Alongside Kusama are Atsuko Tanaka and Tsuruko Yamazaki—both part of the more male-dominated Gutai movement—and the ...

Our critic Jason Farago shares what you shouldn’t miss in a bustling city that is best discovered at a leisurely pace.

The art of Japan’s Edo period is undeniably beautiful, influencing creators across the centuries. Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai is most famous for his woodblock print, “Under the Wave off ...

Daidō Moriyama, “Lips” (1970), gelatin silver print, 7 1/16 x 10 3/4 inches (©Daidō Moriyama, photo courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston) There are certain exhibitions in which some or many of ...

Japanese skincare is admired around the world for its calm precision, quiet luxury, and devotion to skin health over quick ...

The current exhibition at the Polasek Museum has roots that stretch back a millennium or more. But I promise I will condense the story of the fascinating art of nihon shishu so you can read it over a ...

Japan’s art market has outperformed the global industry over the past five years, according to a new report from art economist Clare McAndrew. While global sales ticked up just 1 percent from 2019 to ...

“I AM STILL ALIVE”, read a series of telegrams that Kawara On, a Japanese conceptual artist, sent to friends and acquaintances around the world between 1970 and 2000. At the Aichi Triennale, a big art ...

Torii Kiyonaga, Japanese, 1752–1815, Sode no maki (Handscroll for the Sleeve) (detail), c. 1785. Color woodblock printed handscroll. (Courtesy of Ebi Collection, Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan ...

During Phillips London’s evening sale just weeks ago, bidders located in Asia continued to vigorously compete for works by ultra-contemporary artists. But rather than the usual suspects from Hong Kong ...

At least four works by a famous convicted forger have been discovered in Japan. Transparency about the mistakes, however, has sparked as much curiosity as scandal.

Sushi is one of those foods that seems simple on the surface — a few slices of raw fish, a little rice, maybe a dab of wasabi. But behind the minimalist presentation lies centuries of craftsmanship, ...