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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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He has been widely known as the “Painter of the Sun.” His luminous and ardent colors project vibrant energy that instill new meanings in the diverse cultures he had experienced throughout his life. Kojin Toneyama (192...
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The transition from the Shōwa (1926-1989) to the Heisei era (1989-2019) witnessed groundbreaking and tumultuous events in Japan and abroad. The spark of two world wars crippled civilizations, yet forged the paths to ...
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“Yukiguni” or “Snow Country,” the celebrated novel by classic author and Nobel Prize recipient Yasunari Kawabata, was written in Yuzawa, Niigata Prefecture, where the romantic setting of the story also took place. Bla...
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Plastic arts (“zokei geijutsu”) in the Japanese context refers to visual arts that involve shaping and molding into different forms. Genres cover sculpture, ceramics, and painting wherein the paint’s material capabili...
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Among the celebrated and internationally acclaimed Japanese contemporary artists living today, perhaps, Tadanori Yokoo stands the most mystifying and extraordinary, who continues to be guided spontaneously by his brus...
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Finland has always been highly reputed for its remarkable handcraft designs, marked by refined simplicity and thorough utilization of natural materials. Among the outstanding Finnish designers, Tapio Wirkkala has esta...
