The Tokyo Traveler

June 30th, 2008

Map the Tokyo Art Scene with Tokyo Art Beat

In Tokyo you will find museums and galleries around every corner and it’s hard to keep up with everything that is going on in the Tokyo art scene.  Tokyo Art Beat is a great site that provides it’s readers with event listings and details for art & design related events around the city. […]

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June 24th, 2008

The Woman with the Pearl in Tokyo

The National Museum of Western Art in Ueno will be displaying works by the 19th century French painter Camille Corot (1796-1875) in an exhibition titled “Corot: Souvenirs et Variations“. The highlight of the exhibition will be his painting “The Woman with the Pearl” which is said to be his ‘Mona Lisa’.
The exhibition was put […]

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June 13th, 2008

Kazari - Japanese Ornamentation Exhibit

The Suntory Museum of Art in Tokyo Midtown exhibition, KAZARI: The Impulse to Decorate in Japan,  will be on display until July 13, 2003.
The Japanese have employed kazari (the act of adorning) for centuries and this exhibit highlights examples ranging from ceremonial clothing to ancient Jômon ceramics and offers insight and examples of how […]

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May 31st, 2008

Woodblock Prints - A Great Souvenir!

One of the most recognizable forms of Japanese arts are woodblock prints or ukiyo-e. The word ukiyo refers to the world of common people and e means picture. This art form originated in the late sixteenth century in the ancient capital of Kyoto and the first ukiyo-e were not woodblock prints at all but […]

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May 10th, 2008

A Design Festa in Tokyo

Design Festa is the biggest art event in Asia, with approximately 2,600 booths and 7,000 exhibitors working in a variety of mediums. This art event is held twice a year at Tokyo Big Sight, the biggest event hall in Japan.

In addition to the shopping at the various booths be sure to check out the schedule […]

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April 28th, 2008

Renoir + Renoir in Tokyo

An exhibit titled “Renoir + Renoir” will be on display at the Bunkamura Museum of Art until May 6th. The exhibit focuses on two great masters — painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) and his son Jean Renoir (1894-1979).
Both men had a love of nature and depicted joyful scenes in their work. On display are 50 […]

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April 10th, 2008

Junichi Nakahara Shop

Junichi Nakahara (1916-1983) was prominent artist well know for his water color paintings, illustrations, fashion design, interior decor and doll making. In the 1920s and 1930s his illustrations of young girls with big eyes were very famous and you can see the art deco influence on his work. The style of his illustrations […]

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March 27th, 2008

Marunouchi Art Weeks

Staring on March 28th and running through April the 15th you can get your fill of art in Tokyo during Marunouchi Art Weeks. The three week event will be staged at eleven galleries and the group has prepared a walking tour to make it easier for visitors to get around the area.
Some of the […]

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