She was visiting a kimono shop in Tokyo where she was entranced by a basket made of pure spun silk. The merchant refused to sell it to her, but Joe David, ...full story
In August Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo presents Kosho Ito [WORKS 1974-2009], a major retrospective exhibition. Kosho Ito (1932- ) is an artist who uses ...full story
45 photographs taken in & around Tokyo in the 1980's. Closes 8/23. Shopping in Paris - Examples of Parisian fashion from 1850-WWI, as well as American ...full story
It brings together the works of Australian Louisa Bufardeci and Japanese Zon Ito, whose collaboration began at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo. ...full story
There are also pre-existing online art communities ranging from The Thing, active since 1993, to Saatchi Online, launched in 2006. In Japan, Tokyo Art Beat ...full story
It's a work of art.” Nomiya is just one part of a yearlong culinary project at the Palais de Tokyo, called “Art Home” (pronounced “Arôme” in French). ...full story
Stephen Mansfield is an author and photojournalist who has been living on the edges of Tokyo since the late 1980s. His book, Tokyo: A Cultural History, ...full story
His art pieces may be colourful and bright but Murakami explains that “I always emphasise that the dark side exists even in cuteness and in the thoughts of peace-addicted people.” A graduate of the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, ...full story