World’s First Digital Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan: A Multi-Sensory Experience
Stimulate your senses at the Mori Building Digital Art Museum, the world’s first digital art museum in Tokyo.
Art And Culture
Yokohama Apartment: A unique city residency space in Japan
This article was originally published on REthink Tokyo. Deep in the residential area of Yokohama’s Nishi ward are four tall, white, wooden structures with a simple open atrium and a focus on community and transparency. Providing a working and living…
Danchi Dreams: A Photographic Exploration of a Housing Vision
This post was originally published on REthink Tokyo. While walking down a quiet street in Korakuen one night, Tokyo-based photographer Cody Ellingham was struck by the discordance of the structures he saw. On one side, the “hypermodern, illuminated theme park” of Tokyo Dome, and…
Small, Unusual and Little-Known Galleries in London: Part 2
This post was originally published on London Cheapo. We’ve already gathered a few of London’s small, unusual and little-known galleries, but there are quite a few to explore, so you’re getting a part two. You lucky, culture-hungry cheapos. Read on…
Small, Unusual and Little-Known Galleries in London: Part 1
This post was originally published on London Cheapo. As much as we love London’s big galleries, a lot of exhibitions come at premium ticket prices (£15-£20). Part of the fun of visiting and living here is discovering culture in small,…
5 Women Who Showed New Ways Forward for Self-portraiture
Self-portraiture is one of those vexed subjects within art that has not always attracted the attention and analysis it really deserves. After all, there is so much more to any given artist’s self-portrait than a straightforward expression of ‘this is…
What Can You Gain from Visiting Fine Art Degree Shows?
It’s that yearly event that so many artists – even those who are largely self-taught – so often talk about in hushed tones. Yes, that’s right – I’m talking about the fine art degree show. They happen in art schools…
Do You Dare Take On the Challenge of Nude Self-Portrait?
The self-portrait has long been absolutely central to Western art. It’s a genre that has been dabbled in by seemingly every celebrated and less-celebrated artist, from Sir Anthony van Dyck and Joseph Mallord William Turner to Lucian Freud and Louise…
“Blossom Blast 2017” – Tokyo’s Fierce All-Female Art Exhibition
Below, we hear from Daniel H. Rosen, founder and director of Tokyo Dex, a creative agency in Tokyo behind Blossom Blast—an exhibition that celebrates femininity and showcases the amazing talent pool of ambitious female artists in Japan Serendipity brings with it…
