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Fine Prints: Kumi Sugai and Takesada Matsutani at the Ashiya City Museum of Art & History |
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| Christopher Stephens |
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| It is not immediately clear why Kumi Sugai and Takesada Matsutani are paired in print works, the exhibition currently at the Ashiya City Museum of Art & History, except for the obvious fact that both artists are closely associated with the print medium. This subtle curatorial approach turns out to be a winning formula, however, as viewers are left to search for similarities and form links of their own. more... |
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Space-Time Continuums by Kenichi Sawaki at the Meguro Museum of Art, Tokyo |
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| Susan Rogers Chikuba |
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| Through barren landscapes, forgotten landmarks of manmade origin, and short films sequenced like fragmented images from a dream, sculptor Kenichi Sawaki explores themes of life and death, boom and bust, and ultimately, our place in the inevitable flux of things in Memory of Future, a solo exhibition ending June 9 at the Meguro Museum of Art, Tokyo. more... |
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That Was the Year That Was: Japanese Photography in 1968 |
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| Alan Gleason |
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| On show until July 15 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography in Ebisu, 1968 -- Japanese Photography does not actually restrict itself to one year, watershed though 1968 undeniably was. The time frame indicated by the subtitle, "Photographs that stirred up debate, 1966-1974," is a sensible one for examining the precursors as well as the aftermath of the explosive events of that pivotal year, both in Japanese photography and in the world at large. more... |
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