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Japanese Contemporary Art and the World 1989–2010

The National Art Center, Tokyo is pleased to present "Japanese Contemporary Art and the World 1989-2010 (working title)," a historical survey of Japanese contemporary art between 1989 and 2010, ...
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Experience Japanese contemporary art at Roppongi Crossing 2025. On now at the Mori Art Museum

TOKYO, Feb. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mori Art Museum, on the 53rd floor of Tokyo's iconic Roppongi Hills, is again hosting the triennial exhibition Roppongi Crossing, providing a comprehensive ...

From 'Endangered Craft' to Contemporary Art—The Innovation of Cloisonné Encountered at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum and the Perspective of Protecti…

Hello. I am Shinnosuke Nitta, a lawyer and a 1st-grade jewelry coordinator.The other day, I visited the "59th Japan Shippo ...
Hyperallergic

Contemporary Artists Reflect on Japanese Internment

Lillian Michiko Blakey, “Reiko, Alberta 1945” (2009), acrylic on canvas (courtesy Nikkei National Museum, 2013.57.1.6) TORONTO — In a gallery of the Royal Ontario Museum hangs a series of portraits ...
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Japan Once Dominated the Art Market. Is the Country Ready for a Comeback?

Japanese collectors spent billions on European paintings during the bubble economy of the 1980s. Officials today hope to inspire a new generation of art lovers. The artist Yuko Mohri in her studio ...
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A Personal View of Japanese Contemporary Art: Takahashi Ryutaro Collection

A comprehensive showcase of Japanese contemporary postwar art. The exhibition A Personal View of Japanese Contemporary Art: Takahashi Ryutaro Collection, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT) ...
Observer

‘Prism of the Real’ at the National Art Center Tokyo Considers an Overlooked Fertile Period of Art in Japan

“Prism of the Real,” on through Dec. 8, explores how artists challenged the structures of power by creating new spaces for dialogue and experimentation. Photo: Keizo Kioku When thinking about art in ...
Observer

NowHere Bets On the Japanese Artists New York’s Gallery System Overlooked

In Tribeca, founder Kentaro Totsuka is showcasing the work of both overlooked Postwar figures and a new generation of Japanese artists. Installation view: Toshihisa Yoda’s “Continuum, 1967–Today; Part ...

How many 'self-proclaimed contemporary artists' are there in Japan?

The term 'self-proclaimed contemporary artist' has a slightly mean-spirited ring to it.They haven't graduated from art school ...
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Japanese contemporary art master Yayoi Kusama dies at 97

Yayoi Kusama, Kusama Yayoi, 97 years old, a Japanese contemporary art master who captivated the world with her red wigs, primary-colored outfits, polka dots covering her entire body, giant yellow ...

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who filled the world with polka dots, dead at 97

Yayoi Kusama, one of the world’s most celebrated and best-selling artists, has died age 97, according to a statement on the artist’s official website.
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Japanese Diasporic Artists Take On Intergenerational Trauma

In my previous article, I looked at how the experience of incarceration during World War II has helped define the Japanese diaspora in the United States. This history continues to be significant, and ...