Tokyo.- The National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo presents an exhibition of works by Taro Okamoto on the 100th anniversary of his birth until May 8th 2011. Taro Okamoto (1911-1996) is probably one of the most well-known artists in Japan during the…
Joan Mirviss Reports Overwhelming Response to "Birds of Dawn" Exhibition
NEW YORK, NY.- Since its opening on March 16 for Asia Week New York 2011, “Birds of Dawn: Pioneers of Japan’s Sôdeisha Ceramic Movement,” the exhibition currently on view at Joan B. Mirviss Ltd. at 39 East 78th Street, has been attracti…
Erik Thomsen Asian Art Presents Golden Treasures: Japanese Gold Lacquer Boxes
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Erik Thomsen Asian Art will present a select collection of Japanese lacquer boxes in Golden Treasures: Japanese Gold Lacquer Boxes, an Asia Week exhibition held at its new, purpose-built gallery in New York City. The exhibition will ru…
Carsten Höller Double Take on Jean Pigozzi’s Collection at Centre National d’Art Contemporain
GRENOBLE.- Jean Pigozzi collects art and is also a photographer himself, while the notion of “doubleness” is at the very centre of Carsten Höllerʼs life and his work as an artist. It seemed natural that their meeting would culminate in …
With Financial Crisis a Distant Memory and as Art Market Booms, Some See the Risk of Bust
LONDON (REUTERS).- At the top end of the art market, the financial crisis seems a distant memory — surging prices saw Christie’s and Sotheby’s post impressive 2010 results that were back to, or above pre-crisis levels. Yet while the market leaders are…
With Financial Crisis a Distant Memory and as Art Market Booms, Some See the Risk of Bust
LONDON (REUTERS).- At the top end of the art market, the financial crisis seems a distant memory — surging prices saw Christie’s and Sotheby’s post impressive 2010 results that were back to, or above pre-crisis levels. Yet while the market leaders are…
Two California Groups Want Historic Decommissioned Navy Ship as a Tourist Attraction
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (AP).- The USS Iowa supported U.S. forces fighting the Japanese during World War II and helped tankers safely navigate the Persian Gulf in the Iran-Iraq War. Though the ship has long since been out of service, its final battle is stil…
Two California Groups Want Historic Decommissioned Navy Ship as a Tourist Attraction
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (AP).- The USS Iowa supported U.S. forces fighting the Japanese during World War II and helped tankers safely navigate the Persian Gulf in the Iran-Iraq War. Though the ship has long since been out of service, its final battle is stil…
Rare and Exceptional Works to Be Presented by the Japanese Art Dealers Association
NEW YORK, NY.- Two newly discovered paintings by Katsushika Hokusai, creator of The Great Wave off Kanagawa, and dozens of other rare and exceptional works of art will be exhibited in JADA 2011: An Exhibition by the Japanese Art Dealers Association. T…
Nearly 3,000 Calligraphers in Japanese Break Out the Brushes for Annual New Year’s Ritual
TOKYO (REUTERS) .- Nearly 3,000 people gathered in Tokyo on Wednesday from as far away as Brazil to break out their calligraphy brushes for an annual new year’s ritual to bring in 2011. Traditionally, people across Japan use ink brushes and paper to wr…