2009.6.7-11.22 Giardini (Gardens) and Arsenale (national shipyards of the Venetian Republic era), Venice by Ozaki Tetsuya (ART iT) The theme for this Biennale is ‘Making Worlds’. Artistic director Daniel Birnbaum has said this was inspired by Nelson Goodman’s Ways ofView More >
Crossing genres with ease Text: Kunisaki Susumu Carsten Nicolai came to Japan in December on a live tour for his label raster-noton. 2008 also saw his installation invertone put on display at ICC, and Nicolai himself readily acknowledges his affectionView More >
A fugue of flowers and horses Text: Yamauchi Hiroyasu Off the coast of the US state of Georgia lies Cumberland Island, home to hundreds of once domesticated horses that over time turned wild. Roe Ethridge’s focus on this equine communityView More >
The pleasure of 1 + 1 > 2 Text: Uchida Shinichi Portrait: Nagare Satoshi From comical yet somehow subversive works boldly combining familiar manufactured goods such as PET bottles and action figures, to a magical series wildly joining wood inView More >
2009.4.29 – 8.30 (Zone 1) / 4.29 – 7.20 (Zone 2) 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa by Uchida Shinichi (ART iT) Tanikawa Shuntaro+Yamamoto Motoi in the gallery space with Yamamoto’s100 Labyrinths Photo Ikeda Hiraku, Courtesy the 21st Century MuseumView More >
2009.3.15-30 The Ueno Royal Museum http://www.ueno-mori.org/ by Donald Eubank Nawa Kohei Catalyst #11, 2009 Vinyl acetate and polystyrene on acrylic panel One work in particular stood out at the annual Vision of Contemporary Art exhibition that displays and awards artistsView More >
Echoes between West and East Text: Yanashita Tomoko In a meadow surrounded by the Alps, a lone female plays the cello as if engaging in a dialogue with her own echo. The sound rings out beautifully. But equally memorable areView More >
Continually pursuing new images of beauty Shiseido has continually pursued new images of beauty that are ahead of the times. As a pioneer of corporate support of the arts in this country, over the years it has taken on partView More >
When technology and art meet Over the last 30 years, BMW, one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers, has implemented over 100 cultural support programs. Of these, the BMW Art Car Collection, which features BMW cars transformed into artworks, isView More >
2009.1.2-4.18 Three Shadows Photography Art Centre (Beijing) by Maya Kóvskaya I’m not going, 1990 Courtesy the artist and Three Shadows Photography Art Centre In Ai Weiwei’s black-and-white photograph, Bleeding Protestor. Tompkins Square Park Riots, the rivulets of blood streaking downView More >