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  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Introducing the summer 2023 limited edition “Choco Nui Jatta! Kikonoyama” from Meiji’s beloved confectionery, ‘Kiko no yama’ (also known as Chocorooms). These delightful treats are now available at supermarkets, convenience stores, and drugstores nationwide starting Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Grab…

  • 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…

  • A live event “COLORS” will be held at Tokyo Garden Theater on August 26th. “COLORS” is an event sponsored by CITTA WORKS, which has been producing live performances that have been a highlight of Japanese hip-hop history for a long…

  • “OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS” has been published by Kodansha (講談瀾) since 2022 as a complete collection covering the entire work of manga artist Katsuhiro Otomo (倧友克洋). As a related project, the first-ever exhibition of cel-shaded artwork from his masterpiece AKIRA…

  • You2, an emerging artist based in Tokyo, held his second solo exhibition “Precinct” at the gallery COMPLEXBOOST in Nakameguro, Tokyo. You2 was born in Osaka in 1999 and spent his childhood in Kyushu, but after graduating from high school he…

  • In this new exhibition, avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama invites you into her current creative state and her hallucinatory visions through exclusive paintings, drawings, and mesmerizing installations. In one room, a floor to ceiling installation of acrylic paintings beautifully captures the…