May 25-Aug. 4 Abstract art, which first flourished in early 20th-century Europe and America as a widely practiced avant-garde style, is once again gaining popularity in Western art. Though focusing on 40 years of European and American abstract works from the 1980s and onwards, this exhibition ...

May 25-July 21 Kumi Sugai (1919-96), known for his bold prints and paintings, was a multidisciplinary artist who explored design, typography and calligraphy. While working in commercial design during the late 1930s to mid '40s, he studied nihonga (Japanese-style painting) under Teii Nakamura, an artist ...

May 25-26 Roppongi Art Night, an annual overnight multi-disciplinary art event, is celebrating it's 10th anniversary of contemporary art, photography, design, music, video and performances — most of which is free to view. This year's theme is "Night Journey, Daydream," and the event features 50 ...

May 20-June 16 In an exploration of the meaning of human existence and the human body, Aguri Uchida pushes the potential of contemporary nihonga (Japanese-style painting). This exhibition brings together Uchida's earlier figurative paintings of the 1970s and '80s, which express human emotions, with her more ...

May 23-July 7 After graduating the Tokyo College of Photography, Nobuo Shimose returned to his hometown of Hagashi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, to take over his family's photo studio. He also photographed the culture and nature of his local area, producing "Hagi" in 1989, a photo book ...

May 14-Aug. 4 Featuring photographs selected from over 35,000 works housed at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, "Reading Images — The Stories of Four Places" is the first part of the museum's collection exhibition series. With a focus on four locations, the scenery and lives ...

May 18-June 30 This traveling exhibition, which first showcased at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 2017, brings to Oita a selection of Japanese bamboo objets d'art originally amassed by collectors Diane and Arthur Abbey. The show of 75 works by 44 artists ...

May 18-June 23 To celebrate Japan and Poland's 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations, Kyoto Art Center explores the similarities of the two nations' artistic sensibilities and cultural perception of seasons and eras. Despite its complex history, Poland continues to produce new art and craft works and ...

May 3-June 2 This exhibition is part of the "Tsumugu Project: Preserving and Telling the Japanese Beauty — The Greatest Treasures and National Treasures of the Imperial Family," an initiative that promotes Japanese art, domestically and internationally, through showcases of Important Cultural Properties and National ...

April 20-June 1 Ayako Ishiba is inspired by the idea that human perception can deceive us on a daily basis — whether it's through visual illusions, the imagination, emotions clouding judgement, or simply the result of not paying enough attention. She documents everyday life with ...