Captivated by Japan's bewildering calligraphy, its art history and the Mars-like surface of Mount Aso, he left London's galleries for Tokyo in 2010. He currently teaches fine art and English in Shibuya, but spends his weekends stumbling across public ... full story
A Tokyo-based artist known for her genital-inspired works has been released from police custody following her arrest on obscenity charges, her lawyer has said, in a case that triggered accusations of a clampdown on freedom of expression in Japan ... full story
"Eco Edo Nihonbashi Art Aquarium 2014" exhibition in Tokyo is an unique form of art, which brings more than 5,000 goldfish on display in aquariums decorated with colourful lighting, projection mapping, music and even scent. The exhibition lets visitors ... full story
The exhibition of Chinese art from Taiwan is going ahead as planned after the Tokyo National Museum corrected promotional materials that omitted the word ?National? from references to the National Palace Museum in Taipei. The Taiwan museum?s ... full story
WHEN a man named Will Ramsay opened Will's Art Warehouse in southwest London in 1996, he sought to bridge the gap between the larger public and the London art scene. By concentrating on relatively unknown artists, the gallery was able to offer works ... full story
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is the first art museum in the United States to establish an extensive collaborative project with the Palace Museum in Beijing. The two museums are in the midst of a series ... full story
An exhibition at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich has fostered an unusual cross-cultural dialogue between artists in two capitals of the contemporary art world. The exhibition “Tales of Two Cities: New York and Beijing” features works by five pairs of ... full story
Featuring what is believed to be the world's tallest Snoopy statue, an art installation inspired by the famous Peanuts dog has made its debut in Hong Kong. The show by Yoshiteru Otani, a Japanese artist best known for his Peanuts-inspired work, takes ... full story
The upcoming "Ink of Two Cities - Shenzhen & Hong Kong Metropolitan Ink Painting Exhibition" is the fruit of a collaboration that dates back to 2006 when Yang from Shenzhen and Hongkonger Wong first organised a cross-border cultural exchange. "In the ... full story
The two-story home is located in the Gion neighborhood in Kyoto, Japan, a region notable for origami, the traditional Japanese art of paper folding. The F-House, however, was not inspired by the papercraft artform, but, rather, the architect folded in ... full story
