Tokyo Art Museum "Questions After Half a Century"

The "Questions After Half a Century" exhibition invites those who enrolled in the oil painting program at Tokyo University of the Arts in 1975. It is an attempt to show how the artists who started their journey at that time have sublimated their individual challenges over the past fifty years, and how they have now manifested those challenges as "questions."

Venue: Tokyo Art Museum
Period: October 5 (Saturday) - December 22 (Sunday), 2024
Opening Hours: 11:00 AM - 6:30 PM (Admission until 6:00 PM)
Admission Fee: General: 500 yen / High School and University Students: 400 yen / Elementary and Junior High School Students: 300 yen
Closed: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays
Open Days: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays
URL: http://www.tokyoartmuseum.com/

Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art Gallery 3F "Yoshinari Ishimura Exhibition - Colors of Life"

From October 12 (Saturday) to December 8 (Sunday), 2024, the "Yoshinari Ishimura Exhibition - Colors of Life" will be held at the 3rd-floor gallery of the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art.
Living in Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture, young artist Yoshinari Ishimura continuously depicts living creatures with unique colors day after day. From playful Indian elephant calves to the threatened Shoebill, and crimson camellias waiting for spring, Ishimura breathes life and warmth into every depiction of life, regardless of the circumstances. After drawing approximately 80,000 visitors in Okayama and Ehime, this much-anticipated exhibition is making its way to Kansai.
In addition to the breathtaking 26-meter-long representative work "Animal History," which depicts the evolution of living beings, over 200 pieces, including immersive spaces filled with colors and unique new works created for the Kobe exhibition, will be displayed.

Venue: Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Gallery 3F
Period: October 12 (Saturday) - December 8 (Sunday), 2024
Opening Hours: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Last admission 30 minutes before closing)
Admission Fee:

General: 1,500 yen (1,300 yen for groups and advance tickets)
Middle and High School Students: 1,000 yen (800 yen for groups and advance tickets)
Elementary School Students: 800 yen (600 yen for groups and advance tickets)
Family Ticket: 1,500 to 1,800 yen (June 8 - October 11)
Goods Included Ticket: 2,300 yen (June 8 - October 11)
Closed: Mondays (except holidays; open, then closed the following Tuesday)
URL: https://www.ytv.co.jp/yoshinari/

Nezu Museum Special Exhibition "The Aesthetics of Summer and Autumn - Featuring the Fine Works of Suzuki Kiichi and Ine N. Koto"

The Kokin Wakashū anthology shows Japan's historical preference for spring and autumn, reflected in art through cherry blossoms and autumn foliage. In the Edo period, however, summer and autumn became a notable combination, showcasing a fondness for summer's charms. This exhibition highlights masterpieces by Suzuki Kiitsu and Tawaraya Sōtatsu, inviting exploration of seasonal moods and aesthetic sensibilities.

Venue: Nezu Museum Exhibition Rooms 1 & 2
Period: September 14 (Saturday) - October 20 (Sunday), 2024
Opening Hours: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Last admission 30 minutes before closing)
Admission Fee:

General: 1,300 yen
Students: 1,000 yen
Persons with disabilities and their companions (up to 2) receive a 200 yen discount; free for children under junior high school age
Closed: Every Monday (except September 16, 23, and October 14, when the museum is open, and closed the following Tuesday)
*Online reservations are available
URL: https://www.nezu-muse.or.jp/en/exhibition/index.html

YCAM InterLab Camp vol.5 Homo-Cordens: How Will Humanity Depict in the Age of AI?

At the Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM], a focused workshop series, "YCAM InterLab Camp," will be held featuring researchers and artists. The fifth edition, "Homo-Cordens: How Will Humanity Depict in the Age of AI?" explores the relationship between media technology and creativity through the practice of "generative art" that combines AI technology and coding. We welcome your participation!

Venue: YCAM Studio B
Period: October 25 (Friday) - October 27 (Sunday), 2024
Opening Hours: Not specified
Admission Fee: Not specified
Closed: Not specified
Image: Illustrated by Takawo Shunske with AI (DALL-E 3) / Designed by Akari Sakamoto
URL: https://www.ycam.jp/en/

Yokosuka Museum of Art "Second Phase Collection Exhibition - Special Feature: 100th Birthday of Saori Akutagawa"
The Yokosuka Museum of Art holds four exhibitions each year of works from our collection. The works being shown in this exhibition include modern and contemporary Japanese art, together with works by artists with special connections to Yokosuka.In Room 4, "100th Anniversary of her birth　AKUTAGAWA Saori" focuses on Akutagawa(Madokoro)Saori, a pioneering female painter who was active in the 1950s and is known for her avant-garde dyeing works.

Period: July 13 (Saturday) - October 20 (Sunday), 2024
Venue: Yokosuka Museum of Art
Address: 4-1 Kamoi, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture 239-0813
Tel: 046-822-4000 (Yokosuka City Call Center)
URL: https://tinyurl.com/r98hdeuw

“Iwai Toshio x Tokyo Photographic Art Museum: 100 Story House of Light and Movement – Connecting 19th Century Video Devices and Media Art”
Toshio Iwai has a strong interest in animation and has established unique media art through his "Time Layers" series, enhanced by contemporary technology. Known as a picture book author, his "House of 100 Stories" series has sold over 4 million copies. This exhibition showcases Iwai's media art, original works, and 19th-century projection devices, offering a captivating experience of visual phenomena involving light and movement.

Venue: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Basement 1 Exhibition Room
Period: July 30 (Tuesday) - November 3 (Sunday, National Holiday), 2024
Opening Hours: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Thursdays and Fridays until 8:00 PM; until 9:00 PM for Thursdays and Fridays until August 30)
Admission Fee:

General: 700 yen (560 yen for groups of 20 or more)
Students: 560 yen (440 yen for groups of 20 or more)
Middle/High School Students and Seniors (65 and over): 350 yen (280 yen for groups of 20 or more)
Free for children under elementary school age and junior high school students residing or studying in Tokyo, and for those with disabilities and their caregivers (up to 2 persons)
Closed: Every Monday (if a holiday, closed the following weekday)
URL: https://tinyurl.com/mufhe6r3

Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura Annex Collection Exhibition "Goya Prints: 'Caprices' and 'Disasters of War'"
The Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura Annex is currently presenting the collection exhibition titled "Goya Prints: 'Caprices' and 'Disasters of War'." Francisco de Goya (1746–1828), a pioneer of modern painting, lived through a tumultuous history. This exhibition features all 80 prints of "Caprices" and "Disasters of War," highlighting the profound questions posed to humanity, inscribed in the realms of light and darkness.

Venue: Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura Annex
Period: August 10 (Saturday) - October 20 (Sunday), 2024 (exhibition change)

First Half: August 10 (Saturday) - September 8 (Sunday) "Caprices"
Second Half: September 10 (Tuesday) - October 20 (Sunday) "Disasters of War"
Opening Hours: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM (Last admission at 4:30 PM)
Closed: Mondays (excluding August 12, September 16, September 23, and October 14)
Admission Fee:
General: 250 yen (150 yen for groups of 20 or more)
Under 20/Students: 150 yen (100 yen for groups of 20 or more)
Seniors (65 and over): 100 yen
High School Students: 100 yen
Image: Francisco de Goya, Print Collection "Caprices" and "Disasters of War"
URL: https://tinyurl.com/49ydjfsa

Jinny Street Gallery "Ryoaki Komatsu: ULTRA AXIS"
Jinny Street Gallery: Yoshinori Komatsu "ULTRA AXIS"
"ULTRA AXIS" by Yoshinori Komatsu is on display at Jinny Street Gallery from October 4 to November 1, 2024. Known as a symbol of beauty that harmonizes nature and human artistry, the Japanese tradition of "bonsai" is challenged by the artist, who seeks to transform this bold tradition through a process of deconstructing and reconstructing objects.

Venue: Jinny Street Gallery
Period: October 4 (Fri) – November 1 (Fri), 2024
URL: https://tinyurl.com/ypn59hhd

GALLERY PAICHU GASBON METABOLISM × ArtSticker Group Exhibition "Kizu"
The collaborative exhibition "Kizu" between GASBON METABOLISM in Hokuto, Yamanashi, and ArtSticker took place at GALLERY PAICHU from October 1 to October 26, 2024. This group exhibition, featuring five artists and one group from diverse backgrounds, revolves around the theme of "the city as a scab."

Venue: GALLERY PAICHU(5-2-4 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Period: October 1 (Tue) – October 26 (Sat), 2024 (Closed on Sundays and Mondays)
Opening Hours: 17:00 – 23:00
URL: https://tinyurl.com/4jpdnwwb

TARO NASU Gallery: Benoit Pieron Solo Exhibition "Fabric Softener"
Benoit Pieron's solo exhibition "Fabric Softener" is on display at TARO NASU Gallery from September 13 to October 12, 2024. Born in 1983 in Ivry-sur-Seine, Pieron now works in Paris. His artworks explore themes of humanity, society, life, and death, elevating personal experiences into universal stories that resonate with all.

Venue: TARO NASU Gallery
Period: September 13 (Fri) – October 12 (Sat), 2024
Opening Hours: 11:00 – 19:00
Closed on: Sundays, Mondays, and public holidays
URL: https://tinyurl.com/yrkawf4w