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  • poster for "View from the Sky - Whole Enormous Extent of Edo" Exhibition

    "View from the Sky - Whole Enormous Extent of Edo" Exhibition

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    • at Ota Memorial Museum of Art
    • in the Omotesando, Aoyama area
    • Closes tomorrow

    Tokyo’s new landmark, the Tokyo Sky Tree, has recently become a hot topic. It seems that now and long ago people like to enjoy views from high places. In the Edo period, scenic places such as Mt. Asuka,...More »

  • poster for Fumihiko Nakatoh "Traces of Memory"

    Fumihiko Nakatoh "Traces of Memory"

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    • at O Gallery
    • in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
    • Closes tomorrow

    On display are 15 new woodblock prints and lithographs. [Image: Fumihiko Nakatoh "Fish Shadow" (2012) woodblock lithograph 70×90cm]More »

  • poster for Hiroyoshi Koyama Exhibition

    Hiroyoshi Koyama Exhibition

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    • at Gallery Space Kids
    • in the Omotesando, Aoyama area
    • Closes tomorrow

    Papercraft sculptures made from 2D prints.More »

  • poster for Shu Ueno Exhibition

    Shu Ueno Exhibition

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    • at O Gallery
    • in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
    • Closes tomorrow
  • poster for Yoichiro Nishikawa "The Jazz"

    Yoichiro Nishikawa "The Jazz"

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    • at B-gallery
    • in the Shinjuku area
    • Closes tomorrow
  • poster for Alexander Gelman "Ephemera"

    Alexander Gelman "Ephemera"

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    • at Blind Gallery
    • in the Shinjuku area
    • Closes in 2 days

    Features flyers by the famed designer, made using genuine gold leaf and investigating the theme of ephemeral from the point of view of posters and other printed materials.More »

  • poster for "Scenery from the Cat Bus" Exhibition

    "Scenery from the Cat Bus" Exhibition

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    • at Ghibli Museum, Mitaka
    • in the Musashino, Tama area
    • Closes in 5 days

    Includes landscape prints and recreated spaces from Ghibli anime films.More »

  • poster for Georges Barbier + Jean-Emile Laboureur Exhibition

    Georges Barbier + Jean-Emile Laboureur Exhibition

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    • at Nerima Art Museum
    • in the Shinjuku area
    • Closes in 8 days

    This exhibition showcases Art Deco works from Shigeru Kashima's collection by two French painters from Nantes, Georges Barbier and Jean-Emile Laboureur. Barbier is known for his lush fashion and magazine...More »

  • poster for Shiko Munakata Exhibition

    Shiko Munakata Exhibition

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    • at Hiratsuka Museum of Art
    • in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
    • Closes in 8 days

    This exhibition showcases works from the Munakata Shiko Memorial Museum of Art and the Aomori Museum of Art that look back on the career of this leading artist, who was a close associate of Shoji Hamada,...More »

  • poster for Keiichi Tanaami "Tanaami Tee x 100"

    Keiichi Tanaami "Tanaami Tee x 100"

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    • at Valveat 81 Gallery
    • in the Omotesando, Aoyama area
    • Closes in 13 days

    Keiichi Tanaami is a leading Japanese Pop artist from the 60s and 70s who has recently been rediscovered as a crucial "missing link" in Japanese pop culture, anime and manga, as well as a string of well-known...More »

  • poster for "Tohoku Crafts and Shiko Munakata" Exhibition

    "Tohoku Crafts and Shiko Munakata" Exhibition

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    • at Japan Folk-Craft Museum
    • in the Shibuya, Setagaya area
    • Closes in 15 days

    Print artist Shiko Munakata was born in Aomori and is known for his work that overflows in vitality. His prints possess a surprising creativity displaying an innocent spirit, born out of the rich natural...More »

  • poster for Misa Wematsu "Drops"

    Misa Wematsu "Drops"

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    • at Gallery Yume
    • in the Musashino, Tama area
    • Starts Today, Closes in 15 days

    On display are some 10 sculptural works made of cloth and prints measuring 3.11cm across that are a memorial to the March 11, 2011 earthquake. [Image: Misa Wematsu, "Drops" (2012)]More »

  • poster for "Peintre-graveur: Adventures in Graphic Arts in the 19th Century" Exhibition

    "Peintre-graveur: Adventures in Graphic Arts in the 19th Century" Exhibition

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    • at Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts
    • in the Musashino, Tama area
    • Closes in 22 days

    Held to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, this exhibition introduces a selection of works that illustrate how the printmaking medium underwent a sea change in...More »

  • poster for Tama Art University & Academy of Fine Arts Katowice Exchange Exhibition

    Tama Art University & Academy of Fine Arts Katowice Exchange Exhibition

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    • at Tama Art University
    • in the Musashino, Tama area
    • Starts Today, Closes in 22 days

    Features some 100 print works by graduates and staff from the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice and Tama Art University, looking at their respective poster design vision and engendering cultural exchange...More »

  • poster for Teppei Kaneuji "Something on the Planet"

    Teppei Kaneuji "Something on the Planet"

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    • at Shugoarts
    • in the Kiyosumi, Odaiba area
    • Closes in 28 days

    Kaneuji has previously presented work whereby he gathers manufactured materials (plastics, wood) and re-constructs them into new forms that possess a meaning different to the original. In this exhibition,...More »

  • poster for "Images Shout - The Power of Creative Woodcut Prints" Exhibition

    "Images Shout - The Power of Creative Woodcut Prints" Exhibition

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    • at Fuchu Art Museum
    • in the Musashino, Tama area
    • Closes in 36 days

    On display is a selection of woodblock prints on washi paper without glass frames, which allows visitors to better appreciate the works. [Image: Susumu Yamaguchi, "Young Woman Carrying Flowers"]More »

  • poster for "Tetsuro Komai 1920–1976 From the Fukuhara Collection" Exhibition

    "Tetsuro Komai 1920–1976 From the Fukuhara Collection" Exhibition

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    • at Setagaya Art Museum
    • in the Shibuya, Setagaya area
    • Closes in 36 days

    Tetsuro Komai (1920-1976) is a well-known pioneer of intaglio printmaking in postwar Japan. This exhibition features the collection of over 500 prints formed by Yoshiharu Fukuhara, honorary chairman of...More »

  • poster for Yozo Hamaguchi + Hideo Hagiwara Exhibition

    Yozo Hamaguchi + Hideo Hagiwara Exhibition

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    • at Kichijoji Art Museum
    • in the Musashino, Tama area
    • Closes in 36 days

    Showcases works that tackle the power of the gaze, drawn mainly from the collection of the museum. [Image: "Ladybirds" (1978)]More »

  • poster for Yumeji Takehisa Exhibition

    Yumeji Takehisa Exhibition

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    • at Takehisa Yumeji Museum
    • in the Ueno, Yanaka area
    • Closes in 36 days

    This second part of a series of exhibitions that focus on Yumeji Takehisa and the Taisho era showcases illustrations created for the covers of a popular musical score series, inspired by Art Nouveau and...More »

  • poster for "Ei-Q Prints" Exhibition

    "Ei-Q Prints" Exhibition

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    • at Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art
    • in the Greater Tokyo area
    • Closes in 41 days

    Exhibition featuring etchings by the artist Ei-Q.More »

  • "MOMAS Collection" Exhibition

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    • at Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
    • in the Greater Tokyo area
    • Closes in 43 days

    Includes drawings, oil paintings and sculptures by Yayoi Kusama, as well as paintings and prints by other artists.More »

  • poster for "400 Years of Nihonbashi: The Foremost Landmark of Edo-Tokyo Seen in Art" Exhibition

    "400 Years of Nihonbashi: The Foremost Landmark of Edo-Tokyo Seen in Art" Exhibition

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    • at Edo-Tokyo Museum
    • in the Kiyosumi, Odaiba area
    • Starts Today, Closes in 51 days

    Beloved as an emblem of the capital and lovingly depicted in Edo period ukiyo-e woodblock prints, Nihonbashi is a bridge originally built out of wood and refashioned in stone in 1911. This exhibition showcases...More »

  • poster for "Flowerscapes" Exhibition

    "Flowerscapes" Exhibition

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    • at Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art
    • in the Greater Tokyo area
    • Closes in 57 days

    Artists of every era have looked to the natural world to find subjects for thought and their art, and they have often chosen flowers as subjects to inspire their imagination in painting. The unique perspectives...More »

  • poster for Keiko Minami Exhibition

    Keiko Minami Exhibition

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    • at Musee Hamaguchi Yozo / Yamasa Collection
    • in the Kyobashi, Nihonbashi & Kudanshita area
    • Closes in 66 days

    Keiko Minami is known for both her nostalgic, poetic copper etchings as well as her literary endeavors. This exhibition showcases a series of sketches from her poetry collection "Voyage by Sea", as well...More »

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Permanent events

  • poster for Modern Japanese Art from the Museum Collection

    Modern Japanese Art from the Museum Collection

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    • at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
    • in the Kyobashi, Nihonbashi & Kudanshita area

    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 »

  • poster for Mr. Brainwash Exhibition

    Mr. Brainwash Exhibition

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    • at Contemporary Japan Gallery
    • in the Kiyosumi, Odaiba area

    Mr. Brainwash is a French contemporary artist resident in Los Angeles and this exhibition showcases many of his drawings, following on from his recent "Life is Beautiful" show. [Image: Mr. Brainwash...More »

  • poster for Permanent Collection Exhibition

    Permanent Collection Exhibition

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    • at Musee Hamaguchi Yozo / Yamasa Collection
    • in the Kyobashi, Nihonbashi & Kudanshita area

    Yozo Hamaguchi was born as the third son to the Yamasa soy sauce magnate Gihei Hamaguchi, a collector of Southern School paintings who also studied painting himself. Yozo developed the unique mezzotint...More »

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Upcoming events

  • poster for Maya Nakamura "Concrete Poem 3"

    Maya Nakamura "Concrete Poem 3"

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    • at Shirota Gallery
    • in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
    • Starts in 2 days
  • poster for Sumaco Yasui Exhibition

    Sumaco Yasui Exhibition

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    • at Galerie Tokyo Humanité
    • in the Kyobashi, Nihonbashi & Kudanshita area
    • Starts in 2 days

    The artist's eighth solo show at the gallery and her first there in two years. Born in 1959 she specializes in copperplates with detailed etchings, and then each layer hand-tinted to create a fairytale-like...More »

  • poster for "Ukiyo-e Artist Eisen Keisai" Exhibition

    "Ukiyo-e Artist Eisen Keisai" Exhibition

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    • at Chiba City Museum of Art
    • in the Greater Tokyo area
    • Starts in 3 days

    Eisen Keisai (1791-1848) was a ukiyo-e printmaker active during the end of the Tokugawa shogunate era, when Edo culture was at its zenith. He specialized in works depicting beautiful women and landscapes,...More »

  • poster for "Cosmetics of Edo Period Beauties in Ukiyo-e Prints" Exhibition

    "Cosmetics of Edo Period Beauties in Ukiyo-e Prints" Exhibition

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    • at New Otani Art Museum
    • in the Roppongi, Akasaka area
    • Starts in 7 days

    Cosmetics and makeup techniques used during the Edo period consisted mostly of white powder, rouge, tooth blackening substances, and eyebrow shaping. Makeup styles were determined by social rules and conventions,...More »

  • poster for mocchi mocchi "Silk Screen Printing Works 2012"

    mocchi mocchi "Silk Screen Printing Works 2012"

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    • at Morioka Shoten
    • in the Kyobashi, Nihonbashi & Kudanshita area
    • Starts in 9 days

    [Image: floral pattern dress 940mmX750mm]More »

  • poster for "Redoute's Les Roses" Exhibition

    "Redoute's Les Roses" Exhibition

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    • at Ueno Royal Museum
    • in the Ueno, Yanaka area
    • Starts in 11 days

    Pierre-Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) was a court painter during the turbulent period of the French Revolution and after, counting Marie Antoinette and Empress Josephine among his patrons. He was preoccupied...More »

  • poster for "The Kitani Collection: Namazu-e and Baudelaire" Exhibition

    "The Kitani Collection: Namazu-e and Baudelaire" Exhibition

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    • at Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura
    • in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
    • Starts in 28 days

    This exhibition introduces the collection of Makoto Kitani, known as a researcher of copperplate print artist Charles Meryon and his contemporary, the poet Baudelaire. There will be some 40 Meiji period...More »

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