Japan

While the art scene for the world wasn’t rosy in 2024, Asia seemed to have a comparatively better year. Despite slowing markets, the optimism in Asian markets continues to attract more galleries and visitors. Hong Kong Hong Kong continued…

Continuing its wave of Asian consolidation, Pace Gallery announced a new gallery to open next year in Tokyo, Japan. The new gallery will be located in the Azubudai Hills area, an up-and-coming region in Tokyo. The building, which will be…

Prominent video artist Nalini Malani has been given the Kyoto Prize – Japan’s highest private award – which includes a $700,000 purse. Nalini Malani is well-known across the world for her video art, even though she has since spanned…

The controversial survey “After ‘Freedom of Expression?’”, featuring a sculpture of comfort women in imperialistic Japan goes to view again next week. The survey explores the ‘comfort woman’ - women abducted from Korea and other…

A report published last week revealed the discovery of a 23,000 old colored bead in Japan, the oldest artificially-colored jewelry in the world. The object in question was actually unearthed 5 years ago. It was found in the Sakitari Cave…

The Praemium Imperiale Award, one of the most prestigious art awards in the world, has been won this year by photographer Sebastião Salgado and sculptor James Turell. Sebastião Salgado Sebastião Salgado is well known for his…

Two 18th century ornate doors, looted from a church in Cyprus in the 1970s, are finally getting repatriated from Japan to their original country. The pair of doors are estimated to be built in 1778 and were installed in the Church of…

One of the defunct Nintendo factories can be turned into the world’s first museum for the gaming company. Nintendo, one of the leading electronics and video games companies in the world, released a statement sharing its plan for the…

Tatsuo Ikeda, known for his harrowing works based on World War II, has died in November at the age of 92. His death was announced by Fergus McCaffrey, the gallery that represented him. Ikeda was born in 1928 in Saga Prefecture, Japan. He…

The art industry has been rocked by a series of protests in recent times. These might be regarding the Sackler family or for some other reasons. Now, we are reporting about an exhibition from Aichi Triennale being censored which was based…