MARKET ART FAIR 2021

2021.9.29　 Text: Victor Moreno

Barely two weeks before Sweden put an end to any type of restrictions for covid-19, between September 17th and 19th the fifteenth edition of Market Art Fair 2021, the independent art fair of Stockholm, took place at t...

KENGO KUMA “BAMBOO RING: WEAVING A SYMPHONY OF LIGHTNESS AND FORM”

2021.9.24　 Text: Saya Regalado

Kengo Kuma, one of Japan's leading architects, is collaborating with OPPO, the world's leading smart device manufacturer, to present "Bamboo Ring Weaving a Symphony of Lightness and Form," an installation based on the...

HALF CENTURY SINCE WHOLE EARTH CATALOG: SHAPING THE FUTURE WITH TECHNOLOGY

2021.9.12　 Text: Taketo Oguchi

The New Context Conference 2021 was held at Digital Garage on August 11th under the theme of "Earthshot: Half Century Since Whole Earth Catalog: Shaping the Future with Technology". This event was launched in 2005 wit...

ISSEY MIYAKE KYOTO KURA EXHIBITION “INK MARBLING”

2021.9.5　 Text: Amelia Ijiri

Nestled in the foothills of Ukyo-ku in Kyoto, craftsman at a traditional suminagashi (ink marbling) factory create bold, fluid, stone-shaped patterns “STONE” series to harmonize with Issey Miyake’s latest collection t...

LOVISA RINGBORG “MIRAGE”

2021.7.28　 Text: Victor Moreno

Swedish photographer, sculptor and video artist Lovisa Ringborg (b. 1979) introduces “Mirage”, her first solo exhibition at Fotografiska in Stockholm. The show includes works from the last ten years and a new sculptur...

ALBERTO GIACOMETTI EXHIBITION “FACE TO FACE”

2021.5.3　 Text: Victor Moreno

The Modern Art Museum in Stockholm, Moderna Museet held Alberto Giacometti's (1901–1966) exhibition “Face To Face” in the midst of the COVID's aftermath, which winded up with the museum closing down for a few weeks an...

UNKNOWN ASIA 2020

2020.12.23　 Text: Taketo Oguchi

In the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, one of Asia’s largest artist art fairs, “Unknown Asia,” was held online on 12th and 13th December. This year is the 6th edition of the fair, featuring 135 creators from 11...

PLAY WITH THE EARTH IN ZUSHI 2020

2020.12.14　 Text: Azusa Igeta

Modern people tend to forget this universal truth; the feeling that the earth is home, and that everyone is part of nature. The performance, “Play with the Earth” at Zushi Bunka Plaza Hall on October 10th, instinctive...

DESIGNART TOKYO 2020

2020.12.10　 Text: Taketo Oguchi

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...

JOHN BALDESSARI EXHIBITION

2020.11.4　 Text: Victor Moreno

What is art? That is what American artist John Baldessari (1931–2020) started to wonder about during the 1960’s at his hometown National City outside San Diego, in California. His mindset of re-examining what art can ...

KYOTOGRAPHIE 2020

2020.10.27　 Text: Amelia Ijiri

“VISION” was this year’s theme for the annual international photography festival, KYOTOGRAPHIE. Now in its eighth consecutive year, the festival was held on its rescheduled dates from September 19th through October 18...

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...