A visitor watches interactive art form entitled "AquaticColors," created by Japanese artist Takahiro Matsuo at an art exhibition in Tokyo. A Pakistani worker walks next to a burning pile of confiscated drugs and prohibited material set on fire by ... full story
After the original date for Japan's biggest art event was changed due to the March 11th earthquake and its consequences, “Art Fair Tokyo” has announced its new line-up details for when it opens on July 29. There will now be discussion events on ... full story
Less well known is the fact the prints in question, woodblock images of everyday life, mostly in Edo (Tokyo) and the pleasure district of Yoshiwara, were a popular art form that ranked far below classic ink painting; and that these images had already ... full story
Lee was born in Haman, South Gyeongsang Province and studied painting at the College of Fine Arts at Seoul National University and philosophy at Nihon University, Tokyo. He is a focal figure of Japan's first contemporary art movement Mono-ha. ... full story
Art Fair Tokyo 2011, which was postponed due to the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, will be held July 29-31, organizers said June 23. The annual event, touted to be the nation's largest art fair, will feature roughly 3000 pieces of art work ... full story
The exhibition is currently being hosted at Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art where it has drawn equal amounts of crowds and criticism. According to the LA Times, when the exhibit opened in MOCA's Geffen Contemporary space in Little Tokyo, ... full story
He has had recent solo shows at Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York (2003); Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris (2002); Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo (2001); Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2001); and Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris (2001) ... full story
... a seven-city series of shows that began in 2006 at the Tokyo National Museum, where "The Price Collection — Jakuchu and the Age of Imagination" was that year's most heavily-trafficked art exhibition worldwide, averaging nearly 6500 daily visitors. ... full story
Though Buddha: The Story in Manga and Art, which runs until Sunday at the Tokyo National Museum, is certainly an unusual cross-genre exercise, it offers some intriguing parallels between the work of late artist and author Osamu Tezuka and more ... full story
Through the concerted effort of galleries, dealers and critics, a number of events have been created (eg “101 Tokyo”, “+Plus”, Shinwa Contemporary Art Auction, etc.) with the not so secret goal of nurturing a new generation of collectors. ... full story
