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  • poster for "A Perspective on Contemporary Art 6: Emotional Drawing" Exhibition

    "A Perspective on Contemporary Art 6: Emotional Drawing" Exhibition

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    • at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
    • in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
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    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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  • poster for "Art Deco in the Former Prince Asaka Residence" Exhibition

    "Art Deco in the Former Prince Asaka Residence" Exhibition

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    • at Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum
    • in the Nakameguro area
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    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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  • poster for "Between the Wall and the Ground" Exhibition

    "Between the Wall and the Ground" Exhibition

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    • at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
    • in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
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    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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  • poster for "Diorama of the City: Between Site & Space" Exhibition

    "Diorama of the City: Between Site & Space" Exhibition

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    • at Tokyo Wonder Site, Shibuya
    • in the Shibuya area
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    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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  • poster for "Still/Motion: Liquid Crystal Painting" Exhibition

    "Still/Motion: Liquid Crystal Painting" Exhibition

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    • at Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
    • in the Nakameguro area
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    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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  • poster for "The Whereabouts of Hokusai's DNA" Exhibition

    "The Whereabouts of Hokusai's DNA" Exhibition

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    • at Itabashi Art Museum
    • in the Shinjuku area
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    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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  • poster for Luis Patron "Happiness Search in India"

    Luis Patron "Happiness Search in India"

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    • at Gallery Kaya
    • in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
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    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"

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    • at Lammfromm the Concept Store
    • in the Shinjuku area
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    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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  • poster for "Dramatic 3 Hour Show" Talk Event

    "Dramatic 3 Hour Show" Talk Event

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    • at Spiral
    • in the Omotesando area
    • Closes in 2 days

    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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  • poster for "100 People's Tokyo Tower" Exhibition

    "100 People's Tokyo Tower" Exhibition

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    • at Gallery A4
    • in the Kiyosumi, Odaiba area
    • Closes in 4 days

    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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  • poster for "Paul Klee, Antoni Tàpies, Cy Twombly from Fuji Xerox Print Collection" Exhibition

    "Paul Klee, Antoni Tàpies, Cy Twombly from Fuji Xerox Print Collection" Exhibition

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    • at The Keio University Arts Center
    • in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
    • Closes in 5 days

    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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  • poster for "Exceptional Pieces for Autumn" Exhibition

    "Exceptional Pieces for Autumn" Exhibition

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    • at Gotoh Museum
    • in the Shibuya area
    • Closes in 6 days

    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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  • poster for Minatomachi Orai Project #09 Pre-event  "HIbikiau Hajimari"

    Minatomachi Orai Project #09 Pre-event "HIbikiau Hajimari"

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    • at Zaim
    • in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
    • Closes in 6 days

    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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  • poster for Minatomachi Orai Wonder Lala Project 09 Pre-event "Hibikiau Hajimari"

    Minatomachi Orai Wonder Lala Project 09 Pre-event "Hibikiau Hajimari"

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    • at Zaim
    • in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
    • Closes in 6 days

    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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  • poster for Selected Works Exhibition

    Selected Works Exhibition

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    • at Tsukuba Museum of Art, Ibaraki
    • in the Greater Tokyo area
    • Closes in 6 days

    See website for details of gallery talk and workshop.

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  • poster for Tomoya Hioki + Hirokazu Ishii + Shinpei Sasada Exhibition

    Tomoya Hioki + Hirokazu Ishii + Shinpei Sasada Exhibition

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    • at Tokyo Wonder Site, Hongo
    • in the Ueno area
    • Closes in 6 days

    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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  • poster for Yuka Mori "Autumn/Winter Tenugui Childrenswear Exhibition"

    Yuka Mori "Autumn/Winter Tenugui Childrenswear Exhibition"

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    • at Cafe Flaneur
    • in the Omotesando area
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    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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  • poster for "Fashion/Graphic" Exhibition

    "Fashion/Graphic" Exhibition

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    • at Creation Gallery G8
    • in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
    • Closes in 11 days

    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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  • poster for Masamu Yanase Exhibition

    Masamu Yanase Exhibition

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    • at Musashino Art university Museum & Library
    • in the Musashino, Tama area
    • Closes in 12 days

    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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  • poster for Seiichi Yamashita "The Breathing of Water"

    Seiichi Yamashita "The Breathing of Water"

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    • at Gallery Bauhaus
    • in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
    • Closes in 12 days

    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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  • poster for "Japanese Yoga Paintings of England" Exhibition

    "Japanese Yoga Paintings of England" Exhibition

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    • at Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art
    • in the Greater Tokyo area
    • Closes in 13 days

    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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  • poster for "Joshibi University Junior College Department Retiring Faculty Exhibition"

    "Joshibi University Junior College Department Retiring Faculty Exhibition"

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    • 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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  • poster for "Motteku-ten"

    "Motteku-ten"

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    • 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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  • poster for Four Great Ukiyo-e Masters Exhibition

    Four Great Ukiyo-e Masters Exhibition

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    • at Ashikaga Museum of Art
    • in the Greater Tokyo area
    • Closes in 13 days

    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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  • poster for Henri Riviere "36 Views of the Eiffel Tower"

    Henri Riviere "36 Views of the Eiffel Tower"

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    • at New Otani Art Museum
    • in the Roppongi area
    • Closes in 13 days

    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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  • poster for Yasuyuki Nishio "Super Healthy Child"

    Yasuyuki Nishio "Super Healthy Child"

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    • at NADiff
    • in the Nakameguro area
    • Closes in 13 days

    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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  • poster for "Houses for Living With Dogs In" Exhibition

    "Houses for Living With Dogs In" Exhibition

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    • at Living Design Center Ozone
    • in the Shinjuku area
    • Closes in 15 days

    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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  • poster for Kei Tsuji Exhibition

    Kei Tsuji Exhibition

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    • at INAX Gallery 1 & 2
    • in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
    • Closes in 16 days

    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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  • poster for "Neo Japan Style Package" Exhibition

    "Neo Japan Style Package" Exhibition

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    • at Mihoncho Honten
    • in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
    • Closes in 18 days

    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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  • poster for Kenya Hara "White"

    Kenya Hara "White"

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    • at Ginza Graphic Gallery
    • in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
    • Closes in 18 days

    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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  • poster for This Month at Kodomo no Shiro

    This Month at Kodomo no Shiro

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    • at National Children's Castle "Kodomo no Shiro"
    • in the Shibuya area
    • Closes in 18 days

    -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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  • poster for "Red" Exhibition

    "Red" Exhibition

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    • at Zaim
    • in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
    • Closes in 20 days

    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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  • poster for "A Thousand Years of the Tale of Genji - The Timeless Allure of Courtly Romance" Exhibition

    "A Thousand Years of the Tale of Genji - The Timeless Allure of Courtly Romance" Exhibition

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    • at Yokohama Museum Of Art
    • in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
    • Closes in 21 days

    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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  • poster for "Arts & Crafts: Movement in the UK and USA" Exhibition

    "Arts & Crafts: Movement in the UK and USA" Exhibition

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    • at Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
    • in the Greater Tokyo area
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    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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  • poster for "LVRFI 2" Exhibition

    "LVRFI 2" Exhibition

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    • at Time & Style "Home"
    • in the Shibuya area
    • Closes in 21 days

    Gallery Talk on October 18th (Sat), 19:00

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  • poster for "MAM Project 008: Tamana Araki" Exhibition

    "MAM Project 008: Tamana Araki" Exhibition

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    • at Mori Art Museum
    • in the Roppongi area
    • Closes in 21 days

    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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  • poster for Matazo Kayama "Memories of Atelier"

    Matazo Kayama "Memories of Atelier"

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    • at Tama Art University
    • in the Musashino, Tama area
    • Closes in 21 days

    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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  • poster for Open Studio 43: Asa Go "Home Party"

    Open Studio 43: Asa Go "Home Party"

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    • at Fuchu Art Museum
    • in the Musashino, Tama area
    • Closes in 21 days

    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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  • poster for "Good Design Award 2008 General Review" Event

    "Good Design Award 2008 General Review" Event

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    • at Tokyo Midtown Design Hub
    • in the Roppongi area
    • Closes in 22 days

    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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  • poster for Kiyohito Sekiguchi "Patterns In Red"

    Kiyohito Sekiguchi "Patterns In Red"

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    • at INAX Gallery 1 & 2
    • in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
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    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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  • poster for Toru Nagahama "Layout of Everyday"

    Toru Nagahama "Layout of Everyday"

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    • at G/P Gallery
    • in the Nakameguro area
    • Closes in 23 days

    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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  • poster for "40 Years After Leonard Fujita's Passing" Exhibition

    "40 Years After Leonard Fujita's Passing" Exhibition

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    • at Utsunomiya Museum of Art
    • in the Greater Tokyo area
    • Closes in 27 days

    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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  • poster for "From Giotto to Early Renaissance Painting from Florence" Exhibition

    "From Giotto to Early Renaissance Painting from Florence" Exhibition

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    • at Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Museum of Art
    • in the Shinjuku area
    • Closes in 27 days

    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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  • poster for Akira Ito "Contemporary Monochromatic Expressions"

    Akira Ito "Contemporary Monochromatic Expressions"

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    • at Hiratsuka Museum of Art
    • in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
    • Closes in 27 days

    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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  • poster for 17th Scholarship Holders Art Exhibition

    17th Scholarship Holders Art Exhibition

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    • at The Sato Museum of Art
    • in the Shinjuku area
    • Closes in 34 days

    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

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    • at Tokyo University of the Arts, Toride Campus
    • in the Greater Tokyo area
    • Closes in 34 days

    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

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    • at National Film Center
    • in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
    • Closes in 39 days

    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"

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    • at Galerie Taisei
    • in the Shinjuku area
    • Closes in 39 days

    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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  • poster for "AAF School Part II" Lecture Series

    "AAF School Part II" Lecture Series

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    • at Asahi Art Square
    • in the Ueno area
    • Closes in 42 days

    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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  • poster for "Shinichi Suzuki Introduces Ryuichi Yokoyama and Osamu Tezuka" Exhibition

    "Shinichi Suzuki Introduces Ryuichi Yokoyama and Osamu Tezuka" Exhibition

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    • at Suginami Animation Museum
    • in the Musashino, Tama area
    • Closes in 42 days

    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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  • poster for Chikako Ikeguchi Exhibition

    Chikako Ikeguchi Exhibition

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    • at Shibuya Shoto Museum
    • in the Shibuya area
    • Closes in 42 days

    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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  • poster for Keizaburo Okamura Exhibition

    Keizaburo Okamura Exhibition

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    • at Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura
    • in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
    • Closes in 42 days

    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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  • poster for "BankART Life II" Exhibition

    "BankART Life II" Exhibition

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    • at Bank Art 1929 Yokohama
    • in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
    • Closes in 48 days

    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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  • poster for "Shozo Tanaka and the Ashio Mine Pollution Incident" Exhibition

    "Shozo Tanaka and the Ashio Mine Pollution Incident" Exhibition

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    • at Newspark - The Japan Newspaper Museum
    • in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
    • Closes in 48 days

    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

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    • at Creative Space 9001
    • in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
    • Closes in 48 days

    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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  • poster for Shoji Hamada Exhibition

    Shoji Hamada Exhibition

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    • at Kawasaki City Museum
    • in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
    • Closes in 48 days

    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"

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    • at Gunma Museum of Art, Tatebayashi
    • in the Greater Tokyo area
    • Closes in 48 days

    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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  • poster for Yokohama Triennale 2008 - Red Brick Warehouse

    Yokohama Triennale 2008 - Red Brick Warehouse

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    • 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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  • poster for Yokohama Triennale 2008 - Shinko Pier

    Yokohama Triennale 2008 - Shinko Pier

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    • at Shinko Pier, Yokohama
    • in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
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    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"

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    • at Tokyo Midtown Design Hub
    • in the Roppongi area
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    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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  • poster for "The Birth of a Million Seller: Magazines as Media in the Meiji-Taisho Era" Exhibition

    "The Birth of a Million Seller: Magazines as Media in the Meiji-Taisho Era" Exhibition

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    • at Printing Museum
    • in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
    • Closes in 55 days

    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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  • poster for "Yasuki Hiramatsu - Jewelry: The Essence of Form" Exhibition

    "Yasuki Hiramatsu - Jewelry: The Essence of Form" Exhibition

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    • at Crafts Gallery at the National Museum of Modern Art
    • in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
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    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

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    • at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
    • in the Ueno area
    • Closes in 62 days

    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

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    • at Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art
    • in the Greater Tokyo area
    • Closes in 69 days

    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

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    • at Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum
    • in the Shinjuku area
    • Closes in 70 days

    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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  • poster for "Yumeji Takehisa -the World of Performing Arts II"

    "Yumeji Takehisa -the World of Performing Arts II"

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    • at Takehisa Yumeji Museum
    • in the Ueno area
    • Closes in 71 days

    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

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    • at Yayoi Museum
    • in the Ueno area
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    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 (...)

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  • poster for "Copper Exhibition - Anti-bacterial Design"

    "Copper Exhibition - Anti-bacterial Design"

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    • at Living Design Center Ozone
    • in the Shinjuku area
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    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

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    • at Hillside Terrace
    • in the Nakameguro area
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    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

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    • at Okura Shukokan Museum of Fine Arts
    • in the Roppongi area
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    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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  • poster for "On Your Body" Exhibition

    "On Your Body" Exhibition

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    • at Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
    • in the Nakameguro area
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    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

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    • at Toho Cinemas, Roppongi Hills
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    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"

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    • at The National Art Center, Tokyo
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    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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  • poster for Yasutaka Yoshimura "Superlegal Architecture (Color Version)"

    Yasutaka Yoshimura "Superlegal Architecture (Color Version)"

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    • at Morioka Shoten
    • in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
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    "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

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    • at Laforet Museum Harajuku
    • in the Omotesando area
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    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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  • poster for "Neotropicalia - When Lives Become Form" Exhibition

    "Neotropicalia - When Lives Become Form" Exhibition

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    • at Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
    • in the Kiyosumi, Odaiba area
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    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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  • poster for "NRI Dream Up The Future Forum 2008"

    "NRI Dream Up The Future Forum 2008"

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    • at Tokyo International Forum
    • in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
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    "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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  • poster for "Dream Color Dictionary" Workshop

    "Dream Color Dictionary" Workshop

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    • at RBR Gallery
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    • Starts in 17 days

    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"

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    • at Mori Art Museum
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    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 (...)

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