Reviews
Tiger Claws for your Brooch?
A peek at the jewelry box of Her Royal Highness Victoria’s Empire.
Space and Time Directed By Yuki
The artist Yukihiro Taguchi is active in Japan and overseas in creating video and installation works that re-evaluate our sense of space.
Balancing Traditional With Trendy
Tomoaki Suzuki’s sculptures of London people reveal realistic detail but also historical techniques.
Cinema As Negation
The National Film Center screens a major retrospective of Nagisa Oshima, one of the most challenging postwar Japanese filmmakers.
Parallel Universes
A photography exhibition juxtaposes Ihee Kimura and Henri Cartier-Bresson’s works.
In the Realm of the Living
Haruo Mitsuta’s extraordinary miniature sculptures bring an insect world to Tokyo.
Angels and Demons in Ginza
Motohiko Odani’s stunning new exhibition mixes gothic images of angels and myths.
TWS Emerging: It’s Just Begun
An emerging new talent moves seamlessly from sculpture to dance and hip hop.
Haute Couture: A Disposable Language of Status
A new exhibition examines how luxury, status and fashion co-exist.
Sandro Chia – Beyond the Avant Garde
New works feature heavily in an exhibition at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Tokyo.
Personal Exploration in a Virtual City
A video exhibition explores a virtual Chinese world.
Tokyo FILMeX at Ten
Tokyo FILMeX 2009 offers another enticing lineup of new Asian films, independent works from around the world, and some rare pre-war gems from the vaults of Shochiku.
Burlesque Lovelies of a Time Gone By
Titillation in a pine wood setting?
The Music of Food
A performance at a gallery challenged the conventions of what is food, sound and a musical instrument.
Discordant Symphonies
A new retrospective of German artist Rebecca Horn juxtaposes extremes.
Why Are Artists Poor?
In a lecture series now touring Japan, the singular Dutch artist-economist Hans Abbing explores the economics of the art world.
Subtitles Galore
A week of foreign films.
The State of Magazines
Tokyo Graphic Passport also featured prominent magazine creatives debating the future of the medium. But did they get to the heart of the issues?
An Audience with…
Tokyo Graphic Passport was a series of events, including a symposium featuring top Japanese artists. But did they have much to say?
Hindsight 2020
A new exurberant exhibition plays with childhood nostalgia, but with a satirical edge.
Sentimental Journeys
A photography exhibition presents a rich tapestry of travels in Japan.
The Hole Through the Microscope
A new exhibition explores scientific images and perspective.
Rising Star
A new illustrator pleases paper-lovers.
The Urban Jungle
A horticulture-themed installation lends a touch of nature to a city gallery.
Formations of Fun
Colorful 3D pop art objects in a basement space.
Neglected Craft
A major new group exhibition showcases a medium often overlooked.
According to Ai
Mori Art Museum’s first solo exhibition of contemporary Chinese art.
The Queasy Trinity
Three new works by Kohei Nawa continue his exploration of skin, surfaces and borders.
Show Me the Pinky Violence
At Laputa cinema in Asagaya this month, late-night audiences are treated to what we all want to see: violence, debauchery and the fall of the status quo, all through the world of 1970s Japanese High School girls — the “Terrifying Girls School” series.
Art Tripping
A new exhibition is a feast for the senses.
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