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
Today and tomorrow, March 27 and 28, 2014, Roy Lichtenstein's monumental sculpture, Tokyo Brushstroke I & II (1994) will be installed at the Parrish Art Museum. The first long-term, outdoor installation at the Parrish Art Museum's new Herzog & de ... full story
The Smithsonian will provide an amazing glimpse into a lost Tokyo through the medium of art. Not surprisingly, it's the work of Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915), an artist of unique creativity and vision, which is illuminating this change. By visiting ... full story
Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) was a noted artist who created art pieces based on Utamaro but from the start he had his own personal style and in time this grew even stronger. Often Kikugawa Eizan is overlooked but he created many notable pieces of art.full story
The 2014 preview of Tokyo Art Fair at the Tokyo International Forum was packed and bustling with 145 galleries and numerous designers, craftspeople and artists. Divided into two halls, most of the major galleries of Tokyo and the rest of Japan were ... full story
The Cleveland Museum of Art boasts a renowned collection of Japanese art, largely containing works from the centuries ago. A just-opened exhibition at CMA offers something different. “Remaking Tradition: Modern Art of Japan From the Tokyo National ... full story
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) adored Japanese ukiyo-e and many famous international artists also fell in love with this art form. Toulouse-Lautrec and his lifestyle would certainly have fit in well with the environment of Yoshiwara in Tokyo ... full story
As a contemporary artist who has dedicated his career to site-specific installations, Buren first produced public art in Tokyo in 1970. While participating in the 10th Tokyo Biennale, he contributed Affichages sauvages (1970) to Tokyo's public art ... full story
It is difficult to criticize Art Fair Tokyo, the commercial art fair that celebrates its ninth edition at Tokyo International Forum in Yurakucho this weekend. Truth be told, it's a wonder that the event has reached nine editions at all, what with the ... full story
Yoshu Chikanobu (Chikanobu Toyohara) was a Meiji artist (1838-1912) who highlighted many aspects of this revolutionary period in Japan. Chikanobu, like other Meiji artists, was often overlooked in the past but today the art world is changing. Therefore ... full story
