22 January – 20 February 2010 SCAI THE BATHHOUSE (Yanaka) Nena 2009 Lime wood, acrylic paint 53.2 x 16.5 x 14.3 cm Small wooden figures around 60 cm high, each impeccably carved and colored, stand on the floor of theView More >
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Maeda Keisuke, Azuma Yoshitaka, Ishimori Goro@hiromiyoshii
Maeda Keisuke the patchery Azuma Yoshitaka DILEMMA Ishimori Goro Possibility of Translation 1.16～2.13 hiromiyoshii （Kiyosumi) http://www.hiromiyoshii.com Maeda Keisuke the patchery Azuma Yoshitaka DILEMMA Ishimori Goro Possibility of Translation ART iT ArtPartmer: hiromiyoshii
Suzuki Akio + Yagi Lyota: sound landscapes
Exhibition An exhibition by two artists known for their unique expressive approaches involving sound opens today in Yokohama. Suzuki Akio sends visitors out into the streets of Azamino, map in hand, to find Oto-date (sound spots) he has marked withView More >
Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art
5 December 2009 – 5 April 2010 Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art (Brisbane) Gonkar Gyatso Angel 2007 152 x 121.5 cm Stickers and pencil on treated paper Collection of the Queensland Art Gallery December marked theView More >
Exhibition-style art fair debut: G-tokyo
Art fair Yamaguchi Akira Independent Research (The Art of Electric Pole Arrangement) 2008 Pen, watercolor, sumi (Japanese ink) on paper Detail (one of 18 panels) Photo Ota Takumi © Yamaguchi Akira Courtesy Mizuma Art Gallery This weekend will see the debut of aView More >
Geidai/Musabi graduation shows open
Exhibition Exhibitions featuring works by graduating students of Tokyo University of the Arts (Geidai) and Musashino Art University (Musabi) open this Friday in Tokyo. See below for schedules. Tokyo University of the Arts: The 58th Graduation Works Exhibition 29 JanuaryView More >
Nachi Satoko: Confession
16 January – 13 February Tomio Koyama Gallery (Kiyosumi) Eyes in Silence 2009 Acrylic on canvas 227.3 x 181.8 cm A solo show by an artist who, reflecting on occurrences in her own life and stories heard from friends, portraysView More >
Izumi Taro @ Asahi Art Square
16 -31 January 2010 Asahi Art Square http://arts-npo.org/aas/ Artist-in-residence work in progress
Mujin-to presents ‘Moving’ before moving
Exhibition For the final production at their space in Koenji, Mujin-to presents a group show featuring works by their entire cast of idiosyncratic artists. The show takes ‘moving’ as its theme. Following the close of this show the gallery willView More >
Sun Xun: Beyond-ism
23- 30 January Yokohama Creativecity Center Solo show by the young Chinese artist who impressed Japanese audiences last autumn with his offerings at the CREAM: International Festival for Arts and Media Yokohama and solo outing at ZAIM Gallery. Here heView More >
Must-see exhibitions in Japan 2010
Listings based on information available as of January 2010. See the ART iT exhibition calender for updates. February Sawa Hiraki O 2009 Still from multi-channel video installation Courtesy Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo Reflection – alternative views through video camera ContemporaryView More >
Art & design magazines out this month
Print editions Pen February (out 15 January） Feature: Kusama Yayoi http://pen.hankyu-com.co.jp/ Bijutsu-techo Vol. 63 No.933 （out 17 January） Feature: Contemporary Artists File 1980 – 2010 http://www.bijutsu.co.jp/bt/ Art Review: January/February 2010 Feature: Paul McCarthy, Kiki Smith and more http://www.artreviewdigital.com/ Flash ArtView More >