Japan Art News (Page 9)

New Space "Tokyo Midtown Hibiya Hall" to Open in September. Yuichi Hirako's Large-Scale Solo Exhibition "HUMAN AND NATURE" to Mark the Opening
Yuichi Hirako's large-scale solo exhibition will mark the opening of Tokyo Midtown Hibiya Hall in September.
Exhibition "Art's Mikat" Explained in Lecture Format Opens at Tokyo University of the Arts on the 24th… Live Demonstration of Copying by Current Students
The Tokyo University of the Arts opens the lecture‑style exhibition "Art's Mikat" on the 24th, featuring live copying demonstrations by current students.
This year, the art of the 'moon' colors Shimokitazawa again. 'Moon Art Night Shimokitazawa 2026' will be held from September.
Shimokitazawa hosts Moon Art Night 2026 from Sep 18-Oct 4, featuring moon-themed works by five international artists.
Immersive Exhibition 'Tim Burton's Labyrinth' Arrives in Japan for the First Time. Opens in November at CREVIA BASE Tokyo in Toyosu
The immersive exhibition 'Tim Burton's Labyrinth' opens in Tokyo's CREVIA BASE Toyosu on November 25, marking its first Japanese debut.
The 43rd Joetsu Art Association Exhibition
The 43rd Joetsu Art Association Exhibition will be held at Musée Yuki Komachi.
Kana Uo | 'Miracle Comp' Open Call Chosen by Display Technicians Opens Up a New Expression for Maruyama Nodoka
This article reviews the open call exhibition 'Miracle Comp 2026 Rat and Pine,' highlighting the winning installation by artist Maruyama Nodoka.
Mizuki Ōzawa | Things Glimpsed from the Ephemera
Mizuki Ōzawa's exhibition explores Meiji-era commercial ephemera, highlighting their role in shaping commercial spaces and visual culture.
Paintings and 3D Sculptures... Art Teachers' Exhibition at Harada no Mori Gallery, Kobe
An art exhibition by art teachers is being held at Harada no Mori Gallery in Kobe.
This fall, Tokyo's waterfront area will host its first art exhibition, with the 200-meter-long 'massive underground parking lot' also serving as a venue | TOKYO MX+ (Plus)
Tokyo's waterfront will host its first international art exhibition 'TOKYO ATLAS' this fall, using a 200‑meter underground parking lot as a venue.
Glass Installation by Ritsue Mishima to be Exhibited at Bottega Veneta Omotesando Flagship, Featuring New Works
Ritsue Mishima's glass installation will be exhibited at Bottega Veneta Omotesando to celebrate its 5th anniversary.
Closing on July 26 (Sun): National Art Exhibitions & Exhibitions by Area "Eric Carle Exhibition" (Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo), ...
A list of national art exhibitions and shows closing on July 26, organized by area.
Seta District Art Exhibition: 140 Works by Residents, Starting July 29 at Ajipura
The Seta District Art Exhibition opens July 29 at Ajipura Plaza, showcasing 140 works by residents and offering free admission.
Gunma 'Books and Art Exhibition vol.6: Unraveling' Exhibition and Related Events
The Gunma Tooey City Art Museum and Library will host related events for the 'Books and Art Exhibition vol.6: Unraveling' from July 18, including artist talks, children's activities, and guided tours.
Goro Yamada Passes Away at 67, Known for Introducing the Charms of Western Art and Appearing on "Ad-街"
Art critic and editor Goro Yamada has passed away at age 67 due to cancer.
Limited Andy Warhol UT appears at four Uniqlo stores in Shinjuku. Six types released to coincide with SHINJUKU ART WEEK.
Uniqlo launches six Andy Warhol-designed UT T-shirts at four Shinjuku stores for SHINJUKU ART WEEK.
Nobuo Uchida | The Past and Future of Japan's Touring Art Exhibitions [Part 1]
An introductory article outlining the history, current state, challenges, and prospects of Japan's touring art exhibitions.
Kentaro Yamazaki | Lolo 'Ultra Soulmate'
Lolo presents 'Ultra Soulmate', a dialogue play following two boys' growth and the weight of past memories.
Notice: British Museum Japanese Art Exhibition Starts in Tokyo on the 25th
The British Museum Japanese Art Exhibition opens in Tokyo on July 25.
Art Exhibitions Opening on Friday, July 24 and Saturday, July 25: "Geidai-style Art Perspectives" "British Museum Japanese Art Exhibition" and more
A summary of various art exhibitions opening this weekend on July 24 and 25.
Report on the Opening of "50th Anniversary Commemorative Kayo Yamaguchi Exhibition" (SOMPO Museum). Exploring the full scope of the "animal painter" who led the modern Kyoto art scene
The SOMPO Museum's Kayo Yamaguchi exhibition explores the life and work of the prominent Japanese animal painter.
Approaching the True Image of a Solitary Painter and His Realism of Light and Shadow: A Report on "Takashima Juro Exhibition: 50 Years Since His Death" (Shibuya City Musashino Art Museum)
A report on the major retrospective of painter Juro Takashima at the Shibuya City Musashino Art Museum.
If I Could Become a Kabuki Actor, I Would Learn from It: The British Museum's Japanese Art Exhibition Features Ichikawa Shinshiro as the Voice Guide Narrator
The British Museum's Japanese Art Exhibition in Tokyo features Kabuki actor Ichikawa Shinshiro as the voice guide, who aims to learn more about Kabuki through the exhibition.
Special Exhibition "Depths of Yokohama-e: Genre, Image, or Export Art?" to be held at Yokohama City Museum of History
A special exhibition exploring the evolution of "Yokohama-e" will be held at the Yokohama City Museum of History.
[Art Club] Participating in the 75th Osaka Private School Art Exhibition
28 art club members will exhibit illustration, craft, and sculpture works at the 75th Osaka Private School Art Exhibition.
Government Includes 'Media Arts National Center' Base Development in 'Basic Policy 2026' for Preserving Manga, Anime, and Game Materials
The Japanese government's 2026 'Basic Policy' includes developing a base for the Media Arts National Center to preserve manga, anime, and game materials.
Kanazawa Institute of Technology Dream House Architecture Design Project Recreates Kanazawa University of Art and Craft and Ishikawa Prefectural Library in Scale Models
Students from Kanazawa Institute of Technology will exhibit 1/50-scale models of Kanazawa University of Art and Craft and Ishikawa Prefectural Library at the city hall from July 13-31, 2026.
Invitations to "British Museum Japanese Art Collection: Hyakka Ryoran - Edo Paintings That Crossed the Sea" for 10 Groups of 20 People
Win invitations for 10 groups of 20 to the British Museum Japanese art exhibition.
Mari Tsukamoto | The "Sway" of Painting: Hiroshi Sugito and Shinya Hitsuda
An analysis of the differing approaches to boundaries and spatiality in the paintings of Hiroshi Sugito and Shinya Hitsuda.
Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum: The British Museum's Japanese Art Collection - Profusion: Edo Paintings Across the Sea
An exhibition showcasing selected masterpieces from the British Museum's Japanese art collection to celebrate the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum's 100th anniversary.
New Series 'Nakano Kyoko Reads Dark Western Art', Starts August 1
Nakano Kyoko launches a new series on August 1, exploring the darkness in Western art through works like Millet’s 'Starry Night'.
Ritsue Mitsushima Announces New Work at Bottega Veneta Omotesando. Light and Glass Intersect in "Weaving Light" | Page 2
Ritsue Mitsushima unveiled her new glass and leather piece "Weaving Light" at Bottega Veneta Omotesando, showcasing the fusion of materials and craftsmanship.
Ritsue Mitsushima Announces New Work at Bottega Veneta Omotesando. 'Weaving Light' Where Light and Glass Intersect
Ritsue Mitsushima unveiled a new glass installation titled 'KOMOREBI' at Bottega Veneta Omotesando, exploring light and glass.
Geidai-style Art's 'Mikata' — Become a Geidai Student This Summer —
An exhibition at Tokyo University of the Arts offers 12 lecture-style displays, letting visitors experience art learning as if they were students this summer.
Toyohashi City 120th Anniversary Art Collection: The Request Exhibition You Choose
The request exhibition lets visitors choose popular works for Toyohashi's 120th anniversary art collection.
Special Exhibition: Yukio Horio Stage Art Exhibition 'Play of Infinity'
A special exhibition showcases stage designer Yukio Horio's works, including models, materials, and a large-scale cosmic space for children.
Preview: "Sumitomo Shunsui – The Sumitomo Modern Art Collection" at Izumiya Hakugaku Museum Tokyo from August 29
A special exhibition at Izumiya Hakugaku Museum Tokyo commemorating the 100th anniversary of Sumitomo Shunsui, showcasing his modern art collection and aesthetic.
Three-person exhibition "Shojo Manga Infinity" featuring Motoko Hagio, Ryoko Yamagishi, and Kazuki Yamato to exhibit over 800 original works; opening in October at The National Art Center, Tokyo.
A major exhibition featuring manga masters Motoko Hagio, Ryoko Yamagishi, and Kazuki Yamato opens this October.
Collection Lab 014: Yoshichi Okayan – The Wind of Hachinohe Modern
A retrospective exhibition of Yoshichi Okayan’s abstract paintings and semi‑structured works, highlighting his role in Hachinohe’s modern art scene.
GⅢ-Vol.166 Kumamoto City's Summer Specialty! 10th Anniversary of the Children's Fun Haunted House Archive Exhibition
The article introduces Kumamoto City Modern Art Museum’s 10th‑anniversary archive exhibition of the children’s fun haunted house.
Fly to the Moon: Five Stories Around the Moon
A 120‑minute exhibition at the Haramuseum ARC featuring five artworks themed around the moon.
Saison Museum of Modern Art Reopens: Aiming to be a "Place to Breathe Deeply with Works," Passing Kiyonori Kikutake's Architecture to the Next Generation
Saison Museum of Modern Art in Karuizawa has reopened after renovations.
Buddhist Art Masterpieces 'Manko o Mochite' Nara Buddhist Painting Exhibition Opens Today
The Nara National Museum's 'Nara Buddhist Painting Exhibition' opens today, featuring around 170 masterpieces from domestic and international collections in a joint project with the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
Tokyo Station Gallery to launch 'Water Margin' exhibition in September, unveiling all 74 works of Utagawa Kuniyoshi's 'Popular Water Margin: One of the 108 Heroes'
The exhibition at Tokyo Station Gallery showcases Kuniyoshi's complete 74-print series on the Chinese classic 'Water Margin,' exploring its historical and cultural impact.
British Museum Japanese Art Collection Exhibition Recommended Program | NHK Aomori
NHK Aomori's special program follows the 150‑year reunion of fusuma paintings at the British Museum.
Swedish Paintings: Light of the North, the Sparkle of Everyday Life – Exhibition at Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art | NHK Nagoya
About 80 Swedish paintings from the golden age are exhibited at Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, highlighting everyday joys and nature.
Fukui Ayaka | Before We Create Together — From the Frontlines Connecting Healthcare and Community
The article discusses collaborative design projects with dementia patients, highlighting communication, health concepts, and community engagement in Japan.
ArtNoto 2026 Academic Year Courses Student Recruitment
ArtNoto is launching 41 courses across 9 themes for 2026, recruiting students at the Tokyo Arts & Culture Support Center.
Want to go this weekend! Buddhist art you want to see up close "Kukai and Shingon Masterpieces" "Masterpieces of Myoshin-ji" "Nanto Buddhist Painting" etc. don't miss
Buddhist art exhibitions featuring national treasures and important cultural properties are being held in Tokyo and the Kansai region.
Fujita Satoru's 'Unpublished Works' to be Special Exhibition at the National Treasure, Roppongi Hills Mori Art Museum for the 140th Anniversary of His Birth in August
Fujita Satoru's previously unseen works will be exhibited as national treasures at the Roppongi Hills Mori Art Museum to commemorate his 140th birthday.
Construction Hoarding Art Project 'Shibuya Matsudo Wall Gallery'. First Artist Decided as Photographer Rinko Kawauchi
A construction hoarding art project in Shibuya has begun, featuring photographer Rinko Kawauchi as its first artist.
Explore 9 National and Metropolitan Museums to Solve Mysteries: 'Museum Rally 2026' Is Held
The 'Museum Rally 2026' event invites participants to solve puzzles across nine Tokyo museums from July 23 to September 23.
Best 14 Exhibitions to See This Weekend. From 'The Room of Miracles, We Must Disappear' to Kūkai and Nam June Paik
This article lists the best 14 exhibitions to see this weekend, including 'The Room of Miracles, We Must Disappear' and the Chester Beatty Collection.
Open Call | Kyoto City Special Arts and Culture Encouragement System (Reiwa 9)
Kyoto City invites young artists to apply for a 3 million yen grant under its Special Arts and Culture Encouragement System.
Klimt's "The Kiss" becomes an adult-oriented LEGO®; the largest 4,000-piece set in the Art Series
LEGO® Art is releasing a 4,000-piece set inspired by Gustav Klimt's "The Kiss."
8 Artists to Bring Shunji Iwai's "Mermaid Town" to Life Through Art. Large-Scale Public Art Project Launches at TOFROM YAESU TOWER
Eight artists will realize Shunji Iwai's story "Mermaid Town" in a large-scale art project at TOFROM YAESU TOWER.
The 41st Tokyo Metropolitan Exhibition of Art by Persons with Disabilities "Interactions within Beauty" | July | Tokyo Metropolitan Government Official Website
Announcement of the 41st Tokyo Metropolitan Exhibition of Art by Persons with Disabilities, showcasing diverse works to promote social participation.
Report on the "Nukemichi Exhibition: Evade, Create, Live Together – Circuit for Living" (Arts Maebashi). Seven groups of artists show small paths within reality
At Arts Maebashi, the Nukemichi Exhibition showcased seven artists exploring small paths within reality.
Ako Sugie | Stéphane Dumoustier "The Great Arch"
A film about an architect's struggle between ideals and reality.
Makoto Murata | Art Stroll 13: Murals, Murals, and Construction Fence Art
An exploration of the evolution from traditional murals to murals and construction fence art in Japan.
Kyoto: 'Fontanesi—Scenery of Light and Heart in Italy' Exhibition Related Events
The Kyoto National Museum of Modern Art announces related events for the 'Fontanesi—Scenery of Light and Heart in Italy' exhibition.
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Jung-Yeon Ma, White Hands and Black Clothes #01: "Father's Study: Nam June Paik Art Center"

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Jung-Yeon Ma: White Hands and Black Clothes #00

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Takako Matsu Discusses the Film "Nagi's Diary": Sculpture, Acting, and the Desire "to Be a Non-Lasting Existence"

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Video and Music Work by Gerhard Richter & Steve Reich Receives Japanese Premiere in November at Katsurashiki Hall

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Thinking of Kanazawa at a Taipei Art Fair — Transregional Cultural Connections [Series: Passages #1] (By: Hiroki Yamamoto)

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RIMOWA and Faber-Castell Release 'Artist Case' with 120 Colors of Polychromos in an Aluminum Case

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Shin Murata | Art Walk 14 - Anniversary Museums

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Ako Suechie | TOP Collection: Tomorrow's Dining Table

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【Shiga】"Maruki Sma Exhibition: The Artist from Age 73" - Related Events

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Kyoto Museum of Culture hosts 'The Indestructible Power: Go Nagai — Go Nagai Memorial Museum Revival' to exhibit discovered disaster-affected original drawings and figures

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Official Japanese-Language Website of the Hawaii Tourism Authority

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Cultural Researcher Hiroki Yamamoto Appointed as Editorial Advisor to Tokyo Art Beat

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"MOMAT Akiyobiyori"

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【Art Exhibition Navi Fest 2026】 Torarin of the Kyoto National Museum Challenges the Edo Period Game 'Tosenkyo' on Stage! Greetings Too - Held at Yomiuri Otemachi Small Hall on September 29th

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New Space 'Getsudo' to Open at Hiroshima's Nakatsukuni Park, Designed by Kenjiro Okazaki; His Works Also on Display

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Yoyogi Park as a Stage for Art. Outdoor Art Project 'MEET YOUR ART FESTIVAL Annex' Featuring Isomura Nuan, Yamauchi Shota, and Yonezawa Shin

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Performing Arts Festival "Autumn Meteorite 2026 Tokyo"

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Editorial Notes...61──On a Windy Hilltop

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Yū Tsukuda | The Future of Artificial Platonism in Generative AI — Lev Manovich, Emanuele Arielli's 'Artificial Aesthetics: Generative AI, Art & Visual Media' / Part 2

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National Museum Collection Dialogue: Kojiro Matsutaka × Tokutaro Yamamura – The Passion for Collecting: Bringing Rodin to Japan, Taking Gutai to the World

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【Tokyo】47 People of NIPPON 2026 CULTURAL STAY

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Synchronous Constellation—Stars That Shared Time: A Gaze at Transboundary Art (Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo) Report. Tracing the Multilayered Relationship Between Taiwan and Japan Like Stars

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【Art Exhibition NAVI Fes 2026】This is the Recommended Merchandise from Exhibiting Facilities! Goto Museum

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Exhibition of Works for the 95th Anniversary of the Mukden Incident Opens in Shenyang, Liaoning Province

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"95th Anniversary of the Outbreak of the September 18th Incident National Art Exhibition" Opens in Shenyang, Liaoning Province

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teamLab's 'Fukuoka Castle Ruins: Festival of the Light' to be held after 7 years. An art space where historic stone walls change with people's presence

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"Dinosaur Expo 2027" to be Held in Ueno! A Special Exhibition Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Featuring Real Specimens Never Before Shown in Japan

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Art Exhibition Navi Exclusive: Special Interview with Rella x Miwa Kukina (Part 3) - Katsushika Hokusai x Hatsune Miku Collaboration Exhibition "Polaris - Icons and Artists Beyond Eras" Opens at Printing Museum on September 19

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The 55th Kebetsu Art Association Members' Exhibition | Kebetsu City, Hokkaido Official Homepage

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【ARTS in September JAM】 Diverse

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The Triangle, Soji Matsunobue: Wall

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South Korea's First Pompidou Centre Branch Opens in Seoul: Viewing the Architecture and Inaugural Exhibition of 'Centre Pompidou Hanwha'

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Public Exhibition of Kawanabe Kyōsai's Parent-Child Collaborative Work "Dragon, Tiger, Hawk, and Landscape Painting." "Kyōsai Living in Yushima" Event Held at Yushima Tenmangū

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Jun Aoki on the 'Almost, Empty' Exhibition (Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery). Creating a 'Slowed-Down World' Through Collaboration with Richard Tuttle

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Exhibition of 23 High-Resolution Reproductions of Works by Masters of Japanese Art Opens at Nagasaki History and Culture Museum from October 3 - Canon and Kyoto Bunka Kyokai's 'TSUZURI Project'

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Opening Report: 'Gero Art Discovery 2026' - What are the highlights of the new art festival unfolding in Japan's 'Deepest Region'?

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Ann Veronica Janssens 'Tokyo, Ginza 5-chome 4-1' Exhibition (Ginza Maison Hermès Le Forum) Opening Report: An Invitation to Light and Perception

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Azamino Contemporary vol.17 New Town, Interference: The Relationship Between the City and Us

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「Min'gei SHOCK!! - Kawai Kanjiro of the Seikado after 60 Years since his Death」(Seikado @ Marunouchi) Opening Report. Early Showa Works Released in Bulk