Murakami Saburo, “Passing Through” (1956). Performance view at the 2nd Gutai Art Exhibition, Ohara Kaikan, Tokyo, c. October 11–17, 1956. (click to enlarge) (© Murakami Makiko and the former members ...

In Japan, manhole covers transform the streets into open-air galleries. Colourful, intricate and full of poetry, they both ...

The art of Japan’s Edo period is undeniably beautiful, influencing creators across the centuries. Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai is most famous for his woodblock print, “Under the Wave off ...

The current exhibition at the Polasek Museum has roots that stretch back a millennium or more. But I promise I will condense the story of the fascinating art of nihon shishu so you can read it over a ...

Asia Society is proud to present Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan. This exhibition reevaluates a seminal era of turmoil, creativity, and transformation in Japan spanning the mid-nineteenth to ...

Daidō Moriyama, “Lips” (1970), gelatin silver print, 7 1/16 x 10 3/4 inches (©Daidō Moriyama, photo courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston) There are certain exhibitions in which some or many of ...

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 artist Yuko Mohri in her studio ...

Yūzū Nenbutsu Engi (Origins of the Yuzu Nenbutsu Sect) 融通念仏縁起 (detail), Handscroll, Kamakura or period, 14th century, Japan, Ink, color, and gold on paper, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian ...

Works from the Freer's collection of Japanese religious art are exhibited in several thematic rotations. Buddhist iconography was first introduced to Japan from the Asian mainland in the 6th century.