The Blond Ambition of Tamara de Lempicka
Portrait of Ira P, 1930 I'm not sure what Lady Gaga — who arrives in Japan shortly — has in her art collection, but given time (a...
Alessandro Papetti: Dynamic Space
Milan, 2008 Since being featured at the Venice Biennale in 2003, Italian oil painter Alessandro Papetti has started to gather a cri...
A New Shrine to Real Excellence Opens in Chiba
Distant Memories, 2009, by Osamu Obi Have you heard of Sosuke Morimoto? No? Well, then, how about Ryo Shiotani or Osamu Obi? Nope? OK,...
The National Art Center Tokyo relives memories of European art
Salome with the Head of St. John the Baptist, c.1535 I learnt my trade as an art journalist purely by accident. Back when I was a poo...
Impressionist originality challenged by Italian 'patch' painters
Cristiano Banti's "Peasant Women in Conversation" (1861) Artistic reputations are very important to some countries. I...
A Post-Impressionist masterpiece brings a taste of Tahiti to Tokyo
Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? 1897-98 Does this sound familiar? After disappointments in his homeland, a man choo...
Matisse & His Circles: The Bridgestone Museum spins a corporate collection around a legendary figure
Woman with Blue Bodice, 1935 I've always been a bit suspicious of corporate art collections, but Tokyo's Bridgestone Museum shows...
Show Undermined by a Surfeit of Masters
Not Van Gogh's best. Save us from the well-rounded exhibition! For museum visitors in Japan, this is a constant danger; something I...
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