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A peek at the jewelry box of Her Royal Highness Victoria’s Empire.

The artist Yukihiro Taguchi is active in Japan and overseas in creating video and installation works that re-evaluate our sense of space.

Tomoaki Suzuki’s sculptures of London people reveal realistic detail but also historical techniques.

The National Film Center screens a major retrospective of Nagisa Oshima, one of the most challenging postwar Japanese filmmakers.

A photography exhibition juxtaposes Ihee Kimura and Henri Cartier-Bresson’s works.

Haruo Mitsuta’s extraordinary miniature sculptures bring an insect world to Tokyo.

Motohiko Odani’s stunning new exhibition mixes gothic images of angels and myths.

An emerging new talent moves seamlessly from sculpture to dance and hip hop.

A new exhibition examines how luxury, status and fashion co-exist.

New works feature heavily in an exhibition at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Tokyo.

A video exhibition explores a virtual Chinese world.

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.

Titillation in a pine wood setting?

A performance at a gallery challenged the conventions of what is food, sound and a musical instrument.

A new retrospective of German artist Rebecca Horn juxtaposes extremes.

In a lecture series now touring Japan, the singular Dutch artist-economist Hans Abbing explores the economics of the art world.

A week of foreign films.

Tokyo Graphic Passport also featured prominent magazine creatives debating the future of the medium. But did they get to the heart of the issues?

Tokyo Graphic Passport was a series of events, including a symposium featuring top Japanese artists. But did they have much to say?

A new exurberant exhibition plays with childhood nostalgia, but with a satirical edge.

A photography exhibition presents a rich tapestry of travels in Japan.

A new exhibition explores scientific images and perspective.

A new illustrator pleases paper-lovers.

A horticulture-themed installation lends a touch of nature to a city gallery.

Colorful 3D pop art objects in a basement space.

A major new group exhibition showcases a medium often overlooked.

Mori Art Museum’s first solo exhibition of contemporary Chinese art.

Three new works by Kohei Nawa continue his exploration of skin, surfaces and borders.

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.

A new exhibition is a feast for the senses.