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...
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...
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...
The work of Osamu Tezuka continues to shape the artistic and philosophical landscapes of Japanese pop culture. Among his numerous masterpieces, Phoenix (Hinotori) stands as his self-proclaimed "life's work". A sweepin...
It is said that it takes two to tango. Throughout the history of art and design, we have come across artist/designer couples who complement each other in producing creative works both concertedly and independently. Jo...
We live today in an unescapable bubble of computer networking — social media, online shopping, digital banking, virtual reality and AI. In particular, generative AI has become increasingly present in technological adv...
Referred to as the Master of Modern Architecture, Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris or Le Corbusier (1887‒1965) led a robust career spanning five decades as an architect, designer, painter, urban planner and writer. His...
There is Ennio Morricone, John Williams, and there is Ryuichi Sakamoto. A true legend and priceless jewel in the music industry who transcended beyond the technical cadence of chords and notation, composer, pianist, r...
DESIGNART TOKYO 2024, a well-established fall festival in Tokyo, celebrated its 8th anniversary from October 18th to 27th this year. About 117 exhibitions in 96 venues ushered in approximately 230,000 visitors to expe...
After over a year of closing for refurbishments, Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum finally reopened last November 23rd with “Commemorative Reopening Exhibition: Absences - Toulouse-Lautrec & Sophie Calle” running until Janu...
A full member of the international photography collective Magnum Photos, American photographer Alec Soth has been widely acclaimed for his narrative, storytelling approach in photography. A large scope of his photogra...
British modern design has come a long way since the Arts and Crafts Movement of the 1900s. From William Morris, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, to Mary Quant and Norman Foster, Britain has been at the forefront of design i...
