Exhibitions
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‘Like a rock star’: the global reverence for Martin Parr’s class-conscious photography
Unfettered love for late photographer in France and elsewhere stands in contrast to occasional reservations in…
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Wild swimming and TikTok dances: Hiroshima today – in pictures
Aya Fujioka set out to shake the weight of history from her home city and capture her own relationship with it…
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‘Like a game of black-belt level Jenga’: inside the ancient art of Japanese carpentry
From the earthquake-defying joints that support a 13th-century temple to the delicacy of sashimono puzzle boxe…
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Japanese Art History à la Takashi Murakami review – the opposite of refinement
Gagosian Grosvenor Hill, LondonThe Tokyo-born pop artist who has worked with Louis Vuitton, Billie Eilish et a…
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‘Strange and exciting’: Japanese food sculpture goes on show in London
Sampuru are a restaurant staple – a 3D version of menus. And such is the precision craftsmanship in their crea…
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‘A true multi-sensory experience’: the Met celebrates Japanese poetry, calligraphy and painting
In an immersive and transporting new exhibition, three key areas of Japanese art are brought together and prai…
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The origin of all things: Kyotographie 2024 – a photo essay
The 12th annual Kyotographie photography festival features 13 exhibitions staged in striking locations across …
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Japan’s floating world, Britain’s lakes of paint and California’s sculpted light – the week in art
Also, a newly restored first world war masterpiece and a 400-year-old portrait of one of the world’s first pro…
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Japan: Myths to Manga review – kids, can you see the rabbit grinding rice on the moon?
Young V&A, LondonJapan’s rich folklore has hugely influenced movies, manga, anime and video games, as this…
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20th century Japanese poster art – in pictures
At a new exhibition at Poster House in New York, a range of wartime and postwar posters are being celebrated, …
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Stonehenge exhibition highlights similarities between ancient British and Japanese cultures
The parallels suggest the communities are ideologically closer than one might imagineThe treasures on display …
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Imperial artwork: early photographs of life in Japan – in pictures
Taken around 1865, these amateur images by a Dutch physician offer up a fascinating glimpse inside the country…
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Stonehenge exhibition explores parallels with Japanese stone circles
Objects never before seen outside Japan will be part of show on site’s similarities to Jōmon monumentsThey wer…
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Art of diplomacy: 300 years of Japanese art in Britain’s royal collection
A Queen’s Gallery exhibition tells the story of centuries of artistic and cultural exchange between east and w…
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Kyoto spring: the finest Japanese and world photography – in pictures
Alongside its famous cherry blossom, the city hosts an annual photography festival, Kyotographie, now in its 1…
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Kyoto spring: the finest Japanese and world photography – in pictures
Alongside its famous cherry blossom, the city hosts an annual photography festival, Kyotographie, now in its 1…
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Harsh, blurred and brilliant: the great Daidō Moriyama – in pictures
He is one of Japan’s most renowned photographers, a giant of the Provoke movement whose compelling images take…
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The kimono – from costume to catwalk
From the 17th to the 20th century the kimono was the principal piece of clothing in Japan for both men and wom…