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"Brilliant Wings" Exhibition
[0] 
[0]- at The Artcomplex Center of Tokyo
- in the Shinjuku area
- Ends Today
[Image: Noriko Katsura "Travel in the Sea"]
"Chagall - My Stories" Exhibition
[4] [3]- at Pola Museum of Art
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Ends Today
Throughout his career, Marc Chagall not only depicted fantastical imagery in rich colors, but also gave expression to his childhood memories with a sense of rustic poetry. Chagall never ceased to project (...)
"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
- Ends Today
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 (...)
"Specimen: Miyu Hihara (Hominidae)" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Yoshino Junsui Hachimitsuten Gallery
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Ends Today
"The Ichikawa Beian Collection" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Tokyo National Museum
- in the Ueno area
- Ends Today
As well as being famous as one of the Three Distinguished Calligraphers of the Late Edo Period and being a calligraphy teacher with many students, Ichikawa Beian (1779-1858) was also an avid collector (...)
Collection Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Ginza Art Hall
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Ends Today
Hideshi Izumo Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Casper's Gallery
- in the Nakameguro area
- Ends Today
Kei Sakamoto "Grecian Wind"
[0] [0]- at Gallery 80
- in the Omotesando area
- Ends Today
Mie Nemoto Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Art Works Gallery
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Ends Today
Series of gallery exhibitions emphasizing the introduction of artists to the public. This 13th edition of the exhibition features Mie Nemoto, an artist born in Ibaraki prefecture who studied nihonga painting (...)
Miyuki Akiyama "Micro Macro Monochrome Color"
[8] [1]- at Magical, Artroom
- in the Nakameguro area
- Ends Today
Miyuki Akiyama was born in Okayama Prefecture in 1980. This young artist has shown at various exhibitions including Roppongi Magical's "Worm Hole Episode 2" in 2006, group shows at Tokyo Wonder Site, Hiromi (...)
Nobuaki Takarada Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Art Space Arles
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Ends Today
Ouko Toyosaki Exhibition
[0] [0]- at O Gallery
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Ends Today
Permanent Collection I "Autumn"
[0] [0]- at Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Ends Today
The Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art changes its permanent collection display four times a year. The current exhibition in the main building presents works by nihon-ga artists Shodo Anayama, Yako Okouchi, (...)
Permanent Exhibition II "Summer"
[0] [0]- at Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Ends Today
Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art changes their permanent collection display four times a year. The current exhibition in the South Building presents paintings, prints and glass works by Hideo Hagiwara, (...)
Ryohei Koiso Exhibition
[0] [2]- at Kichijoji Art Museum
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Ends Today
Ryohei Koiso (1903-88) is widely known as one of the most significant modern Japanese painters. His talent was discovered at an early stage in his career. Through his studies in France, he was exposed (...)
Ryusei Kishida "Art and Life"
[5] [3]- at New Otani Art Museum
- in the Roppongi area
- Ends Today
Ryusei Kishida (1891-1929) is well-known for this "Portrait of Reiko", in which he used his own beloved daughter as model. He was one of the most outstanding and unique painters in the Japanese "yoga" (...)
Takao Niikura "Unseen"
[1] [0]- at No.12 Gallery
- in the Shibuya area
- Ends Today
The word "unseen" conveys various meanings, such as 'not yet seen', 'invisible', 'unnoticeable' and 'undiscovered'. This title has a gentle ring to it that speaks of Niikura's long and devoted career (...)
This Week at Gallery Yokohama Civic Art Gallery
[0] [0]- at Yokohama Civic Art Gallery
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Ends Today
31st Art Association Shonan Group Exhibition (open call) -Gallery 1F, 2F -Oil painting, watercolors, prints, crafts -102 + submitted works -Scheduled to open at 15:00 on the first exhibition day.
This Week at Kanagawa Prefectural Gallery
[0] [0]- at Kanagawa Prefectural Gallery
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Ends Today
-9th Etsuko Takahashi Patchwork Kilt School Exhibition Dates: September 2nd (Tue)-7th (Sun) Location: Exhibition Room 1 Contact: Etsuko Takahashi Patchwork Kilt School 045-845-1086 -Sagami-kai 11th (...)
This Week at Yokohama Civic Gallery, Azamino
[0] [0]- at Yokohama Civic Gallery, Azamino
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Ends Today
September 3rd (Wed)-September 7th (Sun) Zenon Monks Photo Exhibition 100 works tracing the footsteps of Zenon Żebrowski, the monk who offered a helping hand to war orphans. -Location: Exhibition Rooms (...)
"Portraits of Gardeners vol.1 -Spiritual Surface" Exhibition
[2] [1]- at Matsuya Design Gallery
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Closes tomorrow
With years of experience as a curator, Takashi Niimi joined the Japan Design Committee at the end of last year. For his first exhibition at Design Gallery, Niimi selected 4 leading contemporary artists, (...)
La Bruha La Negra "Time for Drastic Sexual Transformation"
[1] [0]- at Uplink Gallery
- in the Shibuya area
- Closes tomorrow
This is La Bruha La Negra's 5th exhibition. They began producing music in 2004 and their art activities in 2007.
Permanent Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Art Gallery Yamate
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Closes tomorrow
This Week at Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi - 6th Floor Galleries
[0] [0]- at Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi - 6th Floor Galleries
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
- Closes tomorrow
Tokusen Gallery -4th Zoroku Mashimizuexhibition -Masahiro Kadowaki oil painting exhibition -Toshihiro Munakata ceramics exhibition Bijutsu Salon -Aran Yasuoka yoga painting exhibition Art Square -Seizo (...)
"Heart Art Communication Members' Exhibition vol.5"
[0] [0]- at H.A.C. Gallery
- in the Omotesando area
- Closes in 2 days
Mario Ebiko "In the Wind, Rain and Light"
[3] [0]- at Galerie Nichido
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Closes in 2 days
Mario Ebiko, winner of the prize for excellence at the 37th Showa-kai exhibition in 2002, is holding an exhibition of new works at Galerie Nichido, the first such show in 3 years. As described in the (...)
Misato Tanaka + Nobue Shoji "Inhabitants of the Forest"
[0] [0]- at Thorn Tree Gallery
- in the Omotesando area
- Closes in 2 days
This gloomy night forest, featuring Misato Tanaka's charming, fantastic animals and Nobue Shoji's photographs and leaves, will fill the space of the venue. When these two worlds fuse, the forest animals (...)
Xu Lihua Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Nirei Art
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Closes in 2 days
"Yorozu Neko Exhibition 2"
[0] [0]- at Flew Gallery
- in the Shibuya area
- Closes in 3 days
Four Person Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Yamawaki Gallery
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 3 days
Masami Sato "Starry Night"
[0] [0]- at OPA gallery/shop
- in the Omotesando area
- Closes in 3 days
This Week at Keio Department Store, Shinjuku Gallery
[0] [0]- at Keio Department Store, Shinjuku Gallery
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 3 days
-1st Living Aesthetic Laboratory Exhibition Works by Satoshi Yabuuchi and other sculptors are on display. About 30 works including Yabuuchi's wooden sculpture "Tailwind Child". -Mitsuru Kikuchi + (...)
Koichiro Fujii Exhibition
[0] [0]- at K's Gallery
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Closes in 4 days
This Week at Design Festa Gallery
[0] [1]- at Design Festa Gallery
- in the Omotesando area
- Closes in 4 days
Sep 1(Mon)-Sep 3(Wed) [ W:1-F ] Otsuma Women's University Photo Club "September Exhibition" Photography Sep 1(Mon)-Sep 3(Wed) [ E:101-1 ] Discord Fashion Sep 1(Mon)-Sep 7(Sun) [ W:1-C ] Knit (...)
Shozo Yamashita Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Art Box Gallery
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Starts Today, Closes in 5 days
This year marks the 16th edition of the Masters Prize Exhibition, an open call exhibition open to seniors. This exhibition features the work of Shozo Yamashita, a stellar participant in the competition. (...)
Yusuke Takayama "Everyday"
[0] [0]- at Gallery & Creative Space EF
- in the Omotesando area
- Closes in 5 days
"Extra Territorial Reality" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Gallery Objective Correlative
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 6 days
Part 1: September 1st (Mon) - September 6th (Sat) Time: 11:00─17:00 Artists: Hideto Aizawa, Hidehiro Kimura, Jun Funakoshi, Nobuhiko Murayama Part 2: September 8th (Mon) - September 13th (Sat) Time: (...)
"Shitsurai 2008"Exhibition
[3] [0]- at Gallery Jin
- in the Ueno area
- Closes in 6 days
Exhibition centered on the idea of hospitality, where the gallery owner becomes the host and the gallery visitors his guests. The artists chosen for this show collaborated with the host in order to create (...)
"Time, Scenery and Memory" Exhibition
[1] [0]- at Gallery Natsuka
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Closes in 6 days
[Image: Kenichi Kanazawa "Scenery of Iron and Heat Jul'07-11" (2007) h900 × w200 × d100mm (detail)]
Hiroshi Koma Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Ai Gallery
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
- Closes in 6 days
[Image from the artist's previous exhibition]
Kazue Yoshikawa Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Gallery Gen
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Closes in 6 days
Permanent Collection Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Gallery Silkland
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Closes in 6 days
Shinya Okayama Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Gallery Sakamaki
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
- Closes in 6 days
[Image: "Advice from a Ghost" (2008), oil on canvas, 130x97cm]
Atelier Mantenboshi Exhibition
[0] [0]- at The Artcomplex Center of Tokyo
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 7 days
Stars in a basket, daydreaming cats, mysterious animals... Hironori Mori and Yuriko Ito from Atelier Mantenboshi created this dream world filled with stars and cats. A total of 20 acrylic paintings (...)
Chen Guiping Exhibition
[0] [0]- at The Artcomplex Center of Tokyo
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 7 days
In addition to contemporary ink painting, this exhibition features sculptures, photography and installations made using "lapis lazuli steel" found in steel frames as well as thread, exhibited domestically (...)
Chihiro Kabata "Superposition - Triptych"
[0] [0]- at Youkobo Art Space
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Closes in 7 days
Fumie Shirai "Dolores"
[0] [0]- at Shinjuku Ophthalmologist Gallery
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 7 days
Kyoko Yoshimura Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Kawaguchi Art Factory
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 7 days
Public demonstration: every Monday, Thursday and Saturday 11:00-13:00
This Week at Gallery Yokohama Civic Art Gallery
[0] [0]- at Yokohama Civic Art Gallery
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Closes in 7 days
September 5th (Fri) - 26th (Fri) New Art 2008 "Brazil x Yokohama Across Generations" -Gallery 3F -Painting, sculpture, installation, video, etc. -100 works -Open at 10:00 on the first exhibition (...)
Yoko Hisada "Sou"
[1] [0]- at Gallery Kingyo
- in the Ueno area
- Closes in 7 days
"European Still Life Painting from the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna" Exhibition
[21] [2]- at The National Art Center, Tokyo
- in the Roppongi area
- Closes in 8 days
The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna is a world-renowned museum housing one of the best art collections in the world. Drawing from the museum's collections, this exhibition showcases 75 works from the (...)
"Playing Painting" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Shinjuku Ophthalmologist Gallery
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 8 days
Special Exhibition "Disasters - Tokyo National Museum and Earthquakes"
[1] [0]- at Tokyo National Museum
- in the Ueno area
- Closes in 8 days
On September 1, 1923 (Taisho 12), at 11:58 in the morning, a huge earthquake hit the Kanto region. With its epicenter at Sagami Bay in Kanagawa Prefecture, this was the Great Kanto Earthquake. It was around (...)
Group Exhibition
[1] [0]- at Art Trace Gallery
- in the Kiyosumi, Odaiba area
- Closes in 9 days
Yamasin Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Gendai Heights Gallery Den
- in the Shibuya area
- Closes in 9 days
"2008 Shinagawa Artists Association Exhibition"
[0] [0]- at O Art Museum
- in the Shibuya area
- Closes in 10 days
The group consists of 60 artists working in various genres. They are based in Shingawa Ward and devoted to cultivating the art scene in the area.
Agne Jonkute Exhibition
[3] [1]- at Gallery Strenger
- in the Roppongi area
- Closes in 10 days
Jonkute trys to capture 'being' by depicting 'un-being'. Jonkute's touch is metaphysical. She paints emptiness, nightfall, empty rooms and unrecognized spaces in which one can sense that a man has just (...)
Akiko Nakano + Tsuyoshi Furukawa "Field Horsetails"
[0] [0]- at Makii Masaru Fine Art
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
- Closes in 11 days
"The Story Box" Exhibition
[5] [1]- at MA2Gallery
- in the Nakameguro area
- Closes in 13 days
Opening reception: August 19th (Fri) 18:00-20:00
Lee Yeunmi "The Closed Garden"
[1] [1]- at Tokyo Gallery + BTAP
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Closes in 13 days
Tokyo Gallery + BTAP is pleased to present Korean artist Lee Yeunmi's solo exhibition, The Closed Garden. Lee Yeunmi was born in Gyeongju, South Korea in 1981. In 2004, Lee completed her BA at the College (...)
Satoshi Furui + Tetsuya Nakamura Exhibition
[3] [1]- at Gallery Koyanagi
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Closes in 13 days
"Imaginary Museum of the O Collection - Magical Museum Tour Room 5 Chiezo Taro: Post Human Artist" Exhibition
[1] [1]- at Tokyo Wonder Site, Hongo
- in the Ueno area
- Closes in 14 days
Tokyo Wonder Site Hongo is pleased to be hosting "Imaginary Museum of the O Collection - Magical Museum Tour Room 5 Chiezo Taro: Post Human Artist". This exhibition, the continuation of a series launched (...)
"Tea Ceremony on a Moonlight Night" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Takanawa Zakurozaka Gallery Ippodo
- in the Roppongi area
- Closes in 14 days
Compared to countries which have a preference for the bright glare of sunlight, Japanese people seem to be fond of the moon. On display at this edition of "Tea Ceremony on a Moonlight Night" are tea (...)
"Tomboyish Painter, Aya Daido - 100th Anniversary" Exhibition
[8] [1]- at Shibuya Shoto Museum
- in the Shibuya area
- Closes in 14 days
Aya Daido (1909-) was born in Hiroshima into a family of painters, which included her mother Suma Maruki and her brother Iri Maruki. Aya began painting when she turned 60, at a time when she was deeply (...)
"Kano Hogai - The Track to Avalokitesvara as a Merciful Mother" Exhibition
[9] [1]- at The University Art Museum - Tokyo University of the Arts
- in the Ueno area
- Closes in 16 days
Kano Hogai (1828-1888), born as the legitimate child to a painter in Chofu (now Shimonoseki City) under the Tokugawa shogunate, is recognized as a renowned artist who laid the foundations of modern nihonga (...)
"The Taito Ward Collection: The Source of Japanese Paintings - Reproductions of Wall Paintings at the Dunhuang Mogao Caves" Exhibition
[1] [0]- at The University Art Museum - Tokyo University of the Arts
- in the Ueno area
- Closes in 16 days
Taito Ward has purchased reproductions of a portion of the graduation works "Golden Pavilion Wall Paintings from Horyuji" and "Wall Paintings from the Dunhuang Mogao Caves" from the graduate school at (...)
"Yo-ga from the Meiji Period - Comprehension to Appreciation" Exhibition
[1] [0]- at Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 16 days
While there have been many exhibitions of yo-ga (western style painting) from the Meiji period (1868-1912) curated according to historical groupings, artist groups, and individuals, this exhibition approaches (...)
Takahiro Hirabayashi Exhibition
[2] [1]- at Tokyo Wonder Wall
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 19 days
An artist talk will be held Tuesday, September 2nd, 17:30-18:30
"Moeglichkeit" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Radi-um
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
- Closes in 20 days
This exhibition features 7 artists, some in their twenties, and some in their thirties or forties; a few of them fetch high prices at auctions, while another's experience extends only to a graduation exhibition. (...)
Akio Igarashi Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Gallery Terashita
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
- Closes in 20 days
Born in 1938, Akio Igarashi started his career as a woodblock artist and has since produced 2D work on the theme of black and white. While his base has been Kansai area, Igarashi has also introduced his (...)
Gallery Collection Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Gallery 360 Degrees
- in the Omotesando area
- Closes in 20 days
Group Show
[0] [0]- at Yuka Sasahara Gallery
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 20 days
Gugging "Pure Art - True Art - Real Art"
[3] [0]- at Tomio Koyama Gallery
- in the Kiyosumi, Odaiba area
- Closes in 20 days
"The Artist’s House" is located in a suburb of Vienna, Austria. It’s actually the Maria Gugging National Neurology Center. It all started 50 years ago when the hospital let mentally retarded people at (...)
Kentaro Yokouchi "Last Night"
[0] [0]- at Kenji Taki Gallery
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 20 days
Masakatsu Takagi "Itako"
[12] [2]- at Yamamoto Gendai
- in the Roppongi area
- Closes in 20 days
Masaki Ogihara Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Gallery Hashimoto
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
- Closes in 20 days
Ogihara was born in Yamanashi prefecture in 1968. After graduating from the engineering department at university, he worked as an engineer, and still works full-time in this capacity. Without having been (...)
Nobuko Watabiki "New Paintings"
[1] [0]- at Megumi Ogita Gallery
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Closes in 20 days
Shintaro Miyake "Egypt -Road to Civilization"
[3] [0]- at Tomio Koyama Gallery
- in the Kiyosumi, Odaiba area
- Closes in 20 days
Miyake makes drawings, sculptures and performances, as well as other artforms that help to construct one's universe. Typically, his art uses cardboard cutouts and pieces of wooden board on which Miyake (...)
Taichi Nakamura "Landschaftmaler"
[0] [0]- at Art Project Frantic
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
- Closes in 20 days
"Maidens' Icons" Exhibition
[6] [1]- at Yayoi Museum
- in the Ueno area
- Closes in 21 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. (...)
"Taro Okamoto's Metamorphoses" Exhibition
[3] [0]- at Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, Kawasaki
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Closes in 21 days
What do you imagine when you hear the word "transformation"? Some might think of heroes like Ultraman and Kamen Rider from TV animations and manga. Metamorphoses often refer to mythical stories of human (...)
Atsuko Imaizumi "Monologue"
[0] [0]- at Wada Fine Arts
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Closes in 21 days
[Image: "Conversation", oil and tempera on wooden panel, 910 x 652 mm]
Chagall "Legend of Bouquet Exhibition"
[0] [0]- at Musée d'Art Mercian Karuizawa
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 21 days
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) was born in Jewish family living near Vitsyebsk, Russia. Centering on his oil paintings and lithographs, this exhibition showcases a total of about 70 works depicting "bouquet", (...)
Daisuke Ukishita + Masaki Toda "Fixhibition"
[2] [0]- at Studio K
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Closes in 21 days
Daisuke Ukishita and Masaki Toda have painted together since their teenage years. Each active in their respective fields, they collaborated on sound recordings as a unit called Sporty & Mongoika, while (...)
Atsushi Toyama "Plus, Minus, Plus"
[0] [0]- at Mirai Gallery
- in the Roppongi area
- Closes in 22 days
A solo exhibition of artist Atsushi Toyama is held at Mirai Gallery. The exhibition title, "Plus, Minus, Plus" refers to his process of making as well as a sense of direction indicated by opposing actions. (...)
Green Art Exhibition "Fairies from Woods"
[0] [0]- at Showa Kinen Park "Green Culture Zone"
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Closes in 23 days
"Fairies from Woods" This exhibition showcases wooden sculptures, prints and other 2D works that depict a variety of fairies. "Art Exhibition" On view are 3D works made out of stone, metal, wood, (...)
Hiroshi Anzai Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Gallery K
- in the Roppongi area
- Closes in 23 days
Kentaro Baba "Primo"
[1] [0]- at Art Front Gallery
- in the Nakameguro area
- Closes in 23 days
Art Front Graphics organizes special exhibitions based on artist or theme on a monthly basis. September's exhibition introduces the work of Kentaro Baba, who paints rich, layered reds and greens over a (...)
