“55DSL” has been introducing its unique style, a mixture of culture and fashion. At the root of 55DSL, which started in 1994 as a premium streetwear brand, there's an attitude of respect toward action sports and stree...

THE 16TH JAPAN MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL

2013.3.18　 Text: Tomomi Sakuma

The Japan Media Arts Festival has established itself as a fixture on the international scene and was held from February 13th to 24th. The Festival received a record 3503 entries from 71 countries and regions around t...

FASHION’S NIGHT OUT 2012

2013.2.18　 Text: Frances Jyo

Since the first event held in 2009, Vogue Japan once again presented its global fashion event “Fashion’s Night Out 2012” on September 8th. It was the last year that this event was held as a charity event for the J...

OLD FOLK CRAFT: THE WAY AHEAD – KAZUMI SAKATA’S 40 YEARS

2013.2.13　 Text: Miki Matsumoto

Have you heard of “Old Folk Craft Shop Sakata?” Since the shop opened its doors 40 years ago, it has remained a little-known antique shop for those in the know. It has been catering to an impressive cliental - from th...

“MADNESS IS PART OF LIFE” BY ERNEST NETO

2013.2.1　 Text: Yumino Hagiwara

For the 5th exhibition at the Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo, Brazilian artist, Ernest Neto turned this contemporary exhibition space into an organic space with human traits. Neto himself curated this exhibition and showe...

YOSHIMASA TSUTSUMI “DIGIT”

2013.1.10　 Text: Miki Matsumoto

DIESEL, Italy’s premium casual brand, has been suggesting a way to enjoy a unique lifestyle through their concept “For Successful Living,” applying it not only to apparel, but to the gallery and café adjacent to the s...

LEE MINGWEI “VISIBLE, ELUSIVE”

2013.1.6　 Text: Miki Matsumoto

What kind of scenery would you imagine from these two words? It is the title of the first solo exhibition in Japan by Lee Mingwei, a Taiwanese artist currently based in New York, expressing the feeling of drifting ...

STUDIO MUMBAI: PRAXIS

2012.12.27　 Text: Miki Matsumoto

Concrete studies, when thoroughly investigated, hint at the possibilities beyond the the fences of genre. The exhibit “STUDIO MUMBAI: PRAXIS” held at the TOTO GALLERY・MA is the first solo exhibit in Japan by a spirit...

RINKO KAWAUCHI “ILLUMINANCE, AMETSUCHI, SEEING SHADOW”

2012.8.21　 Text: Yu Miyakoshi

After 11 years since Rinko Kawauchi's debut photo book "Utatane", “Illuminance, Ametsuchi, Seeing Shadow” at Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography is her first solo exhibition at a museum in Tokyo. Photo: Yu M...

LEE BUL “FROM ME, BELONGS TO YOU”

2012.8.17　 Text: Meiko Maruyama

The first large-scale solo exhibition of Asia's leading female artist. "Lee Bul: From Me, Belongs To You", Mori Art Museum, 2012. Photo: Osamu Watanabe Korean artist, Lee Bul (Born 1964) exhibition, “Lee Bul: ...

ART FAIR TOKYO 2012

2012.8.6　 Text: Noriko Yamakoshi

The past and the present. Japan and East Asia. Beyond the axis of time, with an eye towards the future. Art Fair Tokyo 2012 was held at the Tokyo International Forum over three days starting March 30th. Now in its ...

TWS CREATOR IN RESIDENCE OPEN STUDIO TOKYO STORY 2011

2012.4.19　 Text: Yu Miyakoshi

An exhibit was held capturing 'The Creation of Art in Tokyo' from different perspectives. Artists from a total of 8 countries, including Cambodia, Switzerland, Thailand, Taiwan, China, Germany, Japan and Vietnam parti...