His CLTV Collection captures how younger collectors move fluidly across categories, dissolving boundaries between art, design ...

“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 ...

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 ...

When art collective teamLab opened its flagship Tokyo venue, teamLab Borderless, in 2018, the group wanted it to fundamentally change the way we perceive and think about modern art. Whether it ...

For at least a year, Japanese authorities have been vying for a bigger spot in the booming international art market. They have worked to make it easier for galleries to transact at art fairs and free ...

An array of recent initiatives have drawn international notice. Officials say they are taking the long view. Into Art display at the Tokyo Gendai fair earlier this month. Courtesy of Tokyo Gendai.