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Book & Exhibition     The concept behind An Imperial Palace Museum Project stemmed from the fantasy of gathering all the important works of art in Japan and housing them in a giant museum to be constructed in the ImperialView More >

Award   Exhibition view at Gyoko-dori Underground Gallery, 2009   Launched in 2006 with the aim of discovering and fostering budding artists of exceptional talent, Art Award Tokyo is bestowed annually on works selected from the graduation shows of JapaneseView More >

geranium (detail), from New engineering © Yuichi Yokoyama 2000   The first large-scale solo exhibition of an artist whose work traverses the realms of manga and fine art. After studying painting at Musashino Art University, Yokoyama developed an expressive approachView More >

Art fair     Taking as its motto ‘Inheriting the Classical, Leading the Contemporary’, the fifth edition of contemporary art fair launched in 2006 will open tomorrow with more than 70 participating galleries from China and abroad. Hailing from JapanView More >

  Kyoto Art Center is currently calling for applications from emerging artists and art researchers interested in participating in its 2011 artist-in-residence program. KAC residents explore new artistic expression during their stay through encounters with local culture and citizens. TheView More >

[PR]   Rendering of the LeSportsac A.I.R. POP-UP STORE exterior and items from the label’s collection developed in collaboration with Kevin Devine.   This week marks the opening of LeSportsac’s temporary A.I.R. POP-UP STORE in the Harajuku district of Tokyo.View More >

Exhibition   Inertia, Spring/Summer 2009 Photo Chris Moore   Fashion designer and artist Hussein Chalayan’s first solo exhibition in Japan is currently underway at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo. Born in Cyprus in 1970 and resident in the UK,View More >

Art fair   China International Trade Center Exhibition Hall  Courtesy CIGE   CIGE: China International Gallery Exposition, the Chinese art fair launched in 2004, opens to the public tomorrow in Beijing. Among the fifty plus participating galleries – mostly based inView More >

Award   Zhang Xiao   Them No. 3.  2009 © The Artist  Courtesy Three Shadows Photography Art Centre   The results of the second Three Shadows Photography Award, established in 2008 to recognize new talent in contemporary Chinese art photography, are official. TheView More >

Jeff Koons, design concept for 17th BMW Art Car   Art Cars are cars that BMW has commissioned artists to transform through painting and other means into artworks. The project began in 1975, and the collection, which was featured inView More >

Kusama Yayoi  Love Forever, Singing in Towada   ©Yayoi Kusama   Arts Towada, a project organized by the Aomori Prefecture city of Towada, will celebrate its grand opening this month on 24 June. Likening the city’s Kanchogaidori boulevard to a museum, theView More >

Award   Apichatpong Weerasethakul   Phantoms of Nabua   2009 © Apichatpong Weerasethakul  Courtesy SCAI THE BATHHOUSE   The first Asia Art Award has announced Thai artist Apichatpong Weerasethakul as its winner. The award was established to provide a support system for AsianView More >