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"A Perspective on Contemporary Art 6: Emotional Drawing" Exhibition
This show presents works in which artists' emotions seem to have been teased out by embracing the fragile quality intrinsic to drawing. Featured are sixteen artists from Asia, Europe and the Middle East (...)
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"Art Deco in the Former Prince Asaka Residence" Exhibition
The Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum celebrates its 25th anniversary this October. In a gesture of thanks and affection to all visitors to the museum thus far, we are holding a 25th anniversary commemorative (...)
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"Between the Wall and the Ground" Exhibition
The wall rising upright in front of us and the horizontal expanse of the ground under our feet are the two "planes" that comprise the foundation of our perception of the world. How have these "planes" (...)
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"Diorama of the City: Between Site & Space" Exhibition
Since 2001, one of the key missions of Tokyo Wonder Site has been "Making Site", which attempt to provide emerging artists with the opportunity to experiment with their works. As a result, the TWS Aoyama: (...)
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"Still/Motion: Liquid Crystal Painting" Exhibition
Video technology has left a deep impact on visual culture. Video artists like Nam June Paik who came to prominence in the 1960s drew attention to the possibilities of video art that were completely dissimilar (...)
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"The Whereabouts of Hokusai's DNA" Exhibition
Hokusai Katsushika is known around the world as a great master of ukiyo-e. Who were the successors to his "DNA", though? Although Hokusai had two sons, they did not carry on the legacy of his art. Perhaps (...)
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Luis Patron "Happiness Search in India"
This exhibition features records of video producer Luis Patron's travels - camel safaris in the desert, Tibetan Buddhism classes, vocational schools for magicians...leaving in search of happiness, Patron (...)
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Masayoshi Kodaira "Design & Art"
Masayoshi Kodaira designs posters and catalogs for various museums and galleries, such as the Yokohama Museum and the Mito Art Museum, as well as advertisements for Laforet. He also handled overall art (...)
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"Dramatic 3 Hour Show" Talk Event
This is an official event for the Japan International Contents Festival. A series of special forums will be presented by today's hottest professional creators and artists such as art director Kashiwa (...)
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"100 People's Tokyo Tower" Exhibition
The theme for this exhibition is Tokyo Tower, a building that lingers in the minds of anyone who sees it, standing as a prominent symbol of the city. Related events also scheduled. See website for details. (...)
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"Paul Klee, Antoni Tàpies, Cy Twombly from Fuji Xerox Print Collection" Exhibition
From the Fuji Xerox Print Collection, works by Paul Klee, Antoni Tàpies and Cy Twombly are on display. These artists incorporate letters and symbols to express a sense of degraded consciousness and distress (...)
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"Exceptional Pieces for Autumn" Exhibition
From the museum collection, a total of 60 paintings (master poet paintings and fragments of picture scrolls), written documents (calligraphy and old sutras) and ceramics from Li Dynasty Korea will be on (...)
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Minatomachi Orai Project #09 Pre-event "HIbikiau Hajimari"
The Minatomachi Orai Project #09 will be held in the autumn of 2009 to welcome the 150th anniversary of the opening of the port of Yokohama, inviting artists from port cities around the world along with (...)
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Minatomachi Orai Wonder Lala Project 09 Pre-event "Hibikiau Hajimari"
Minatomachi Orai Wonder Lala Project 09 invites artists from around the world born in port cities to exhibit their work in collaboration with domestic Japanese artists using the entire harbor district (...)
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Selected Works Exhibition
See website for details of gallery talk and workshop.
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Tomoya Hioki + Hirokazu Ishii + Shinpei Sasada Exhibition
TWS-Emerging is part of Tokyo Wonder Site's support program for young artists. It hosts yearly solo exhibitions by promising young artists, who are selected after a screening of 100 prize-winning artists (...)
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Yuka Mori "Autumn/Winter Tenugui Childrenswear Exhibition"
Pants and skirts made of tenugui (Japanese washcloth) are ideal items for babies and kids running around outdoors who sweat buckets. On display at this exhibition are such clothes for the coming autumn (...)
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"Fashion/Graphic" Exhibition
Fashion is perhaps the most familiar form of design for most. Logos, brands, shopping bags all play an important role as tools that communicate the essence and uniqueness of the brand. This exhibition (...)
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Masamu Yanase Exhibition
Musashino Art University holds Masamu Yanase's works, which were originally donated to the collection by Tobuaki and Toshiko Yanase 20 years ago. This is the third exhibition of Yanase's work to be held (...)
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Seiichi Yamashita "The Breathing of Water"
Gallery Bauhaus's 10th exhibition presents the work of photographer Seiichi Yamashita. Taking landscapes in Japan and America with a digital camera, Yamashita then prints the image using special handmade (...)
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"Japanese Yoga Paintings of England" Exhibition
The island nation of England developed while occupying a unique place in European history, and the sphere of painting is no exception. This is nowhere more true that in the field of modern landscape painting, (...)
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"Joshibi University Junior College Department Retiring Faculty Exhibition"
- at Joshibi University of Art and Design - Art Museum
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Closes in 13 days
Showcasing works of retiring teachers from practical field. -Gallery Talk Date & Time: October 6th (Mon) 13:20-14:50 Guests: Tsuyoshi Shigi, Natsuki Takama
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"Motteku-ten"
- at Setagaya Culture Life Information Center, Seikatsu-Kobo
- in the Nakameguro area
- Closes in 13 days
What do you take with you when you go out with kids? It probably depends on the occasion. This exhibition features items by 10 groups of designers, who have come up with things you will always want (...)
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Four Great Ukiyo-e Masters Exhibition
Sharaku Toshusai was an enigmatic portrait artist who captured the fleeting expressions of kabuki actors (dates of birth and death unclear). Utamaro Kitagawa (1753?-1806) was a hugely popular portrayer (...)
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Henri Riviere "36 Views of the Eiffel Tower"
Paris-born Riviere's first encounter with Japonisme was at the Montmartre cafe Chat Noir, where artists, cultural figures and avant-garde intellectuals would come and go, engaging in social criticism and (...)
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Yasuyuki Nishio "Super Healthy Child"
Yasuyuki Nishio is known for his large-scale paintings and sculptures of girls, as well as his paintings of ghosts and dead female figures. Celebrating the publication of his artist book, this exhibition (...)
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"Houses for Living With Dogs In" Exhibition
Five architects present their ideas on how to go about building a home for humans and dogs alike to live happily. Homes for living with dogs in are obviously not designed only with dogs in mind. Accordingly, (...)
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Kei Tsuji Exhibition
Kei Tsuji has been conducting fieldwork and creating installations in Australian deserts, Canadian forests and island waterfronts in Scotland using self-dyed yarn and cloth since the 1970s. His colorful (...)
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"Neo Japan Style Package" Exhibition
This exhibition, started in 2005, attempts to seek out new possibilities in package design. This year is the fourth time it is being held, featuring designers from 8 corporations that tackle and reinterpret (...)
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Kenya Hara "White"
Through a sophisticated beauty of simplicity, Kenya Hara continues to tackle challenging, unexplored issues in design. This exhibition attempts to give insight into the process of elimination of all (...)
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This Month at Kodomo no Shiro
-Let's Try! Let's Make! Various types of craft projects are available for children at Zokei Studio (3rd floor). Please check their calendar to find out what kind of projects they have. Programs change (...)
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"Red" Exhibition
Hatch Art is organizing a group exhibition of 6 artists on the theme of red, a color rich in symbolism and associations. Like Hatch Art's previous exhibitions "Happy Hours" and "Yokohama Boogie," the interpretation (...)
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"A Thousand Years of the Tale of Genji - The Timeless Allure of Courtly Romance" Exhibition
The Tale of Genji, a Japanese classic of world literature, was based on the observations recorded in Lady Shikibu Murasaki's diary, and read at the imperial court of the 5th year of the Kanko era (1008). (...)
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"Arts & Crafts: Movement in the UK and USA" Exhibition
The Arts and Crafts movement had a dramatic influence on the craft and design scene in the last century. In response to the commercialism of the decorative arts, Arts and Crafts pioneer William Morris (...)
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"LVRFI 2" Exhibition
Gallery Talk on October 18th (Sat), 19:00
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"MAM Project 008: Tamana Araki" Exhibition
Araki Tamana (born 1970) uses a number of techniques, including printmaking, sculpture, installation, and animation to create her unique art, which never fails to give the impression of being novel, despite (...)
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Matazo Kayama "Memories of Atelier"
Matazo Kayama (1927-2004) was the son of a Nishijin textile designer, and grew up surrounded by beautifully-colored patterns and drawings as a child. Early in his teenage years, Kayama had already revealed (...)
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Open Studio 43: Asa Go "Home Party"
Asa Go was born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1978 and currently resides in Tokyo. "The Self and the Other" is the main theme of her work. Using warm and soft colors, she often depicts a girl as the reflection (...)
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"Good Design Award 2008 General Review" Event
What sort of future lifestyles were proposed by the more than 3000 submitted design works this year? This is a review event organized by the members of the Good Design Award review panel. This event is (...)
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Kiyohito Sekiguchi "Patterns In Red"
Sekiguchi's urns have a stout, round body with large-petaled flowers glazed in a deep vermilion. These "shuirotsubo" (vermilion urns) are adorned with peony, pomegranate and rhododendron flower motifs, (...)
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Toru Nagahama "Layout of Everyday"
This is a solo exhibition by Toru Nagahama, who works as a designer for Hi-ReS! in London while also creating installations using photographs and graphic images. Talk Event: Toru Nagahama x Taisuke (...)
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"40 Years After Leonard Fujita's Passing" Exhibition
Born in Tokyo in 1886, Tsuguharu Fujita studied at the Tokyo Art School (now Tokyo University of the Arts) and in 1913 moved to Paris at the age of 27. In Paris, where originality was crucial to being (...)
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"From Giotto to Early Renaissance Painting from Florence" Exhibition
Giotto di Bondone (1267-1337) was a prolific artist who worked throughout Italy in the 13th and 14th centuries. He was the first artist in Western art history to draw portraits of noble personages with (...)
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Akira Ito "Contemporary Monochromatic Expressions"
This exhibition features works by nihonga artist Akira Ito (1940-), who creates monochrome painting using sumi and charcoal. Ito was born in Noshinomiya City in Hyogo Prefecture, and currently resides (...)
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17th Scholarship Holders Art Exhibition
The Sato International Culture Scholarship Foundation awards scholarships to outstanding students who have been recommended for them by their art colleges across Japan. This 17th edition of the exhibition (...)
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Toride Art Project 2008
Open Screening Session Date and time: August 9th (Sat) and 10th (Sun), 10:00-17:00 Venue: University Museum, Toride Annex, Tokyo University of the Arts Free entry, come and go as you please August (...)
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"Denjiro Okochi and Daisuke Ito: In Celebration of the 110th Anniversary of their Birth" Screening
Commemorating the 110th anniversary of the births of master directors Daisuke Ito (1898-1981) and star actor of period films Denjiro Okochi (1898-1962), this program will survey their achievements through (...)
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Rogelio Salmona "Open Spaces / Collective Spaces"
Taisei Construction Inc.'s (president: Takashi Yamauchi) permanent collection gallery Gallery Taisei is holding an architecture exhibition by Rogelio Salmona entitled "Open Spaces/Collective Spaces" from (...)
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"AAF School Part II" Lecture Series
Why do we support art? Why do communities need art? Is support for the art more important than support for the sports that vitalize a community? How can we answer all these questions? Asking these questions (...)
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"Shinichi Suzuki Introduces Ryuichi Yokoyama and Osamu Tezuka" Exhibition
Pioneer of modern Japanese manga Ryuichi Yokoyama, and originator of story manga Osamu Tezuka have long respected and influenced each other. They both had animation production studios at their house, Yokoyama's (...)
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Chikako Ikeguchi Exhibition
Chikako Ikeguchi (1943-) lives in Jingumae in Shibuya-ku. She studied oil painting at the Tokyo University of the Arts. After completing her Masters, she started holding solo and group exhibitions. In (...)
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Keizaburo Okamura Exhibition
Keizaburo Okamura (1958-) has in recent years become a sort of standard-bearer for the younger generation of contemporary nihonga artists, attracting attention for his work in this capacity. Although often (...)
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"BankART Life II" Exhibition
Coinciding with the duration of the Yokohama Triennale 2008, BankART1929 is hosting "BankART Life II". The purpose of this event is to promote a region-wide program that aims at the comprehensive management (...)
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"Shozo Tanaka and the Ashio Mine Pollution Incident" Exhibition
Shozo Tanaka, a populist statesman active during the Meiji period, first became known as a newspaper man. Tanaka became editor of the Tochigi Shinbun (the former incarnation of the Shimotsuke Shinbun) (...)
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Midori Mitamura Exhibition
Mitamura is an artist who uses photography and video to explore themes of memory and communication. In recent years, she has won much acclaim for work exhibited in solo and group exhibitions both in Japan (...)
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Shoji Hamada Exhibition
Ceramicist Shoji Hamada (1894-1978) was the first human to be designated a national treasure (important intangible cultural heritage). He was also an advocate of the folk art movement. Celebrating the (...)
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Yasuo Kuniyoshi "Light and Shadow of the American Dream"
Living and working to pay his way to study in America since a young age, Yasuo Kuniyoshi ranks with Paris-based Tsuguharu Fujita (1886-1968) and Takashi Murakami (1962-) as one of the Japanese artists (...)
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Yokohama Triennale 2008 - Red Brick Warehouse
- at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse Number 1 Space
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Closes in 48 days
The Yokohama Triennale is an international exhibition of contemporary art held once every three years. The inaugural edition was held in 2001, and this year marks its 3rd installment. Based on a comprehensive (...)
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Yokohama Triennale 2008 - Shinko Pier
The Yokohama Triennale is an international exhibition of contemporary art held once every three years. The inaugural edition was held in 2001, and this year marks its 3rd installment. Based on a comprehensive (...)
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"Good Design Exhibition 2008"
This year, the Good Design Award has conducted user-conscious screenings "from the viewpoint of near-future citizens," for users are not only the recipients of products and services, but also the ones (...)
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"The Birth of a Million Seller: Magazines as Media in the Meiji-Taisho Era" Exhibition
Both affordable and entertaining, magazines broadened the horizons of their readers and initiated cultural trends by providing the latest news and information about the world at large. In some cases, magazines (...)
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"Yasuki Hiramatsu - Jewelry: The Essence of Form" Exhibition
- at Crafts Gallery at the National Museum of Modern Art
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
- Closes in 55 days
Having inherited the tradition of Japanese metal carving, Yasuki Hiramatsu (b. 1926) has reworked it with a contemporary sensibility to produce pieces that offer innovative interpretations of an old art (...)
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Vermeer Exhibition
Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) was born in a small city called Delft located near Haag in Holland. He only produced about 30 works in his entire life. He is considered a "master of light" for his sophisticated (...)
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"30 Year History of the Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art - My Favorite Work" Exhibition
The Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art celebrates its 30th anniversary this year on November 3rd. From July 21st through December 24th last year, the museum conducted a survey among visitors asking them (...)
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"Indigo Blue - Costumes and Textiles from Around the World" Exhibition
Indigo is a natural plant dye used for centuries around the world. The types of plants used and the dyeing methods differ widely from region to region - examples include knotweed indigo, Okinawan indigo, (...)
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"Yumeji Takehisa -the World of Performing Arts II"
Takehisa's hometown of Honjo village, Oku county in Okayama prefecture was a shukubamachi (post station) where the performing arts had long flourished. Born into a family of art lovers and growing up in (...)
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Shoichi Kabashima Exhibition
Shoichi Kabashima (1888-1965) was book illustrator active around the 1920s and 1930s. His illustrations for popular magazine at the time "Shonen Club (boys' club)" excited its readers. His outstanding (...)
Upcoming events
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"Copper Exhibition - Anti-bacterial Design"
Copper is one of the most familiar metals to us, present everywhere in our daily lives. Recently, research has shown that copper has extremely effective anti-bacterial properties that reduce the spread (...)
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"Missing Peace Tokyo" Exhibition
The 14th Dalai Lama and the vision he represents, as interpreted by 60 artists from 30 countries. This exhibition attempts to seek out a new path towards peace. Starting with the LA exhibition in 2006, (...)
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"All About Batik" Exhibition
Batik is a dyeing technique that uses wax to create complex textile patterns. Mainly originating from Indonesia, it encompasses a wide range of styles influenced by local Indonesian culture and history. (...)
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"On Your Body" Exhibition
At a time when virtual space is spreading continuously, problems and issues connected to the "body" are intensifying. The most advanced and innovative forays into contemporary photography, video and other (...)
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21st Tokyo International Film Festival
This year marks the 21st edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), the only international film festival in Japan officially recognized by the International Federation of Film Producers Association. (...)
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"150th Anniversary of Franco-Japanese Relations: La Vie Possible de Christian Boltanski"
Christian Boltanski is a representative French contemporary artist who has worked and exhibited internationally, creating installations that consist of photographs, videos and 3D objects dealing with issues (...)
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Yasutaka Yoshimura "Superlegal Architecture (Color Version)"
"Superlegal architecture" refers to buildings that emerge out of townscapes as a result of adhering obstinately to zoning or other building rules. Ten or so instances of this architecture were selected (...)
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"Helvetica: A Tribute to Typography" Exhibition
This exhibition features valuable archive materials from when Helvetica was first developed, as well as company logos, posters, packaging, album covers and so on that employ the font. In addition, Helvetica (...)
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"Neotropicalia - When Lives Become Form" Exhibition
Brazil, home to the vast Amazon and to a people with a passion for samba and soccer. Right now, this nation of mixed ethnicities, which absorbed a multitude of immigrants and forged a hybrid culture, has (...)
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"NRI Dream Up The Future Forum 2008"
"2010 - The Power of Creating the Future: The Third Opening to the World" is the main theme of this forum. Discussions on personalities who should take the lead in opening up the future will be held, with (...)
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"Dream Color Dictionary" Workshop
This project aims to foster the creative sensibility of participants through sharing it with others. By nurturing a sense for color, acquiring knowledge of the color wheel and being inspired by others, (...)
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MAM Art Course 2008 #4 "21st Century Global Society and the Future of Japan"
In an increasingly globalized 21st century, the politics, economy and culture that surround us are constructed based on a tenuous international relationship. This social context is reflected on multiple (...)



