The Tokyo Biennale wants the viewer to wander the city, much like the artists have done, and find art, wonder and inspiration along the way. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/10/26/art/tokyo-biennale/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #tokyobiennale #exhibitions
With the theme of “City as Garden,” this year’s T3 Photo Festival metaphorically suggests we stop and smell the roses among the concrete. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/10/17/art/t3-tokyo-photo-festival/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #t3photofestival #photography #exhibitions
The CEATEC 2025 international exhibition kicked off Tuesday in Chiba, for a four-day run showcasing cutting-edge digital technologies designed to make people's lives more convenient. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/14/tech/ceatec-digital-tech-show/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #ai #ceatec #chiba #tech #trade #exhibitions
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
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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