Oct. 8-Dec. 4 The Gunma Museum of Art in Tatebayashi is in the center of the Kanto plain, where there is a vast, uninterrupted view of the sky, making it an ideal location for this showcase of contemporary artists' portrayals of landscapes. Each of the artists' ...
Oct. 6-Dec. 25 To celebrate 125 years since prominent artist Insho Domoto's birth, the museum dedicated to his legacy and designed by the man himself, is holding a special exhibition of work from his diverse career. Born in Kyoto in 1891, Domoto's career as an artist ...
The iconic pontiff's visit 35 years ago may offer some insights into what we can expect from a possible papal stopover in 2017.
Oct. 1-Nov. 13 Who says Zen is all about meditation? Zen Buddhism also has a lighter side that this Tokyo exhibition aims to highlight through the calligraphy and paintings of Sengai Gibon. Known for his works that use a sense of humor to convey the deeper ...
Oct. 1-Dec. 14 In this ambitious contemporary art showcase, the Yokohama Museum of Art links our perception of the human body to history and societal expectations, while looking toward the future in anticipation of fresh artistic concepts. Covering the representation of the human body, collective actions ...
Oct. 1-Dec. 4 Christo and Jeanne-Claude (Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude) gained international acclaim for their large-scale outdoor works designed to aesthetically change the landscape. Particularly famous for wrapping buildings, monuments and landscape in swathes of colored fabric, their works were always visible from a ...
With the crowning of Priyanka Yoshikawa as Miss World Japan 2016, the nation will once again be represented by a multiracial woman on the world stage of beauty.
Japanese citizens of various backgrounds speak about the victory by Priyanka Yoshikawa, born to an Indian father and a Japanese mother, in the Miss World Japan contest.
Sept. 17-Nov. 23 During the late 19th to mid-20th-century, the Netherlands gained a global reputation as a center for innovative design — a position it maintains today. An exploration of Dutch design, this exhibition focuses on three great designers of that modern era: furniture designer ...
Sept. 17-Jan. 15 While still in his 20s, Leonard Foujita (1886-1968) left Japan to settle in France, where, as a prolific painter, he quickly became a darling of the Parisian art world. Living through both World War I and II, Foujita painted a range of ...
