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...
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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”. ...
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....
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...
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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...
PEOPLE
BALL PIYALUK
This year’s winner of the SHIFT Award at Unknown Asia 2021 is Ball Piyaluk Benjadol. Her work “Loved and Gone Series” – miniatures that combine antiques, old toys, daily necessities, knitted work, and even hair – is t...
PEOPLE
MAWARI
Mawari is a global team that has developed high-quality, real-time, interactive 3D streaming technology and formats to make AR experiences more accessible to people in various fields. Since its establishment in Shibuy...
HAPPENING
UNKNOWN ASIA 2021
Asia's largest artist art fair UNKNOWN ASIA was held at the Grand Front Osaka Congre Convention Center on October 16th and 17th. This time, which is the 7th time this year, it was a hybrid of the online and the in-per...
HAPPENING
DESIGNART TOKYO 2021
DESIGNART TOKYO 2021, a festival of design and art in the city of Tokyo that has become a well-known Autumn event in Tokyo, was held from October 22nd to 31st. In the Autumn of 2021, when the COVID-19 pandemic is grad...
HAPPENING
DOUBLE EYE STUDIOS “FINDING PANDORA X”
Do you know the word “Metaverse”? It’s new to remember that Facebook has changed its name to Meta, Metaverse (a synthetic word for Meta and Universe, a virtual world on the Internet) is rapidly gaining attention aroun...
HAPPENING
BLUM & POE KYOTO, COCON KARASUMA
Happening now in a pop-up exhibition space in downtown Kyoto, two or three representative works from seven emerging and established contemporary artists are brought together by Blum & Poe, an LA-Based art gallery. Al...
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A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE / KYOTO
A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE / KYOTO is A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE’s new store in Kyoto, open in September 2021. Currently featured are blousons fashioned in collaboration with Tatsuo Miyajima. Miyajima’s concept of time and...
HAPPENING
AMOAKO BOAFO “SOUL OF BLACK FOLKS”
Ghanaian painter Amoako Boafo to showcase first solo exhibition At MoAD (Museum of the African Diaspora). Smithsonian affiliate MoAD have reopened October 21st after the fine art space experienced over a year of closu...
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EXPERIENCE LEONARD COHEN
Leonard Cohen’s words gave voice to the human condition, in all of its grace and imperfection — and to this day, they continue to inspire generations of artists, musicians, and writers. This inspiration is at the hear...
