Friedrich Kunath Tries To "Live Forever" @ Blum and Poe, Tokyo
We're continuing recaps of some great post-summer shows worldwide, like this fantastic Blum and Poe Tokyo debut by LA-based artist Friedrich Kunath. Live Forever marks the 10th ex…
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Scorched Earth and The Weeping Sun: Vaughn Spann @ Kaikai Kiki Gallery, Tokyo
The great run continues, as the New Haven, CT-based painter has caught the eye of Takashi Murakami and kicked off the Tokyo exhibition season with Scorched Earth and The Weeping Sun on view at K…
"Bat Walk": Hiroya Kurata Presents Baseball Askew
Returning to Tokyo for the first time in six years, Hiroya Kurata aptly makes his exhibition debut at Koki Arts. "I spent my youth in Tokyo," Kurata explains, "So it feels great s…
Pump And Bump: Julia Chiang Returns To Nanzuka Underground
Six years after her debut showcase in Japan, Julia Chiang makes a return to Tokyo's Nanzuka Underground on September 6th. Pump And Bump, along with a recent show at The Modern Institute in …
Masahisa Fukase's Family Photos
For three generations the Fukase family ran a photography studio in Bifuka, a small provincial town in the northern Japanese province of Hokkaido. In August 1971, at the age of 35, Masahisa Fuka…
En Iwamura Makes "New Works" @ Ross+Kramer East Hampton
"Pots are formed in clay, though the space inside them is the essence of the pot." Japanese artist En Iwamuras week-long solo show is in its final days at Ross+Kramer Gallerys Eas…
Yusaku Aoki's Night Tales
Japanese photographer Yusaku Aoki's Night Tales is the sixth in a quarterly series of books by Libraryman. The film specifically focuses on the shifting nature of the seasons and its effect…
Emily Mae Smith Debuts @ Perrotin, Tokyo
Smith exuberantly utilizes elements of many painting movements, such as Symbolism, Surrealism, and Pop art, while conceiving lively compositions filled with social and political commentary. Alth…
Sound & Vision: Kanye West's "Graduation" by Takashi Murakami
August 23, 2019: Kanye West, Graduation (September 11, 2007)Cover artwork by Takashi MurakamiIt's amazing to think back to 2007 and what Kanye West meant to pop-culture and pop music, becau…
Nobuyoshi Araki Blends Eroticism and Voyeurism Into Vast Body of Work
This is where we start with Nobuyoshi Araki's massive and vast body of work: Tokyo, this seemingly endless and meandering city that has no center and yet compells you to wander its streets as if…