DESIGNART TOKYO 2019 took place in Tokyo from October 18th to 27th, as a festival to feel art and design in our daily life. It expanded its area to Ginza and Shinjuku along with Harajuku, Omotesando, Aoyama and Roppon...

SWISS DESIGN / MADE IN JAPAN

2019.11.5　 Text: Taketo Oguchi

What happens when Swiss product design innovation meets the excellence and tradition of Japanese craftsmanship? “Swiss Design / Made in Japan” poses an answer and brings fresh perspective to Swiss design through exhib...

MUM & GYPSY × TRIPPEN “BOOTS”

2019.3.22　 Text: Noriko Ishimizu

Takahida Fujita’s repertory theatre, MUM & GYPSY, performed their latest production “BOOTS” at LUMINE 0 (Luminezero) in Shinjuku, Tokyo from 21 to 29 December 2018. Being both playwright and director, Takahiro Fuji...

MUTEK.JP 2018

2019.2.6　 Text: Aya Ono

Launching in Montreal, MUTEK.JP 2018 (MUTEK.JP), an event with digital art and electronic music making full use of state-of-the-art technology, was held from November 1st to 4th. MUTEK started in Montreal, Canada in ...

DESIGNART TOKYO 2018

2019.1.9　 Text: Taketo Oguchi

The Art & Design Festival "DESIGNART TOKYO 2018" was held from 19th to 28th October in Harajuku, Omotesando and Aoyama area in Tokyo. The theme of this event was "DESIGN ＆ ART INTO THE EMOTIONS". Following last year,...

SOSEKI ANDROID DRAMA “LETTER”

2018.12.26　 Text: Noriko Ishimizu

The symposium titled “Who Has A Right to Revive Soseki – Think of the Basic Principles of Androids of Great-People” was held at Kudan Campus of Nishogakusha University, Tokyo on August 26th, 2018 and began with an ope...

LEE KIT “WE USED TO BE MORE SENSITIVE.”

2018.12.14　 Text: Noriko Ishimizu

Born in Hong Kong and based in Taipei artist Lee Kit has his solo exhibition “We used to be more sensitive.” at Hara Museum of Contemporary Art from September 16th to December 24th, 2018. His early work is known for p...

YOICHI OCHIAI “BEAUTY OF NATURAL RESOLUTION ∽ END TO END, TRANSFORMATION OF MATERIAL THINGS ∽ DIGITAL NATURE”

2018.7.24　 Text: Victor Moreno

Yoichi Ochiai is a super creator who at just 30 years old (b. 1987) already has an astonishing career. He is a media artist who holds a Ph.D. in Applied Computer Science from the University of Tokyo. Furthermore, his ...

“AUDIO ARCHITECTURE” EXHIBITION

2018.7.23　 Text: Victor Moreno

21_21 DESIGN SIGHT has acquired plenty of praise since its opening in 2007. This exhibition space is not for art exhibitions only but to show the importance of design in any kind of format it can exist in our everyday...

MIRCEA CANTOR “ADJECTIVE TO YOUR PRESENCE”

2018.6.25　 Text: Noriko Ishimizu

Ginza Maison Hermès Le Forum, Tokyo presents Mircea Cantor’s exhibition “Adjective to Your Presence” from April 25th to July 22nd, 2018. Cantor was born in Romania in 1977 and currently lives and works in Paris. I...

CHIHARU SHINODA “ZOO”

2018.5.15　 Text: Noriko Ishimizu

The theatrical performance ZOO directed by Chiharu Shinoda was presented at BUoY, Kitasenju, Tokyo from February 15th to 18th, 2018. The first performance was carried out at Kyoto Art Center as a program of the KYOTO ...

THE 20TH JAPAN MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL

2017.11.8　 Text: Aya Ono

The “Exhibition of Award-winning Works” of the 20th Japan Media Arts Festival was held from Saturday, 16th September to Thursday 28th September 2017. For this 20th exhibition more than 150 artworks selected from 4,034...