TAKADA KENZO: CHASING DREAMS
The iconic names of Hanae Mori, Issey Miyake, Kansai Yamamoto, Rei Kawakubo, Yohji Yamamoto, Junko Koshino and other prominent Japanese designers have carved their marks of excellence in the history of global fashion....
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MARK LECKEY: FIORUCCI MADE ME HARDCORE FEAT. BIG RED SOUNDSYSTEM
In 2008, Mark Leckey won the Turner Prize for his video art film “Industrial Light and Magic,” which led to his work being exhibited at Tate Modern and internationally at institutions such as MoMA and the Guggenheim M...
POUL KJÆRHOLM: TIMELESS MINIMALISM
The unparalleled craftsmanship and woodwork techniques of Nordic artisans are world-renowned. In particular, Denmark has carried the flag of furniture design excellence since the creation of the Viking warship Skuldel...
MUSUBI – HALF-CENTURY OF CARTIER IN JAPAN AND BEYOND: AN EVERLASTING DIALOGUE OF BEAUTY AND ART
The renowned French Maison is celebrating 50 years of exceptional jewelry design and cultural influence in Japan. The event, “MUSUBI - Half-Century of Cartier in Japan and Beyond: an Everlasting Dialogue of Beauty and...
MIRANDA JULY: F.A.M.I.L.Y.
Polymath American artist Miranda July spent twenty-five years digitizing and editing her performance work, which serves as the source material for six videos in “F.A.M.I.L.Y.”. This exhibition organized with the suppo...
CALDER: UN EFFET DU JAPONAIS
His bright metal, stone, wood and clay sculptures and colorful mobiles are unmistakably recognizable around the world. They have graced venues, such as Place Vendôme in Paris, Federal Plaza in Chicago, Parc Jean-Drape...
TAKEHISA YUMEJI: TAISHO ROMANTICISM AND THE NEW WORLD
Portraits of women have always been favorite subjects throughout the history of Japanese art. Woodblock prints and traditional paintings during the Edo era have illustrated women as courtesans, female warriors, female...
THE THIRD HAND: MAURIZIO CATTELAN AND THE MODERNA MUSEET COLLECTION
New York-based, Italy-born contemporary artist Maurizio Cattelan (b. 1960) has brought his provocative artistic vision to the Moderna Museet in Stockholm. His exhibition, The Third Hand, showcases several of Cattelan’...
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO: METAPHYSICAL JOURNEY
The term “metaphysical painting” did not come to light until 1910 when it pertained to distorted perspectives, enigmatic landscapes and symbolic imagery. The originator of the style was Giorgio de Chirico whose focus ...
MODERN TIMES IN PARIS 1925: ART AND DESIGN IN THE MACHINE-AGE
Walter Gropius, director of the Bauhaus school in Germany established in 1919, claimed the institution “The Bauhaus believes the machine to be our modern medium of design and seeks to come to terms with it." The r...
BRANCUSI: CARVING THE ESSENCE
Alongside Henry Moore, Alexander Calder, Auguste Rodin and Alberto Giacometti, the name Constantin Brancusi may be overlooked as one of 20th century’s leading sculptors. Brancusi was a pioneer in the emphasis of pure ...
YASUI NAKAJI 1903-1942: PHOTOGRAPHS
The Taisho (1912-1926) and early Showa (1926-1989) eras were glorious years of modern photography in Japan. The oldest avant-garde amateur photography club in the country, Naniwa Photography Club was established in 19...
