In 1903 the “search” within his soul led him to Tokyo because this inquisitive young man knew that art was part and parcel of who he was. Prior to moving to Tokyo he studied Japanese art with “great abandon” because his studies were independent and the ...full story

Unlike other art-strong cities like NYC, London and Berlin, there really isn't much spray work in Tokyo. Yeah you see the odd tag on a vending machine, the odd mural down an alleyway but these are few and far between. So why the lack of spraycans?full story

Shoji Ichihara / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff WriterThe “American Pop Art” exhibition, which features about 200 excellent works by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns and other modern artists, is being held until Oct. 21 at the National Art Center, Tokyo.full story

Pierre Bonnard was born in 1867 in France which was one year before the Meiji Restoration in Japan. His father had hoped that Bonnard would become a barrister but clearly Bonnard was destined for the art world. In the early 1890s Bonnard met the ...full story

One of the most comprehensive exhibitions of American pop art ever to be seen in Japan, “American Pop Art: From the John and Kimiko Powers Collection” opened recently in Tokyo. American pop art was a reaction to mass production and consumption, and ...full story

Paul Gauguin stated “without art there is no salvation” but even in death the “salvation” is mixed for this individual. Likewise, for Yumeji Takehisa even in death you still don't have any real “salvation” when it applies to international recognition ...full story

Lowry studied at the Manchester Academy of Fine Art and at Salford Royal Technical College. His knowledge of French Impressionism and the influence of Ford Madox Brown and Rossetti on his thinking played an important role. However, Lowry was not ...full story

Something's happening at 3331 Arts Chiyoda. The floor is carpeted with artificial turf, the gallery assistants are sporting bright orange jumpsuits and the walls are painted a cloudless blue. Mobiles and model aircraft are suspended from the ceiling ...full story

This summer, a pop-up in the Tokyo Museum of Contemporary Art is slathering another dollop of weirdness onto the city's cultural canvas. It's a show for infants and pre-schoolers that is named "Ghosts, Underpants, and Stars" after the "three keywords ...full story

The Good Vibe Studio in Thousand Oaks is hosting a community Arts & Jazz event on Sunday, August 11th at 2PM, featuring Visual Sound Artist Tom Reyes creating avant garde paintings to live jazz piano music played by renowned musician Mike Wolff of ...full story