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MARIANNA DOBKOWSKA
Artist-in-residence programs, which are sometimes referred to as residence programs, originally aimed to provide professionals in certain fields to leave their ordinary work environments for a designated period of tim...
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THE 17TH JAPAN MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL
A media arts festival with “current” art that connects memories and opens our eyes. Passing the registration desk and walking through the entrance, an exhibition space without any partitions appears. The 17th Jap...
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SHUTA HASUNUMA
Musician, Shuta Hasunuma had kept evolving since his first album in 2006: he has composed for stage and film; held live concerts; and been involved in performance and art installations. He has been seamlessly involved...
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KENTARO TOTSUKA
One artist met a president of the fashion industry and took up the position of bringing artwork into the world. Kentaro Totsuka, the director of 'hpgrp GALLERY TOKYO' managed by H.P. FRANCE, works in a variety of fiel...
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TAKASHI IKEGAMI
Science and art: when those two domains converge, is it oriented towards scientific intuition or towards artistic conception? Neuroscientist Kenichiro Mogi has said, “An artist is a wild animal; a researcher is a wild...
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TORAFU ARCHITECTS
Koichi Suzuno and Shinya Kamuro established TORAFU ARCHITECTS in 2004. The two have undertaken architectural design and spatial design of course, but also architecture-based projects ranging from exhibition space layo...
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RINKO KAWAUCHI “ILLUMINANCE, AMETSUCHI, SEEING SHADOW”
After 11 years since Rinko Kawauchi's debut photo book "Utatane", “Illuminance, Ametsuchi, Seeing Shadow” at Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography is her first solo exhibition at a museum in Tokyo. Photo: Yu M...
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ART FAIR TOKYO 2012
The past and the present. Japan and East Asia. Beyond the axis of time, with an eye towards the future. Art Fair Tokyo 2012 was held at the Tokyo International Forum over three days starting March 30th. Now in its ...
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TWS CREATOR IN RESIDENCE OPEN STUDIO TOKYO STORY 2011
An exhibit was held capturing 'The Creation of Art in Tokyo' from different perspectives. Artists from a total of 8 countries, including Cambodia, Switzerland, Thailand, Taiwan, China, Germany, Japan and Vietnam parti...
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THE 15TH JAPAN MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL
Thoughts of connection was heated up. Japan Media Arts Festival calls for entries in four divisions; art, entertainment, animation and manga, from all over the world and gives winning artists the opportunity to...
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JUTIQU EXHIBITION “BI” SYMMETRY
The jewelry brand "JUTIQU" had its very own exhibition at object by gallery deux poisons in Tokyo, Japan; a gallery known for specializing in contemporary jewelry. This exhibition was held in collaboration with JUTIQU...
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KEI TAKEMURA “DEAREST UNKNOWN YOU”
Coinciding with Kei Takemura's solo exhibit, "dearest unknown You" (Taka Ishii Gallery in Kiyosumi-shirakawa, Tokyo), is the release of a text with the Berlin-based artist's thoughts, revealing the creative individual...
