A century ago, the Japanese critic Sōetsu Yanagi, with the potters Shōji Hamada and Kawai Kanjirō, coined the term Mingei (“art of the people”), an elision of minshūteki kōgei (“ordinary people’s ...

"I want Tokyo to be the center of art in Asia," Pace Japan Vice President Kyoko Hattori said in a recent interview. "I want ...

While temperatures remain high across the country, the evenings are starting to feel cooler. As dragonflies dance on the breeze and the sun’s rays feel a little less perilous, the typical scents and ...

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 ...

Japan is a treasure trove of cultural experiences, and its workshops are a great way to delve into the traditions and crafts ...

It is often said that Japanese traditional crafts are in danger of extinction, but there are also proactive movements to support them, such as the activities of JapanCraft21. The importance for the ...

Have you been enjoying the sun, or at least taking a break from the art market treadmill? I hope so, because the busy fall season is just around the corner. Both countries remain major global cultural ...

Impact of 19th and early 20th International Expositions on Japanese arts and crafts with Shinya Maezaki (Professor, Kyoto Women's University) and François Lachaud (Professor of Japanese Studies, École ...

Led by industrial designer Sinclair Smith, a founding faculty member of MFA Products of Design at SVA and director of the SVA GroundFloor Incubator, Made in Yame will provide hands-on study of ...

Artists with Creative Clay share interests, art and inspiration with artists in Japan through "Artlink Takamatsu." ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Due to concerns and uncertainties caused by the global Coronavirus pandemic, the Japan Art Association has made the difficult decision to postpone the 32nd Praemium ...