Tag: Japan

Image shows swimming octopus. Detail from artwork by Shimabuku.

Shimabuku: Art with a twist of octopus and limes

24/10/2024

Adventures with animals, humans and fruit conjure a universe of fun and wonder in Santander. ...

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Image shows a range of paints for sale at PIGMENT Tokyo

There’s Pigment and there’s PIGMENT TOKYO

17/10/2024

An interview with Tokyo’s iconic colour purveyor....

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Kengo Kito, cartwheel galaxy, 2020. Acrylic, glitter, glass, spray, cotton, cloth, vinyl on canvas. 194 x 589 x 6cm. Photo by Shinya Kigure. Courtesy of MtK Contemporary Art

Magnus Renfrew: Curating Tokyo Gendai

07/07/2024

An interview with art doyen Magnus Renfrew...

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Image of Ai Weiwei, Zodiac Tiger. 2018. Lego bricks. Courtesy of Tang Contemporary Art to be seen at Tokyo Gendai

The Art Assembly Presents Tokyo Gendai 2024

07/06/2024

A preview of Tokyo Gendai international art fair, showcasing curated presentations by internationally recognised contemporary art galleries....

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Justice Is A Fallacy: The Third Murder

21/03/2018

As an exercise in philosophical musings on the nature of true justice, The Third Murder challenges the viewer with a compelling ambiguity....

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Disenfranchised Youth: Love and Other Cults

11/03/2018

Love and Other Cults, Third Window's second collaboration with Eiji Uchida, is a quirky comedy that holds deep sadness....

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Kazuki Takamatsu

Spectral Awakenings: Kazuki Takamatsu

07/09/2016

Spectral and monochromatic, the post-tsunami art of Kazuki Takamatsu is a more mature form of manga...

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Loitered Lens: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu

28/07/2016

Photos from the visual extravaganza that was Kyary Pamyu Pamyu at Camden's Koko in July 2016...

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Kyary Pamyru Pamyru

Pop Symbols and Unsettling Icons (Kyary Pamyu Pamyu @ Koko)

25/07/2016

On hyper-reality, symbolism, visual constructs and pop music. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu at Koko ...

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Dir En Grey, Toshiya

Craving acceptance [Dir En Grey]

21/05/2015

'I think that it’s really up to the listeners to determine what we are, not us.' ...

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Film Review: Guilty of Romance

29/11/2011

Sono's Hate trilogy fizzles out with a whimper...

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