Japan's century-old Mingei, or folk art, movement celebrates the everyday work of anonymous artists. It stands in contrast to both fine arts and industrially mass-produced goods. And it's having a yet ...

"I want Tokyo to be the center of art in Asia," Pace Japan Vice President Kyoko Hattori said in a recent interview. "I want to see it happen." ...

“I AM STILL ALIVE”, read a series of telegrams that Kawara On, a Japanese conceptual artist, sent to friends and acquaintances around the world between 1970 and 2000. At the Aichi Triennale, a big art ...

Known as the “Art Island” in Kagawa Prefecture, Naoshima is home to open-air exhibits that appear on the shore, like Yayoi Kusama’s iconic black-dotted yellow pumpkin. Exploring galleries and museums ...

While South Korea’s art scene has been stealing the spotlight in recent years, Japan is staging a quiet yet deliberate comeback. A recently published study by Dr. Clare McAndrew (the brains behind the ...