Review Apr 14, 2013

An era of Tokyo art worth another look

by Stephen Mansfield

Like Britain, Japan is subject to the polarizing forces of the orthodox and radical, the two balancing the flabby middle.

Events In Tokyo Mar 22, 2013

G-tokyo art fair makes a change

by Tomohiro Osaki

This year, four-year-old art fair G-tokyo boasts that it will turn over a new leaf with some radical changes. Besides moving its venue from Mori Arts Center Gallery to Tokyo Midtown Hall, it has altered the lineup of participating galleries for the first time, ...

Events In Tokyo Feb 8, 2013

Diary 2.0 work among pieces at art festival

by Tomohiro Osaki

Keeping a diary no longer needs to be a solitary activity. The popularity of social networking services, for example, has allowed people to post their thoughts for the world to see — which could be anything from gossip to fomenting revolution. Quick to zero ...

Art Feb 8, 2013

The unexpected awaits at Media Arts Festival

by Tomohiro Osaki

When asked to describe his latest film in one word, director Shunichiro Miki repeated what most cinema critics worldwide had said after their own somewhat botched attempts to describe it: "Indescribable."

Entertainment Jan 5, 2013

'Baltic gold': Poland's prehistoric organic treasure

As winter gales lash Poland’s Baltic coast, the storms are spitting up a prehistoric treasure on the sandy shore. Here, amber is known as “Baltic gold.” Rich veins of this 40 million-year-old fossilized tree resin running along the coast have fueled a centuries-old trade ...

Entertainment Jan 1, 2013

'The Scream' master Munch fails to win favor in his native Norway

by Pierre-henry Deshayes

He may be acclaimed in the art world and coveted by thieves but Edvard Munch is starved of recognition in his native Norway, where squabbles have delayed a new museum worthy of his oeuvre. The coming year will mark the 150th anniversary of the ...