The exterior wall of the Brazilian Embassy in Tokyo's Minato Ward recently got a festive new paint job thanks to two spray paint-wielding street artists. Hamilton Yokota, better known as "Titi Freak," and his companion artist Marcio Penha, or "Presto ... full story
In "How to Become the World's Greatest Artist," an ironic manifesto accompanying his new exhibition in Tokyo, Makoto Aida says, "Never repeat the same—or even [a] similar—thing twice." It's a rule he follows: His often provocative work spans manga, ... full story
“Japan is a sophisticated and forward-looking culture that should be able to accept all forms of creative expression,” Jamie McCartney wrote in an email to The Tokyo Reporter. “The purpose of the artwork is not to be sexually arousing but instead to be ... full story
This year's event was built around the themes of "House" and "Play," but not all exhibitors stuck to the themes so strictly. Our visit managed to take in skateboards made from kimonos, giant rabbit art, Kinect-powered alarm clocks, giraffe-shaped ... full story
Tokyo Station Gallery, whose reopening coincided with that of the Tokyo Station Building, is holding a contemporary art exhibition on the theme of railways, featuring innovative pieces that combine various media. The gallery had been closed since 2006 ... full story
Tokyo 1955–1970: A New Avant-Garde is organized by Doryun Chong, Associate Curator, with Nancy Lim, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Painting and Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition is co-organized and supported by The Japan ... full story
Tokyo 1955-1970: A New Avant-Garde - Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Send this link to a friend... Date: 11/18/12 through 02/25/13. Ages: All Ages Address: 11 W. 53rd St. - 212-708-9400 moma.org. Description: Tokyo 1955-1970: A New Avant-Garde brings ... full story
Modernist art, insurgent and utopian, ignited like a firecracker cluster in cities across the globe in the early 20th century. Paris, New York, Shanghai, Bombay, Lagos and Tokyo each had its own version, which was also part of larger trend. Yet the new ... full story
Duke University Press is gearing up to publish the book as New York's Museum of Metropolitan Art mounts a major retrospective devoted to the art movement. "Tokyo 1955–1970: A New Avant-Garde," which runs through Feb. 25 at MoMA, showcases more ... full story
Spanning seventeen floors of a building that was once part of Tokyo Denki University in Kanda, the Trans Arts Tokyo project is bursting with exhibitions, talk events and workshops, open laboratories and artists-in-residence studios. The massive ... full story
