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Japanese painter Mitsumasa Anno dies at 94

National Jan 16, 2021

Japanese painter Mitsumasa Anno dies at 94

The prominent Japanese painter, known for his unique picture books and landscape paintings, died of liver cirrhosis on Dec. 24, it was learned Saturday.

Japanese POW art in Australasia analyzed for first time

Art Sep 24, 2020

Japanese POW art in Australasia analyzed for first time

by Anna Watanabe

Academics say the previously ignored works illustrate the 'isolating and traumatic experience of internment.'

Tokyo home of ‘Astro Boy’ creator and other manga legends opens as museum

National Jul 7, 2020

Tokyo home of ‘Astro Boy’ creator and other manga legends opens as museum

A museum replicating the Tokyo apartment building that was home to the late Osamu Tezuka and other legendary manga artists opened Tuesday, 38 years after the original wooden building was dismantled in 1982.

Japan’s art institutions struggle to cope with the COVID-19 crisis

Art Apr 1, 2020

Japan’s art institutions struggle to cope with the COVID-19 crisis

by John L. Tran

Since the quarantine of the Diamond Princess, Japan has gone from being one of the world’s most at-risk countries to lucky outlier, to being again fearful of COVID-19 getting out of control. At the time of writing, the last 24 hours saw the postponement of ...

'Children of the Mist' delves deep into the spiritual allure of Shikoku's Iya Valley

Books Mar 11, 2020

'Children of the Mist' delves deep into the spiritual allure of Shikoku's Iya Valley

by Haruna Furuhashi

Inspired by the comments of Japanologist Alex Kerr, Shintaro Miyawaki photographs not just the natural beauty of Iya Valley, but people's past and present interaction with it.

A sea change for Japanese sculptors

Art Mar 9, 2020

A sea change for Japanese sculptors

by Matthew Larking

"Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2020" in Western Australia, brings together eight Japanese sculptural works, including Harayuki Uchida's new 2.5-ton stainless-steel kinetic "Merry Gate."

Bamboo crafts: Woven into Japan's art history

Art Feb 26, 2020

Bamboo crafts: Woven into Japan's art history

by Matthew Larking

The Abbey Collection takes viewers through a modern history of bamboo crafting, from its late recognition as fine art in the 19th century to the elaborate artistic creations of today.

Japan's postwar aesthetics: compelling if not confusing

Art Feb 12, 2020

Japan's postwar aesthetics: compelling if not confusing

by Matthew Larking

The NMAO attempts the difficult task of discerning the "underlying presence of Japanese aesthetics in postwar art.

The battle of ukiyo-e: Hokusai vs. his pupils

Art Feb 3, 2020

The battle of ukiyo-e: Hokusai vs. his pupils

by Martin Laflamme

Refusing to be bound by tradition or convention, Hokusai bent rules and sought inspiration from all corners — but how did such audacity influence his own students and followers?

'Dumb Type': When actions speak the loudest

Art Jan 8, 2020

'Dumb Type': When actions speak the loudest

by Jeff Michael Hammond

Dumb Type's thought-provoking performances and installations explore the influence of technology on humankind.

Art from the silver lining of life's dark clouds

Art Jan 2, 2020

Art from the silver lining of life's dark clouds

by Matthew Larking

Threatening the precarious peace of everyday life are unforeseen incidents, disease and emotional turbulence. Such are the narrative threads running through "Song to Life, Struggles of the Soul" at Wacoal Studyhall Kyoto.

Creative expression stifled by 'safety concerns' in Japan

Art | 2019 in Review Dec 17, 2019

Creative expression stifled by 'safety concerns' in Japan

by John L. Tran

As the taboo-busting comic Joan Rivers used to say after pressing her audience's buttons, "Can we talk?" On the evidence of this year's Aichi Triennale, if it's about World War II atrocities, the answer seems to be "no."

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