Tokyo
New faces and major anniversaries: art fair highlights of 2023
East Asia gains two new commercial art events and Frieze London turns 20
Art Week Tokyo’s perfectly orchestrated official launch leads some gallerists to ask—do we really need a fair?
As the city attempts to grow its position as a global art hub, some dealers express a preference for gallery-hopping events
Relief for Art Week Tokyo galleries as Japan eases travel restrictions
Second edition comes as Tokyo attempts to regain its lost status as an international art hub amid a booming contemporary market and a forthcoming fair
Could Japan rise again? New fair to launch in Tokyo in July 2023
Founded by Sandy Angus, Tim Etchells and Magnus Renfrew, the event looks to cement a growing market in Japan
Japan's borders may still be closed, but inaugural Art Week Tokyo aims to open up city's dynamic art scene to outside world (eventually)
The event, featuring 50 of the Japanese capital’s galleries and museums, soft launches this November
Is Art Basel eyeing up a new fair location?
Art Basel has lent expertise to Art Week Tokyo, but does this indicate further involvement?
Watch retired BMW robots draw athletes’ movements at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The installation by Jason Bruges Studio creates unique performances and images based on different sports, from swimming to shooting, sprinting to skateboarding
Tokyo’s treasure house of Impressionist painting reopens as Artizon Museum
Former Bridgestone Museum of Art will have new focus on creativity through the ages after a three-year renovation
The world's most popular exhibition? Ancient sculptures in Tokyo versus Modern masters in Paris
Plus record crowds in US, UK and Australia
Murakami to launch art fair Geisai in Basel next year
The Japanese art festival's new edition will be well placed to offer exposure to emerging stars
How the Pentagon is (indirectly) helping restore Chinese cave paintings
American engineers are preparing to introduce the latest military espionage equipment to Dunhuang
Shinwa auction house plans expansion into Impressionist market
Leading “open” auction house seeks financing, wants to sell major paintings
Hara Museum of Contemporary Art: A great private enterprise
Aristocrat Toshio Hara is admired by museum directors, such as Nick Serota of the Tate, for his contemporary art museum
Techno-art in Tokyo with two new institutions focusing on new media
Japan’s technological expertise and interest in media art on display at the Inter Communication Centre and the Image and Technology Gallery
Edo-period art at the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum
From the ukiyo-e prints popular culture to the armour of the Shogun, this exhibition delves into the many strands of Edo period art and culture
Collectors dormant at first edition of the Tokyo International Art Fair due to limping economy
Stock market crashes and earthquakes shake but collectors were not so lively