Category: Living Arts


July.09

A Visual Love Letter to Kyoto

July.09 Gail Rieke

“In that instant I knew that Kyoto had installed itself inside me much deeper than mere fancy. No other …

July.04

WAKAMIYA TAKASHI Part of the new generation of lacquer artists

July.04 Simon Pilling

Japanese lacquer – urushi – is one of the wonders of traditional Japanese craft. From the moment of its …

June.30

Bamboo Artist Seiho KIBE opens at TAI Modern in Santa Fe

June.30

The work of Seiho KIBE is currently being shown in his second U.S. solo at Tai Modern Gallery in Santa Fe, New…

June.26

Film Crew to Scale Sacred Mountain with Japan’s Tattooed Pilgrims

June.26 Alice Gordenker

Japan’s relationship with tattoos is notoriously complicated. Even at the height of their popularity during th…

June.03

Zenzo Fukushima: Keeper of Koishiwara Ware

June.03 Alice Gordenker

Two years ago, at the age of 58, potter Zenzo Fukushima was tapped to become what is commonly known as a &#822…

May.31

Swirling Energy: The Sculptural Metaphors of Fujikasa Satoko

May.31

The solo exhibition of celebrated artist, Fujikasa Satoko will be held at Joan B Mirviss LTD. May 1 – Ju…

May.21

Kyotographie

May.21 Susan Pavioska / Kyoto Journal

KYOTOGRAPHIE has been successful partly because photographic images have the ability to transcend linguistic d…

May.10

The Vegetable Art of Noriko Nakane

May.10 Noriko Nakane

   

May.08

Pico Iyer Reflects on a Quarter-Century of Life in Japan

May.08 Phillip Lopate / New York Times

From Steve Beimel: I interviewed Pico Iyer in 1993 about his book, The Lady and the Monk, for first issue my f…

Apr.30

The Life of Japanese Women in Ukiyo-e (The Shoto Museum of Art)

Apr.30 Alice Gordenker

No matter how much a woman enjoys lovemaking, it has to be fit in around the more mundane activities of life, …