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Kimono as Canvas
Kimono as Canvas From digital drafting to handcrafted silk: Mohamed Yakub evolves the kimono while staying true to its essence. By Jake Price January 13, 2025 Mohamed Yakub is a Kenyan born American who has been a practicing architect for thirty-six years. He has worked on high rise building projects internationally as well as in…
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The Year in Pictures
The Year in Pictures This year, we were fortunate to profile remarkably vibrant artists who, through their art, brought so much to our lives. Yet, the year began with disaster. On New Year’s Day, we woke to the news of vast destruction caused by an earthquake and tsunami on the remote Noto Peninsula, where artisans…
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Koho Kurihara: Meditations
Koho Kurihara: Meditations Koho Kurihara was awarded First Runner-Up at the Japan Contemporaries Series 11, Juried Open Call, The Art of Sho, curated by Motoichi Adachi and Kyoko Sato. This groundbreaking exhibition, held from November 5-12, 2024, at the Tenri Cultural Institute in New York, featured an opening reception and live performance on November 7.…
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Saori Kanda: Art Basel Miami, 2024
Sponsored | Saori Kanda on exhibiting Art Basel in Maimi, her philosophy of Self Love and shinto rituals. Saori opens up about a transformative year, how self love is not selfish and how she incorporates nature that’s embodied in shinto tradition into her art. By Japan Contemporaries, November 29, 2024 Saori Kanda, a “Dancing Painter”…
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Update From Wajima
Update From Wajima Just as Japan’s Noto Peninsula began recovering from a New Year’s earthquake and tsunami, catastrophic floods now threaten its centuries-old lacquerware industry. Can it survive? By Jake Price Photos & reporting by Shuto Isobe November 13, 2024 As previously reported in Japan Contemporaries, the town of Wajima in Noto Prefecture suffered extensive…
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Exhibits series11
Japan Contemporaries Series 11 | Juried Open Call THE ART OF SHO Curated by Motoichi Adachi and Kyoko SatoOrganized by Art Incubation Association of Japan Tenri Cultural Institute43A W 13th St, New York, NY 10011 | (212) 645-2800November 5-12, 2024 (Closed on Nov 8,10,11)Reception and Performance: Thursday, November 7, 7-9pm Artists:[First Runner-Up] Koho KURIHARA |…
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Exhibits Series10
Japan Contemporaries Series 10 | Juried Open Call STEPPING INTO A WORLD IⅤ Curated by Motoichi Adachi and Kyoko Sato Gallery Max New York552 Broadway, New York、NY 10012 |(212) 925-7017November 7-13, 2024, 12-6pm | Closed on Nov 10, 11Reception and Performance : Friday, November 8, 2024, 6-8pm Artists:[Grand Prize] JAM UNDERSON [First Runner-Up] Akiyo Ochiai…
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Interview with Acky Bright
The artist discusses his first solo show in New York, how leaving his desk job was the best decision he ever made, and how art can transcend borders and bring people together.
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Saori Kashimura: Cyber Muse
Saori Kashimura: Cyber Muse Saori Kashimura’s work “Cyber Muse” (2024) received the Second Runner-Up award at the exhibition “Japan Contemporaries Series, Juried Open Call, Stepping into A World III” curated by Motoichi Adachi and Kyoko Sato, held at Tenri Cultural Institute from July 16 to 22, 2024. In her beautifully crafted piece, Kashimura used pink…
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Nobuko: Coffin of Happiness
Nobuko: Coffin of Happiness Nobuko’s work “Coffin of Happiness” (2023) received an honorable mention at the exhibition Japan Contemporaries Series 5: Juried Open Call, Stepping Into A World II, curated by Motoichi Adachi and Kyoko Sato. The exhibition was held from February 15-21, 2024, at Gallery Max in New York’s SoHo district. On February 20, 2024, Nobuko performed Coffin…