What do you imagine when you hear the word “doboku (civil engineering)”? From transportation networks such as roads and railroads to communication technologies like mobile phones and the Internet, from water and s...

SUTRA

2016.10.7　 Text: Kengo Michizoe

Choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui has infused a new aesthetic form into Shaolin Kung Fu. 19 athletic warrior monks from the world renowned Shaolin Temple have teamed up with director and choreographer Sidi Larbi ...

ART GIVEN OUT: ARTISTS FIGHTING THEIR WAYS INTO SOCIETY. HOW TO PROCEED ART

2016.5.24　 Text: Yoko Akiyoshi

On January 16th 2016, a talk event titled “Art given Out: Artists fighting their ways into society. How to proceed Art” was held at Aoyama Book Center in Tokyo. The event featured two artists who have been creating wo...

TOKYO ART MEETING Ⅵ “TOKYO”

2016.3.31　 Text: Yasuharu Motomiya

The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo recently held a show called “Tokyo Art Meeting Ⅵ "TOKYO" －Sensing the Cultural Magma of the Metropolis”, from November 2015 through February 14th 2016. As the title of this show ...

NIGHT FISHING

2015.7.28　 Text: Koji Tsuchiya

Sakanaction hosted a new project/event "Night Fishing" on Thursday, July 2nd and Friday July 3rd at Ebisu LIQUID ROOM. This year was their first year ever to not play at any summer festivals, due to the pregnancy of t...

THE 18TH JAPAN MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL

2015.4.7　 Text: Takashi Ichikawa

A popular annual event in Japan, the 18th Japan Media Arts Festival was held from February 4th to 15th, 2015. Besides a main exhibition place, the National Art Center Tokyo, Cinem@rt Roppongi and Super Deluxe had e...

THE 17TH JAPAN MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL

2014.3.27　 Text: Noriko Yamakoshi

A media arts festival with “current” art that connects memories and opens our eyes. Passing the registration desk and walking through the entrance, an exhibition space without any partitions appears. The 17th Jap...

GLOBAL PHOTO COLLABORATIONS BY VICE JAPAN

2013.12.12　 Text: Ayami Ueda

In November, 2013, the free magazine “VICE,” which boasts tremendous popularity with art fans from all over the world, finally launched a limited Japanese edition. You might have seen their distinctive logo as embodyi...

RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY WEEKENDER TOKYO

2013.12.3　 Text: logram

Red Bull Music Academy (RBMA) Weekender Tokyo was held in several places in Tokyo for 4 days from 1st to 4th of November. RBMA started in 1998 as a global music school which supports young and talented artists and has...

SARAH ILLENBERGER × MIHO KINOMURA “REALITY & FANTASY”

2013.7.25　 Text: Ayami Ueda

DIESEL ART GALLERY , located in the underground floor of DIESEL SHIBUYA on Meiji street in Shibuya, is the first large concept store in the world to invite artists from various genres to hold quarterly art exhibits. S...

MOT ANNUAL 2012 “MAKING SITUATIONS, EDITING LANDSCAPES”

2013.6.18　 Text: Miki Matsumoto

A single large event occurs, experienced by many people at once. Because of varying factors—one's life before that moment; personal reactions as the event unfolds; how it changes one's life thereafter; influences felt...

CHIKARA OHNO “LINES”

2013.6.10　 Text: Miki Matsumoto

A new space scale created by LINES; outlines Photo: Toshiyuki Yano What is the most important consideration in selecting furniture for you? Design, price, or size, are important elements. However, the major pr...