Contemporary Japanese art is in a transitional phase. Western styles and techniques are being assimilated, sometimes with too great a degree of imitation.

Many of today’s Japanese artists are recreating and developing ancient crafts in their work. For them, “tradition” is not a relic of the past but a living, constantly evolving idea.

Galleries Art Week Tokyo’s Third Edition Boasts ‘Glocal’ Ambitions to Bridge Japanese Contemporary Art With the International Market. Japan is eager to get back into the global art world ...

The exhibition “Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan” is at the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago. By Lori Waxman PUBLISHED: May 7, 2024 at 5:30 AM CDT ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. This month, a new gallery is opening in London’s Fitzrovia, devoted to contemporary art. Nothing new, you might ...

Japanese postwar art has undoubtedly benefited from the dramatic rise of the Asian market and of western interest in Asian art, as well as the re-evaluation of other postwar movements. Harder to ...

Japanese collectors spent billions on European paintings during the bubble economy of the 1980s. Officials today hope to inspire a new generation of art lovers.

The year 2022 is Japan’s art festival year, and the country has an action-packed calendar of festivals, from the frosty wilds of Hokkaido to the rugged coastline of the Seto Inland Sea. Here are ...

Many of today’s Japanese artists are recreating and developing ancient crafts in their work. For them, “tradition” is not a relic of the past but a living, constantly evolving idea.