Picture books, wolves, red shoes, forests, metamorphosis, Buddha and traditional Japanese architecture are the the main recurring motifs in Tomoko Konoike’s mythologically-derived work that sets out to examine man’s relationship with nature [read more]
Soap bubbles, inflatable alter egos and crystal baubles all feature amongst the handful of artists representing Japan in the 6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, currently showing at GOMA in Brisbane [read more]
Akihiko Amano on the art of language and the language of art [read more]
A cave-like structure that appears both open and closed, rough and smooth, heavy and floating, the onishimaki + hyakudayuki space currently open MOT changes its form dramatically as you navigate through and around it [read more]
Currently celebrating its 5th year, The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art remains an extraordinary feature of the quiet, remote and inclement town of Kanazawa [read more]
One of several art spaces that have in recent years started taking advantage of the relatively cheaper rent in Tokyo’s garment district, Gallery αM (pronounced ‘alpha em’) is enjoying their new permanent home in the quiet basement space of an old building near Bakurocho Station. [read more]
What if the Power Rangers reformed as a Japanese hiphop crew with degrees in sculpture? Taku Obata’s work suggests the result would be rather awesome [read more]
Bones, plastic and whiteness are some of Teppei Kaneuji’s favourite things. Liquid, towers and stains are a few others [read more]
Besides moss and ferns Takashi Kuribayashi’s other running motifs are seals and penguins, which he often uses in latex form for his instillations where audiences are invited to peer through walls or ceilings into fragments of alternative aquatic worlds [read more]
Chu Enoki’s public interventions in the ’70s and ’80s shook up the divides between public and private spaces, art and the every day, spectatorship and participation. In more recent years the artist has moved away from body and performance based works towards sculpture and instillation that utilise found objects and materials including weaponry, ammunition and industrial detritus; such as this sci-fi city skyline made from highly polished junk metal bits [read more]
My how the world would be dull without magnetic fields. No microphones, no rockets, no doorbells, no compasses, no cassettes, no credit cards, no magnet space wheels, no passive aggressive fridge notes between housemates, and no liquid magnetic art from Sachiko Kodama [read more]
For his current exhibition at bld gallery in Tokyo, Kenji Yanobe has created an installation of Mini Toyarans, based on his iconic Giant Toyaran sculpture. Part man, part child and in a nuclear suit, Toyaran is modelled on a ventriloquist’s dummy used by Kenji’s father. Running until August 9, the exhibition features a legion of Mini Toyaran. This small army might stand at 10% of the size of their predecessor, but they are 100% as fascinating (and frightening!) [read more]
Hand sculpted and flawlessly designed, Hakusan’s porcelain is iconic in both its form and history. The company’s legacy began over eight generations ago in a small factory based in Hanami, Nagasaki [read more]