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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…
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Dekanta
Sponsored | Dekanta Mono No Aware, Anniversary World Blend 2024 by dekantā —the most international whisky. The renowned artisanal label has enlisted emerging artist Richard Ford III to infuse his creative vision into their exclusive small-batch whisky. In 1859 Thomas Blake Glover (1838-1911), a Scottish merchant, arrived in Nagasaki, Japan, just five years after the…
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Hiroko Saigusa: Wabi Sabi in Action
Hiroko Saigusa: Wabi Sabi in Action By Jonathan Goodman, June 11, 2024 Tokyo-based Hiroko Saigusa is idiosyncratic in her wide choice of vocations–she is a painter, a performance artist, a collaborator with hip hop DJs and dancers, and, not least, a fortune teller on demand. On June 6th, in the slightly cramped studio space of…
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Toshiki Hayasaka: Ephemeral Samurai
Toshiki Hayasaka: Ephemeral Samurai By Jake Price, December 5, 2023 Born in 1990 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Toshiki Hayasaka is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist based in Tokyo. Through his art and way of life, Hayasaka is dedicated to living life in the present. These moments of living in the present ultimately weave together to form…
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Urushi Lacquerwork & Climate Change
As climate change impacts the growth of urushi trees and the number of skilled artisans declines, initiatives are being launched to safeguard this unique cultural heritage while adapting to a rapidly changing world.