On View: Saeborg’s Kinky Rubber Farm at Tomonotsu Museum

Back in 2012, latex artist Saeborg (pronounced Cyborg) announced that his dream was to make an entire farm made of rubber. His current show at Tomonotsu Museum in Hirsoshima, Japan realizes that vision. It was previously shown at Takashi Murakami’s Zingaro space in Nakano, a mecca for comics, toys and cosplay- Saeborg’s inspiration. Saeborg’s kinky installation of animals and their “Lil’ Big Bo Peep” feature kigurumi, Japanese costumed performers who represent cartoon characters. At various times, they live and interact in an inflatable “paradise” where female livestock are exploited and eventually slaughtered.

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Japanese art, Neo-Tokyo, Saeborg, Takashi Murakami, Zingaro Space

Great East Japan Earthquake, Japan, Japanese art, Mizuma Art Gallery, pencil

March 12, 2015

Four years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake which continues to have a significant impact on the nation of Japan and its artists. On March 11th, the anniversary of the disaster, Mizuma Art Gallery presented "Howl", an exhibition of elaborate pencil drawings by Mikiko Kumazawa. Kumazawa's latest works reflect on the past four years, and her own personal emotional interpretation of the event. Collectively, here is an image of human nature's strength and weakness in the face of uncontrollable forces. Take a look at "Howl" after the jump!

On View: “Flowers and People – Gold and Dark” by teamLab at Japan Society

Installation Art, Japan Society, Japanese art, teamLab, video art

January 6, 2015

Tokyo-based teamLab is a group of 9 creators- artists, video, sound designers, and programmers- who transform spaces with their interactive installations. Their most recent installation "Flowers and People – Gold and Dark" is now on view at the Japan Society in New York. It is part of a larger exhibition that includes works by Manabu Ikeda and Hisashi Tenmyouya, their "Garden of Unearthly Delights". A monster tsunami has just uprooted a major city. teamLab's contribution represents a perpetual blooming and withering of life.

On View: Yayoi Kusama’s “Pumpkins” at Victoria Miro

Bronze Sculpture, contemporary art, Japanese art, Kusama Pumpkin, Yayoi Kusama

September 17, 2014

Fans of Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama need no introduction to the Kusama pumpkin- her dotted signature motif and yes, alter ego. Her pumpkins have been famously recreated from hotel rooms to textiles and designer hand bags by Louis Vuitton. She's even taken us inside of their surreal, organic structure, as in her Selfridges London pop-up store this time last year. So the story goes, Kusama's family once owned a storehouse full of pumpkins during World War II, and she developed a fondness for them. Ever since, she has continually used them throughout her career as a symbol of growth and fertility. Just in time for Halloween, Victoria Miro in London is showing a new body of bronze sculptures and paintings 2 years in the making, simply titled "Pumpkins".

Preview: Yoshitomo Nara’s “Greetings from a Place in My Heart” at Dairy Art Centre

Blum and Poe, Japanese art, Retrospective, Yoshitomo Nara

October 2, 2014

Earlier this year, Blum & Poe gallery in Los Angeles brought us never before seen works by Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara (covered here). The show was critically acclaimed for his introduction of new materials, including large scale bronze busts and environmentally-friendly installations. Alongside some of these same peices, he will debut a new series "Greetings from a Place in My Heart", opening tonight at Dairy Art Centre in London. Nara will also host a rare artist talk about the exhibit, notably the largest retrospective of his drawings, paintings, and sculpture spanning 30 years.

On View: Saeborg’s Kinky Rubber Farm at Tomonotsu Museum

On View: “Howl” by Mikiko Kumazawa at Mizuma Art Gallery

On View: “Flowers and People – Gold and Dark” by teamLab at Japan Society

On View: Yayoi Kusama’s “Pumpkins” at Victoria Miro

Preview: Yoshitomo Nara’s “Greetings from a Place in My Heart” at Dairy Art Centre

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