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"BAUHAUS experience, dessau" Exhibition
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[48]- at The University Art Museum - Tokyo University of the Arts
- Media: Architecture
- Ends Today
Bauhaus began in Weimar in Germany as a school for design in 1919. Centered on Weimar, Dessau and Berlin, Bauhaus was forced to close down in 1933 with the rise of the Nazi regime. However, even 75 years (...)
Geidai Collection Exhibition
[6] [2]- at The University Art Museum - Tokyo University of the Arts
- Media: Painting - Prints - Sculpture - Crafts
- Ends Today
The Universtiy Art Museum will present the "Geidai Collection" exhibition in order to introduce the art collection of the Tokyo University of the Arts. The collection, whose formation began with the establishment (...)
Yuji Nishijima "An Indication of Existence"
[0] [0]- at Gallery ef
- Media: Sculpture - Art Party
- Ends Today
Yuji Nishijima is a sculptor in search of his own notion of the medium, creating works using materials such as iron, concrete and wire. His interest lies not only in the works themselves, but also with (...)
"Imaginary Museum of the O Collection - Magical Museum Tour Room 4 Julian Schnabel" Exhibition
[13] [4]- at Tokyo Wonder Site, Hongo
- Media: Painting
- Closes in 6 days
Tokyo Wonder Site Hongo is pleased to be hosting "Imaginary Museum of the O Collection - Magical Museum Tour Room 4 'Julian Schnabel - Poems by the Clumsy Diver'". This exhibition, the continuation (...)
"Kingyo's Goldfish" Exhibition
[3] [0]- at Gallery Kingyo
- Media: Painting
- Closes in 6 days
Celebrating the gallery's 8th summer season, works taking goldfish (kingyo) as the theme are on display.
"Kinma (Thai Lacquer Art) and Annamese Enameled Ware Imported to Japan" Special Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Tokyo National Museum
- Media: Ceramics
- Closes in 6 days
This thematic display features Southeast Asian lacquer ware and ceramics which were imported to Japan during the Edo period (1603-1868) and favored in the world of the tea ceremony. Kinma is a decorative (...)
"Korean Tea Bowls from the Joseon Dynasty" Exhibition
[2] [0]- at Tokyo National Museum
- Media: Ceramics
- Closes in 6 days
Korean tea bowls are ceramic bowls made in Korea and used as tea bowls in Japan, and it was here that they became an especially admired form of ceramic ware. Originally mass produced in provincial Korean (...)
HyonGyon + Yoshinori Takakura Exhibition
[3] [3]- at Tokyo Wonder Site, Hongo
- Media: Painting
- Closes in 6 days
TWS-Emerging is part of Tokyo Wonder Site's support program for young artists. It hosts yearly solo exhibitions by noteworthy young artists, selected through a screening process of 100 prize-winning artists (...)
Saimi Kodaira Exhibition
[0] [1]- at Tea & Gallery Hanakagesho
- Media: Prints
- Closes in 6 days
Ueno Town Art Museum Sculptural Art Project "Sculptural Landscape -Crossing"
[3] [0]- at Ueno Royal Museum
- Media: Sculpture - Art Talk
- Closes in 6 days
Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music Sculpture Department is holding an exhibition at the Ueno Royal Museum on the theme of "crossing" focusing on the relationship between sculpture and community. (...)
"France Meets Japan -Ukiyo-e Influence on French Ceramics" Exhibition
[11] [2]- at Tokyo National Museum
- Media: Prints - Ceramics
- Closes in 13 days
As a joint project of the Musée d'Orsay, Paris, and the Tokyo National Museum, this exhibition highlights the influence of Japanese art on French art by focusing on tableware. Popular dinnerware sets produced (...)
"Masks and Costume for the Noh Play 'Uto'" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Tokyo National Museum
- Media: Fashion - Other
- Closes in 13 days
Uto is a story that takes place in early summer at Tateyama in Etchu province and Sotonohama in Mutsu province. A traveling priest, humbly dressed in mizugoromo with a sumiboshi cap, arrives at Tateyama (...)
"Photographs—Documentation of Old Art" Exhibition
[2] [0]- at Tokyo National Museum
- Media: Photography
- Closes in 13 days
In the early Meiji period (1868-1912), when the museum belonged to the Museum Bureau of the Ministry of Education, the collection and preservation of old art works in Japan was connected with the preparation (...)
"Dueling Geniuses -The Greatest Highlights of Japanese Artists" Exhibition
[48] [7]- at Tokyo National Museum
- Media: Painting - Ceramics
- Closes in 27 days
Throughout the history of Japanese art, each generation of painters, Buddhist sculptors, potters and other artists studied the works of the masters among their contemporaries as well as their predecessors (...)
"Korean Textiles and Accessories II - Life of the Literati in the Joseon Dynasty" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Tokyo National Museum
- Media: Fashion - Other
- Closes in 34 days
This exhibition, the second of a two-part thematic series, features garments and daily utensils of educated men in the Joseon Dynasty. The ideal way of living for yangban (members of the nobility class), (...)
"Corot: Souvenirs et Variations" Exhibition
[21] [7]- at National Museum Of Western Art, Tokyo
- Media: Painting - Prints
- Closes in 41 days
The 19th century French painter Camille Corot (1796-1875) created numerous lyric landscape and figural paintings, and today his oeuvre continues to fascinate artists and art aficionados throughout the (...)
"The Ichikawa Beian Collection" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Tokyo National Museum
- Media: Painting - Calligraphy - Other
- Closes in 48 days
As well as being famous as one of the Three Distinguished Calligraphers of the Late Edo Period and being a calligraphy teacher with many students, Ichikawa Beian (1779-1858) was also an avid collector (...)
"Temple Tresures of Buddhist Sculpture from Rokuharamitsuji, Kyoto" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Tokyo National Museum
- Media: Sculpture
- Closes in 62 days
Rokuharamitsuji, originally named Saikoji, was founded by the priest Kuya Shonin outside the capital of Kyoto (present Higashiyamaku of Kyoto city) in the mid-10th century during the Heian period (794-1192). (...)
"Two Statues of Dainichi Nyorai and Unkei Style Sculpture" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Tokyo National Museum
- Media: Sculpture
- Closes in 62 days
Unkei, active from the late Heian (794-1192) to the early Kamakura (1192-1333) periods, is one of the most important Buddhist sculptors in the history of Japanese sculpture. He belonged to the group of (...)
"Maidens' Icons" Exhibition
[4] [0]- at Yayoi Museum
- Media: Illustration - Painting - Art Talk
- Closes in 69 days
The Yayoi Museum houses a lot of shojo-ga (illustrations depicting girls), also known as lyric illustration, by various artists including Kasho Takabatake, Koji Fukiya, Masao Kato and Junichi Nakahara. (...)
"Yumeji Takehisa -the World of Children-" Exhibition
[2] [0]- at Takehisa Yumeji Museum
- Media: Illustration - Art Talk
- Closes in 69 days
While Yumeji Takehisa is now best known for his bijin-ga (depiction of beautiful women) which represents his career during the Taisho period, it's also worth mentioning that he created countless works (...)
Permanent events
Asakura Choso Permanent Exhibits
[29] [30]- at Asakura Choso Museum
- Media: Architecture - Furniture - Sculpture
Fumio Asakura is known as the father of Japanese Modern Sculpture. Originally built as Asakura's home atelier, Asakura Choso Museum has a permanent exhibit of his major works. Closed from Dec. 29 to Jan. (...)
Gallery of Horyuji Treasures
[13] [18]- at Tokyo National Museum
- Media: Drawing - Calligraphy - Crafts
Over 300 treasures derived from Horyuji Temple are stored and displayed here.
Heiseikan Japanese Archaeology
[1] [0]- at Tokyo National Museum
- Media: Sculpture - Crafts - Other
The First floor of the Heiseikan is dedicated to the display of archaeological finds from Japan.
Honkan Japanese Gallery
[9] [6]- at Tokyo National Museum
- Media: Painting - Calligraphy - Sculpture
Masterpieces of Japanese Art, spanning the Jomon era to the Edo period.
Kuroda Memorial Hall Permanent Exhibit
[16] [11]- at Kuroda Memorial Hall
- Media: Painting - Drawing - Other
Seiki Kuroda (1866-1924) left huge footprints in modern japanese art as a painter, pedagogue and art administrator. He helped revolutionize mid-Meiji period painting, and his influence reached far and (...)
NMWA Museum Collection
[10] [13]- at National Museum Of Western Art, Tokyo
- Media: Painting - Other - Sculpture
The NMWA was established in 1959 around the core Matsukata Collection as Japan's museum specializing in Western art. The Main Building displays pre-18th century paintings, including those by Ritzos, Van (...)
Toyokan Asian Gallery
[1] [4]- at Tokyo National Museum
- Media: Painting - Calligraphy - Sculpture
Artworks and crafts from China, the Korean peninsula, Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, and Egypt, organized by area and genre.
Yokoyama Taikan Memorial Hall Permanent Exhibit
[9] [5]- at Yokoyama Taikan Memorial Hall
- Media: Painting - Drawing - Ceramics
Works, studies, sketches, ceramics, kimonos, artworks by friends, letters, bamboo crafts, and other belongings of Yokoyama Taikan are on display. Exhibits will change every three months. Closed during (...)
Upcoming events
"How Pop-Up Books are Created" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at P&P Gallery
- Media: Illustration - Other
- Starts in 2 days
Have you ever heard of Pop-Up Books? Pop-up books have pictures that move as you turn the pages or pull on tabs. Full of surprises and fun, these books feature movements that delight and charm readers (...)
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