Art Week Tokyo

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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‘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

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Everything is elemental: the Art Week Tokyo Focus exhibition

Guest curator Mami Kataoka tells the stories behind five highlights of her cosmic-inspired show

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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'

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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

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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

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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

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‘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.

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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

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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

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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

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Art Week Tokyo’s perfectly orchestrated official launch leads some gallerists to ask—do we really need a fair?

As the city attempts to grow its position as a global art hub, some dealers express a preference for gallery-hopping events

Relief for Art Week Tokyo galleries as Japan eases travel restrictions

Second edition comes as Tokyo attempts to regain its lost status as an international art hub amid a booming contemporary market and a forthcoming fair