In 1994, I wrote about an exhibition of mangaka Tatsuya Egawa's original sketches at a small art space in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo. The sketches, drawn by the author of popular Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari, were "shunga" (pornographic pictures) that could never ...full story
Earlier this year, Tokyo artist Sugiyama, 22, had elective surgery to remove his genitals, underscoring his commitment to an “asexual” lifestyle in which his behavior and attitude are supposedly completely irrelevant to whether he is male or female ...full story
Five Tokyo diners paid around €200 apiece for a portion of the genitals which ... In tweets on May 18, the artist said steps were taken so his act met all relevant ...full story
The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo said it will join hands with Studio Ghibli Inc. to hold the Tokusatsu--Special Effects Exhibition, highlighting live-action ...full story
Tokyo draws inspiration from Japanese pop art to create his characters, which appear in paintings as well as in three-dimensional form. Dempsey, who has ...full story
Curator Yuko Hasegawa from the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo has revealed a selection of the artists invited to create work for the Biennial: Saadane Afif, ...full story
Any survey of Murakami, who was born in 1962 and has a PhD in Nihonga painting (traditional Japanese painting) from Tokyo University of the Arts, demands a full introduction to his recurring personages. Kai Kai and Kiki are favourites and are set ...full story
From 5 to 30 June, the Mizuma Art Gallery, in Tokyo, will be displaying the “What a Loving, and Beautiful World” exhibition honouring the combined work of Sisyu and TeamLab. A Japanese calligrapher, trained in Nara, then in Tokyo, Sisyu explores the ...full story
Having lived in many parts of the world, she brings to her art a strong sense of color, light and form. Her “Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan Series No. 5” is an orchestration of greens. In her “After Constable Series” she offers modest-sized landscapes adhered ...full story
