Ohmaki Shinji Echoes – Shanghai Road, 2009 302x2600cm, Photo Tokyo Gallery + BTAP The Best Young Artist awards from the curated DISCOVERIES exhibition at ShContemporary09 went to Japanese artists Miyanaga Aiko and Ohmaki Shinji and Chinese artist Shi Qing. SponsoredView More >
British photographer Stephen Gill, who held his first Japanese solo show Hackney Flowers at Ebisu’s G/P gallery in February, has returned to Japan and will give a special talk. In what promises to be an enjoyable evening, the artist willView More >
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been posting news on Twitter about head surgery he underwent at and his subsequent release from a Munich hospital. Ai had been detained, but later released, by police in August in the Sichuan city ofView More >
The Museum of Chinese in America opened its doors on 22 September at its new location on Centre Street in New York’s Chinatown district. MOCA’s new home was designed by artist and architect Maya Lin. The museum kicked off withView More >
It is now more than likely that the Japanese government will review the plans for the National Center for the Media Arts (provisional name). On 22 September, Kawabata Tatsuo, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in theView More >
Complaints Choir of Helsinki 2006 Photo Petri Summanen The Complaints Choir, an art project that turns gripes against the world into positive energy through the medium of song, is looking for participants for its Tokyo edition. Launched by Helsinki-based artists Tellervo KalleinenView More >
Performa 09, the visual art performance biennial, will take place in New York City over the course of three weeks in November. The third staging of the event presents works by 150 artists including Candice Breitz, Mike Kelley, William Kentridge,View More >
Moriyama,・Shinjuku・Araki exhibition 2005 Photo Kioku Keizo Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery celebrated its tenth anniversary on 9 September. To mark the occasion the gallery is posting on its website an illustrated chronology of exhibitions held to date, along with messages from artistsView More >
The artist famed for his sound and light-emitting works made from modified household items and appliances performs live this Sunday night at Vacant in Jingumae, The performance is a segment of ‘wrong dance, right steps’. For five days starting tomorrow,View More >
neoneo Part1 [boys] neoneo boys are ‘soshokukei – herbivorous artists’? The second talk event staged in conjunction with neoneo Part1 [boys] neoneo boys are ‘soshokukei – herbivorous artists’? currently underway at Takahashi Collection Hibiya. For this round the girls, popularView More >