Indeed, the power of France influenced Ishi Hakutei to introduce the art of Rodin and Renoir to the Tokyo art scene. The following decade witnessed recurring problems related to the health of Yasui Sotaro but from an art point of view it was a time of ... full story
The following is a review of two photography shows around Tokyo—Tazuko Masuyama's “Until Everything Becomes a Photograph” and a group show, “The Exposed #7”—with this idea in mind. “The Exposed #7,” showing until February 28 at G/P's g3 space ... full story
There have been a lot of artists who have made their own renderings of Tokyo's famous nighttime neon lights, one of the most famous cityscapes in the world. But cityscape artist Yukino Ohmura has reimagined Japan's cityscapes, and her works are nothing ... full story
Contemporary art gallery SCAI The Bathhouse celebrates their 25th year with an exhibition of the artists who have most influenced SCAI's success, including Kohei Nawa, Tadanori Yokoo, Lee Ufan, Julian Opie, Mariko Mori, and Anish Kapoor. Until March ... full story
To even the casual observer, there is a significant and unique difference that marks out the work of the Osaka printmakers from those of the metropolis of Edo (Tokyo). There is a style of drawing and characterisation that remained consistent among ... full story
However, Ito Shinsui also produced many amazing landscape paintings and he and a few other major artists maintained the rich tradition of Japanese art during this difficult and dramatic time in Japanese history. He was born in Tokyo and because of his ... full story
Japanese artwork collected by an American who served as an art adviser for the General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers has returned to Tokyo for a limited time. “Admired from Afar: Masterworks of Japanese Painting from the ... full story
“Pastoral (Den'en),” by Ay-O, in “Tokyo 1955-1970: A New Avant-Garde” at the Museum of Modern Art, which featured non-Western works that are too rarely seen. Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo. A new year. A new New York mayor. Old problems with art ... full story
This is a brief glimpse into the art work of Yoshu Chikanobu (Chikanobu Toyohara) who witnessed major changes in Japan. He lived between 1838 and 1912 and this period in Japanese history is very dynamic. This applies to the ending of Edo and the ... full story
Tokyo Waka: A Documentary Dedicated to Tokyo's Crows. TOKYO WAKA Do either of them have the brains to make sense of this situation? ... In a key scene, young Tokyo artists drive around the city with a stuffed crow hanging out the window and fake calls ... full story
