Since 1967, Slovakia has hosted the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava (BIB), the world’s largest and most prestigious awards event for children’s book illustrators. Nominees are selected by an international jury, and the awards have showcased some of the best illustrations from all over the ...

A monk in Vietnam calmly sets himself ablaze as a protest in 1963. A man stands defiantly in front of a tank during China’s Tiananmen Square incident in 1989. Both these images have stuck in our collective minds and have won the World Press ...

A visually impressive exhibition, “The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece” explores the human form through a selection of Greek sculpture from the British Museum, which houses one of the most extensive collections of such sculpture in the world. Greek artists experimented with sculpture for ...

The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan), Special Exhibition Closes Oct. 2 Tokyo Sky Tree has piqued the interest of the public, particularly those in the Asakusa area, where the giant construction has stopped many a passerby to stare, take photos and ...

For “Life of Imitation,” Berlin-based Singaporean artist Ming Wong’s video installations reinterpret famous movies. Taking on some roles himself and re-casting others with actors and actresses of different nationalities, he mimics scenes from classic films such as Wong Kar Wai’s “In the Mood for ...

With a clutch of Japanese and international pop artists at their disposal, the MTV Video Music Awards Japan have organized an after-party-turned-flea market to “end all flea markets.” The Flea Market for Tohoku is a chance for fans to see their favorite artists perform, ...

Hokkaido-born architect Jun Igarashi seems to be a bit out of his comfort zone in the stultifying humidity of Tokyo. As he chats in the Toto Gallery, where he is holding his first solo exhibition, he explains that he’s accustomed to the cooler and ...

Short films have traditionally been seen as a director’s starting block toward making their first feature. Yet with the art of filmmaking becoming ever cheaper, many have been sidestepping the short-film format, instead heading straight for a low-budget feature film. Yet short films are ...

Fashion photographer Jeanloup Sieff, who was favored by Yves Saint Laurent, is renowned for sensual yet refined photos, many of which have now become iconic images. He was often commissioned by prestigious fashion publications, such as Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, and he worked on ...

Despite a day of torrential downpour to kick off Japan’s rainy season, Junnosuke Uehara is grinning from ear to ear. He’s got his shamisen with him and he says he’s excited to introduce a new person to the instrument. In fact, his love for ...

Works by the Swiss-born German painter Paul Klee have been shown in Japan several times. This time, however, the exhibiton at The National Museum of Modern Art focuses not on the actual art but on the artist’s intricate creation process. Klee himself was keenly ...

While many have cursed the early arrival of rainy season this year, the moisture-loving insects such as the firefly are likely to be in heaven. Residents of Fussa in Tokyo, however, must be hoping that the rain stays off this Saturday evening for the ...