The sense of a person has wider contours The VOCA exhibition presents two-dimensional works by promising contemporary artists up to the age of forty nominated by members of the professional art fraternity. We talked to 2010 VOCA Prize winner MiyakeView More >
Of the myriad possibilities for expression, I was most taken with moving imagery, with film. Lyrical images, rendered in exquisite composition and camerawork. Somehow magical, the realm of Yang Fudong’s art yet takes us on a journey through the soulsView More >
I want to share quietly the ephemerality and fragility of the things that affect me deep inside Portrait: Nagare Satoshi An artist whose delicate style enables her to transform often subtle feelings and even drops of water into artworks, hasView More >
When you think about death you also start to think about life. A lust for life wells up inside. The opening of Araki Nobuyoshi’s solo exhibition 2THESKY, my Ender was thronged with guests yet at the same time evocative ofView More >
Originality manifested in what we choose An artist who presents scenes from contemporary living, images emblematic of Japan, and in recent years, her own inner life, via video installations featuring hand-drawn pictures and colors and lines reminiscent of ukiyo-e prints,View More >
I make investigations that ask people to become aware of what they are looking at. The artist who studied under the Bechers and has since become a key figure in the realm of German Photography was in Tokyo to openView More >
I’m merely giving color back to the world, coming close to reality. With her technicolor palette, nimble camerawork, and freewheeling presentation style, the eternally tomboyish Pipilotti Rist reflects the joys and uncertainties of living in today’s world. We spoke toView More >
Sister and brother art team Shimura Yuka and Kentaro, better known as the ShimuraBros, exemplify a new breed of Japanese contemporary artists who are firmly based in Japan but keen to show internationally. Dressed in black, the duo are playful,View More >
Constant thoughts of pictures never done before The Shinro Ohtake Zen-kei Retrospective 1955-2006 staged at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in 2006 was an unconventional attempt to present in toto the journey of this intensely private artist – drawing,View More >
Creating a place that counterbalances images and their physical medium Times, places, cultures. The myriad encounters of this world are not confined to being in the same place at the same time and engaging in conversation. Coinciding with Kimura Yuki’sView More >