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Collaborative Acts of Intervention

Katrina Grigg-Saito 2008-06-27

Wako Works of Art holds a curated show of work by Danish artists Nina Beier and Marie Lund.

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Revealing what the Internet cannot

Gary McLeod 2008-05-02

An exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography unveils the secrets of the Forbidden City, or rather an older window to them.

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Liberated Materials - Clearly Kuramata

James Way 2007-12-08

Highlights from Shiro Kuramata’s career currently on display at Clear Gallery demonstrate his attention to the vanishing detail.

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Crossings on the 52nd Floor

Gary McLeod 2007-11-11

The second installment of the Mori Art Museum’s survey of Japanese contemporary art consists of 36 artists that you apparently must see now.

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Making sense of ‘Collapse’

Olivier Krischer 2007-10-13

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo redisplays works in its collection in a study of how artists have responded to the disasters of the 20th century.

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Black Box, White Box: Setting Foot in Risaku Suzuki’s Nature Photography

Lena Oishi 2007-10-09

Presentation is the key in this exhibition of work by this prominent Japanese photographer.

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Clothes that Mature like Fine Wine

Kevin Mcgue 2007-10-08

Fashion designer Junya Tashiro opened an exhibition of his unique fashion creations at Tokyo Midtown’s Design Hub, September 28th-30th.

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Barry McGee: Maintaining his Street Cred with Ease

Meighan Ellis 2007-09-02

It’s hard not to feel somewhat doubtful and slightly cautious when viewing a show of a graffiti-turned-celebrated-museum-artist.

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Movements on Mescaline

Rachel Carvosso 2007-08-03

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo exhibits Henri Michaux’s lyrical abstractions.

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Shirts, Skirts and Skyscrapers

Melaney Lee 2007-07-24

“I want a dress with the structural support of Tokyo Tower.” “Those apartments would look better with printed pictures of watermelons with black, neon blue or lavender backgrounds on the walls.”

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‘Unprinting’ Color Prints: Graphic Trial 2007

Rebecca Milner 2007-07-01

A visit to this exhibition feels like a cross between an art-school senior thesis presentation and a walk-through technical manual for the making of Pop Art.

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