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Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 12, 2017
Asia in the wings of Japan's art scene
"Tis the season to be jolly ... circumspect. As regards art, despite suggestions from some art professionals that biennials and other recurring art festivals are an exhausted format, 2017 offered up an embarrassment of riches, some more embarrassing than others as it turned out.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Oct 29, 2017
Tadao Ando: When every single building is a passion project
A few simple lines on paper — that's all it was. But there was something extremely alluring about it that intrigued Tadao Ando.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 12, 2016
'Renoir: Masterpieces from the Musee d'Orsay and the Musee de l'Orangerie'
April 27-Aug. 22.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 15, 2015
When it comes to art, individuality rises above nationality
In the context of the current debate over Article 9 of Japan's Constitution, the "Artist File 2015" show of up-and-coming contemporary artists at The National Art Center, Tokyo, is tantamount to a declaration of peace. The remit of this annual event is to showcase "some of the freshest and most substantial work today," and 2015 being the 50th anniversary of postwar diplomatic relations between Japan and South Korea, this year's show features artists from the two countries.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 14, 2015
Pop culture show may be a bit off game
On paper, "Manga * Anime * Games From Japan," currently running at The National Art Center, Tokyo, sounds like a great show. The exhibition overview certainly makes a big pitch:
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 12, 2015
The Louvre's spin on art history
The futuristic-looking National Art Center Tokyo (NACT) seems like a rather unusual venue for an exhibition of mainly 17th- and 18th-century European art sourced from Paris's famous Louvre Museum. But while the Louvre's collections are very much rooted in the past, the French institution has also had one eye firmly fixed on the future for a long time. When you visit the Louvre in Paris, modernity is signalled by I. M. Pei's famous glass pyramid in the courtyard of the museum. Here in Tokyo it is hinted at by the choice of venue for this exhibition, "Louvre Museum: Genre Painting — Scenes from Daily Life."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 25, 2013
Best of the West tops this year's major shows
Japan occupies an odd niche in the art world. Its own indigenous artistic traditions are balanced against an almost fanboy fascination with certain aspects of the canon of Western art, while there is an often half-hearted attempt to stay plugged into the global contemporary art scene with its various trends and attempts at relevance.

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