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Taguchi Collection Exhibition at the Nariwa Museum of Art November 11, 2025By Kyoko Sato A Leading Contemporary Art Collection of Japan The Taguchi Art Collection is one of Japan’s representative contemporary art collections. From its approximately 750 works, 39 pieces are being featured in the exhibition Taguchi Art Collection Vol. II: Your Compass in the…

Teruko Yokoi at the Chelsea Hotel On the evening of May 23, 2025, Teruko, a new restaurant, opened inside the Chelsea Hotel in New York—a place steeped in creative history. Its interior, with wooden carvings evoking the spirit of traditional Japanese homes, is adorned with paintings by Teruko Yokoi (1924-2020). Having already heard about the…

Sounds beyond Timespace, A Single World: The Music of Kaito Nakahori By Kyoko SatoSeptember 2, 2025 The music of Kaito Nakahori (b.1989) invites us into a philosophical contemplation: “The universe, though composed of entities that exist independently, is ultimately connected as one.” This idea is vividly reflected in his new theater opera, The Star Has…

Mars Hydrosphere by Clouds AO at the Venice Biennale 2025 A Poetic City of Water Rises on Mars By Kyoko Sato July 12, 2025 Humanity continues to pursue the dream of living on Mars—not as fiction, but as an approaching reality. In 2023–2024, NASA conducted CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog), a year-long simulation…

Tadao Ando: Seishun (Youth) At the newly inaugurated urban cultural park VS. in Osaka, a powerful exhibition is underway—celebrating the life and vision of one of Japan’s most revered architects, Tadao Ando. The year is 2025, and at 83, Ando continues to push the boundaries. But what is the true spirit or intention behind this exhibition? And how does…

Yoko Ono’s Wish Tree at the Park Avenue Armory A Peaceful Grove Celebrating Hope and Legacy By Kyoko Sato March 3, 2025 In celebration of Yoko Ono‘s 92nd birthday, the iconic Wish Tree installation was showcased at the historic Park Avenue Armory  in the Upper East Side of Manhattan from February 14-17, 2025. This iteration,…

Francis and Tom Haar: Documenting Japanese Artists Across two generations, Francis and Tom have been deeply connected with Japan, vividly documenting its culture and artists. By Kyoko Sato February 20, 2025 Tom Haar (b. 1941, Tokyo) is renowned for his photographic portraits in his photo essay titled “Japanese Artists New York – 1971”, which features…

Shozo Shimamoto in the Postal Art Network Japanese contribution to the Mail Art Global Avant-Garde movement By Kyoko Sato January 23, 2025 Mark Bloch (b. 1956) began his postal art network in 1978, calling it PAN (Postal Art Network), after studying traditional art forms, and then, performance, and video art with the American visual artist,…

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, 2024 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…

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…