■Event Following the close of the autumn segment of the 2009 Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial, featuring some 370 artworks scattered around Niigata’s Takamachi and Tsunanmachi regions, comes a wrap-up session on the festival’s fourth edition. Along with a reportView More >
Kusama Yayoi Flowers that Bloom at Midnight 2009 Four sculptures by Japanese artists Kusama Yayoi, including Flowers that Bloom at Midnight (2009) and Pumpkins (2008), are being showcased in an outdoor setting at Miami’s Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Kusama’sView More >
The Gyonggi Creation Center, which opened its doors at the end of October, is calling for applications for its 2010 Residency Studio Program. The Center grants 8 – 10 long-term residencies of one year and 30 – 40 short termView More >
Yoshitomo Nara – Customized Trek TT Speed Concept http://www.trekbikes.com/au/en/stages/nara/ The global art exhibition launched by seven-time consecutive winner of the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong, and Nike pit stops in Miami to coincide with the contemporary art fair. OverView More >
Artist and audiovisual artist Ukawa Naohiro joins Senshu University professor Fukutomi Tadakazu for a lecture on the subject of ‘audio-visual expression from the turn of the 20th century through today’. Their presentation will start with experimental film from theView More >
Zhu Weibing, Ji Wenyu: People holding flowers (detail) 2007 APT6, the sixth triennial devoted to Asian-Pacific contemporary art, kicks off in Brisbane tomorrow, 5 December. Among the many events slated for opening weekend are artist talks Subodh Gupta andView More >
Touted as the launching pad for emerging Japanese artists, the Vision of Contemporary Art (VOCA) exhibition has announced its selection for the 17th edition in 2010. The annual exhibition displays and awards artists under 40 working in two-dimensions who haveView More >
Kosemura Mami Decaying 2001 Video installation, DVD 6.15 mins (endless repeat) Courtesy Yuka Sasahara Gallery Art Asia Miami, the satellite fair dedicated to Asian contemporary art held concurrently with Art Basel Miami Beach, opens to the public today (3 December) andView More >
Nihonga painter and Order of Culture recipient Hirayama Ikuo (born 1930 in Hiroshima) died earlier today after suffering a stroke. He was 79. Hirayama graduated from the Tokyo School of Art (now Tokyo University of the Arts), where he becameView More >
Nakazawa Shinichi ©Yoshie Tominaga (MILD) Right: Shiriagari Kotobuki The popular talk series in which thinker, religion scholar and anthropologist Nakazawa Shinichi invites guests from various fields including music, architecture, art and theatre to explore the subject of art anthropology. AsView More >
The US edition of the art show held in Switzerland in June, Art Basel Miami Beach opens its doors tomorrow (3 – 6 December) at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Among the more than 250 participating galleries, from Japan willView More >
In response to a call by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) for submissions on the screening of programs by the Government Revitalization Unit formed in September to eliminate wasteful public spending, the Japan Center, PacificView More >