51³Ô¹ÏÍø

Tag - national-museum-of-modern-art

 
Menu
Search
 
July 25, 2026
 

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MODERN ART

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 28, 2017
¡®Marcel Breuer¡¯s Furniture: Improvement for Good¡¯
March 3 -May 7
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 16, 2016
¡®Thomas Ruff¡¯
Aug. 30-Nov. 13
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 15, 2016
¡®Kuniyoshi & Kunisada: From the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston¡¯
Ukiyo-e prints were once the equivalent of today¡¯s TV shows and magazines. During the Edo Period (1603- 1868), they often illustrated kabuki theater stars and portrayed the latest fashion trends, even at times serving as cosmetics catalogs or tourist guidebooks.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 5, 2016
¡®Onchi Koshiro¡¯
Jan. 13-Feb. 28
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 28, 2015
Things that changed photography
In the late 1960s, the mono-ha (school of things) movement arose from the Japanese art-school scene, with the Korean-born artist Lee Ufan ¡ª who went from the philosophy department at Nihon University to teaching at Tama Art University ¡ª as its most renowned proponent. Using raw materials and with...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 11, 2014
Still photography that will always remain moving
In the late 1950s, after having studied law and while pursuing a masters degree in art history, Ikko Narahara took two series of images that depicted groups of people at the extreme edges of society. One was of a woman¡¯s prison in Wakayama Prefecture and the other a Trappist monastery in Hokkaido. These...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 13, 2014
¡®Narahara Ikko: Domains¡¯
It has been 56 years since photographer Ikko Narahara¡¯s early masterpiece ¡°Oukoku (Kingdom)¡± (1958) has been shown in Tokyo.
Events / Events In Tokyo
Jul 29, 2014
Patterns of fun at the National Museum of Modern Art
Whether lines, circles, squares, triangles or other shapes, in our daily lives, we are constantly surrounded by patterns and designs.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 18, 2014
¡®Guess What? Hardcore Contemporary Art¡¯s Truly a World Treasure¡¯
Contemporary artworks are rarely described as ¡°world treasures,¡± but here The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo has come up with its own definition of the phrase. These are works that are literally ¡°treasures¡± in terms of their high market value, but also because of their ability to convey universal...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 6, 2013
¡®Josef Koudelka Retrospective¡¯
Josef Koudelka is one of today¡¯s most well-respected photographers, known especially for the gritty and authentic depictions of everyday life in his two series documenting underprivileged classes: ¡°Gypsies¡± and ¡°Exiles.¡±
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 28, 2013
¡®Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Relocation of the Mitsuo Aida Museum: Even One Simple Thing¡¯
Poet and calligrapher Mitsuo Aida (1924-1991) is well-known in Japan for his tanka poetry and original style of handwriting. He spent his life developing and honing his craft, focusing on the preciousness of the life as a subject.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 24, 2013
Crawling through the mud in style
It¡¯s quite fitting that the major Osamu Suzuki (1926-2001) retrospective, the first since the ceramicist¡¯s passing, is taking place at The National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto, the hometown of the artist.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 10, 2013
Surveying the city from a different viewpoint
Beside Stephan Balkenhol¡¯s sculpture ¡°Big Head with Three Part Relief¡± a note reads, ¡°Nothing here is as it should be.¡± This figureless ¡°head¡± set against a black void represents ¡°Mr. Everyman,¡± that common figure, detached from his surround and considering his place in the world.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 16, 2013
¡®The Shibakawa Collection: Tribute to a Patron of Aoki Shigeru, Kishida Ryusei and Others¡¯
During the late1800s, westernization in Japan brought about a new art style ¡ª y¨­ga, for which Japanese artists emulated western conventions and techniques, inspired in particular by European painters.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE 51³Ô¹ÏÍø

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER