Norway is exporting more than just salmon this summer. A group of some 60 musicians, led by composer Magnar Am, have arrived in Japan. The group includes a 60-person choir from Volda, Norway, as well as Japanese singer Sizzle Ohtaka and the group Asian ...

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the re-establishment of the Japan Fine Arts Institute (Inten) the Yamatane Museum of Art’s new exhibition showcases the work of Hayami Gyoshu and and other important nihnonga (Japanese-style) painters. Through the work of a number of prominent Inten artists, ...

A central figure in Paris during its eponymous School of Paris era, Léonard Foujita (Tsuguharu Fujita, 1886-1968) found early success with portraiture and painting. While the female nude was often the subject of earlier works, after World War II, he changed his focus to ...

John and Kimiko Powers began collecting American Pop Art from its early beginnings in the 1960s. Noted for their patronage of artists, the couple’s collection is now one of the most comprehensive of the Pop Art movement. This exhibition, presenting some 200 works by ...

Husband-and-wife team Isabel and Alfredo Aquilizan present “In-Habit,” an installation and multimedia exhibit inspired by the Badjao indigenous people of their native Philippines. Utilizing scaffolding and cardboard boxes to create a small-scale replica shanty town, the Brisbane, Australia-based duo’s work incorporates video and music ...

An Art Ph.D. graduate of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Asae Soya’s art takes many forms. Originally a painter, her body of work has grown over the years to include installations, video and public art. She plays with color and light ...

For those people who can’t take time off work for any of this month’s major music festivals, there are still plenty of options for live music across the country. In particular, this month promises some great gigs for jazz enthusiasts. At the start of ...

Parents who have tried to take their children on museum outings might recognize what a formidable challenge it can be to get them excited about traditional arts. Kijimuna Festa, a theater festival in Okinawa for children and young adults, was founded with this issue ...

In a special exhibition, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum is showcasing masterpieces of Mediterranean art from all eight curatorial departments of the Louvre. Some 200 works from the collection of the world-famous museum in Paris will be on display, including items from ancient Greece ...

The Kawasaki City Museum has a tradition of creating exhibitions that explore the relationship between technology and art, and this one, coinciding with the museum’s 25th anniversary, is no exception. As society becomes progressively more wired, and the Internet a common way to connect ...

Some say beauty can get you far in life. That’s true this weekend, at least for our friends with fins. Plain goldfish are often relegated to being the cheap prizes in the kingyo-sukui (goldfish scooping) challenge popular at summer festivals and fairs. Their well-bred ...

The Tokyo National Museum’s Heiseikan’s latest exhibition explores the history of calligraphy in Japan. First imported with the Chinese writing system, calligraphy developed a distinct Japanese style in the mid-Heian period (796-1185). This exhibition documents the changes in Japanese writing styles by presenting a ...