DESIGNART TOKYO 2026

2026.3.16　

DESIGNART TOKYO, a well-established fall festival in Tokyo, celebrated its 10th anniversary will be held from October 30th to November 8th this year. The theme this year is “Hibiki”. In preparation for the event, ...

SPENCER TUNICK

2026.6.8　 Text: Victor Moreno

For over three decades, New York-based photographer Spencer Tunick (b. 1967) has redefined the boundaries of public space, vulnerability, and the human condition. Renowned for his striking, large-scale installations o...

RON MUECK

2026.6.1　 Text: Alma Reyes

A dynamic sculptor who captures audiences with provocative and ambiguous pieces, from miniature to life-size, Ron Mueck remains as one of the world’s most intriguing contemporary artists today. His bewildering sculptu...

SPRING RISING

2026.3.16　 Text: Alma Reyes

Spring has arrived in Hakone, and what better way to celebrate the flowering season than with a day at Pola Museum of Art through the exhibition’s spirit of spring. “SPRING RISING” is being shown at the museum unti...

YBA & BEYOND: BRITISH ART IN THE 90S FROM THE TATE COLLECTION

2026.3.2　 Text: Alma Reyes

The late 1980s through the early 2000s was a tumultuous era in Britain, sparked by radical changes in the political, economic, and cultural scenes. The country fell into a dark recession in the first half of the 1990s...

SOL LEWITT: OPEN STRUCTURE

2026.2.4　 Text: Alma Reyes

As the first solo exhibition of theoretical artist Sol LeWitt at a Japanese public art museum, “Sol LeWitt: Open Structure” is being shown at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo until April 2nd this year. Sol LeWi...

TEAMLAB PHENOMENA ABU DHABI

2026.1.20　 Text: Victor Moreno

The Saadiyat Cultural District is Abu Dhabi’s ultimate, modern creative and intellectual quarter, shaped over the past eight years on Saadiyat Island. The original “Big Three,” outlined in a 2007 master plan, included...

ROPPONGI CROSSING 2025: WHAT PASSES IS TIME. WE ARE ETERNAL.

2026.1.19　 Text: Alma Reyes

Mori Art Museum has launched the eighth edition of its Roppongi Crossing exhibition. “Roppongi Crossing 2025: What Passes Is Time. We Are Eternal.” runs until March 29th and centers on the theme of “time.” Today, we l...

JAM SESSION: THE ISHIBASHI FOUNDATION COLLECTION × YAMASHIRO CHIKAKO × SHIGA LIEKO – IN THE MIDST OF

2025.12.8　 Text: Alma Reyes

Since 2020, Artizon Museum has been holding its Jam Session exhibitions annually. The sessions feature collaborations between the museum’s Ishibashi Foundation Collection and contemporary artists. This year, “Jam Sess...

DESIGNART TOKYO 2025

2025.11.30　 Text: Sébastien Raineri

Since its founding in 2017, DESIGNART TOKYO has stood as one of the world’s most innovative cross-disciplinary events, born from the idea that “INTO THE EMOTIONS”. This philosophy underlines the belief that creativity...

YUNOKI SAMIRO: THE ETERNAL NOW

2025.11.17　 Text: Alma Reyes

Katazome, the craft of traditional Japanese stencil dyeing technique that uses rice paste as a resist to apply patterns to fabric, has been ingrained in Japanese textile art since the Heian period. From the Muromachi ...

SATO MASAHIKO EXHIBITION NEW × (WAY OF MAKING + WAY OF UNDERSTANDING)

2025.10.10　 Text: Alma Reyes

In 1999, the endearing song “Dango San Kyodai” (Three dumpling brothers) made its debut in the NHK TV program “Oka-san to Isho” (With Mother). The song gained popularity instantly nationwide due to its catchy lyrics, ...