Romania-based theatre critic Tamara Todoruț has reviewed Ocean Cage by Chinese artist Tianzhuo Chen and Indonesian dancer Siko Setyanto, presented as part of the KYOTO EXPERIMENT 2024 program.
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…
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?” …
A theatre performance that consciously deals with its fundamental temporal nature is a rare thing. Time forms the foundation of the viewing experience. Why is it…
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 >
March 19 – September 13, 2026
A solo exhibition by South Asian diaspora artist Rina Banerjee, marking the 20th anniversary of Espace Louis Vuitton and the 10th anniversary of Fondation Louis Vuitton’s “Hors-les-murs” programme.
A solo exhibition by South Asian diaspora artist Rina Banerjee, marking the 20th anniversary of Espace Louis Vuitton and the 10th anniversary of Fondation Louis Vuitton’s “Hors-les-murs” programme.
On September 15, the National Center for Art Research (NCAR) and AWARE opened applications for the FY2027 NCAR × AWARE Women Artists Research Fellowship, which supports research on women artists connected to Japan. Approximately two projects will each receive the equivalent of 5,000 euros. Applications close October 31.
On September 15, the National Center for Art Research (NCAR) and AWARE opened applications for the FY2027 NCAR × AWARE Women Artists Research Fellowship, which supports research on women artists connected to Japan. Approximately two projects will each receive the equivalent of 5,000 euros. Applications close October 31.
On September 11, 2026, the Mori Contemporary Art Foundation (MoriCAF) announced the open call for the Curator Residency Program 2027, inviting applications from curators residing outside Japan with links to Japanese contemporary art. The application deadline is October 31, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. Japan Standard Time.
On September 11, 2026, the Mori Contemporary Art Foundation (MoriCAF) announced the open call for the Curator Residency Program 2027, inviting applications from curators residing outside Japan with links to Japanese contemporary art. The application deadline is October 31, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. Japan Standard Time.
June 16 – September 13, 2026
Featuring around 60 gelatin silver prints spanning the late 1970s to the present, the exhibition traces Hiroshi Sugimoto’s evolving practice through 13 series across three thematic sections: “Time, Light and Memory,” “Conceptual Forms,” and “Extinction.”
Featuring around 60 gelatin silver prints spanning the late 1970s to the present, the exhibition traces Hiroshi Sugimoto’s evolving practice through 13 series across three thematic sections: “Time, Light and Memory,” “Conceptual Forms,” and “Extinction.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
On July 31, 2026, Tokyo Jazz Club announced its inaugural edition, taking place November 1–8 in partnership with Art Week Tokyo. Emerging from the legacy of Basel Social Club, the project unfolds across the eight floors of a former capsule hotel near Jimbōchō.
On July 31, 2026, Tokyo Jazz Club announced its inaugural edition, taking place November 1–8 in partnership with Art Week Tokyo. Emerging from the legacy of Basel Social Club, the project unfolds across the eight floors of a former capsule hotel near Jimbōchō.
“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 >
March 19 – September 13, 2026
A solo exhibition by South Asian diaspora artist Rina Banerjee, marking the 20th anniversary of Espace Louis Vuitton and the 10th anniversary of Fondation Louis Vuitton’s “Hors-les-murs” programme.
A solo exhibition by South Asian diaspora artist Rina Banerjee, marking the 20th anniversary of Espace Louis Vuitton and the 10th anniversary of Fondation Louis Vuitton’s “Hors-les-murs” programme.
June 16 – September 13, 2026
Featuring around 60 gelatin silver prints spanning the late 1970s to the present, the exhibition traces Hiroshi Sugimoto’s evolving practice through 13 series across three thematic sections: “Time, Light and Memory,” “Conceptual Forms,” and “Extinction.”
Featuring around 60 gelatin silver prints spanning the late 1970s to the present, the exhibition traces Hiroshi Sugimoto’s evolving practice through 13 series across three thematic sections: “Time, Light and Memory,” “Conceptual Forms,” and “Extinction.”
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.
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.
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.
July 11 – August 29, 2026
Anna Gaskell: She is Making A Spectacle Out Of Herself
July 11 – August 29, 2026
HAGIWARA PROJECTS, Tokyo
Anna Gaskell: She is Making A Spectacle Out Of Herself
July 11 – August 29, 2026
HAGIWARA PROJECTS, Tokyo
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)
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)
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.”
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)
Tranquility Hellen van Meene, Arisa Kumagai, Anna Nakazawa, Sho Kobayashi Saturday, September 26－Saturday October 24, 2026 Opening hours: 12-7 pm Closed on Sundays, Mondays and National Holidays ［Opening Reception：Saturday, September 26, 2026, 5-7pm］ Gallery Koyanagi is pleased to announce theView More >
Tranquility Hellen van Meene, Arisa Kumagai, Anna Nakazawa, Sho Kobayashi Saturday, September 26－Saturday October 24, 2026 Opening hours: 12-7 pm Closed on Sundays, Mondays and National Holidays ［Opening Reception：Saturday, September 26, 2026, 5-7pm］ Gallery Koyanagi is pleased to announce 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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
