The iconic volcano has been at the center of Japanese art, spiritual worship and geographical orientation, while seeming to keep a watchful eye on the nation's capital from a distance. European Pressphoto Agency: Mt. Fuji seen from a port on the Izu ...full story

“As an artist the first experience was profound, and throughout my stay I was overwhelmed by the natural textures and colours of the interiors and exteriors of Kyoto, the ancient art work, and the exquisite tiny works of art adorning the plates at many ...full story

Her solo exhibition “Meditations on the Body” at the National Museum of Art in Osaka featured 100 photographs. Her most recent project is Women of Japan, clothed portraits of women from many cultures and backgrounds. Laurie and Debbie blog together at ...full story

Also, as part of a public art project by New York-based artist Kurt Perschke, a giant inflatable red ball is set up in Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles; Kenyan soldiers rehearse their part in the swearing-in ceremony for President-elect Uhuru ...full story

The teaching of these and others sympathetic to the nihonga enterprise at the Tokyo Art Institute and the Academy helped nurture a new generation of younger artists, notably Shimomura Kanzan, Yokoyama Taikan and Hishida Shunso. The first room of the ...full story

The Japanese artist began her career in the late 1940s in Kyoto, but was quickly inspired by the unconventional style of abstract expressionists in the United States. Kusama moved to New York in 1957, showing her works besides the likes of Andy Warhol ...full story

“Shangaa: Art of Tanzania.” More than 150 objects, from the 19th century to today, showcase the traditional arts of Tanzania, illustrating how its art channels healing energy, embodies authority, addresses the spiritual and celebrates life. June 8 to ...full story

“In late April, we are also bringing the New City Art Fair to Osaka, where there are a very small number of contemporary galleries in relation to its population. We are also exploring the possibility of having a Kansai-based art fair that might combine ...full story

NEW YORK—Even the hustle and bustle of crowds at The Metropolitan Museum of Art recedes into the calm gravitational pull of the Birds in the Art of Japan exhibition that just opened at The Sackler Wing Galleries for the Arts of Japan. ... two early ...full story

On the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Japanese Cultural Institute in Rome, the Japan Foundation, the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, and the Museum of Modern Art of Kyoto have organised a major exhibition devoted to Japanese art from the ...full story