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.
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.
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.
The 24th Taishin Arts Award – Annual Grand Prize: qaqay by TAI Body Theatre. Photo by LIN Yen-Shao. TAI Body Theatre won the Annual Grand Prize of the 24th Taishin Arts Awards, announced in Taipei on May 30. TheView More >
CHANG Li-Ren has won the Annual Grand Prize of the 23rd Taishin Arts Awards, as announced in Taipei on May 24. CHANG was awarded NTD 1.5 million for his 14-year journey exploring battle narratives of resistance and defense, culminating in Battle City: Finale, which was finally presented at MoNTUE last year.
From October 4 to December 15, the Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab (C-LAB) in Taipei is hosting the 2024 Future Media FEST exhibition under the theme Singularity. This year, the Future Media FEST examines the evolution of artificial intelligence and its social implications, focusing on the latest global developments and perspectives on AI. It marks the second event in a series that first launched in 2021.
approaching theatre and Gang-a Tsui Theater has won the Annual Grand Prize of the 22nd Taishin Arts Awards, as announced in Taipei on June 1. The theaters will share a prize of NTD 1.5 million for their co-produced work, Apostating Time, which masterfully blends a Nanguan classic and contemporary theater. Additionally, Your Bros. Filmmaking Group won in the Visual Arts category, and Taipei Seagull Theatre in the Performing Arts category.
Taiwan’s representation at the upcoming 60th Venice Biennale will address the theme “Everyday War,” it was announced at a media gathering in Taipei on November 23. The exhibition is dedicated to a solo presentation of leading new media artist Yuan Goang-Ming and is curated by Abby Chen, head of contemporary art and senior curator at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco.
On July 5, the Aichi Triennale Organizing Committee announced the appointment of Hoor Al Qasimi, President and Director of Sharjah Art Foundation, as the artistic director of Aichi Triennale 2025.
The Organizing Committee for the Yokohama Triennale announced the theme and two new venues for the 8th Yokohama Triennale, which will take place next March. Titled “Wild Grass: Our Lives,” Yokohama’s historical buildings, Former Daiichi Bank Yokohama Branch and BankART KAIKO, have also been added as new venues for the exhibition.
The Japan Foundation (JF) announced on June 12 that artist Yuko Mohri has been selected to exhibit in the Japanese Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale. The exhibition will be overseen by Sook-Kyung Lee, senior curator of international art at the Tate Modern.
On June 16, the Inamori Foundation announced the laureates of this year’s Kyoto Prize. In Art and Philosophy, the 2023 Kyoto Prize laureate is Nalini Malani, an artist who has faced the predicaments of the oppressed, pioneered artistic expression representing the voice of the voiceless, and contributed greatly to the decentralization of art from the Global South.