IN HER Tokyo studio, Yayoi Kusama paints an arc in exactly the same vibrant red colour as the wig she is wearing. Since childhood, Ms Kusama has made art to help her deal with her serious psychological problems. These include terrifying hallucinations ...full story

Tucked away in an old neighbourhood of traditional wooden houses and temples, SCAI The Bathhouse is one of Tokyo's most prestigious contemporary art galleries and perhaps also the most delightful art space in the city. Although the 200-year-old former ...full story

In this section, prominent galleries from Asian major cities, such as Seoul, Taipei, and Beijing, will participate at ART FAIR TOKYO 2012 along with museums and Japanese galleries that have been receiving an international acclaim.and more »full story

Having formed a hybrid of a media corporation, advertising company and a talent agency, Murakami dubbed his for-profit corporation a work of art. One of the primary functions of this novel entity is the organization of a biannual art fair in Tokyo, ...full story

But in recent years, Asian artists have increasingly been hailing back to their cultural roots to strengthen their identities as art globalizes. On Jan 14, the Central Academy of Fine Arts and the Tokyo Art University opened the China-Japan Paper Art ...full story

Mr. Caplan, who was born in the Bronx, a borough of New York City, made his way to Tokyo, via Australia, in 1962 as an opal dealer. He founded the Mita Arts Gallery in 1963 and has been dealing in ukiyo-e, or “pictures of the floating world,” woodblock ...full story

Taking place in Basel, Switzerland from June 14 to June 17, 2012, Art 43 Basel will again present a premier selection of the most influential and cutting-edge galleries from across the world. Every June, Art Basel marks the summer reunion of the ...full story

Among the exhibitors are major galleries from Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, Seoul, Beijing, Jakarta, Tokyo, Sydney, Taipei, Mumbai, as well as well-known dealers from Europe and the US such as Eigen + Art, White Cube, and Lehmann Maupin. ...full story

A short encounter with the artist himself can be an evident reflection of the work. Slightly stout and wearing a casual black jacket, Tanaka looks, well, just normal. Born and raised in Japan, he majored in art at Tokyo Zokei University and went on to ...full story

He also staged a live painting show at the Nike Stadium gallery in Tokyo in 2010. This time, the graffiti artist was here at the invitation of the Japan Foundation, a government-funded body that promotes international cultural exchange, and which had ...full story