Best Exhibitions Starting in October 2025
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Tokyo Art Beat presents a selection of the best exhibitions opening in October 2025. Bookmark the exhibitions on the TAB website or TAB app and never miss the openings and closings.
- 【Tokyo】Andy Warhol "Serial Portraits – Selected Works from the Collection" (Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo)
- 【Tokyo】The Essence of Modern Japanese Paintings from Eisei Bunko Collection: The Cat Returns! (Eisei-Bunko Museum)
- 【Tokyo】Viennese Style Biedermeier through Fin de Siècle Design of Living, An Invitation to the Theatrical City, Vienna (Panasonic Shiodome Museum of Art)
- 【Tokyo】Newly Restored Masterpieces:A Fresh Look at Seikado’s Important Cultural Properties and, National Treasures of the Present and Future! (Seikado Bunko Art Museum)
- 【Tokyo】T3 Photo Festival Tokyo 2025 (Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, etc.)
- 【Tokyo】Synthetic Natures (Chanel Nexus Hall)
- 【Tokyo】Jam Session: The Ishibashi Foundation Collection × Yamashiro Chikako × Shiga Lieko In the midst of (Artizon Museum)
- 【Tokyo】Art Deco and Fashion: Centering on The Kyoto Costume Institute Collection (Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo)
- 【Tokyo】TOP 30th Anniversary State of the Artist: So Far and From Now On (Tokyo Photographic Art Museum)
- 【Tokyo】Osgemeos and Barry McGee "One More" (Watari-um, The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art)
- 【Tokyo】Art Projects Originating in Local Areas of Tokyo: Tokyo Biennale 2025 (Toeizan Kan'ei-ji, etc.)
- 【Tokyo】Yunoki Samiro: Eternal Now (Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery)
- 【Tokyo】Impressionist Interiors: Intimacy, Decoration, Modernity (National Museum Of Western Art, Tokyo)
- 【Ishikawa】Side Core "Living road, Living space" (21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa)
- 【Aichi】Anti-Action: Artist Women’s Challenges and Responses in Postwar Japan (Toyota Municipal Museum of Art)
- 【Osaka】The Venus of a New Age! Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Art Deco (Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka)
- 【Kagawa】Setouchi Triennale 2025 Autumn (Takamatsu Port, etc.)
- 【Hiroshima】Hiroshima Architecture Exhibition 2025 (Onomichi City Museum of Art)
【Tokyo】Andy Warhol "Serial Portraits – Selected Works from the Collection" (Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo)
Focusing on the theme of "portraits," this exhibition features a carefully curated selection ranging from Andy Warhol's masterpieces to lesser-known works. The exhibition is part of the "Hors-les-murs" program, which presents works from the Fondation Louis Vuitton collection at venues in Tokyo, Munich, Venice, Beijing, Seoul, and Osaka.
Venue: Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo
Schedule: October 2 – February 15
【Tokyo】The Essence of Modern Japanese Paintings from Eisei Bunko Collection: The Cat Returns! (Eisei-Bunko Museum)
Important Cultural Property Black Cat is one of the masterpieces created by painter Hishida Shunso. This popular work from the Eisei Bunko underwent its first full-scale restoration, made possible through crowdfunding support and financial assistance from the national government, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and Bunkyo Ward. This exhibition commemorates completion of the conservation, featuring a limited-time display of all four Shunso works in the museum's collection, together with fine works by leading modern Japanese painters.
Venue: Eisei-Bunko Museum
Schedule: October 4 – November 30
【Tokyo】Viennese Style Biedermeier through Fin de Siècle Design of Living, An Invitation to the Theatrical City, Vienna (Panasonic Shiodome Museum of Art)
This exhibition introduces modern works featuring outstanding design and decoration from late 19th to early 20th century Vienna, including furniture and craft objects. It also spotlights pioneering female designers and creators who have been relatively unknown in Japan until now.
Venue: Panasonic Shiodome Museum of Art
Schedule: October 4 – December 17
【Tokyo】Newly Restored Masterpieces:A Fresh Look at Seikado’s Important Cultural Properties and, National Treasures of the Present and Future! (Seikado Bunko Art Museum)
In conjunction with the Expo 2025 Osaka, this exhibition showcases works that were previously shown at an expo at the beginning of the twentieth century, including Rinpa school works, original ukiyo-e paintings, and modern paintings, along with 1 National Treasure, and 13 Important Cultural Properties.
Venue: Seikado Bunko Art Museum
Schedule: October 4 – December 21
【Tokyo】T3 Photo Festival Tokyo 2025 (Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, etc.)
An urban art festival exhibiting works by international artists while utilizing Tokyo's urban spaces. Under the theme "Garden," the festival brings "gardens" into urban spaces through photographic expression. On view works by Stephen Shore, Stephen Gill, Melissa Schriek, The Copy Travelers, Shohei Miyaji, Eri Minamikawa, Kenji Chiga, Mayumi Suzuki, and others.
Venue: Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, etc.
Schedule: October 2 – October 27
【Tokyo】Synthetic Natures (Chanel Nexus Hall)
The second installment of the collaboration project with "Hasegawa Curation Lab." for nurturing next-generation curators. Fusing AI art and ecology, on view are works by Sofia Crespo and experimental artist duo Entangled Others, composed of Crespo and Feileacan Kirkbride McCormick.
Venue: Chanel Nexus Hall
Schedule: October 4 – December 7
【Tokyo】Jam Session: The Ishibashi Foundation Collection × Yamashiro Chikako × Shiga Lieko In the midst of (Artizon Museum)
The sixth edition of the annual "Jam Session," ongoing since 2020, featuring collaborations between the Ishibashi Foundation Collection and artists, welcomes Chikako Yamashiro and Shiga Lieko. Through the works of two artists, the exhibition identifies and presents the attitudes of artists confronting complex and difficult realities continuing from the past, and the nature of creativity and artistic methods, within the collection works.
Venue: Artizon Museum
Schedule: October 11 – January 12
【Tokyo】Art Deco and Fashion: Centering on The Kyoto Costume Institute Collection (Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo)
The decorative style "Art Deco," which swept the world in the 1920s, also expanded into the world of fashion. Marking the 100th anniversary of the "Art Deco Exposition" held in Paris, this exhibition centers on approximately 60 costume works from the Kyoto Costume Institute (KCI) collection. Additionally, incorporating paintings, prints, and craft objects from domestic and international museums, the exhibition explores the appeal and innovation of fashion that continues to influence the present.
Venue: Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo
Schedule: October 11 – January 25
【Tokyo】TOP 30th Anniversary State of the Artist: So Far and From Now On (Tokyo Photographic Art Museum)
An exhibition introducing the current activities of artists with remarkable domestic and international achievements—including Miyako Ishiuchi, Rieko Shiga, Osamu Kanemura, Aya Fujioka, and Kikuji Kawada—alongside works from the museum's collection.
Venue: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
Schedule: October 15 – January 25
【Tokyo】Osgemeos and Barry McGee "One More" (Watari-um, The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art)
A world-first collaboration exhibition between Barry McGee—who presented a massive wall painting at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in 1998 and created the world's largest mural installation at the 2001 Venice Biennale—and Osgemeos. Their works, born from the energy of the streets, display new power that is free and overflowing with energy.
Venue: Watari-um, The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art
Schedule: October 17 – February 8
【Tokyo】Art Projects Originating in Local Areas of Tokyo: Tokyo Biennale 2025 (Toeizan Kan'ei-ji, etc.)
38 artist groups from Japan and abroad are set to participate in the international art festival "Tokyo Biennale 2025." The third edition presents the theme "Shall we take a walk together?" offering experiences of encountering art through "walks" staged throughout Tokyo.
Venue: Toeizan Kan'ei-ji, etc.
Schedule: October 17 – December 14
【Tokyo】Yunoki Samiro: Eternal Now (Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery)
Dyer Yunoki Samiro passed away in 2024 at age 101. Encountering the Mingei movement, Yunoki began his path as a dyer under Serizawa Keisuke, then richly expanded his creative world beyond genre boundaries to include illustration and collage. This exhibition reviews Yunoki's 75 years of activity while adding themes of cities and regions connected to his production, inviting visitors on a journey surrounding the artist.
Venue: Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery
Schedule: October 24 – December 21
【Tokyo】Impressionist Interiors: Intimacy, Decoration, Modernity (National Museum Of Western Art, Tokyo)
The collection from Paris's Musée d'Orsay, known as the "palace of Impressionism," comes to Japan on a large scale for the first time in 10 years. Centered on 68 masterpieces, with important domestic works added for approximately 100 total pieces, the exhibition traces the Impressionist painters' interests and expressive challenges surrounding interiors.
Venue: National Museum Of Western Art, Tokyo
Schedule: October 25 – February 15
【Ishikawa】Side Core "Living road, Living space" (21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa)
Side Core works on the theme of "expanding expression in public spaces" through the lens of street culture. This exhibition displays the results of their participation in the museum's 2024 Artist-in-Residence program, conducting research and producing works in Kanazawa City and the Noto Peninsula. It challenges the fundamental question "What can art do in the face of crisis?" and introduces Side Core's unique perspective on public space and new possibilities of art as a social bypass.
Venue: 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
Schedule: October 18 – March 15
【Aichi】Anti-Action: Artist Women’s Challenges and Responses in Postwar Japan (Toyota Municipal Museum of Art)
An exhibition reevaluating creative work by Japanese women artists from the 1950s-60s through the keyword "Anti-Action." Using the gender studies perspective from Izumi Nakajima's Anti-Action (2019) as a starting point, the exhibition introduces approximately 100 works by 14 artists including Yayoi Kusama, Atsuko Tanaka, and Hideko Fukushima. Challenging male-centered art historical narratives, it brings to light new aspects of postwar Japanese art through diverse expressions by women artists.
Venue: Toyota Municipal Museum of Art
Schedule: October 4 – November 30
【Osaka】The Venus of a New Age! Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Art Deco (Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka)
An exhibition exploring the appeal of the Art Deco style born about 100 years ago and illuminating female representation within the fashion and advertising. On view also are Boucheron archive jewelry and classic cars.
Venue: Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka
Schedule: October 4 – January 4
【Kagawa】Setouchi Triennale 2025 Autumn (Takamatsu Port, etc.)
The "Setouchi Triennale," reaching its 15th-year milestone, is held across spring, summer, and autumn sessions for a total of 107 days, with 63 participating artist groups from 21 countries and regions. Additionally, as linked projects of the trienniale, eight museums in the host regions are holding exhibitions by domestic artists.
Venue: Takamatsu Port, etc.
Schedule: October 3 – November 9
【Hiroshima】Hiroshima Architecture Exhibition 2025 (Onomichi City Museum of Art)
A festival held in Hiroshima Prefecture every three years with the missions of: advocating for an architecture-led vision of town planning, nurturing the sensibilities of future generations, revitalizing local communities, and preserving examples of exceptional architecture in the regions. Under the theme of “Architecture: A New Stance for Tomorrow,” the this year's edition will present opportunities to experience, think about, and interact with architecture from various perspectives, including history, climate, landscape, technology, and thought.
Venue: Onomichi City Museum of Art
Schedule: October 4 – November 30
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