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.
Traveling around the world, Emma Thompson-Chaplin creates a new minimalism. For British artist Emma, the Japanese landscape is colorful and warm.
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.
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 – 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.
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”.
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.”
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.
The non-profit organization CADAN, driven by the aspiration to ground artists within art history, decided temporarily close due to the reconstruction of the Yurakucho Building, yet remains dedicated to contributing to the advancement of contemporary Japanese art. One of the final shows includes a selection by top gallerist Tomio Koyama.