Mark Ryden's show in Tokyo
One of my favorite artists is having his show in Tokyo at: Hidari Zingaro Nakano Broadway 3FL 5-52-15 Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-0001 JAPAN if I understand …
The archive
Art & Culture — page 21
Browse art & culture in the Akihabara archive.
The Epic Diplomacy of Winter Sonata in Japan
It’s no secret that Japan and Korea have a strained relationship. It wasn’t even 20 years ago that Korea lifted their ban on Japanese media (it was partially lifted in 1998, and fully lifted in 2004)…
Japanese Lacquer Ware
Japanese Craft using Lacquer Real Japanese lacquer is an organic substance made from the sap of the urushi tree (Rhus verniciflua). The sap is collected by scratching the tree and it then is refined …
Kumu: A New Gallery in Tokyo To Showcase Craftsmanship From Around Japan
Kumu (written ??, in Japanese) means to connect or unite. And it’s the name of Noriko Konuma’s new gallery space nestled in the Bakurocho neighborhood Northeast of central Tokyo. True to their name, …