
Art Week Tokyo
Five must-visit exhibitions during Art Week Tokyo
From Phung-Tien Phan’s everyday objects and Eiki Mori’s anti-authoritarian flags, to human/natural catastrophes, guerilla art and the African diaspora
Aki Sasamoto invites viewers to her singular ‘life laboratory’ at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
The artist’s mid-career retrospective traces the evolution of her practice through installations, documentation and live performances
‘It’s not complete without people’: the architect behind Art Week Tokyo's see-through pop-up bar
Designed by Ichio Matsuzawa, this year’s AWT Bar is made of transparent acrylic
How Art Week Tokyo is opening up routes into Japan’s contemporary art landscape
Now in its fourth edition, the event promises comprehensive exhibitions, thoughtful symposiums and opportunities for connection on a global scale, says Mami Kataoka, director of the Mori Art Museum
Exhibition explores two transformative decades of innovative art created in Japan, for the world
The exhibition ‘Prism of the Real’ at Tokyo’s National Art Center challenges the idea of Japan as a fixed national entity
Meet the chef behind the Art Week Tokyo Bar—who is exploring what restaurants should be
Shinobu Namae’s sustainable, sociological ethos is shaping Tokyo’s evolving culinary scene
Bangla metal and a resuscitated Roman sculpture: highlights from the Art Week Tokyo Focus exhibition
The curator of Art Week Tokyo’s centrepiece exhibition, which asks “What Is Real?, introduces some of the works on show
Gently woven rituals: Art Week Tokyo’s video programme speaks to traditions of life and death
The ten works will be screened on a loop at the SMBC East Tower
Farewell, functionality? The architect of this year's Art Week Tokyo Bar on her radical design
Plus, the three bespoke cocktails created by contemporary artists and mixologists
Meiro Koizumi brings Prometheus back to life to explore AI dystopia
New Tokyo show follows artist's trilogy of technology-focused works exploring the Greek god
Ei Arakawa-Nash's Tokyo show tests the limits
The Japanese American artist’s sprawling survey at the National Art Center, Tokyo, features painting, performance, participation—and parenting
Tabaimo has video installations in the palm of her hand
The Japanese artist's new show at Tokyo's Gallery Koyanagi marks a departure in her approach to animation and installation
Take a peek behind the doors of acclaimed Tokyo houses
A programme of architecture tours at this year's Art Week Tokyo unlocks a series of historic private buildings
Spirit of the late Pop artist Keiichi Tanaami lives on in new show
The artist’s first large-scale retrospective opened at the National Art Center, Tokyo, just two days before he died at the age of 88
‘My poems are as important to sustaining my life as my art’: Rei Naito, one of Japan's best-kept artistic secrets
The enigmatic installation artist shares the thinking behind her minimal yet profound meditations on human existence
Everything is elemental: the Art Week Tokyo Focus exhibition
Guest curator Mami Kataoka tells the stories behind five highlights of her cosmic-inspired show
Back and forth in time: the Art Week Tokyo video programme
'Between Contrail and Mountains' brings together works by 13 international artists evoking 'different ways of relating to our life here on Earth'
During Art Week Tokyo, one exhibition is rediscovering the art of Japan’s ‘lost decades’
From Neo-Pop to the Zero Zero Generation to 3/11, the Ryutaro Takahashi collection traces the past 30 years of Japanese contemporary art
Art or design? Art Week Tokyo exhibition relooks at the role of craft in post-war Japanese art
Curator Kenjiro Hosaka on five highlights from his AWT Focus exhibition, which brings together over 100 works from participating galleries
Foie-gras grapes and fishbone cookies: Michelin-starred chef creates playful menu for Art Week Tokyo
Shinsuke Ishii's creations, which will be served in the AWT Bar, also carry serious messages about sustainability and overfishing
Storytelling without language: the video art programme at Art Week Tokyo hopes to bring people together
Curator Chus Martínez on how she wants to spark curiosity and conversation with her selection
‘We wanted to test if people can still perceive the space’: the architect behind Art Week Tokyo's pop-up bar
Suzuko Yamada on reducing a bar down to its bare essentials, her vision for architecture and her favourite drinking spot in Tokyo.
Five essential exhibitions to visit during Art Week Tokyo
Art Week Tokyo makes it easy to explore the city's many museum and gallery exhibitions. Our writers pick out some of the highlights to see this autumn
All aboard! Art Week Tokyo opens up the sprawling city's art scene
Returning for its third edition, the annual event offers a special bus service to help visitors see everything that is on offer—from museum and gallery shows, to a pop-up bar and restaurant
An insider’s guide to Tokyo: the essential things to see during Art Week Tokyo
From a high-rise museum to an artist’s apartment turned project space, Sam Thorne, director-general of Japan House London, reveals his favourite places to discover art in the megacity and beyond
























