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Kota Kishi Exhibition
[2] 
[1]- at Photographers' Gallery
- in the Shinjuku area
- Ends Today
Masaaki Nishimiya Exhibition
[1] [0]- at Art Box Gallery
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Ends Today
"Record" Exhibition
[22] [3]- at Epson Imaging Gallery Epsite
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes tomorrow
Daido Moriyama's self-published magazine "Record" saw five issues released before being suspended. In 2006, the magazine was revived and a sixth issue was published, composed of black and white snapshots...More »
Go Watanabe "Universal Scope"
[0] [0]- at Akiyama Gallery
- in the Shibuya area
- Closes tomorrow
Hideo Mori "Yesterday Morning, Yokohama Mary"
[3] [0]- at Shinjuku Golden Gai
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes tomorrow
*This exhibition is taking place at <a href="http://www.nagune.jp/index.html">Nagune, a bar in Golden Gai.More »
Masaki Yamashita Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Gallery Hashimoto
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
- Closes tomorrow
Yamashita first creates physical objects to be the subjects of his paintings, and then photographs the process as he works on the painting. Obsessed with the idea of having his work available to be viewed...More »
"Love & Peace 88 to 77" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Monkey Gallery
- in the Nakameguro area
- Starts Today, Closes in 2 days
Sachiko Matsumoto's 88th birthday was celebrated in April 28th 2009 in the form of an artistic collaboration. This exhibition follows this previous experience as we approach the Tanabata festival on the...More »
"Photography Group Tsuchiura" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Tsukuba Museum of Art, Ibaraki
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 2 days
Exhibition by photography group Tsuchiura based in Tsuchiura city. More »
"Press Cameraman Story" Exhibition
[16] [5]- at Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
- in the Nakameguro area
- Closes in 2 days
With a purpose to document and deliver news as fast as possible, press photographers captured the chaotic wartime of the Showa era, but some of them showed original aesthetic intentions in their works....More »
21st Shashin no Kai Prize Exhibition
[2] [2]- at Place M
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 2 days
21st Shashin no Kai Prize Party Date: July 4th (Sat), 17:00- ¥2000 All guests will receive a copy of issue 66 of the Shashin no Kai newsletter.More »
9th Mitaka Photo Circle Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Mitaka City Arts Center
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Closes in 2 days
Location: Exhibition Room 1 Contact: 0422 (47) 3705More »
Keizo Kitajima "Portraits"
[34] [6]- at Rat Hole Gallery
- in the Omotesando area
- Closes in 2 days
Rat Hole Gallery is pleased to announce Portraits, a solo exhibition by Keizo Kitajima. In the ongoing series Portraits, which he has been working on for seventeen years since 1992, Kitajima has continued...More »
Sawako Genma Exhibition
[1] [0]- at Roonee 247 Photography
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 2 days
Sayuki Inoue "Reflection"
[4] [1]- at Limart
- in the Shibuya area
- Closes in 2 days
Shinya Aizawa "Coronation"
[0] [0]- at IID Gallery
- in the Shibuya area
- Closes in 2 days
Opening party: July 1st (Wed) *Gallery will close at 17:00. Doors open 19:00. 20:00 Talk show 20:30 Live performance by Chopiiin 21:30 Fortune telling cornerMore »
This Week at Gallery Le Deco
[0] [0]- at Gallery Le Deco
- in the Shibuya area
- Closes in 2 days
2F & 3F MPA Photo Exhibition Time: 11:00-20:00 (last day until 17:00) Genre: PhotographyMore »
Tious x Totem Pole Photo Gallery "Opera"
[0] [0]- at Totem Pole Photo Gallery
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 2 days
The exhibition will display the results of a collaboration between the 2009 autumn/winter collection of fashion brand Tious and 6 photographers who are Totem Pole Photo Gallery members. Tious' theme...More »
"Photo Club Ajisai" Exhibition
[1] [0]- at Nikon Salon Bis
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 3 days
Showcasing nature photographs shot by seven female artists who tackle the medium in their respective ways by capitalizing on the female perspective.More »
Koichi Ishida "A Story of Yamahida Villages - Kitakami 1963-73"
[2] [1]- at Ginza Nikon Salon
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Closes in 4 days
Ishida first learnt about Akka villages in the northern part of the Kitakami mountain range in Iwate prefecture through a newspaper article he read as a student, in 1963. Japan at the time was undergoing...More »
"Home Design by Shizuoka Architects" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Ayumi Gallery
- in the Shinjuku area
- Starts Today, Closes in 5 days
This is the 4th installment of a series by Shizuoka-based architects, introducing ideas of home design and planning on the theme of "comfort".More »
"Museum Collection Tadayoshi Matsumoto and His Fellow Artists" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Takasaki Museum of Art
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 5 days
Gunma's established artist Tadayoshi Matsumoto passed away last October. Highlighting his early years from the 1930s through the 60s, this exhibition showcases Matsumoto's paintings along with works by...More »
Kio Yoneda "Fifty"
[2] [0]- at Gallery Speak For
- in the Nakameguro area
- Closes in 5 days
Kio Yoneda is a photographer who works mainly for fashion and music magazines. His clear pictorial compositions and beautifully-colored fashion images have won him a solid reputation. Instead of the fickleness...More »
Shigekazu Onuma "Seisai"
[7] [2]- at Foil Gallery
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
- Closes in 5 days
This exhibition consists of about 50 works from a selection of Onuma's most recent, previously unexhibited works. After returning from the United States where he studied photography, Onuma (b. 1972)...More »
Atsushi Takano "A Tale of Tsuwano Castle"
[1] [0]- at Epson Imaging Gallery Epsite
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 6 days
This Week at Fujifilm Square
[0] [0]- at Fujifilm Square
- in the Roppongi area
- Starts Today, Closes in 6 days
-"The Spirit of Japan -Mount Fuji" Exhibition Dates: July 4th (Sat)-July 29th (Wed) Location: 1F Gallery Photo Is -"Homage to Photographer Shoji Ueda" Exhibition Dates: July 3rd (Fri)-July 9th (Thu) Location:...More »
"Take Me Out to the Wonder Forest" Exhibition
[14] [3]- at Musée d'Art Mercian Karuizawa
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 7 days
Forests are where all living things coexist and live harmoniously. With their magnetism and power that is beyond all conception, forests have stirred human imagination since ancient times, generating various...More »
Kenta Tsunori Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Konica Minolta Plaza
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 7 days
The Boom 20th Anniversary Commemorative Photo Exhibition
[1] [0]- at Konica Minolta Plaza
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 7 days
Yukihiko Otsuka "Underwater Houses"
[0] [0]- at Kodak Photo Salon
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
- Closes in 7 days
The 40th Kodansha Publishing Cultural Awards included categories in illustration, book design, picture book and photography, and were given to creators of the most prominent works featured in books, magazines...More »
"Dearest Ones" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Nadar / Shibuya 355
- in the Shibuya area
- Closes in 8 days
When asked the question, "what kind of photographs do you want to take?", many simply answer "people". This exhibition will display photographs by 7 photographers who have responded to Nadar's call: "The...More »
Eri Takayanagi "Halfway"
[1] [1]- at Musée F
- in the Omotesando area
- Closes in 8 days
Eri Takayanagi "Halfway"
[0] [1]- at Galerie Omotesando
- in the Omotesando area
- Closes in 8 days
Eri Takayanagi takes the diverse array of things that make up our everyday lives and inflects them with her own unique sensibility, producing work that redefines our relationship to society. [Image:...More »
Risaku Suzuki "White"
[94] [15]- at Gallery Koyanagi
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Closes in 8 days
The artist's latest works from the "White" series, which captures the scenery of snowy landscapes. The series was shown at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography in 2007.More »
Herbie Yamaguchi "The Roots: Chemistry"
[6] [0]- at Ring Cube
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Closes in 9 days
This exhibition is a collaboration between photography, video and music, showcasing the backgrounds and situations associated with the shooting process and the common elements shared between video and...More »
Isamu Sakamoto + Michiko Ishikawa "Genko"
[0] [0]- at Art Center Ongoing
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Closes in 9 days
This is a two person photo exhibition by young up-and-coming artists Isamu Sakamoto and Michiko Ishikawa. Sakamoto was born in 1979, Ishikawa in 1986. After dropping out of the photography department at...More »
Japanism Art Exhibition
[1] [0]- at The Artcomplex Center of Tokyo
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 9 days
Open call exhibition showcasing various works that incorporate methods and motifs that are unique to Japan. Celebrating Tanabata Festival, bamboo leaves and tanzaku (strips of colorful paper) will be...More »
Jean Grisoni "Le Promeneur"
[0] [0]- at Kakitsubata
- in the Nakameguro area
- Closes in 9 days
Jean Grisoni will be at the exhibition on June 26th (Fri), 27th (Sat) and 28th (Sun).More »
Nao Tsuda "Making of Smoke Line"
[1] [0]- at Now Idea by Utrecht
- in the Omotesando area
- Closes in 9 days
This exhibition features photographs taken with a compact camera that Tsuda used as memos to himself during his trip to Morocco and Mongolia for the creation of his photo book "Smoke Line." The lives...More »
Noriaki Imai Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Zaim
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Closes in 9 days
Every month, "The Vicinity of Creativity - Zaim" presents the work of 2 to 3 artists who reside in the space under the curation of Shingo Yamano. This exhibition will present richly varied photo and video...More »
Utsunomiya Art Festival 30th Anniversary Commemorative Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Utsunomiya Museum of Art
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 9 days
In an effort to promote art, Utsunomiya City annually exhibits works by citizens in open-call format at Utsunomiya City Cultural Hall as part of a civic festival. Commemorating the 30th anniversary of...More »
Yoshi Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Hanjiro Gallery
- in the Nakameguro area
- Closes in 9 days
Chieko Aoshima Exhibition
[3] [0]- at Shinjuku Nikon Salon
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 10 days
Over the last decade, Aoshima traveled through Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and India, documenting urban districts where private and public intersect with each other. As she advanced southward, the landscape...More »
"Hozumi Nakadaira and DUG" Exhibition
[3] [0]- at Artdish g
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 11 days
Special Jazz Events (reservation required) -Jazz Live: Tiffany (vo) with Kei Shibata (p) Date & Time: June 20th (Sat) Door 18:30, Start 19:00 Fee: ¥3000 (includes 1 drink) -Hozumi Nakadaira...More »
Mirai Hara "Brief"
[1] [0]- at Space Rocket
- in the Omotesando area
- Starts Today, Closes in 11 days
The subjects of Hara's photographs are clad in only a single pair of briefs - a state that leaves them feeling mildly embarrassed or nervous, but which is also a full, unvarnished disclosure. What emerges...More »
Shigeru Koshida + Yasushi Soma "Land Site Moment Element: Division 3"
[2] [1]- at Up Field Gallery
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
- Closes in 11 days
In this exhibition, 8 photographers with various backgrounds and methodologies tackle new modes of expression and possibilities of "landscape photography". Through an exploration of "land site moment element",...More »
"The Hamada Island -Shogo Hamada by Teruhisa Tajima-" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse Number 1 Space
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Starts Today, Closes in 12 days
Art director Teruhisa Tajima will visualize the theme that Shogo Hamada has been conveying to the public for more than 30 years.More »
Masateru Obara "Lake"
[1] [0]- at Makii Masaru Fine Art
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
- Starts Today, Closes in 12 days
Shin Suzuki Exhibition
[1] [0]- at Aoyama Book Center, Aoyama
- in the Omotesando area
- Closes in 12 days
On display are photographs of the weather - wind, clouds and rain - from the photo collection "Tenki Gojiten." Viewers can get a glimpse of seasonal expressions we tend to overlook, like the expansiveness...More »
Ken Matsubara "The Portrait of Fruits"
[3] [1]- at MA2Gallery
- in the Nakameguro area
- Closes in 15 days
Kentaro Kumon "Graffiti"
[3] [0]- at Emon Photo Gallery
- in the Roppongi area
- Closes in 15 days
"Graffiti" will feature a series of photographs documenting street art in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Sao Paulo's streets are covered in wall paintings that range from satirical works to pop art. Sao Paulo is experiencing...More »
Mamoru Sugiyama "Metamorphosis"
[3] [1]- at Photo Gallery International
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Closes in 15 days
Directing his lens towards familiar objects and phenomena, Mamoru Sugiyama has been capturing ordinary things and everyday scenes. These works were first introduced in 2001 as a series entitled "Still...More »
Michel Frapier "Un Autre Monde"
[0] [0]- at Gallery 21
- in the Kiyosumi, Odaiba area
- Closes in 16 days
Through his images of "another world," Michel Frapier awakens different forms of sight in the viewer - watching something and finding someone, at different distances, and at different densities of crowdedness....More »
"Team 15 Mihokanno" Exhibition
[12] [2]- at Tokyo Wonder Site, Shibuya
- in the Shibuya area
- Closes in 17 days
Mihokanno: a natural intersection of individual purposes. Mihokanno is an artist collective that is made up of eight artists and one designer. Tokyo Wonder Site has previously introduced the works of Soshiro...More »
"The Opening of Five Ports and the News" Exhibition
[2] [0]- at Newspark - The Japan Newspaper Museum
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Closes in 17 days
Yokohama celebrates the 150th anniversary of the opening of its port to foreign trade this June. In 1858, with the normalization of Japan-American relations and the signing of a commercial treaty between...More »
Anders Edström "Baptême"
[4] [0]- at Gallery Trax
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 17 days
Open Studio 46 Ryudai Takano "Record, Memory and Something Else"
[9] [4]- at Fuchu Art Museum
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Closes in 17 days
During the residency period, Takano will set up a darkroom in the museum, developing and printing photographs that were taken in Fuchu. Visitors can enter the darkroom and see the printing process in person....More »
"World Museum Tour" Exhibition
[2] [0]- at Landmark Plaza
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Closes in 18 days
The "19th Century French Painting" Exhibition, which marks the 20th anniversary of the Yokohama Museum of Art, showcases works gathered from a total of 39 museums all over the world. In conjunction with...More »
"A House is not A Home" Exhibition
[29] [3]- at SCAI The Bathhouse
- in the Ueno area
- Closes in 22 days
What is this vessel that houses our spirit? How big is it? What does it feel like? What shape does it take? These are the questions that creep into our consciousness as we confront the world views of Noriko...More »
"Multiples" Exhibition
[1] [1]- at Gallery 360 Degrees
- in the Omotesando area
- Closes in 22 days
Exhibition of multiples that 360 Degrees has been producing throughout the years. The latest edition of Yoko Ono's multiples will be on display. More »
Gallery Collection Exhibition
[2] [0]- at Take Ninagawa
- in the Roppongi area
- Closes in 22 days
[Image: Sara VanDerBeek "This Weary Way" (2006) Digital C-print 50.8 x 40.6cm]More »
Hitoshi Nomura "Perceptions -Changes in Time and Field"
[108] [9]- at The National Art Center, Tokyo
- in the Roppongi area
- Closes in 24 days
Born in Hyogo prefecture in 1945, Hitoshi Nomura started tackling photographic expression in the late 1960s. He attracted much attention by realizing the visualization of "gravity" and "time" through the...More »
Chema Madoz "Poética"
[5] [2]- at Instituto Cervantes Tokyo, Japones
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
- Closes in 29 days
The photography of Chema Madoz, born in Madrid in 1958, extracts a different world hidden beneath the everyday, attempting to achieve a transformation in the dimensions of objects through metaphorical...More »
"On the Earth Project" Exhibition
[0] [1]- at Joshibi University of Art and Design - Art Museum
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Closes in 30 days
On the Earth Project is a social participatory project initiated by students of Joshibi University of Art and Design, with the collaboration of students from Sagamihara City Futaba Elementary School. In...More »
University of Sunderland x BankART 1929 Artist Residence Exchange Program: Erika Tan Exhibition
[0] [0]- at BankArt Studio NYK
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Closes in 30 days
"The Syntactical Impossibility of Approaching with a Pure Heart" Erika Tan takes a close look at Japan through the image of Mount Fuji. Mount Fuji is the best-known symbol of Japan, attracting countless...More »
University of Sunderland x BankART 1929 Artist Residence Exchange Program: Miho Shirai Exhibition
[0] [0]- at BankArt Studio NYK
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Closes in 30 days
Miho Shirai's short films are imbued with an enigmatic and absurd sensibility and suspense. They retell traditional stories and myths for a mature audience. To borrow the artist's own words, her work seems...More »
"The Many Faces of the Mysterious Mushroom" Exhibition
[16] [2]- at INAX Gallery 1 & 2
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
- Closes in 36 days
A mushroom cannot be classified as either a plant or an animal. It is a fungus. There are 20,000 to 30,000 kinds of mushrooms which have scientific names, and in many cases, their biological nature is...More »
"Helsinki School Photography Exhibition: Internal and External Landscapes"
[32] [5]- at Shiseido Gallery
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Closes in 37 days
This year is the 90th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Finland and Japan, and it also happens to be Shiseido Gallery's 90th year. In light of these, Shiseido Gallery will be the first in...More »
"World Press Photo Exhibition 2009"
[33] [2]- at Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
- in the Nakameguro area
- Closes in 37 days
The show will display again this year the works that have received prizes at "World Press Photo Contest" in the Netherlands that has been held yearly since 1955. This contest is open to all professional...More »
Ea Vasko "Defining Darkness"
[4] [1]- at G/P Gallery
- in the Nakameguro area
- Closes in 37 days
G/P gallery is proud to present the solo exhibition of Ea Vasko, one of the representative artists of the "Helsinki School" in Finland. Vasko was born in 1980 in Helsinki, Finland. Studied in University...More »
Kuniko Takizawa Collection "Weaving Prayers -Beautiful Thai Textiles-"
[0] [0]- at Chiba City Museum of Art
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 37 days
The late textile-dyeing artist Kuniko Takizawa began to diligently accumulate her voluminous collection of textiles produced by various tribes after encountering a Tai-deang stole. With elaborate...More »
Miho Shirai "Unknown Binding"
[0] [0]- at BankArt Studio NYK
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Closes in 40 days
"Unknown Binding" is a new video installation being created in Japan in concert with a short film "Forever Afternoon" produced in Sunderland, England, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Japan-UK...More »
"Cats" Exhibition
[2] [0]- at Gallery 45-8
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 43 days
Last fall, three kittens started living on Nagareboshinomichi St. Their presence enlivened interactions between the locals and people going up and down the street. This exhibition is an expression of gratitude...More »
Herbie Yamaguchi "Portraits of Hope"
[9] [2]- at Kawasaki City Museum
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Closes in 44 days
Herbie Yamaguchi is known for his portraits of both domestic and international musicians. The 240 photographs showcased in this extensive exhibition include portraits of artists, a series of photographs...More »
"Photographs and Paintings in Modern Japanese Art" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Museum of Modern Art, Hayama
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Closes in 51 days
Photography, which was invented in the 19th century, has had a wide-ranging influence on visual culture. This exhibition examines aspects of its impact in Japan. The establishment and development of modern...More »
"Yokohama Seaport Opening Y150" Exhibition
[5] [0]- at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse Number 1 Space
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Closes in 86 days
Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Yokohama Seaport, a wide variety of events presented by NPO and NGO organizations and citizens of Yokohama will be held at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse...More »
Museum Collection "Travel" Exhibition
[23] [4]- at Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
- in the Nakameguro area
- Closes in 143 days
Travel has long been a deep-rooted theme of photography. In Japan, ever since photography was introduced at the end of the Edo period, many works that are deeply related to the theme of travel have been...More »
Permanent events
Jim O'Connell "Kabukicho"
[0] [7]- at Shinjuku Golden Gai
- in the Shinjuku area
Jim O’Connell documents Tokyo’s red-light district, making connections with Kabukicho’s working men and women, revelers and passers-by. This exhibition comprises of ten photographs shot in 2006. This...More »
Modern Japanese Art from the Museum Collection
[0] [29]- at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
Using three floors of the main building, this permanent exhibition presents about 200 to 250 pieces selected from our museum's collection of about 9,200 works, including Japanese- and Western-style paintings,...More »
Permanent Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Gallery Closet
- in the Roppongi area
Upcoming events
"Eco & Art -Thinking About the Environment Through Art-" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Gunma Museum of Art, Tatebayashi
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Starts tomorrow
Ecology is the greatest issue that contemporary society faces. This exhibition will tackle this issue from the standpoint of art displaying works that question the relationship between man and the earth...More »
Hiroji Kubota "A Portrait of Asia : Dye-Transfer Prints Collection"
[1] [1]- at Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Starts tomorrow
83 photographs by the only Japanese member of Magnum, Hiroji Kubota, who traveled the world for over 40 years to take his photographs. Room 1 will show 48 dye-transfer prints selected from a large...More »
"Japan meets China：Our Future reflected in Contemporary Art" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Starts in 2 days
After the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the next World Expo will be held in Shanghai in 2010. Chinese contemporary art has recently grown alongside the development of the economy. “Japan meets China”...More »
Genichi Takahashi Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Gallery Yamaguchi
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
- Starts in 3 days
[Image: "Grand" monochrome]More »
Mitsuhiro Koyama "Plant"
[0] [0]- at Gallery Mestalla
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
- Starts in 3 days
Ryoko Suzuki "Anikora -Kawaii-"
[2] [0]- at Zeit Foto Salon
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
- Starts in 4 days
3rd installment in a series of photography work that focuses on how gender engages with themes such as human desire within a distorted society.More »
Takahiro Furukawa "Kieru"
[0] [0]- at Totem Pole Photo Gallery
- in the Shinjuku area
- Starts in 4 days
[Image: Copyright(c) 2009 Takahiro Furukawa]More »
