“THE ORIGINAL” EXHIBITION

2023.4.4　 Text: Alma Reyes

Every day we live with objects, furniture, accessories and furnishings that comfort and inspire us, and at the same time influence our lifestyle and mode of thought and behavior. These objects are shaped by Design, w...

EGON SCHIELE FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LEOPOLD MUSEUM – YOUNG GENIUS IN VIENNA 1900

2023.3.1　 Text: Alma Reyes

There is a throng of short-lived artists who have left us legacies of astounding artworks - from the classic Raphael, Early Modern Vincent van Gogh and Amedeo Modigliani, to the 20th century Keith Haring, among many o...

ROPPONGI CROSSING 2022: COMING & GOING

2023.2.2　 Text: Alma Reyes

For the last three years since the disruption of everyday human activity caused by the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, lives around the globe have been transformed drastically, whether in positive or negative ways. The...

BARBARA KRUGER “THINKING OF Y̶O̶U̶. I MEAN M̶E̶. I MEAN YOU”

2023.1.16　 Text: Victor Moreno

American contemporary pop artist and collagist Barbara Kruger (b.1945) has developed her own style of art by combining poetry and politics with an advertising or propaganda vibe – recognizable from its bold declarativ...

UNKNOWN ASIA 2022

2023.1.13　 Text: Taketo Oguchi

Unknown Asia, Asia's largest art fair for artists, was held at the Grand Front Osaka Congress Convention Center on October 15th and 16th, 2022. This year was the 8th edition of the event and it happened for 3 days inc...

SHINRO OHTAKE: FROM SCRATCH TO DREAMS AND MEMORIES

2023.1.12　 Text: Alma Reyes

Considered as one of Japan’s most versatile contemporary artists, Shinro Ohtake has always kept viewers with mouths agape over his dynamic play of materials, colors, forms and techniques. He is an incessant object col...

DESIGNART TOKYO 2022

2022.12.20　 Text: Taketo Oguchi

The festival "DESIGNART TOKYO 2022," where people can experience art and design in the city of Tokyo, was held from October 21st to 30th. This event has become a well-established fall event in Tokyo. As the effects of...

FLOW FESTIVAL HELSINKI 2022

2022.9.7　 Text: Victor Moreno

After three years on stand-by, Flow Festival in Helsinki kicked off again August 12th - 14th with an international line up – including Gorillaz, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Florence + The Machine, Michael Kiwanuka, Mar...

HELLO! SUPER COLLECTION – 99 UNTOLD STORIES

2022.7.24　 Text: Amelia Ijiri

After decades of planning, the Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka opened its doors on February 2nd, 2022. This art museum ushers in a new vision of what an art museum can be, including every element from the visually st...

KYOTOGRAPHIE 2022

2022.7.18　 Text: Amelia Ijiri

Bringing together photographers from around the world, the 10th edition of KYOTOGRAPHIE 2022 was held from April 9th to May 8th, 2022 at temples, galleries, and historically significant venues across Kyoto. Co-founder...

FOR THE RECORD: PHOTOGRAPHY & THE ART OF THE ALBUM COVER

2022.5.10　 Text: Victor Moreno

Many album covers have become as iconic as the music and artists they portrayed thus contributing to shaping the identity of these stars and the record labels themselves. Emphasizing the central role photography plays...

KUMA EXHIBITION 2022

2022.5.9　 Text: Taketo Oguchi

The KUMA Exhibition 2022 showcased future creativity that transcends the boundaries of contemporary art, technology, architecture, music, film, fiction, and entertainment. It is the highlight of the 71 students of the...