MUTEK is an experimental event that has caught the attention of the music and art industries. However, its founder, Alain Mongeau, said that he did not like the words ‘cutting-edge’ and ‘innovative.’ What is his intention behind this statement? What is the true nature of MUTEK?
2023
Showing: 1 - 10 of 22 ArticlesExpressing Mystique with Pop: Group Exhibition of Promising Artists by Sho+1
What is an exhibition curated by an astrologer on the theme of “Mysterious Quest for Truth”? What’s more, the gallery owner is an art dealer who has specialized in introducing Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat to Japan. With high expectations, we headed to Sho+1 in Ueno, Tokyo.
Japanese Landscapes are So Colorful! -The New Minimalism in “Reflections of Japan” by Emma Thompson
Traveling around the world, Emma Thompson-Chaplin creates a new minimalism. For British artist Emma, the Japanese landscape is colorful and warm.
Sculpting Space as if Creating a Garden-Daikoku Takayuki’s Philosophy of “Fluctuation”
A solo exhibition of Takayuki Daikoku, a sculptor whose work is recognized as valuable even by renowned antique dealers, is being held at MARUEIDO JAPAN in Akasaka. The beauty of his work lies in his unique worldview, as if he sculpts space as well.
Don’t Trust the Wrong Timeline! MUTEK.JP 2023, Digital Arts and Electronic Music Festival takes place in Shibuya, Tokyo, from December 7th
MUTEK. JP, a festival that combines electronic music and digital art, will be held in Shibuya in December, highlighting the power of human-generated content. This year’s festival will again feature experimental performances that can only be experienced at MUTEK.
Solitude, Fear, and Pleasure in the Pathless Woods-Joseph Lee Broke New Ground during the Pandemic
Korean-American artist/actor Joseph Lee broke new ground during the pandemic. He found solitude, fear, and pleasure in the pathless woods thinking of the melancholy of Byron’s poem.
Organizing Chaos with Polka Dots – Healing and Challenges with ink by nomoco
Organizing chaos with polka dots – nomoco’s solo exhibition, known for its transparency and skillful use of colors possible with ink, was a discovery made by chance and a trance-like feeling of jumping into the painting. ADT was healed by the message of someone living in the painting.
Birth and Destruction, Run Around in Confusion: Shuhei Yamada’s “Medamayaki” exhibition evokes subtle “Gap” and “Suspicion” by the Shaking Eyeball Balloons
Huge, swaying eyeball balloons express how people are running around in confusion in the flood of information. Shuhei Yamada’s conceptual yet fun “Medamayaki” exhibition is currently being held at Terrada Art Complex in Tennozu. “The eyeball is jealous of the egg.The egg yearns for the eyeball.” Inspired by Hitchcock’s film “Spellbound”.
Is this reality or art? Charles Cohan’s solo exhibition of exquisite prints on the theme of “lack of vision”
During the pandemic, GALLERY ETHER was established in Tokyo’s Nishi-Azabu by an American artist. Its exhibition, “SNOWBLIND,” by Charles Cohan, delves into the effects of retinal burn, reflecting psychological “lack of vision.”
The gallery respects flat sense with the vision of ” Unbound by anything.”
Fine Art Photography looks like sculptures, GUIDO ARGENTINI “Whisper of Florence”
Guido Argentini, a well-known photographer in the US, Europe, and Tokyo solo exhibition. Enjoy fine art photography like sculptures in a stylish café-like gallery in Ueno, Tokyo. It is one of the attractions of autumn sightseeing in Japan.