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2021 New Year Exhibition
New Year cards by 27 artists working in a variety of genres More »
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Aguri Uchida: Voices
It is a privilege to present Aguri Uchida: VOICES at Maruki Gallery, coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima Panels by Iri Maruki and Toshi Maruki. Aguri Uchida (b. 1949, Tokyo) is an influential...More »
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Akio Onishi “Still Life”
For his “still life” series, the 2020 Shell Art Award-winning artist Akio Onishi takes images of strangers’ faces from the web, prints them out, distorts them as sculptures, then photographs and paints...More »
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Aoki Shigeru, Sakamoto Hanjiro, Koga Harue: Artists from Kurume
This exhibition focuses on painters from Kurume, the birthplace of Shojiro Ishibashi, founder of the former Bridgestone Museum of Art. It includes three works from Shigeru Aoki’s “Sketches of Masks,” which...More »
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Bernard Buffet Retrospective
The figurative painter Bernard Buffet (1928–1999) is one of the most famous French artists from the latter half of the 20th century. His paintings feature dark, sharp, almost piercing lines to depict his...More »
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Bologna Illustrators Exhibition 2020
The world’s leading children’s book trade fair, the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, is an international conference that takes place every spring in the historic city of Bologna, Italy. Publishers, authors,...More »
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Cinema Exhibition
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Erik Swars “Kuchisabishii”
The title of Erik Swars’ fifth solo exhibition at Ken Nakahashi, “kuchisabishii” refers to the compulsive nature of consumer behavior and reactions. The word ‘kuchisabishii’ literally translated means...More »
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From Millet to the Impressionists
This exhibition traces the path of 19th-century French art from the naturalists and the photorealists to impressionists and post-impressionists on to the Les Nabis.More »
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Hirofumi Nakamae “The Planet of Hope ∞ 2021”
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Jiří Kovanda “On Air”
Czech Centre Tokyo and Aoyama Meguro are pleased to announce that we are simultaneously holding two solo exhibitions of a Prague-based artist Jiri Kovanda (born 1953) for the first time in Japan. Kovanda...More »
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Kurt Seligmann and Taro Okamoto
While living in Paris in 1933, Taro Okamoto joined the avant-garde art group Abstraction-Création and formed a deep relationship with Surrealist Kurt Seligmann. This exhibition introduces works by Seligmann...More »
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Listen: Landscapes of Sound and Instruments
These works from the Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art collection feature scenes depicting sound and musical instruments. Some works portray musicians, others evoke elements of sound and music through...More »
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Namonakisanemasa “No-Contact Touch”
Exhibiting the newest works by the Fukuoka-based contemporary artist Namonakisanemasa, this show presents “non-contact” paintings created with flame and contact-based “finger paintings” created through...More »
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Rene Rietmeyer “Existence - Kudan House”
This exhibition features the work of Rene Rietmeyer. Born in the Netherlands in 1957, Rietmeyer is the creator of the international contemporary art platform ‘Personal Structures’ in 2003. More »
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Rimpa and Impressionism: Arts Produced by Urban Cultures, East and West
The Rimpa school of painting was initiated by Tawaraya Sotatsu in the early seventeenth century. It evolved through the work of Ogata Korin in the early eighteenth century and Sotatsu’s and Korin’s colleagues...More »
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Seiji Togo’s Souvenirs from the Collection of the Sompo Museum of Art
Seiji Togo (1897 - 1978), who was well-known for his depictions of the beauty of modern women (“Seiji Beauties”), lived in France for seven years from the age of 24, and from the age of 63 travelled overseas...More »
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Shuhei Fukuda “Change/Non-Change=Universal”
Shuhei Fukuda explores changes in Nihonga painting materials such as vermillion, ink, and washi paper with the passage of time. This exhibition features new works that will be shown in Hungary, Austria,...More »
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Small Tour — 2021 New Year Exhibition
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Spring Song
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Tangetsu-Tan 2021 (Tales of January)
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Taro Okamoto in the Home
The core of Taro Okamoto’s artistic activities is the idea of “art belongs to the people”. Okamoto believed that art should be a part of people’s everyday lives and designed everything from neckties to...More »
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The First Paintings We Want to Show in 2021
Featuring the work of nine diverse artists More »
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The Modern Art: Impressionism to École de Paris
The birth of Impressionism in France ushered in a time of great transformation in late-19th century modern art. In the early 20th century, artists from around the world gathered in Paris for the École...More »
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Viki “#You…”
The “Hashtag Series” represents a new approach for artist Viki. Hashtags are a shared symbol used for categorization on social media, but their use in labeling is subjective. This installation of paintings...More »
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Yusuke Asai Exhibition “Physis and Physis”
The word “physis” in the title of the exhibition is ancient Greek for “nature”. “Physis” also refers to “birth” and “growth”. Through his travels through Asia and Europe, artist Yusuke Asai has had the...More »
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Gallery Tsubaki Auction 2021
Paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and other works are priced from ¥50,000.More »
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Ran Onuma “Into the Woods”
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Yasuyuki Takeuchi Exhibition
Colorful oil paintings of the four seasons in France.More »
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Friend of Art
Paintings depicting animals, flowers, landscapes, people, and fantasies. More »
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Kour Pour “Fallow”
*To ensure everyone’s health and safety, The CLub is open by appointment only. After opening his last exhibition in Tokyo in 2019, Pour traveled around the country, intending to connect with the natural...More »
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Fujita and Artists Enchanted by Paris
Displaying works by Tsuguharu Fujita and other Japanese artists who studied in and were influenced by Paris. More »
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Hideo Murakami “Artist Book Exhibition”
Hideo Murakami celebrates the publication of the fourth and final volume of his friend Akira Ikeda’s artist book with paintings he created with Ikeda as a testament to their friendship. More »
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Ni Li “Distraction Coloring”
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Hideharu Fukasaku Exhibition
An exhibition featuring new works, including Nihonga pieces, by award-winning artist Hideharu Fukasaku. More »
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Koichi Yairi “Re Period Part 2 – Rebuilding”
The third installment in the 2020–2021 Creativity Continues series at Rise Gallery features work “reconstructing the expiration dates” of advertising.More »
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Marie Goto Exhibition
An exhibition of 10 large and small humorous and fantastical works. More »
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Sie Kasahara “Hear the Ocean”
Sea-themed abstract paintings gently evoking memories of the beach. More »
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20th New Year’s 21st Century Exhibition
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Ayaka Terai x Aiko Watanabe Exhibition
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Ayako Mizumura Exhibition
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Fukuwarai New Year Art
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Hidetaka Furukawa “Edo Tokyo Strolls”
The artist Hidetaka Furukawa creates works combing old materials with scenes of contemporary places. This exhibition features original pictures and texts produced for the column “Edo Tokyo Strolls” in...More »
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Kazunori Hamana + Syoujou Ooido Exhibition
Kazunori Hamana and ooido syoujou are Osaka-born artists making work inspired by the delicate complexity of nature. The show brings together Hamana’s ceramic works, accompanied by a botanical presentation...More »
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Mutation Station
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Naoko Kadokura’s Road Home–Older Sister and I
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Sablo Mikawa “Journey”
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Takehiro Karube “Yamapikarya: What Shines on Mountains”
Gallery House Maya presents new paintings while Maya 2 features original illustrations from the picture book “Himitsu Dakara Ne” (It’s a Secret). “Yamapikarya” means “what shines on the mountains”...More »
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Taro Shinoda “Katsura”
Taro Shinoda’s new works employ basic oil painting materials, sizing linen canvas with rabbit skin glue and using walnut oil as a painting medium. Nevertheless, they are distinctly unlike the conventional...More »
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Tomoko Hasuwa “Flicker”
Also on show: Arash FakhimMore »
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Wanto “Metal Syndrome”
Steel was chosen as the medium to bring street culture directly into the gallery. Wanto’s poetic diary is depicted on wrought iron, steel, and rust. Also exhibited will be hand-painted soft vinyl mailboxes,...More »
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Zenmei Tanaka “Love Paris”
Paintings of cafes, musicians, and other familiar scenes of life in Paris.More »
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Approaches to Painting – Reprise
From January 16, √K Contemporary will host “Approaches to Painting – Reprise” a group exhibition curated by the acclaimed artist, Yoichi Umetsu. Exhibiting works by the artists introduced in...More »
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Artful New Year’s Greeting Cards 2021
An exhibition of artful new year’s greeting cards.More »
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Bernard Buffet Exhibition
Bernard Buffet won the prestigious Prix de la critique at age 19 in 1948 for his representational paintings featuring restrained colors, austere compositions, and bold black brushstrokes. In the 1960s,...More »
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Breathing Tokyo In—The City as a Magic Source of Inspiration
Shibuya-san is an art center/tourist information center at Shibuya Shibuya Fukuras in front of Shibuya Station that opened in December 2019. In collaboration with the creative residence Almost Perfect...More »
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Chihiro Art Museum Collection: Leaping Out of the Picture Book World
*In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we have decided to temporarily close the museum from Saturday, January 2, 2021. We will announce the reopening of the museum and the schedule of future exhibitions...More »
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Edo Sceneries on Doro-e from the Polak Collection – Distant Views on the Backdrops
The present exhibition showcases various sceneries from the Edo period drawn from a distant viewpoint, combining “doro-e” pictures such as “The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido” with actual maps drawn...More »
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Feast for the Eyes – Drawers: The Museum Inside
Introducing an original “Art Materials Drawer Museum” built from materials used in the Meguro Museum of Art’s educational program. Contents of a total of 81 wooden boxes on casters, grouped broadly into...More »
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Gazing at the Hearts of Children: Chihiro Iwasaki Exhibition
*In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we have decided to temporarily close the museum from Saturday, January 2, 2021. We will announce the reopening of the museum and the schedule of future exhibitions...More »
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Japan Yumeji Loved
The Taisho-era painter Takehisa Yumeji struck a delicate balance of Japanese and Western elements in his work. This exhibition emphasizes the Japanese aspects and his love for Japan and Japanese culture...More »
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Kanji Yumisashi “Magic Manchuria (Introduction)”
This exhibition by the award-winning artist Kanji Yumisashi is a prologue to a new project inspired by the death of his grandfather, a migrant to Manchuria. The work deals with themes of death and memorials,...More »
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Kohei Nawa “Oracle”
Nawa is based in Kyoto out of his studio, Sandwich, which recently celebrated its tenth anniversary. As an homage to the Kamakura-Period sculpture Kasuga Shinroku Shari Zushi, he presents Trans-Sacred...More »
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Koichi Iyoda “Loop”
Reincarnation-themed oil paintings and other worksMore »
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Living Tokyo - I Love Art 15
- at Watari-um, The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art
- in the Omotesando, Aoyama area
- Ends in 7 days
*Open 11:00-19:00 on Wednesdays from January 13. This September marks the 30th anniversary of Watari-um. This exhibition features artwork, documentaries, and guest artists reimagining the next 30 years...More »
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Make the Knots
Forty-two artists present three works each in this two-part show for the New Year. More »
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Makoto Aida “Amabie in the Corona Era Project”
*Open 10:00-20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Makoto Aida brings his free imagination and unique powers of expression to this project depicting the disease-dispelling yokai character Amabie. Location:...More »
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Masaki Toda “Fixation Ward”
Featuring work by album artist Masaki Toda.More »
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Masayoshi Hanawa “Hanawander—Walking Dead”
Featuring Hanawa’s reversible sculptures and cloth-drawing monsters along with his publication “Monsterszine.”More »
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Michi Suwa “Three Worlds”
The title of the exhibition,“Three Worlds”is inspired by Escher’s work of the same title. In this work, in addition to the two worlds of inside and outside of the water, a third world created by the boundary...More »
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Mikako Suemune “The Light Illuminated Us”
Mikako Suemune’s paintings and drawings have a vivid touch.More »
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Natural Life
This show directed by Kyoto’s Finch Arts presents work by seven artists (mainly young Kansai creators) exploring the theme of “free, natural” life. More »
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New Year Art Collection 2021
Featuring reasonably sized and priced paintings, prints, photographs, glass art, ceramics, sculptures, and other works by contemporary artists from around the world. More »
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Pre-Open Exhibition
Mondays and Thursdays are private viewings by appointment only.More »
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Puppy Theater Procyon
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Regional Artists With Disabilities 10th Anniversary Exhibition
Forty-two free form artworks by artists in Minato Ward with disabilities. More »
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Shimura Noguchi Exhibition
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Strange Tales of Japan in Pictures
Japan has a long tradition of storytelling. These artworks introduce some of its more fascinating tales, such as brides turning into birds or foxes. The exhibition also touches on depictions of homosexuality...More »
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Takahiro Iwasaki “Looking at the Sky through the Eye of a Needle”
Looking at the Sky through the Eye of a Needle, the title of this exhibition is a metaphor for attempting to judge things by viewing them solely from your own narrow perspective alone. It is a humorous...More »
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The Sento: The History and Culture of Bathhouses in Tokyo
*Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum is temporarily closed from January 2. Since the Edo period, public bathhouses have been centers of rest and relaxation, and have evolved throughout the ages....More »
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Winter Show
Winter Show is the gallery’s annual exhibition of works by Gallery artists. This time the show features works by Jad Fair, Masanobu Sakakibara, and Hideki Tarui.More »
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Yasuyoshi Tokita “Refind / Cut / Paste”
Yasuyoshi Tokita’s prints are composed of lines drawn with seemingly complex rules. He also creates colored-paper collages and small books based on these works. This exhibition focusing on his books displays...More »
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Kana Otsuki “Stay Home”
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Teppei Sasakura Exhibition
Venue: Main Building 1st floor, 2nd floor GalleryMore »
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Eiji Tamura Dog Art Exhibition
Colorful, pop-inspired portraits of pooches. More »
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Hidetaka Suzuki “Absence of Both”
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Jun Oson “D_I_S_T_A_N_C_E”
The first major solo exhibition in Japan in four years of the works of Jun Oson. An illustrator who works in a wide range of fields, Oson’s works include book cover design, book illustration and product...More »
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Sound of Machines
Thirteen artists explore themes of “mechanisms and the body,” “the organic and inorganic,” and “the human and humanoid” in painting and sculpture. *Online reservations requested to avoid crowdingMore »
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Tales of Loveable Art
This group exhibition asks “What are human beings” and “What kind of place is the world?” Displays include new works and previously un-exhibited pieces. More »
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Kansai Voices —A Journey Through Painting Today
The exhibition introduces the work of five Kansai-based young painters who are currently making a name for themselves. Artists from the same generation, they have also been developing their practice surrounded...More »
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Perpetual Gaze
*To deter spreading the infection of COVID-19, we accept admissions by appointments only, and maximum capacity of 12 people per 1hour during the exhibition, opened from 12:00 to 18:00. Please kindly make...More »
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Winter Show
Koki Arts is pleased to announce the group exhibition Winter Show. This exhibition will showcase new works by Naoko Matsumoto, William Steiger, and Storm Tharp. All three painters work in different distinct...More »
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2020 MOMAS Collection III
*Museum of Modern Art, Saitama is temporarily closed from December 24 to February 8. *Some works will be changed during exhibition period. First Period: 10/24 (Sat) - 12/13 (Sun) Second Period: 12/15...More »
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Collision Point on Dimensions: 35°42‘59.0” - N 139°46‘07.4”E - 36.0892”AA Ft.
*Due to the state of emergency, we kindly ask you to make an appointment for visiting. “Collision point on dimensions” is a joint exhibition with “Floating Between the Tropical and Glacial Zones” held...More »
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Keisuke Shirota “Over”
Shirota’s works combine photo snapshots with paintings, sometimes drawing fictional images beyond the borders of the photograph and sometimes erasing just the people captured in environmental photos by...More »
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New Year Masterpieces
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Open Site 5
*As part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, TOKAS Hongo will be temporarily closed from January 9(Sat) to 11(Mon). OPEN SITE Part 2 will start on January...More »
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Pinky Vision “Tokyo 2021”
Wish Less gallery presents the first exhibition in Japan for the popular psychedelic-style street artist Pinky Vision, who has a background in graffiti. New works from 2020 are on display. The artist comments,...More »
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Pola Museum Annex Exhibition 2020 – Subject and Object
*Reservations required. Please see the official website for details. This two-part exhibition features work by eight artists age 35 & under chosen by the Pola Art Foundation for overseas training....More »
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Restaurants on Rails – The Story of Dining Cars
- at Railway History Exhibition Hall, former Shimbashi car park
- in the Ginza, Marunouchi area
- Ends in 14 days
Eating on trains goes back 120 years in Japan with the Sanyo Railway. This exhibition looks at the history of dining cars and how their interiors, menus, and other features have changed over time. More »
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Rika Minamitani “Wonderland II”
A follow-up exhibition to oil painter Rika Minamitani’s show “Wonderland” held last year. Minamitani’s work features fragmented images and simplified forms. More »
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Ryusuke Sano “Zoooom”
This “Pop by Jun” exhibition on the first floor of Shibuya Parco spotlights the up-and-coming artist Ryusuke Sano, whose works in acrylics, crayon, and ballpoint pen explore the colors and sounds from...More »
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The Extraordinary Drawings of Kyosai
*Please buy advance reservation tickets at Lawson Ticket. Tickets are not available at the museum as a general rule. Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889) is a popular artist, and exhibitions of his works seem...More »
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Toru Kuwakubo “A Calendar for Painters Without Time Sense. 12/12”
Featuring the “Calendar Series” of Kanagawa-based painter Toru Kuwakubo (b. 1978) paying homage to art history by referencing artists such as Munch, van Gogh, and Modigliani. More »
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Yang Bo “”Fly me to the moon” sequence1: Nightingale and Rose
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Yutaka Aoki “Vision, Touch”
Venue: sequence Miyashita ParkMore »
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Nito04
Photographer Ryoichi Suzuki and video artist Asako Fujikura newly join in a recurring group exhibition in which the price of works appreciates for previously purchased artists. More »
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This Is Now
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning. -Albert Einstein Art Tokyo Platform proudly presents its second group exhibition titled ‘This...More »
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Kiborio Takase Exhibition
Sculptural works on canvasMore »
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Tomoaki Tarutani “Feathered Robe for Angel”
Tomoaki Tarutani’s “Feathered Robe for Angel” at H.P.France Window Gallery reconstructs images from photographs and diaries. The “Grains” series is based on natural forms such as mountains and rivers and...More »
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Islands
Ota Fine Arts is delighted to present a group exhibition,“Islands,”focusing on small works on paper. The title of the exhibition suggests the Asian archipelago, which is marked by geographical proximity...More »
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Shoko Fujimori “Take the Helm of Yourself!”
*Reservations required. Please see the official website for details. Shoko Fujimori (b. 1986) is a Tokyo University of the Arts graduate and FACE 2014 Sompo Japan Art Prize winner whose work has appeared...More »
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Yutaka Watanabe “Fusion”
Exhibiting works from Yutaka Watanabe’s “Name” series of paintings, which compiles images from internet searches for certain names, and the “Fusion” series, which combines the characteristics of just two...More »
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Junya Kataoka + Rie Iwatake “Reification Poem—Exposed Internal Pressure”
The exhibition is organized around the concept “Reification Poem,” which refers to the tentative perception of events and scenes in front of one’s eyes, or the attempt to reproduce events and scenes by...More »
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MOT Annual 2020: Invisible Powers
MOT Annual is a group exhibition featuring young Japanese artists that invites inquiry and discussion by focusing on a particular aspect of contemporary art. The 16th MOT Annual will look at the workings...More »
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MOT Collection: Rewinding the Collection
*The exhibition “MOT Collection: Rewinding the Collection” will be closed until further notice. The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo houses approximately 5,500 artworks in its extensive collection,...More »
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MOT Satellite 2020: High Five – Our Envisioned Voices
MOT Satellite is a serial project that was inspired by the idea to connect with the area that immediately surrounds the museum, with the aim to unearth the hidden charms of the city. For this exhibition,...More »
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Minako Nishiyama “★PINK・Pink★”
Minako Nishiyama drew attention in the late-1980s for works drawing on girls’ culture, such as giant doll house-like sculptures. This exhibition of installations and new works is inspired by shojo girls’...More »
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Nerima Art Museum 35th Anniversary Exhibition - 35 Pieces from 35 Years of Nerima Art Museum
On October 1 of 2020, Nerima Art Museum celebrated the 35th anniversary of its opening. The museum has a collection of over 2600 pieces of Japanese modern and contemporary art. Every museum’s collection...More »
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Studio Kodai Vol.2
This exhibition, the second in a series of exhibits, introduces the artwork of Masayuki Arai, Yoshiki Omote, and Masahiro Masuda.More »
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Trevor Shimizu “Hudson River and More?”
MISAKO & ROSEN is pleased to announce our second solo exhibition with New York based artist Trevor Shimizu. A selection of Shimizu’s recent solo and group exhibitions includes : “Trevor Shimizu: Performance...More »
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2021 Selection Show
Displaying Hideto Aizawa’s new sculptures and relief works from his October 2020 solo show and around 10 drawings from recent years by Masayuki Tokunaga. More »
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Yuichiro Moriyama + Midori Sato “Scentful”
Yuichiro Moriyama and Midori Sato have spent much time in Paris and London respectively and share flowers, vases, and fruit as common motifs of their work. Venue: Isetan Salone 1st floor Art WallMore »
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Double Fantasy - John & Yoko
This exhibition presents the personal and creative lives of the legendary John Lennon and Yoko Ono in chronological order. The exhibition features over 100 valuable pieces from the Ono’s private collection....More »
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Gallery Pictor Selected Artists Exhibition
At the beginning of 2021, Gallery Pictor introduces three artists at the Gallery Pictor Selected Artists Exhibition. Rentaro Kawamoto, who will exhibit for the first time in this gallery, creates works...More »
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Chris Nelson “Rookie”
This exhibition, titled ‘Rookie’, features works incorporating the influence of things the artist “likes” such as manga, anime, TV drama, music, and baseball players who were childhood heroes. More »
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New Positions 2021: Hidekazu Tanaka, Shigeru Nishikawa and Yasuko Hirano
The second exhibition in a series featuring promising young Japanese artists features the work of Hidekazu Tanaka, Shigeru Nishikawa, and Yasuko Hirano.More »
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The Rite of Spring 2021
Even amidst the threat of the virus and the protraction of global social uncertainty, the cycle of the seasons persists. In the same way that the long-dormant spring abruptly swells up again and rekindles...More »
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Xu Ning “Season – Letter”
Tomio Koyama Gallery is pleased to present“Season-Letter, an exhibition of works by Xu Ning. This marks the artist’s first solo exhibition as well as her inaugural showing with the gallery, and focuses...More »
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Yang Bo “Fly Me to the Moon Sequence 2: Three MCs and One DJ”
Unable to travel due to the coronavirus crisis, Chinese artist Yang Bo wonders “How far can my imagination reach?” with these cinematic, pop culture-inspired paintings. More »
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Momoko Nagai Exhibition
A solo show for the painter, printmaker, and picture book artist Momoko Nagai, an award-winning 2000 graduate of Joshibi University of Art and Design whose motifs include cute animals and flowers in works...More »
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New Collection Acquisitions: Works from the Kokusai Kogyo Collection
Introducing 75 works of art added to the museum collection in 2019. Among these pieces, 62 oil and Nihonga paintings are gifts from the Kokusai Kogyo Group. Represented artists include Kotaro Migishi,...More »
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The Face of Medicine
In the summer of 2015, forty-four portrait paintings and eight statues were transferred from the University of Tokyo Hospital to the University Museum of the University of Tokyo. These included the collection...More »
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Art Container
Eight artists present works in storage containers around Ginza Six. More »
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MOMAT Collection: What is Like the Present?
*Because of the state-of-emergency declaration, our museum will be closed at 5:00 PM also on Fridays and Saturdays from January 15, 2021 until further notice. This edition of the MOMAT Collection centers...More »
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Sleeping: Life with Art – From Goya and Rubens to Shiota Chiharu
*Because of the state-of-emergency declaration, our museum will be closed at 5:00 PM also on Fridays and Saturdays from January 15, 2021 until further notice. Sleep is not only an essential part of...More »
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New Year Cards by 100 Creators Vol. 16
New Year greeting cards from creators based in Tokyo, Osaka, and FukuokaMore »
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Tsuji Makoto : Acrylic Paintings from the Shunichiro Ueda Collection
This exhibition will feature works by Makoto Tsuji (1913-1975), who was a successful artist, poet, and essayist, from Ueda’s collection. Contributing illustrations and caricatures to various magazines,...More »
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Aya Morita “For Ophelia”
Aya Morita is a master paper-cutting artist. Her latest work is inspired by the Symbolist masterpiece “Ophelia.” Twelve pieces are on display. More »
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David Shrigley “Clarity: It is Very Important”
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Group Show
Including works such as the newest addition to Takuro Kuwata’s Tea bowl series and Noritaka Tatehana’s two-dimensional works, this group show will present the newest as well as most notable works by the...More »
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Ignore Your Perspective 56: Gift of Word
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Yuichi Hirako “Gift”
Using a wide range of media–mainly painting alongside drawing, sculpture, installation, sound performance and more–Hirako explores the boundaries between mankind and nature in modern society. His work...More »
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Asako Iwamizu “Hairs”
Miyashita Park’s haircare brand-carrying flagship store “Denis Made in Tokyo” features the art of Asako Iwazumi, whose ecological and pop-inspired works use discarded items such as styrofoam. Here Iwazumi...More »
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Hideo Hagiwara “Giving Shape to Stories”
Three series of paintings and prints telling tales of life and death based on the Bible, Greek Mythology, and Aesop’s Fables. More »
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Made in Fuchu Exhibition
Fuchu Art Museum’s public art project not only gathers and features unique works but showcases the process by providing the artists a place to work on the museum grounds. This exhibition, marking 20...More »
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Masterpieces from Mushakoji Saneatsu Kinenkan
Introducing works from the Mushakoji Saneatsu Kinenkan collection.More »
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Shinjuku Prince Hotel +G “Art Moments”
The Shinjuku Prince hotel presents works by four artists for a period of sixth months in its lobby to celebrate its 42nd anniversary.More »
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Tokuro Sakamoto “Daily Lives”
Tokuro Sakamoto’s quiet, simply composed paintings depict scenes from everyday life.More »
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Trialogue: The 20th Century Western Art from the Collections of Yokohama Museum of Art, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design
The Yokohama Museum of Art, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, and Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design are public museums, each of which represents a specific region of Japan. All three opened during...More »
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Vessels and Brushes: Rosanjin, Rousseau, Bauchant, and Others
This exhibition presents food receptacles designed by Kitaoji Rosanjin and paintings by naïve artists such as Henri Rousseau and Andre Bauchant, which are among the most popular works in the museum collection....More »
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Yokai for Everyone
*Reservations required *Open 10:00-20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Hundreds of yokai drawings by elementary school students from a course led by artist Musashi Kadokawa. More »
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Yokohama Museum of Art Collection Polyphony: Artists and Yokohama in the 1910s–1960s
*All visitors are required to pre-book timed tickets to visit the exhibition ‟Yokohama Museum of Art Collection.” “Polyphony” is a musical term describing music that consists of multiple, independent...More »
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Connect #1
We are pleased to present ‘Connect #1’, a group exhibition by Japanese artists Satoru Tamura, baanai, and Takuro Tamura at MAKI Gallery / Tennoz, Tokyo. The three artists are from different generations,...More »
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Ran Sho Ho Shu
Volumes 5 and 6 of a group exhibition featuring the latest work of artists associated with Gallery Mumon. Vol. 5 (First Half) 1/13 (Wed) - 2/6 (Sat) Vol. 6 (Second Half) 2/11 (Thu) - 3/6 (Sat) More »
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Simon Roberts “The Brexshit Machine”
With days before the official separation of the UK from the EU, there is no more timely occasion to present Simon Roberts’”Brexshit Machine” in the confined space of The Container. Radiating monotonous“Brexit...More »
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Ikeda Museum of 20th Century Art Collection
This exhibition features work by 20th-century masters including Picasso, Munch, and Chagall. More »
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The National Treasure “Red and White Plum Blossoms”
Featuring the National Treasure folding screens “Red and White Plum Blossoms” by Korin Ogata, along with a National Treasure Kyoto-style ceramic vases by Ninsei Nonomura, the National Treasure handbook...More »
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Confronting Eyes
Taro Okamoto started his career as a “western-style” painter, but the subjects of his paintings differed greatly from those commonly used by other western-style artists. This is because he did not use...More »
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Miyamoto Saburo: Portraits of Women – Their Work and Roles
The painter Saburo Miyamoto (1905-1974) depicted women throughout his career. Singers, actresses, and ballerinas were among his models. He also captured the energetic urban culture of his time. The women...More »
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Moomin: The Art and the Story
The Moomins and their friends have captivated fans around the world with their adorable looks and words full of humor. The Moomin series, created by one of Finland’s leading artists, Tove Jansson (1914-2001),...More »
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The Museum in the Multi-layered World
In recent years, we are hearing about concepts such as “mirror world,” “digital twins,” and “common ground” in various situations. These terms signify the fact that, against a backdrop of increasingly...More »
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1921-2021 Joseph Beuys
Joseph Beuys, a major 20th century artist known for his “social sculptures” and actions questioning social issues such as politics, the economy, and the environment, was born in May 1921. For the 100th...More »
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A Memory of Place - The Power of Recollection
This exhibition showcases works by artists expressing the present and past of various places. More »
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Beauty of Japanese Culture: Oh! Sumo Exhibition
*Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art is temporarily closed from January 13. *This event has been postponed. Sumo, its costumes, banners, and unique fonts are considered representative of Japanese culture...More »
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Forms for Fragrance –Treasures from the Takasago Collection
This exhibition will offer a comprehensive look at the world of aromas: from ancient vases used for storing aromatic oils, to the European aristocracy’s ceramic and glass perfume bottles fabricated by...More »
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Masaya Chiba Exhibition
Masaya Chiba is a promising young painter and art school professor. He creates his works with human-shaped objects made from materials such as clay or wood, beginning with provisional landscapes he creates...More »
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Mineki Murata “Effect”
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Project N 81 Ose Mayuko
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Takehisa Yumeji: Pictures of Beauties and Taisho Modern Design
Takehisa Yumeji (1884-1934) was an artist from Okayama who entered into the limelight with richly emotional pictures of beauties and was also active in the field of commercial design. He had close ties...More »
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Tatsuoki Nambada: Early Abstraction
Presenting the work of Tatsuoki Nambada (1905–1997), an important figure in Japanese abstract painting. Focusing on works from the 1950s and 1960s from the Terada Collection, this exhibition introduces...More »
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Settai Komura Exhibition
Spotlighting the dynamic newspaper and magazine layouts of Nihonga painter and book designer Settai Komura with items from the collection of exhibition director Koji Sanada. More »
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A Happy New World 2021
This exhibition of new and previous works by eight artists seeks out new relationships between the pieces. More »
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Arnold Lobel: Alone Together
For the 50th anniversary of his popular picture book series “Frog and Toad,” this exhibition, the first major retrospective of his work in Japan, features some 200 rare illustrations and sketches by Arnold...More »
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Artists Along the Railway Lines: Den-en-toshi Line and Setagaya Line
The Tamagawa Electric Railway (tram), precursor of the present-day Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line and Setagaya Line, was the first rail line to operate in Setagaya, and was affectionately known as“Tamaden,” a...More »
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Eric Carle “Book to Play”
An exhibition by Eric Carle, one of the world’s best-selling authors known for “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” Presenting picture books as “toys,” the exhibition gallery will be filled with original illustrations...More »
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Kihachiro Kawamoto and Tadanari Okamoto, Puppet Animation Filmmakers
Kihachiro Kawamoto (1925-2010) and Tadanari Okamoto (1932-1990) were artists who each left unparalleled achievements in Japanese animated film, particularly in stop-action animation. Both studied under...More »
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Letters to Ogai Mori
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The Vision of Fantasy That We Have Never Seen is This Splendor
Yayoi Kusama began her creative career as an artist by depicting the hallucinations she experienced in her childhood, as a means to overcome her fears. Since then, Kusama has continued to produce works...More »
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Botany and Botanical Art in the University of Tokyo – Makino Tomitaro and Yamada Toshio vol.2
In this second installment, the exhibition showcases for the first time 59 new colur pictures from the botanical sketches drawn by botanical artist Toshio Yamada resulting from his collaboration with botanist...More »
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Ancient Egypt – The Creation of the World
The Edo-Tokyo Museum is pleased to announce the exhibition “Ancient Egypt—The Creation of the World,” which introduces masterpieces from the Egyptian collection of the Egyptian Museum of Berlin, situated...More »
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Bernard Buffet: The Voyage of a Painter
*Bernard Buffet Museum is temporarily closed from Apr 18 to May 20. The museum will be open from May 21. This exhibition looks back on the “Buffet Phenomenon” – the artist’s singular ability to capture...More »
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Connections: 150 years of Modern Art in Japan and France
Japanese craft art and ukiyo-e prints became an important source of inspiration for European artists such as Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh in the late 19th and early 20th century. The phenomenon, called...More »
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Fourth-Term Collection Exhibition
*Yokosuka Museum of Art is temporarily closed from January 12. Introducing the painter Kanemon Asai (1901–1983) and other artists with works from the collection.More »
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Keiko Miyagawa “It Seems That Life Can No Longer Be Completed On One’s Own”
Featuring the work of Keiko Miyagawa (b. 1991), who was selected by Yoshitomo Nara for the young artists’ exhibition “Project Phase 2014” at Aomori Museum of Art. Using taxidermy and polymer clay, Miyagawa...More »
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Masterpieces of Painting from the Pola Museum of Art
The Pola Museum of Art’s collection of paintings enables the viewer to trace the evolution of art through a wealth of high-quality works stretching from 19th-century Impressionism to 20th-century abstract...More »
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Rokuro Yanai “Flower Encyclopedia”
*Yokosuka Museum of Art is temporarily closed from January 12. Featuring works with flowers from long-running series Rokuro Yanai did for the magazine Shunkan Shincho from 1956 through 1981. More »
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Matthew Barney, Carolee Schneemann, Kazuo Shiraga, and Min Tanaka
Fergus McCaffrey is honored to present Matthew Barney, Carolee Schneemann, Kazuo Shiraga, and Min Tanaka, opening at the gallery’s Tokyo location on Thursday, October 15, 2020. Exhibiting together for...More »
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Bubbles / Debris: Art of the Heisei Period 1989–2019
Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art is delighted to be hosting this exhibition at Higashiyama Cube, looking back on the art of the Heisei period (1989–2019), with a focus on the collective activities of the...More »
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Francis Bacon The Barry Joule Collection of Artworks from Francis Bacon Studio, 7 Reece Mews London SW7 U.K.
*According to the declaration of a state of emergency including Kanagawa Prefecture, The Museum of Modern Art, Hayama will be temporarily closed from Tuesday, January 12, 2021 to prevent the imminent spread...More »
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From Museum Collection: British and Irish Art — Depicted Stories
*According to the declaration of a state of emergency including Kanagawa Prefecture, The Museum of Modern Art, Hayama will be temporarily closed from Tuesday, January 12, 2021 to prevent the imminent spread...More »
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Tam Ochiai “Tapetum Lucidum”
Paintings, sculpture, photography, and video by the New York-based artist Tam Ochiai.More »
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Anniversary Exhibition III: 1974–2020
This exhibition looks at artworks from the Tama region since 1974 and new pieces up through 2020. More »
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Cosmetics Industry’s First ‘Full-Page Color Newspaper Ad’
On New Year’s day 1952, cosmetics brand Isehan ran the first full-page color advertisement in a newspaper. However, full-page color ads would not become mainstream until the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and the...More »
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Lee Izumida “Progress”
Intimissimi would like to introduce the painter Lee Izumida as the third artist at the Intimissimi Art Space, which opened in April 2020. Lee Izumida, who started her career as a painter in early 2019,...More »
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Inside the Collector’s Vault, Vol. 1
The opening exhibition of modern art collectors museum ‘What’ will exhibit over 70 works of two collectors currently in the custody of Terada Warehouse. More »
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“Sketch, Flash, Spark!” ~ From the Ghibli Forest Sketchbook
*Ghibli Museum will be open from September 5. *By appointment only. (Please visit official website for the details.) Over 20 years have passed since the planning of the Ghibli Museum, Mitaka, which...More »
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Within the World
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Jonas Wood “Tennis Coat Drawing”
[Image: Jonas Wood, Four Majors 4 (Australian Open 11, French Open 16, Wimbledon #13, US Open 15), 2018, 2018, 2016, 2018, from Tennis Court Drawings, 2016–18, (set of 24 works), Los Angeles County Museum...More »
Permanent events
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Ibaraki Museum of Modern Art Permanent Exhibition
*Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki is temporarily closed from January 18 to February 7. With works from the Ibaraki area as the nucleus, objects in the museum’s permanent collection are shown systematically...More »
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Ikeda Museum of 20th Century Art Permanent Exhibition
*Ikeda Museum of 20th Century Art is temporarily closed from Apr 18 to May 17. The museum will be open from May 18. The museum collection consists of 1210 pieces centering upon 20th century works depicting...More »
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Jins Art Project
Two fresh, bold works by the cutting-edge artist Taro Izumi that express the relationship between eyeglasses and vision from new points of view are displayed on the second floor of Jins Kichijoji Daiyagai,...More »
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NMWA Museum Collection
*The entire National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo will be closed from October 19 (Mon.), 2020 through the spring of 2022 (estimated) for museum facilities maintenance work. The NMWA was established...More »
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Permanent Collection
Murauchi Art Museum holds western paintings with an emphasis on works by the Barbizon painters in the 19th century. Works of Impressionist painters and modern artists are also contained in the collection....More »
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Tenshin Okakura Memorial Room Exhibition
Works by artists from Izura who were tutored by Tenshin Okakura will be on display. Exhibits will rotate six times a year.More »
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Yokoyama Taikan Memorial Hall Permanent Exhibit
Works, studies, sketches, ceramics, kimonos, artworks by friends, letters, bamboo crafts, and other belongings of Yokoyama Taikan are on display. Exhibits will change every three months. Closed during...More »
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Yusuke Asai “@Yoyogi Park”
Consisting of a tendriled mass of white lines, Yusuke Asai’s work was completed on October 8th with the help of a team of assistants. This work is on view 24 hours a day at the Harajuku entrance to Yoyogi...More »
Upcoming events
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Atsuko Tsurumi Exhibition
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Eight Walls
Each of these eight artists is given a single wall to present their works, which include, painting, sculpture, and other genres. More »
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Hitoshi Matsuki Exhibition
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Kei Ichikawa Exhibition
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Kumi Sakurai “Wall Time 2021”
10 oil and watercolor paintings from the ‘Wall Time’ series. Venue: Gallery Hinoki eMore »
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Mayako Fujimoto Exhibition
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Natsuki Ebine “Aru”
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Ran Yasukouchi + Airi Sakiyama Exhibition
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Ryoko Yoshino Exhibition
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Saeko Kobayashi “Lost and Catch”
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Tetsuro Hoshino “Striped”
Tetsuro Hoshino applies classical techniques to his sophisticated and stylish acrylic paintings that have a strong presence but a light touch. More »
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Yasuko Masuda Exhibition
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Yumi Fujishima “My Jaguar, My Goat”
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Chaosmos6: Into the Silent Spring
These artists pursue expressions of nature and life.More »
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Chen Shige “Steamed Peach Buns”
Chen Shige won the Grand Prize in the 22nd “1_WALL” Graphics Competition, held in the spring of 2020, for “Those who are without 5 yen are beyond redemption,” his work on the theme of uncertainty and ambiguity....More »
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Daisuke Ohba “Painting—Phenomena in Degrees of Depth”
From repetitive grid patterns to an ethereal, mist-shrouded pine forest, the paintings by Daisuke Ohba hover across the real and the illusory, establishing a pictorial field in-between as another world...More »
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Running through East Asia: Sports in the Modern Age
Since 2014, the National Museum of Japanese History has engaged in mutual exchange activities and research cooperation with the National Museum of Taiwan History in Tainan City, Taiwan. In 2016 we cosponsored...More »
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The Challenges of Postwar Art in Japan
Introducing works from the 1950s and 1960s, a time when Japanese artists reexamined the fundamentals of expression. More »
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Waiting, Here
“Communication” and “Love” are the keywords for this exhibition held in Tokyo and Moto Coffee in Bandaimachi, Fukushima Prefecture.More »
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Takashi Nagoya “Sora”
Fifteen works on the theme of “the universe” by an artist whose works until now have frequently featured bird and flower motifs. More »
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Serena Nagai “We’re the Best”
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Taro Okamoto’s Travels
The artist Taro Okamoto traveled all across Japan and around the world, researching cultures and peoples from an ethnological perspective. From 1957 to 1966, he travelled from Tohoku to Okinawa and published...More »
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69th Tokyo University of the Arts Graduation Works Exhibition
- at The University Art Museum - Tokyo University of the Arts
- in the Ueno, Yanaka area
- Starts in 5 days
*Reservations required.More »
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Fantasyland
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Kikuko Nakao “Plants and Pottery and Music”
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Makiko Omori “Symphony of Colors”
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Tomoo Seki + Toshinao Yoshioka “Half-blind Aliens”
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Mayumi Konno Art Book Publication Commemorative Exhibition “Layers”
A Mayumi Konno solo exhibition will be held to commemorate the publication of the artist’s first collection of works,“Mayumi Konno Art Book‘Layers’” (Geijutsu Shinbunsha). It will exhibit Konno’s new works,...More »
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Munenori Tamagawa Exhibition
Tamagawa’s 4th solo exhibition at Ohshima Fine Art presents “Womb Realm” and “Diamond Realm” from “The Mandala of the Two Realms.” Both works measure 3.5m x 2.7m (137.8” x 106.3”), consisting of 9 pieces...More »
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Sneakerwolf “The New Abnormal”
Artist Sneakerwolf explores the relationship between writing and drawing in Edo lettering, making new discoveries about the artistic value of typography and street culture. *Reservations required. First-floor...More »
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Telling Tales of the World
This exhibition assembles popular works by artists with intellectual disabilities. With elaborate compositions, detailed expressions, and highly original styles, these works bring freshness to preconceptions...More »
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Yoichi Nebashi “Virgo Chromosomes”
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Yoshio Ogawa “In Paris 1995-2007”
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“Domani: The Art of Tomorrow” Exhibition 2021
This year’s exhibition—featuring seven promising newcomers with overseas study program experience over the past ten years, plus earlier program participants and now Japanese art scene frontrunners Kengo...More »
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Yusuke Abe Exhibition
This exhibition focuses exhibition on small-sized abstract work the artist has been working on since a few years before. More »
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An Exhibition by 100 Illustrators and Picture Book Authors
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Hiroshi Maruyama Exhibition (1st/2nd Periods) / Maruyama Seminar Selected Works 2020 (2nd Period)
In recent years, Hiroshi Maruyama has been creating monotone work with plants as the motif. His work can be divided into woodblock prints using oil paint and drawings on canvas. From 2/15 onward, Maruyama’s...More »
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Hisanori Yoshida Exhibition
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Hisashi Tashiro Exhibition
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Interactive - Youth - Part Ⅰ
An exhibition by 24 upcoming artists featuring paintings, three-dimensional works, and woodblock prints. More »
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Kiyotaka Hirata Exhibition
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Visualize 60 Vol.2
This exhibition is volume 2 of the Visualize 60 exhibition celebrating the 60th anniversary of Polylogue, which “visualizes” the essence of design and reexamines the Nippon Design Center. More »
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Yoshio Shimada Exhibition
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Ichinen Somiya Exhibition
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The Great Filter
‘The Great Filter’ refers to barriers civilization is unable to overcome as it evolves. This exhibition features the work of 5 artists working in different mediums and genres endeavoring to overcome...More »
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Hideharu Fukasaku “Reasons to Live”
Paintings on themes of life, death, and discrimination by the ophthalmologist-turned artist Hideharu Fukasaku, who has received numerous awards and attracted international attention. More »
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Kashiwa Sato Exhibition
Since opening in 2007, the National Art Center, Tokyo has regularly organized exhibitions on design and architecture in line with its active policy to present a large variety of artistic expression and...More »
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Meta-Materialism
As art moves online because of the pandemic and images become increasingly digitalized, a growing number of artists are responding with emphasis on the physical aspects of art. These six artists focus...More »
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Mika Okumura “Hidden Village”
- at Nihombashi Takashimaya 6F / X Art Gallery
- in the Kyobashi, Nihonbashi area
- Starts in 10 days
Featuring work by the award-winning painter Mika Okumura, renowned for her free approach to Nihonga painting rooted in classical studies of Eastern and Western art. More »
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Kazi Ghiyasuddin Exhibition
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Mayuri Sakamoto + Ayano Tada “Hodgepodge vol. 2”
Paintings, drawings, and ceramic sculptures by two artists who studied Nihonga painting.More »
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Endless.
*In response to the declaration of the state of emergency, Tokyo International Gallery will be postponing the opening of the exhibition「Endless.-The Changing Landscape, In the Repeating Consciousness-,originally...More »