Reviews
Appropriated Autonomy
Oliver Payne’s exhibition of new works at Nanzuka
Becoming Fashion
Hiroshi Sugimoto’s take on the history of clothing and its relation to the human race
The Future in Retrospect
Katsuhiro Otomo returns to Neo-Tokyo
Problems Political
Art meets activism at the Watari Museum of Contemporary Art
Farewell to ‘The City’
Ken Okiishi “(Goodbye to)” at Take Ninagawa
Revisiting Revolutionary Roots
Celebrating the avant-garde graphic design work of Aleksandr Rodchenko
The Hinomaru: A Question of Identity
A photography exhibition explores the significance of the national flag.
Un-decodable Photography
Naoyuki Hata’s “Pelletron new no.4″ takes absolute lack of understanding as its starting point.
A Life of Its Own
Prisoners and un-publishing in Nakameguro
The Struggle Against Nostalgia
A double-bill of Ryudai Takano’s work showcases the photographer’s interest in daily life and the figurative
Class of Post-3.11
The Department of Inter Media Art, Tokyo University of the Arts and other 2012 graduation exhibitions
Shining Light on Disaster
Two simultaneous Tokyo shows for the most famous Japanese female artist in the world.
A Nine-Day Treat for Cinéphiles
Tokyo Art Beat looks at the highlights of FILMeX 2011 and, in case you missed them at the festival, lists some titles opening at Tokyo arthouse theaters in 2012. No spoilers ahead!
Villa Tokyo: Europe Comes to Town
Project over profit in this site-specific art event
Grand Visions Given New Life
A review of “Metabolism, the City of the Future”, at the Mori Art Museum
Traumatic Reflections
Leo Rubinfien’s “Wounded Cities”, at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
Tripping the Light Fantastic
Light art meets high fashion in Omotesando.
Tsubasa Kato Pulls Us Together
“Fukagawa, Future, Humanity” at SNAC and in Kiba Park.
Yokohama Triennale: something borrowed, something new
Looking at one of the exhibition themes for the Triennale
Yoko Ono Talk: Tragedy, Art, and Peace
The icon offers advice for the victims of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.
A Vendor of Junk and Contemplation
Koki Tanaka’s “In a Place Between Snowballs and Stones” at Aoyama | Meguro gallery.
Letting Your (Artistic) Hair Down
Ryoko Takahashi “liberation” at Gallery Momo Ryogoku
The “Aha!” Moment
LG Williams “Anything But” at The Container
Virtual Synthesis
Kohei Nawa at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
Art through an Award Window
“French Window” Exhibition at Mori Art Museum
Getting Serious
Chim↑Pom’s “Real Times” at SNAC
Sorrowful Cries of Heritage
Firoz Mahmud’s “Lamentation in Two Lies” exhibition at Ota Fine Arts.
Sweet Fantasies, Serious Narratives
Sakae Ozawa’s “0.5 Sekunden auf einen Planet” exhibition at Mori Yu Gallery Tokyo.
Minor Disturbances in the Burbs
Iichiro Tanaka offers a humorous view of sedate suburban Japan.
Climbing the Hidden Mountain
Tomoko Konoike’s “Hidden Mountain — Reverse” exhibition at Mizuma Art Gallery.
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