Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo
Closes Dec. 25

Whatever the motivations behind it, the synergy of luxury brands and art is definitely a good thing for art and its enthusiasts. In the case of Espace Louis Vuitton, the venue atop the luxury goods company's flagship store in Omotesando, this translates into a beautiful art space in a good location, and a stream of support for artists who, I suspect, are selected more on aesthetic merit than on ability to shock the public or question traditional conventions. In other words, expect a lot of nice-looking art.

The second exhibition at the new venue, which opened in January this year, certainly bears this out. New York-based artist Alyson Shotz, who has already decorated Vuitton's Kobe store, produces ethereal artworks that endeavor to express and reveal unseen elements such as gravity, geometrical patterns and the nature of space and light in aesthetically pleasing ways.