DESIGNART TOKYO 2020, a festival of design and art in the city of Tokyo, took place from 23rd October to 3rd November. When most of the events around the world have been cancelled or postponed due to Covid 19, DESIGNA...

TIMELESS CONVERSATIONS 2020: VOICES FROM JAPANESE ART OF THE PAST AND PRESENT

2020.8.7　 Text: Sophia Sloan

How often does an exhibit ask the audience to make connections from past works of art to now? Although many in the art field take this relationship for granted, we often forget to ask the viewers to consider its relat...

OLAFUR ELIASSON “SOMETIMES THE RIVER IS THE BRIDGE”

2020.6.21　 Text: Sophia Sloan

Both a wonderfully curious and interactive experience, Olafur Eliasson’s solo exhibit “Sometimes the river is the bridge”, is his first visit exhibit in Japan in ten years. Held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Toky...

NUFONIA MUST FALL

2020.2.12　 Text: Taketo Oguchi

Kid Koala, a world famous DJ and music producer/composer, and an art director K.K. Barret known for having worked on numerous films and has been nominated with the film “Her”, held a multimedia puppet show called Nufo...

INVISIBLE CINEMA “SEA, SEE, SHE – TO WHOM I HAVE YET TO SEE”

2020.1.30　 Text: Taketo Oguchi

Japanese sound artist, evala has created projects trying to expand the "potential of sound" beyond the fields of music, art, urban planning and films all over the world under a project named “See by Your Ears”. His ne...

DESIGNART TOKYO 2019

2019.12.15　 Text: Taketo Oguchi

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...