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Painter Saya Aokabi: The thought behind the unique creations from her first exhibition
Painter Saya Aokabi, who has become the subject of attention both in Japan and abroad, talks about her creations. -
IBASHO Gallery: The Beauty of Having a Place Where You Can Be Yourself
The photographs gathered in the “Be Yourself” gallery are curated based on the owner’s sense and intuition. The strong relationship with the artist is emphasized above all else here. -
Ukiyo-e and street culture: NAGA illustrates the intersection between the past and present
NAGA is an illustrator who incorporates street culture into sceneries from the Edo period. How did he discover his experimental style, and what’s his goal? -
Hokusai’s iconic shunga, “The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife” stirs up Eros and lust at Ruttkowski;68 in Paris
Exhibition of works by 22 international artists on the theme of eroticism. The curator talks about the charm of Hokusai, shunga and Japanese culture. -
Joe Brook, the photographer who documents universal themes of skateboarding
Joe Brook has been working with the world-famous skateboard magazine, Thrasher, for many years. He’s a photographer who adores skating and traveling with a film and digital camera in hand. Joe is a cool guy who’s always smiling and lives his life as a photographer with endless enthusiasm. -
From Haruki Murakami to cookbook, the beautiful and mysterious “another stories” in books drawn by Germany’s leading illustrator Kat Menschik.
Kat Menschik is an illustrator who has worked on four works of Haruki Murakami including “Nemuri” and “Attacking a Bakery”. She talks about the “trick” of illustrations and binding. -
Tetsuya Umeda in Beppu “Zero-Tai”—unearthing Beppu’s history from the depths of hot springs
Artist Tetsuya Umeda held a unique art project called “Zero-Tai,” composed of a film, map, and radio last winter. He’s also planning on publishing a book to add further clues about said project. I spoke to him to discover more. -
Japanese Art Brut: A Still-Developing Phenomenon with a Distinctive Character of Its Own
Self-taught artists in Japan are winning international praise for the imagination, innovation, and skill with which they make their unusual paintings, drawings, and mixed-media works. -
Analyzing a solo exhibition during Dutch lockdown: Amid the coronavirus pandemic, photographer Erwin Olaf sees his future self
Tomo Kosuga, an art producer living in Amsterdam, explores photography around the world today in this series of columns. In the fifth installment of this series, the author visits a gallery for the first time in four months and writes about leading Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf. -
Exploring “Drawing Orchestra” — a dialogue between Hiraku Suzuki and Daijiro Ohara & remarks from participants
Drawing Orchestra is a project where diverse artists partake in a drawing session. We look at the project’s whole picture and possibilities with a discussion between the two founders and testimonies from the participating artists.