Artist Ari Bayuaji has made a likeness of Balinese folklore demon Rangda from plastic trash found on the beach. “Rangda is almost like plastic,” he says. “They’ll both haunt us.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/10/02/art/ari-bayuaji-japan-craft/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #goforkogei #roppongiartnight #aribayuaji #exhibitions

Architectural art rarely reaches the public eye. Next week in Tokyo, it will take center stage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/09/26/art/architecture-art-exhibition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #architecture #asai #americansocietyofarchitecturalillustrators #exhibitions #saana #nikkensekkei

“A Time Between Ashes and Roses,” the sixth edition of Aichi Triennale, opened on Sept. 13 with a powerful program exploring themes of ecology, colonialism and exploitation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/09/22/art/aichi-triennale/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #aichitriennale #exhibitions #hooralqasimi #nagoya

With three big events — Aichi Triennale, Nakanojo Biennale and Go For Kogei — kicking off Sept. 13, followed in October by the Tokyo Biennale, this season is packed with art offerings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/09/13/art/japan-art-biennale-events/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #exhibitions #setouchitriennale #aichitriennale #tennoz #tokyogendai #tokyobiennale #chibatriennale #chiba

Centuries-old Japanese erotic art is still taboo, but a rare exhibition in Kabukucho, the city's so-called red-light district, aims to prove the genre is more than titillation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/09/08/art/japanese-erotic-art-shunga-exhibition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #kabukicho #ukiyoe #exhibitions #shunga

Showcasing the breadth of Atsushi Kitagawara’s career, the exhibition at the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection comes as he passes his practice to three architects, ushering in a new era under a different name. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/08/16/art/atsushi-kitagawara-architecture-exhibition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #architecture #exhibitions#atsushikitagawara #metteamarchitects #nakamurakeithharingcollection

One of Thailand’s top art galleries removed, at China's request, materials about Beijing's treatment of ethnic minorities and Hong Kong from an exhibit on authoritarian governments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/09/asia-pacific/politics/thai-art-gallery-authoritarian-china-pressure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #china #censorshipart #exhibitions #uyghur #hongkong #tibet

Fond of self-portraits with cats, the Japanese-turned-French 20th-century artist was his own muse and built a recognizable image that helped him stand out in Paris. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/18/art/tokyo-station-gallery-foujita/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #leonardfoujita #tokyostationgallery #exhibitions #photography

The museum acquired one of the 23 saved capsules after the tower's deconstruction, now on view at the institution's street-facing Manhattan galleries for a full year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/11/art/nakagin-tower-moma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #kishokurokawa #moma #nakagincapsuletower #exhibitions #architecture

The museum acquired one of the 23 saved capsules after the tower's deconstruction, now on view at the institution's street-facing Manhattan galleries for a full year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/11/art/nakagin-tower-moma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #kishokurokawa #moma #nakagincapsuletower #exhibitions #architecture

The museum's curators selected a wide array of works from the archives for two of the milestone exhibitions, including hand-colored photos from early 19th-century Japan and Gerhard Richter’s overpainted photographs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/11/art/tokyo-photography-museum-anniversary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #tokyophotographicartmuseum#nobuyoshiaraki #luigighirri #photography #exhibitions #tokyo

The largest exhibition to date of architect Sou Fujimoto’s three-decade career, “Primordial Future Forest” at Mori Art Museum showcases thousands of models and drawings in an engaging way. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/04/art/sou-fujimoto-tokyo-exhibition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #soufujimoto #moriartmuseum #exhibitions #architecture

In a new Tokyo show, you can see how tiny details turned into magic for films like “Grave of the Fireflies” and “Pom Poko.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/02/film/ghibli-exhibition-isao-takahata/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #ghibli #isaotakahata #anime #exhibitions #azabudaihillsgallery #hayaomiyazaki