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DESIGNART TOKYO 2022
DESIGNART TOKYO, the art and design festival that attracted a total of 180,000 visitors during its 10-day run last year, will be held again this year from October 22nd to 31st. The theme this year is “TOGETHER”. ...
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BARBARA KRUGER “THINKING OF Y̶O̶U̶. I MEAN M̶E̶. I MEAN YOU”
- MAKOTO AMANO
- KUMA EXHIBITION 2022
- 59TH VENICE BIENNALE
- DESIGNART TOKYO 2021
- EXPERIENCE LEONARD COHEN
- AWE (AUGMENTED WORLD EXPO) 2021
- WORLD PRESS PHOTO 2021
- KYOTOGRAPHIE 2021
- MARKET ART FAIR 2021
- PARADISE ART SPACE
- ISSEY MIYAKE KYOTO KURA EXHIBITION “INK MARBLING”
- MAKOTO AMANO
PEOPLE
KARL GRANDIN
Swedish artist and entrepreneur Karl Grandin is a good old friend of SHIFT who together with Björn Atldax collaborated with us for our curated monthly cover while working at their former design studio Vår back in 2009...
HAPPENING
BARBARA KRUGER “THINKING OF Y̶O̶U̶. I MEAN M̶E̶. I MEAN YOU”
American contemporary pop artist and collagist Barbara Kruger (b.1945) has developed her own style of art by combining poetry and politics with an advertising or propaganda vibe – recognizable from its bold declarativ...
HAPPENING
UNKNOWN ASIA 2022
Unknown Asia, Asia's largest art fair for artists, was held at the Grand Front Osaka Congress Convention Center on October 15th and 16th, 2022. This year was the 8th edition of the event and it happened for 3 days inc...
HAPPENING
SHINRO OHTAKE: FROM SCRATCH TO DREAMS AND MEMORIES
Considered as one of Japan’s most versatile contemporary artists, Shinro Ohtake has always kept viewers with mouths agape over his dynamic play of materials, colors, forms and techniques. He is an incessant object col...
PLACE
EDGE
Hudson Yards is one of the newly renovated neighborhoods in Manhattan focused on modern urban life and biodiversity. It's located in the southwest side of Midtown between Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen and is home to a nu...
HAPPENING
FLOW FESTIVAL HELSINKI 2022
After three years on stand-by, Flow Festival in Helsinki kicked off again August 12th - 14th with an international line up – including Gorillaz, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Florence + The Machine, Michael Kiwanuka, Mar...
HAPPENING
HELLO! SUPER COLLECTION – 99 UNTOLD STORIES
After decades of planning, the Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka opened its doors on February 2nd, 2022. This art museum ushers in a new vision of what an art museum can be, including every element from the visually st...
HAPPENING
KYOTOGRAPHIE 2022
Bringing together photographers from around the world, the 10th edition of KYOTOGRAPHIE 2022 was held from April 9th to May 8th, 2022 at temples, galleries, and historically significant venues across Kyoto. Co-founder...
NEWS
FIND – DESIGN FAIR ASIA 2022
FIND - Design Fair Asia, an upscale furniture fair in Singapore that is set to take place in September 2022. The inaugural edition of FIND will be held at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapo...
PEOPLE
MAKOTO AMANO
Makoto Amano, from the Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences (IAMAS), has published many media artworks that take advantage of the latest technology under the theme of "resistance to AI implemented in society....
NEWS
UNKNOWN ASIA 2022
Last year, the international art fair “Unknown Asia” was held both at the venue and online in the midst of the Corona disaster, with 130 creators from 10 countries and regions in Japan and throughout Asia exhibiti...
HAPPENING
FOR THE RECORD: PHOTOGRAPHY & THE ART OF THE ALBUM COVER
Many album covers have become as iconic as the music and artists they portrayed thus contributing to shaping the identity of these stars and the record labels themselves. Emphasizing the central role photography plays...
HAPPENING
KUMA EXHIBITION 2022
The KUMA Exhibition 2022 showcased future creativity that transcends the boundaries of contemporary art, technology, architecture, music, film, fiction, and entertainment. It is the highlight of the 71 students of the...
HAPPENING
59TH VENICE BIENNALE
Postponed by a year due to the continuing protraction of the pandemic that forced the whole world to slow down, the 59th edition of the Venice Biennale has opened the doors to the public on the 23rd of April, 2022. ...
HAPPENING
A.B.O. THEATRON. ART OR LIFE
I remember that my mother asked me: “what do you want to do when you grow up?” I answered “the child”. This sentence, deduced from the video-interview by Irene Dionisio, allows us to get to the heart of the protagonis...
NEWS
DAMIEN HIRST “CHERRY BLOSSOMS”
Special exhibition of Damien Hirst, Cherry Blossoms will be held at The National Art Center, Tokyo from 2nd March to 23rd May, 2022 organized by The National Art Center, Tokyo; Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemp...
