News category: Art & Exhibitions

Gold: All That Glisters - Japanese Gold Decoration - Exhibition at the Embassy of Japan in London until 26 August 2014

How many objects do you own which are made of gold?

Gold isn’t just an exciting element on the periodic table. It has also been used for many different purposes and often has been used as an indicator of social status as well.

In this exhibition at the Embassy of Japan in London, Gold: All That Glisters – Japanese Gold Decoration, visitors can see a variety of Japanese gold-related products from different periods.

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Hyper Japan Highlights 25th to the 27th of July 2014

Hyper Japan returns to Earl’s Court this summer with an exciting line up of events, covering all aspects of popular and traditional Japanese culture. Ranging from food, gaming, anime and technology, the unmissable event opens its doors on the 25th of July and runs through the weekend to the 27th.

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Japanese work displayed in '4x4' at the Stephen Friedman Gallery

Stephen Friedman Gallery’s current exhibition of work from the 1960s and 1970s includes work from Japan as well as from the USA, Latin America and Europe. 4×4 is on until 19 July.

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Carl Randall's 'Tokyo Portrait' on display at Art Volta 10, 16 to 21 June 2014

A large painting made by former Daiwa Scholar, Carl Randall  in Japan,  Tokyo Portrait, is being exhibited at Art Volta 10, Basel, Switzerland, 16 to 21 June. Art Volta runs alongside Art Basel, one of the world’s largest and most prestigious art fairs.

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Carl Randall's 'Hibakusha Portraits' on display at UCL Museum on 18 and 19 June

Carl Randall’s ‘Hibakusha Portraits’ (a series of 6 drawings of survivors of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima), are now part of the permanent collection of University College London Museum.  The drawings were inspired by John Hersey’s book ‘Hiroshima’, in which the American journalist interviewed 6 survivors just after the atomic bomb was dropped. Carl’s set of 6 portraits are intended as a visual equivalent of Hersey’s documentary account. They are being exhibited at University College London Museum on 18 and 19 June (1pm to 5pm)  as part of the museum’s permanent collection.

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Fukushima Kimonos by Yuki Yamaguchi, on display at UCL, June 18 & 19 2014

An exhibition of the provocative and critically acclaimed Fukushima Kimonos–a triptique of ceramic sculptures first produced by the Japanese artist Yuki Yamaguchi in response to the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan– will be held in the South Cloisters of UCL in conjunction with the UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction annual conference on June 18-19.

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'Kyoto - city of dreams', exhibition by Jeremy Hoare in London, 10 to 15 June 2014

KYOTO – city of dreams is an exhibition of photographs by Jeremy Hoare, professional travel and portrait photographer, television cameraman, director and producer, who has been photographing Japan and Kyoto in particular for over twenty-five years. His photographs have been used extensively worldwide in all forms of media; newspapers, magazine, brochures, books, videos and promotional material.

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Emerging Sociopolitical Art after 3/11 - talk by Yuko Hasegawa in Norwich on Thursday, 10 July 2014.

Emerging Sociopolitical Art after 3/11 – talk by Yuko Hasegawa in Norwich on Thursday, 10 July 2014.

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Tea Garden Display at the Parade Ground, Chelsea College of Art until 30 May

If you have a chance, why not visit the Japanese style tea garden on display at the Parade Ground, Chelsea College of Art (by Tate Britain)? It is open to the public until 30 May 2014.

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Sculpture and Graphic Art by Andrew Revell at Zou store, 20-25 May 2014

SPoN!  will collaborate with Arikui to showcase sculpture and graphic art by the artist Andrew Revell at the Zou store, from 20th to 25th of May. The private view will be on Wednesday, 21 May from 7-9 pm.

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