18 June 2013
Yukako Shibata has long explored the myriad possibilities of capturing fleeting colours through painting which takes sculptural form, and in Colour Shadow at the Lightgallery, London, (2-20 July 2013) shows recent, glorious pieces on this theme.
Read on20 May 2013
The exhibition Shigeru Ban — Architecture and Humanitarian Activities ran from 2 March through 12 May 2013 at Art Tower Mito (1-6-8 Goken-cho, Mito-shi, Ibaraki 310-0063, Japan). The retrospective exhibition was the first and largest collection of Ban’s work to date and traces his career from his design work in the 1980s through his humanitarian and
Read on9 May 2013
New Boundaries in Modern Japanese Art History: Extending Geographical, Temporal and Generic Paradigms. From 19 to 20 June 2013 at SOAS, University of London (Russell Sq campus). SOAS will hold an international symposium on Japanese Modern Art and its History, with the aim of giving insights into the changing boundaries and concepts of Japanese and wider East
Read on9 May 2013
Born in Japan in 1975, Naoko Miyazaki moved to the UK in 1999, to pursue her dream of becoming an artist. She studied at the Chelsea University of Arts, and stayed in London where she energetically continued producing and exhibiting work. On 28 April 2011 Naoko Miyazaki, aged just 35, was involved in a tragic
Read on1 May 2013
There will be Butoh performances and workshops at Chisenhale Dance Space and London Buddhist Arts Centre, 30 May to 2 June 2013, and intensive workshops and a seminar in Tokyo, 16 July to 4 August 2013.
Read on30 April 2013
Erica Shiozaki, a curator and writer who lives and works in London, will give a free Touring Talk of the ICA’s Bernadette Corporation Exhibition in Japanese on Thursday 9 May at 6.30pm. Erica’s recent exhibitions include The Unethical Anthropologist, FOLD Gallery, London 2012, and recent publication includes LABOUR ≠ PROSPERITY, in Misery Connoisseur, London, UK. Register online at the RCA’s
Read on11 April 2013
In continuing its exploration and presentation of important Japanese photography, the Michael Hoppen Gallery, in the heart of Chelsea, will stage major solo shows of two of its grand masters: Nobuyoshi Araki and later in the year, Miyako Ishiuchi.
Read on10 April 2013
In a Nutshell, Japanese netsuke from European collections
Unmistakably Japanese, yet sourced exclusively from European collections, this exhibition at the Japanese Embassy reflects the burgeoning interest for netsuke in the Western world, giving an insight into some of the finest collections of these miniature carvings to be found on earth.
Read on5 April 2013
Review by Sir Hugh Cortazzi for The Japan Society
Read on26 March 2013
The Wellcome Collection’s spring exhibition brings together more than 300 works for the first major display of Japanese Outsider Art in the UK. The 46 artists represented in the show are residents and day attendees at social welfare institutions across Honshu, Japan’s largest island.
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