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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. -
Toshiki Okada and Teppei Kaneuji Unveil the Meaning Behind the Eraser Series that Convey the New Relationship Between Humans and Things
How did the Eraser series—which has a concept of ‘extricating from anthropocentrism’—come to live? And what endeavors were undertaken? The aforementioned questions are elucidated by the words of Toshiki Okada and Teppei Kaneuji. -
Artist KYNE holds a solo exhibition Exploring his hybridized and unique artistic style
Artist KYNE talks about everything from his own art practice to collaboration with Takashi Murakami -
Discovering Through the Serendipitous Collages Yabiku Henrique Yudi’s Solo Exhibition MOTION
The largest solo exhibition Yudi has ever done, MOTION, is open at DIESEL ART GALLERY in Shibuya Tokyo, until May 13th. I spoke with the artist about the exhibition and creative process of his works.