The Japanese government has announced its supplementary budget for the 2009 financial year: 13.9256 trillion yen. Of this the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) portion totals 1.3174 trillion yen, 31.5 billion of which has been allocatedView More >
The first Festival/Tokyo featuring Japanese and international performing artists was staged in February – March this year. A second festival will now be held in October at venues around Ikebukuro. Many performers from the first festival, including Romeo Castellucci, AmeyaView More >
…Hong Kong A sale of 20th century Chinese art and Asian contemporary art was held at Christie’s Hong Kong over two days from May 24. According to Christie’s official figures, 34 items were presented at the first day’s sale, fetchingView More >
To celebrate their third anniversary, Mujin-to Production of Koenji, Tokyo have opened up their gallery space as a bar (or something like a bar?) for a limited time only. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from Friday 29 May – Friday 26View More >
The latest monograph on Thai film director and more recently acclaimed contemporary artist Apichatpong Weerasethakul is now available. The volume covers all films directed by Apichatpong. Filmmuseum Synema Publikationen Vol. 12 2009/Vienna Editor: James Quandt 256 pages/245 color plates, textView More >
This autumn will see current San Diego Museum of Art executive director Derrick R. Cartwright assume the role of director at the Seattle Art Museum. Cartwright holds a PhD from the University of Michigan, and specializes in North American artView More >
Kimura Ihei Award winner Honma Takashi is to run a workshop at the main Aoyama Book Center store in Tokyo. Using his book Tanoshii shashin – Yoi ko no tame no shashin kyoshitsu (Fun with photos: a photography class forView More >