20 July 2012
In 1964, Tokyo held the Olympics, 24 years after it would have done, if it hadn’t been for the outbreak of the Second World War. Tokyo was still recovering from the war, repairing buildings and train systems in time for the Olympics. In fact, Tokyo went beyond repair.
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Today (20 July 2012) we visited the Japanese Embassy to see the new “Tokyo 1964” Olympics exhibition. This exhibition was filled with all sorts of photos, literature, information and other memorabilia from the 1964 games (and the months preceding them!).
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Acclaimed Japanese artist Shimabuku began his Wide Open Class at the Hayward Gallery by humorously recounting a selection of his previous exhibitions and works of art, often alternative, which somehow included food.
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As a lover of Japanese craft and design, the highlight of my weekend was visiting re:new tohoku at Asia House in London – an exhibition of design and craft products from Tohoku. Unfortunately the exhibition has now finished, but the catalogue is available to download here.
Read on27 June 2012
During June and July Tokyo-based artists, husband and wife, Chishino Kurumada and Takashi Tsuchiya, known professionally as KOSUGE1-16 will be in residence at mac birmingham accompanied by their two young children, where they will be holding their first UK solo exhibition. In fact, this is the first time the duo has shown work outside Japan.
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Hibakusha Portraits, a series of six recent drawings of survivors of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, will be exhibited at The Royal Society of Portrait Painters annual exhibition, the Mall Galleries, London, 3 – 18 May 2012.
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Dr Carl Randall has been awarded this year’s prestigious BP Travel Award at The National Portrait Gallery in London. All 55 exhibitors were eligible to apply for this award.
Read on7 June 2012
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is delighted to announce Haroon Mirza as the winner of the Daiwa Foundation Art Prize 2012. The Prize offers a unique opportunity for a British artist to gain exposure to Japan’s visual arts sector. Mirza is now invited to hold a solo exhibition at SCAI THE BATHHOUSE in Tokyo in autumn
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The Nomura Art Prize is organised by Tokyo University of the Arts (Tokyo Geijutsu Daigaku) to assist with the purchase of outstanding works of art produced by its Doctorate graduate students, and to preserve them at the University Museum.
Read on25 May 2012
Last night, Frances Morris, Head of Collections (International Art) at Tate and former Head of Displays at Tate Modern, spoke at the Japan Foundation about curating the Yayoi Kusama retrospective at the Tate Modern, which is open until 5 June in London, before touring to the Whitney in New York in July. For Morris, there
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