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 >
Asia’s collaborative contemporary art auction, Asian Auction Week in Hong Kong, took place on 29 November at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. It was staged as a joint effort between four Asian auction houses: K Auction of Korea, Kingsley’s of Taiwan,View More >
© ROLEX/Hideki Shiozawa Results of the fourth cycle (2008-09) of the Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative, pairing emerging artists with great masters in their field for a year of creative collaboration, will be presented from 3-5 December at multiple venuesView More >
Among the projects caught up in the ‘budget screening’ being carried out by the Government Revitalization Unit are several art-related projects. The panel has pointed out that the 12.1 billion yen in operating expenses requested from the Ministry of ForeignView More >
Created in 2005, the Ordway prize acknowledges the contributions of a mid-career curator/arts writer and an artist between the ages of 40 and 65, with a developed body of work extending over a minimum of fifteen years, whose work hasView More >
Artist Miyajima Tatsuo organized the first Artists Summit Kyoto in 2005 as a meeting to discuss ideas by which artists can use their creative and imaginative powers to change the world. This year’s summit features a lecture by Polish artistView More >
One of four conversations forming the second semester program of the Tokyo Art School lecture series questioning needs in Tokyo today from multi-perspectives including art, design, and architecture. On Saturday 12 December, freelance writer and ART iT ArtBlogger Andrew MaerkleView More >