February 14, 2023 Reviews

Bulareyaung Dance Company: LUNA

The Bunun tribe and dancers—mutual giving and bestowing of life forces—By Miwa Yanagi
Singing voices of men resonate from beyond the darkness. Voices call upon one another from different directions amid the mountains in the middle of the night, perhaps to signal the beginning of a ritual or the return of hunters…

March 23, 2022 Special Contributors

Review: Voice of Void by Ho Tzu Nyen

Text: Jung-Yeon Ma
Ho Tzu Nyen’s solo exhibition “Voice of Void” was presented at the Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM] from April 3 to July 4, 2021. At the beginning of the talk with the artist and the production team held at the opening of the exhibition, the question was posed: “Why the Kyoto School now?” …

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Pop-Up Mathaf @ Mori Art Museum

Same-Same but Different: The Role of the Artist in the Arab World and Japan Special supplement to ART iT   Zena El Khalil (on screen), Sputniko! (at right) and moderator Deena Chalabi (at left) during Session 3 of the symposiumView More >

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2026 Praemium Imperiale laureates announced

On September 8, the Japan Art Association announced the 2026 Praemium Imperiale laureates: Jenny Holzer (painting), Andy Goldsworthy (sculpture), Daniel Libeskind (architecture), Herbert Blomstedt (music), and Cate Blanchett (theatre/film). The Grant for Young Artists goes to La Source Garouste.

On September 8, the Japan Art Association announced the 2026 Praemium Imperiale laureates: Jenny Holzer (painting), Andy Goldsworthy (sculpture), Daniel Libeskind (architecture), Herbert Blomstedt (music), and Cate Blanchett (theatre/film). The Grant for Young Artists goes to La Source Garouste.

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Daniel Buren: Situated Works 1966-2013 @ SCAI PIRAMIDE

May 14 – September 19, 2026

The exhibition features selected works by Daniel Buren spanning the 1960s to the 2010s, including fabric and canvas works, as well as pieces incorporating optical fiber.

The exhibition features selected works by Daniel Buren spanning the 1960s to the 2010s, including fabric and canvas works, as well as pieces incorporating optical fiber.

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Open Call｜Obayashi Foundation’s 2027 Visions of the City artist grant

The Obayashi Foundation has opened the call for the sixth recipient of its Visions of the City artist grant, marking the program’s first-ever open call. Entries are accepted through September 15, 2026.

The Obayashi Foundation has opened the call for the sixth recipient of its Visions of the City artist grant, marking the program’s first-ever open call. Entries are accepted through September 15, 2026.

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I’m So Happy You Are Here: Japanese Women Photographers from the 1950s to Now @ Hikarie Hall

July 4 – August 26, 2026

I’m So Happy You Are Here, an exhibition of Japanese women photographers from the 1950s to now, opened at Les Rencontres de la photographie d’Arles in 2024 and has since continued on an international tour. The Tokyo exhibition is an expanded version featuring more artists and a broader selection of works, bringing together 30 women photographers and some 200 works.

I’m So Happy You Are Here, an exhibition of Japanese women photographers from the 1950s to now, opened at Les Rencontres de la photographie d’Arles in 2024 and has since continued on an international tour. The Tokyo exhibition is an expanded version featuring more artists and a broader selection of works, bringing together 30 women photographers and some 200 works.

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Munehiro Yoshimura: Illusion on Outskirts of Town @ KAYOKOYUKI

July 11 – August 29, 2026

A solo exhibition by Munehiro Yoshimura, who, grounded in a deep engagement with the history of Western painting and seeking “not photographic realism, but painterly realism,” has long created paintings centered on suburban landscapes and human figures.

A solo exhibition by Munehiro Yoshimura, who, grounded in a deep engagement with the history of Western painting and seeking “not photographic realism, but painterly realism,” has long created paintings centered on suburban landscapes and human figures.

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Yang Ah Ham: Undefined Panorama @ Art Sonje Center

Yang Ah Ham: Undefined Panorama
July 31 – October 4, 2026
Art Sonje Center, Seoul
Curators: Sunjung Kim (Artistic Director, Art Sonje Center), Najung Kim (Independent Curator)

Yang Ah Ham: Undefined Panorama
July 31 – October 4, 2026
Art Sonje Center, Seoul
Curators: Sunjung Kim (Artistic Director, Art Sonje Center), Najung Kim (Independent Curator)

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Inside Other Spaces: Environments by Women Artists 1956−1976 @ LEEUM Museum

Inside Other Spaces: Environments by Women Artists 1956−1976
May 5 – November 29, 2026
LEEUM Museum, Seoul
Curators: Andrea Lissoni (Haus der Kunst Munich) and Marina Pugliese (Mudec Museo Delle Culture Milano), Sungwon Kim (Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Leeum Museum of Art), Eunjung EJ Cho (Curator, Leeum Museum of Art)

Inside Other Spaces: Environments by Women Artists 1956−1976
May 5 – November 29, 2026
LEEUM Museum, Seoul
Curators: Andrea Lissoni (Haus der Kunst Munich) and Marina Pugliese (Mudec Museo Delle Culture Milano), Sungwon Kim (Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Leeum Museum of Art), Eunjung EJ Cho (Curator, Leeum Museum of Art)

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This is (Not) Conceptual Art @ National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul is holding This is (Not) Conceptual Art, a survey of conceptual tendencies in Korean art. Where conceptualism in the West is associated with dematerialization, the exhibition traces an approach that handled language and concept alongside material and form. Around 140 works by 28 artists are shown in four sections: “Language, Logic, Performance,” “Objects and Language,” “Mapping and Measuring” and “Manipulators of Signs.”

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul is holding This is (Not) Conceptual Art, a survey of conceptual tendencies in Korean art. Where conceptualism in the West is associated with dematerialization, the exhibition traces an approach that handled language and concept alongside material and form. Around 140 works by 28 artists are shown in four sections: “Language, Logic, Performance,” “Objects and Language,” “Mapping and Measuring” and “Manipulators of Signs.”

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Go Watanabe

“Portraits” April 14 to May 12, 2012 ArataniUrano, Tokyo   Installation view of Go Watanabe’s “Portraits” at ArataniUrano, Tokyo, 2012. Photo ART iT.   This exhibition of new lightbox works by Go Watanabe inaugurates ArataniUrano’s new home in the ShirokaneView More >

“Portraits” April 14 to May 12, 2012 ArataniUrano, Tokyo   Installation view of Go Watanabe’s “Portraits” at ArataniUrano, Tokyo, 2012. Photo ART iT.   This exhibition of new lightbox works by Go Watanabe inaugurates ArataniUrano’s new home in the ShirokaneView More >

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Daniel Buren: Situated Works 1966-2013 @ SCAI PIRAMIDE

May 14 – September 19, 2026

The exhibition features selected works by Daniel Buren spanning the 1960s to the 2010s, including fabric and canvas works, as well as pieces incorporating optical fiber.

The exhibition features selected works by Daniel Buren spanning the 1960s to the 2010s, including fabric and canvas works, as well as pieces incorporating optical fiber.

Photo Report

I’m So Happy You Are Here: Japanese Women Photographers from the 1950s to Now @ Hikarie Hall

July 4 – August 26, 2026

I’m So Happy You Are Here, an exhibition of Japanese women photographers from the 1950s to now, opened at Les Rencontres de la photographie d’Arles in 2024 and has since continued on an international tour. The Tokyo exhibition is an expanded version featuring more artists and a broader selection of works, bringing together 30 women photographers and some 200 works.

I’m So Happy You Are Here, an exhibition of Japanese women photographers from the 1950s to now, opened at Les Rencontres de la photographie d’Arles in 2024 and has since continued on an international tour. The Tokyo exhibition is an expanded version featuring more artists and a broader selection of works, bringing together 30 women photographers and some 200 works.

Photo Report

Munehiro Yoshimura: Illusion on Outskirts of Town @ KAYOKOYUKI

July 11 – August 29, 2026

A solo exhibition by Munehiro Yoshimura, who, grounded in a deep engagement with the history of Western painting and seeking “not photographic realism, but painterly realism,” has long created paintings centered on suburban landscapes and human figures.

A solo exhibition by Munehiro Yoshimura, who, grounded in a deep engagement with the history of Western painting and seeking “not photographic realism, but painterly realism,” has long created paintings centered on suburban landscapes and human figures.

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Yang Ah Ham: Undefined Panorama @ Art Sonje Center

Yang Ah Ham: Undefined Panorama
July 31 – October 4, 2026
Art Sonje Center, Seoul
Curators: Sunjung Kim (Artistic Director, Art Sonje Center), Najung Kim (Independent Curator)

Yang Ah Ham: Undefined Panorama
July 31 – October 4, 2026
Art Sonje Center, Seoul
Curators: Sunjung Kim (Artistic Director, Art Sonje Center), Najung Kim (Independent Curator)

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Inside Other Spaces: Environments by Women Artists 1956−1976 @ LEEUM Museum

Inside Other Spaces: Environments by Women Artists 1956−1976
May 5 – November 29, 2026
LEEUM Museum, Seoul
Curators: Andrea Lissoni (Haus der Kunst Munich) and Marina Pugliese (Mudec Museo Delle Culture Milano), Sungwon Kim (Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Leeum Museum of Art), Eunjung EJ Cho (Curator, Leeum Museum of Art)

Inside Other Spaces: Environments by Women Artists 1956−1976
May 5 – November 29, 2026
LEEUM Museum, Seoul
Curators: Andrea Lissoni (Haus der Kunst Munich) and Marina Pugliese (Mudec Museo Delle Culture Milano), Sungwon Kim (Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Leeum Museum of Art), Eunjung EJ Cho (Curator, Leeum Museum of Art)

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This is (Not) Conceptual Art @ National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul is holding This is (Not) Conceptual Art, a survey of conceptual tendencies in Korean art. Where conceptualism in the West is associated with dematerialization, the exhibition traces an approach that handled language and concept alongside material and form. Around 140 works by 28 artists are shown in four sections: “Language, Logic, Performance,” “Objects and Language,” “Mapping and Measuring” and “Manipulators of Signs.”

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul is holding This is (Not) Conceptual Art, a survey of conceptual tendencies in Korean art. Where conceptualism in the West is associated with dematerialization, the exhibition traces an approach that handled language and concept alongside material and form. Around 140 works by 28 artists are shown in four sections: “Language, Logic, Performance,” “Objects and Language,” “Mapping and Measuring” and “Manipulators of Signs.”

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Korea Art Prize 2026 @ National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, Seoul

Korea Art Prize 2026
July 24 – December 6, 2026
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea, Seoul
Curator: Park Deoksun (Curator / National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea)

Korea Art Prize 2026
July 24 – December 6, 2026
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea, Seoul
Curator: Park Deoksun (Curator / National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea)

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Skills Academy “Metal Learning –Summer Class” @ SKAC (SKWAT KAMEARI ART CENTRE)

July 15 – August 16, 2026

Skills Academy “Metal Learning –Summer Class”
July 15 – August 16, 2026
SKAC (SKWAT KAMEARI ART CENTRE), Tokyo
Artists: Leonor Serrano Rivas, Playfool, Sayaka Shimada, Shin Okuyama
Organizer: Fondation d’entreprise Hermès

Skills Academy “Metal Learning –Summer Class”
July 15 – August 16, 2026
SKAC (SKWAT KAMEARI ART CENTRE), Tokyo
Artists: Leonor Serrano Rivas, Playfool, Sayaka Shimada, Shin Okuyama
Organizer: Fondation d’entreprise Hermès

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Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art

Senzaki Chieo: Toward the Depths of the Gaze

  Senzaki Chieo (b. 1953) is an artist from Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, who took the first significant step in his career in 1979 while studying at Tokyo University of the Arts. Throughout the 1980s, he pursued the theme of theView More >

  Senzaki Chieo (b. 1953) is an artist from Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, who took the first significant step in his career in 1979 while studying at Tokyo University of the Arts. Throughout the 1980s, he pursued the theme of theView More >

Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art

Screening of Mel Chin, 9-11/9-11

In conjunction with the exhibition The 12th Hiroshima Art Prize: Mel Chin, a screening of Mel Chin’s hand-drawn animated film 9-11/9-11 and a presentation of 9-11/9-11 graphic novella will be held. The hand-drawn animated film 9-11/9-11 interweaves two historical tragediesView More >

In conjunction with the exhibition The 12th Hiroshima Art Prize: Mel Chin, a screening of Mel Chin’s hand-drawn animated film 9-11/9-11 and a presentation of 9-11/9-11 graphic novella will be held. The hand-drawn animated film 9-11/9-11 interweaves two historical tragediesView More >

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In-dividual Theater：BUG Screen Week 2026

  BUG, operated by Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd., is pleased to present In-dividual Theater: BUG Screen Week 2026, opening Friday, July 3, 2026. This program screens video works by 17 artists selected by the BUG staff, representing a new frameworkView More >

  BUG, operated by Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd., is pleased to present In-dividual Theater: BUG Screen Week 2026, opening Friday, July 3, 2026. This program screens video works by 17 artists selected by the BUG staff, representing a new frameworkView More >

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Gallery Koyanagi

HIROSHI SUGIMOTO Seascapes Enoura | Pre-Photography Time-Recording Device

  Hiroshi Sugimoto Seascapes Enoura | Pre-Photography Time-Recording Device 2026.7.4 (Sat) – 9.12 (Sat)   Hiroshi Sugimoto Seascapes Enoura | Pre-Photography Time-Recording Device The exhibition Hiroshi Sugimoto: Extinction has been on view at the National Museum of Modern Art, TokyoView More >

  Hiroshi Sugimoto Seascapes Enoura | Pre-Photography Time-Recording Device 2026.7.4 (Sat) – 9.12 (Sat)   Hiroshi Sugimoto Seascapes Enoura | Pre-Photography Time-Recording Device The exhibition Hiroshi Sugimoto: Extinction has been on view at the National Museum of Modern Art, TokyoView More >

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