuroscience”
Taking the microscopic network of nerves and cells as his subject Kenichiro Kaneko creates photographs based on plants and living things. These photographs are taken of the real world, but through the...More »
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Monochroma 2013
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Zokei Animations 10 years Selection + Anizo 2013
Celebrating 10 years since the founding of the animation course of Tokyo Zokei University, one of the leading courses in animation education, this exhibition presents some of the highlights from this 10...More »
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Jon Chandler Exhibition
The Jon Chandler Exhibition coincides with the release of 2 volumes of unpublished comics from his back catalogue. On show along with these books will be a range of works for which he does not usually...More »
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An Evening of Philosophy
Launching a new event focusing on philosophical remunerations, with an evening full of thought provoking questions from a traveling suitcase, to a boutique of critique, to a nature regenerating still life....More »
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Fumi Abe Exhibition
After graduating from the painting department of Tokyo University of the Arts and facing the challenge of continuing art production while making a living Fumi Abe has come to realize the importance of...More »
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Nao Sakamoto “Storage”
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Giuliano Vangi “Vangi and the Female Image”
The Vangi Sculpture Garden Museum presents an exhibition of Vangi’s female busts centering upon the new permanent exhibit “Verità”, accompanied by a collection of study sketches presented in the adjoining...More »
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Otani Collection Exhibition
With the nihonga of Jippo Araki and Gyokudo Kawai, the oil painting of Andre Bauchant, Kees Van Dongen and Bernard Buffet, as well as art and craft works from the Edo period up to the present day, this...More »
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The First Group Exhibition
Venue: Gallery Tomos (BF)More »
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Yorihisa Exhibition
Venue: Gallery Saoh (1F)More »
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Yasunori Sugiyama Exhibition
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Unconsciousness of the City
Urban areas and art are inseparable. Besides existing as places that inspire expressionists, cities themselves constitute an important theme of art. Focusing on three topics: the underground, the skyline,...More »
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Harumu Kurotani “Something is Happening”
Venue: Space S [Image: Harumu Kurotani]More »
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Rika Koizumi “Her”
Venue: Space E [Image: Rika Koizumi]More »
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Shohei Matsuda- A Centennial Retrospective
The Kanto region’s first major retrospective for the beloved Western-style painter Shohei Matsuda (1913-2004). Matsuda went to study in Paris in 1938 but returned the following year due to the outbreak...More »
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Hiroshi Aima Exhibition
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Naomi Yoshino “The Boat of the Gods”
Naomi Yoshino presents a series of drawings and installation based upon Kaori Ekuni’s novel “The Boat of the Gods”.More »
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Shinichi Oikawa
Venue: Gallery Saoh & Tomos (1F+BF)More »
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Toshiaki Takahashi Exhibition
Presenting large scale sculptural work formed of wooden panels along with painting and other 2D work.More »
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Playback Artist Talk
Since 2005 The Museum of Modern Art has regularly held an artist talk series in which artists are invited to discuss their work before that held in the museum collection. To date 30 such events have...More »
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Mayuko Ono Gray + Mark Greenwalt “Sculpted Words - Sculpted Figures”
Graphite Drawing Exhibition by Texas-based artists Mark Greenwalt and Mayuko Ono Gray. Greenwalt works consist of sculpturally-rendered figures isolated in space, while Ono specializes in proverb-inspired...More »
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15 Creatives Exhibition vol.3
[Related Event] Candle Night Date: 21st June(Fri) 19:00-20:00More »
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Jyunko Ito “Ronde 2013”
An exhibition of 10 painting works including acrylic on canvas and watercolor on paper.More »
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Yohei Yasuki Exhibition



