– Christian Boltanski to represent France at the 2011 Venice Biennale (Le Matin) http://www.lematin.ch/flash-info/loisirs/christian-boltanski-representera-france-biennale-venise-2011 – North Korea’s latest export: Fine art（CNN） http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/24/north.korea.art/ – Guard arrested in theft of Degas painting from the Cantini Museum (AHN) http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7017405331?Guard%20Arrested%20In%20Theft%20Of%20Degas%20Painting%20From%20Paris%20Museum
Exhibition Yokoo Tadanori opens a solo show this weekend at Six, the exhibit space run by the fashion label Comme des Garçons, in Osaka. The show features works from Yokoo’s Pink Girl series, a series the artist has worked onView More >
19 December 2009 – 6 February 2010 Take Ninagawa (Azabujuban) The realm of Kita’s works – scenes based on photographs she shoots herself that you almost want to call ‘unknown places you feel you’ve seen before’ – develops in theView More >
2010.1.9 – 2.28 Project Fulfill Art Space (Taipei) http://www.pfarts.com/ SHIMURABROS. Eicon 2008 (installation view) Kaneuji Teppei (installation view) Iida Ryuta (installation view) SHIMURABROS. Iida Ryuta ART iT News: Japan Media Arts Festival announces award winners ART iT Interview: SHIMURABROS. ART iTView More >
Almost Holiday 2009.12.19 – 2010.2.6 Take Ninagawa (Azabujuban) Information http://www.takeninagawa.com/ ART iT ArtPartners: Take Ninagawa
Art Fair The 22nd edition of the art fair launched in 1988 kicks off on 13 January. With 100 plus galleries participating annually, the booths alone provide a chance to see works by more than 1000 artists ranging from theView More >
Event Photos Tatsuki Masaru The February 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics will see the Japanese luge team vie for the first time on new-model sleds developed collaboratively by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the University of Tokyo using aerospaceView More >
Japan* Opening this week Dogane Yuji 1.12 – 23 ASK? art space kimura（Kyobashi）[MAP] http://www2.kb2-unet.ocn.ne.jp/ask/default.htm Yamawaki Kosuke 1.12–2.13 Zeit-Foto Salon（Kyobashi）[MAP] http://www.zeit-foto.com Yamagiwa Mitsuhiro: PALE BLUE 1.15 – 2.6 Base Gallery（Kayabacho） [MAP] http://www.basegallery.com Ichikawa Takanori: murmur 1.15 – 2.6 FOIL Gallery（Bakuro-cho）[MAP] View More >">http://www.foiltokyo.com/gallery/galleryindex.htmlView More >
Ne travaillez jamais 1.9 – 3.28 Tang Contemporary Art (Beijing) The first solo show in China by the Thai artist known for his projects that invite the public to interact with their environment takes as its title the words paintedView More >
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Event For one night only, three of the Japanese contemporary art scene’s hot male artists will moonlight as hosts at the ‘Host Club MAGICROOM???’ Don’t miss Biennale YAZAWA (Matsukage Hiroyuki), Hachi♂ (Hachiya Kazuhiko) and Bambi (Odani Motohiko) make their barView More >
83jG4Nhuw2k Dancer Yasumoto Masako, who closed 2009 with a performance in collaboration with Tabaimo to coincide with the artist’s solo show Tabaimo: Danmen currently underway at the Yokohama Museum of Art, kicks off 2010 with performances in the 13th AnnualView More >