Category: Arts & History
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Tokyo Geidai Art Festival 2024: Celebrating Creativity and Connections Through “EN”
Every year, Tokyo University of the Arts (Tokyo Geidai) hosts its iconic festival, “Geisai,” which brings together students, art lovers, and the local community to celebrate the creative spirit. This year marks the 77th edition of the festival, and the theme for 2024 is “えん” (EN), a Japanese word with multiple meanings like connection, performance,…
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Hello Kitty Exhibition – As I Change, Kitty Changes Too
As one of the most iconic characters to ever come out of Japan, Hello Kitty has been a beloved part of countless childhoods and continues to charm people across the globe. Now, as she marks her 50th anniversary, a special exhibition, “Hello Kitty Exhibition – As I Change, Kitty Changes Too,” (わたしが変わるとキティも変わる) will be held…
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“Sakura Momoko Exhibition” in Tokyo Roppongi, Featuring About 300 Works Including “Chibi Maruko-chan” Color Illustrations & Handwritten Manuscripts
The “Sakura Momoko Exhibition” will be held at Tokyo’s Mori Arts Center Gallery from October 5, 2024, to January 5, 2025. It will feature around 300 works, including original illustrations and manuscripts from “Chibi Maruko-chan” and other creations by Sakura Momoko. The exhibition offers a nostalgic journey through themed sections, celebrating her career as a…
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Ginza Sony Park Project Exhibition
The Ginza Sony Park Project Exhibition is a must-visit event for those interested in Tokyo’s urban evolution and the unique blend of culture, history, and innovation that Ginza represents. Hosted at the experimental pop-up space, Sony Park Mini, this exhibition showcases the transformation journey of the iconic Sony Building into the new Ginza Sony Park.…
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Van Gogh and Still Life: From Tradition to Innovation
This exhibition places Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) within the development of still life painting in Europe, from the 17th-century Netherlands to the start of the 20th century, and explores what Vincent van Gogh learned from his predecessors, how this was reflected in his own works, and how he influenced future generations of artists. The exhibition…
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Claude Monet: Journey to Series Paintings
An exhibition that traces the career of the preeminent Impressionist painter Claude Monet (1840–1926), and commemorates the 150th anniversary of the First Impressionist Exhibition, held in Paris in 1874. Focusing on Claude Monet’s “series paintings”, this exhibition features representative works from more than 40 museums in Japan and abroad, all of which are Monet works.…
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Ancient Mexico: Maya, Aztec, and Teotihuacan
Among the thirty-five World Heritage sites in Mexico, the ruins of ancient cities are especially popular. For over 3,000 years, from the 15th century BC until the Spanish conquest in the 16th century AD, unique civilizations adapted to and flourished in Mexico’s diverse environments. This exhibition focuses on three major civilizations — the Maya, Aztec,…
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LIGHT: Works from the Tate Collection
Working with a careful selection of artworks from the Tate collection in the UK based on the theme of light, this exhibition traces the original creativity of artists across two centuries, spanning from the end of the eighteenth century to the present day. Included are artists such as Joseph Mallord William Turner, “the painter of…
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Art Show of Haroshi and James Jean
Haroshi, a Japanese artist, made a work called Trespassers with visual artist James Jean. Prints of the work will be released soon. To celebrate the collaboration, they will hold a one-day art show this weekend on the 16th at Shibuya Parco 2G, including unreleased works by Haroshi and James. Drop by! Date: 16 July (Sun) 2023…