Award Exhibition view at Gyoko-dori Underground Gallery, 2009 Launched in 2006 with the aim of discovering and fostering budding artists of exceptional talent, Art Award Tokyo is bestowed annually on works selected from the graduation shows of Japanese art schools.View More >
geranium (detail), from New engineering © Yuichi Yokoyama 2000 The first large-scale solo exhibition of an artist whose work traverses the realms of manga and fine art. After studying painting at Musashino Art University, Yokoyama developed an expressive approach –View More >
Art fair Taking as its motto ‘Inheriting the Classical, Leading the Contemporary’, the fifth edition of contemporary art fair launched in 2006 will open tomorrow with more than 70 participating galleries from China and abroad. Hailing from Japan will beView More >
Kyoto Art Center is currently calling for applications from emerging artists and art researchers interested in participating in its 2011 artist-in-residence program. KAC residents explore new artistic expression during their stay through encounters with local culture and citizens. The programView More >
[PR] Rendering of the LeSportsac A.I.R. POP-UP STORE exterior and items from the label’s collection developed in collaboration with Kevin Devine. This week marks the opening of LeSportsac’s temporary A.I.R. POP-UP STORE in the Harajuku district of Tokyo. The outletView More >
Exhibition Inertia, Spring/Summer 2009 Photo Chris Moore Fashion designer and artist Hussein Chalayan’s first solo exhibition in Japan is currently underway at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo. Born in Cyprus in 1970 and resident in the UK, Chalayan isView More >
Art fair China International Trade Center Exhibition Hall Courtesy CIGE CIGE: China International Gallery Exposition, the Chinese art fair launched in 2004, opens to the public tomorrow in Beijing. Among the fifty plus participating galleries – mostly based in China –View More >
Award Zhang Xiao Them No. 3. 2009 © The Artist Courtesy Three Shadows Photography Art Centre The results of the second Three Shadows Photography Award, established in 2008 to recognize new talent in contemporary Chinese art photography, are official. The awards wereView More >
Jeff Koons, design concept for 17th BMW Art Car Art Cars are cars that BMW has commissioned artists to transform through painting and other means into artworks. The project began in 1975, and the collection, which was featured in JapanView More >
Kusama Yayoi Love Forever, Singing in Towada ©Yayoi Kusama Arts Towada, a project organized by the Aomori Prefecture city of Towada, will celebrate its grand opening this month on 24 June. Likening the city’s Kanchogaidori boulevard to a museum, the eventView More >