The pop artist from Osaka has been living in Whangaparaoa for three years and contributes to the Auckland art scene. "I phoned my family when I heard what happened and they were all safe. I have a few friends in Tokyo that I was worried about but they ...full story

Her work was the subject of a traveling retrospective that originated at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto in 1995 and the exhibition “The Poetry of Clay: The Art of Toshiko Takaezu” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 2004. ...full story

According to CultureGrrl, the National Tokyo Museum has temporarily closed to save electricity, but reports no serious damage and plans to open on Saturday with reduced hours and partial access, while Tokyo's Mori Art Museum, which has no permanent ...full story

In two views of Narita International Airport, 2005, Yamaguchi Akira employs the pictorial devices associated with the Seventeenth Century "famous views" of Kyoto, only to insert scenes of environmental despoliation within the familiar golden, ...full story

"We've been on this student exchange for only 10 days," said Ryo Kozuki, a sculptor from Kinki University in Osaka, through an interpreter. "But understanding they are so worried for us was very valuable for me and I felt closer to my host...and friend ...full story

Her work is currently displayed in many museum collections throughout the world, including that of the Smithsonian Institute, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the National Museum of Art in Kyoto. Some of Takaezu's pieces are on display at the ...full story

Since then his work has continued to receive critical acclaim, particularly for appearances at this year's Hong Kong International Art Fair, Seoul Photo and South Korea's Daegu Photo Biennale. The Diorama Map series to date consists of 10 cities: Osaka ...full story

At the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, "Okamoto Taro -- The 100th Anniversary of His Birth" exhibition is scheduled to run from March 8 through May 8. The event will be the museum's first retrospective art show featuring the artist. ...full story

He has also been a professor at Osaka College of Art. Although he has worked with a variety of artists, Kazuo Koike has collaborated most extensively with Goseki Kojima, who provided art for such seminal works as Lone Wolf and Cub, Samurai Executioner, ...full story

The college recently started an exchange program with an art school in Kyoto, Japan, and offers short-term courses overseas, including one in Venice. Barrett, with her international experience, is a good fit for the school at this time, ...full story