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Shift Japan

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GENER8ION: Visions of 2034

Shift JapanJapanGENER8ION: Visions of 2034 Filmmaker Romain Gavras and music producer Surkin build worlds where music and image feed each other until you…

August 12
Ettore Sottsass: Design begins where magic begins

Shift JapanJapanEttore Sottsass: Design begins where magic begins The 1980s was an era of resistance against social conformity. Heightened consumerism, widespread use of person…

July 27
Hiroshi Sugimoto: Extinction

Shift JapanJapanHiroshi Sugimoto: Extinction With the advent of digital and smartphone technology, the essence of photography has plunged into a wholly art…

July 6
Spencer Tunick

Shift JapanJapanSpencer Tunick Being a pebble on a beach of a million pebbles

June 8
Ron Mueck

Shift JapanJapanRon Mueck A dynamic sculptor who captures audiences with provocative and ambiguous pieces, from miniature to life-size, …

June 1
DESIGNART TOKYO 2026

Shift JapanJapanDESIGNART TOKYO 2026 DESIGNART TOKYO, a well-established fall festival in Tokyo, celebrated its 10th anniversary will be held from …

March 16
SPRING RISING

Shift JapanJapanSPRING RISING Spring has arrived in Hakone, and what better way to celebrate the flowering season than with a day at Pola Mu…

March 16
YBA & BEYOND: British Art in the 90s from the Tate Collection

Shift JapanJapanYBA & BEYOND: British Art in the 90s from the Tate Collection The late 1980s through the early 2000s was a tumultuous era in Britain, sparked by radical changes in the poli…

March 2
Sol LeWitt: Open Structure

Shift JapanJapanSol LeWitt: Open Structure As the first solo exhibition of theoretical artist Sol LeWitt at a Japanese public art museum, “Sol LeWitt: Op…

February 4
teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi

Shift JapanJapanteamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi The Saadiyat Cultural District is Abu Dhabi’s ultimate, modern creative and intellectual quarter, shaped over …

January 20
Roppongi Crossing 2025: What Passes Is Time. We Are Eternal.

Shift JapanJapanRoppongi Crossing 2025: What Passes Is Time. We Are Eternal. Mori Art Museum has launched the eighth edition of its Roppongi Crossing exhibition. “Roppongi Crossing 2025: …

January 19
Jam Session: The Ishibashi Foundation Collection × Yamashiro Chikako × Shiga Lieko – In the midst of

Shift JapanJapanJam Session: The Ishibashi Foundation Collection × Yamashiro Chikako × Shiga Lieko – In the midst of Since 2020, Artizon Museum has been holding its Jam Session exhibitions annually. The sessions feature collabo…

December 8
DESIGNART TOKYO 2025

Shift JapanJapanDESIGNART TOKYO 2025 Since its founding in 2017, DESIGNART TOKYO has stood as one of the world’s most innovative cross-disciplinary…

November 30
Yunoki Samiro: The Eternal Now

Shift JapanJapanYunoki Samiro: The Eternal Now Katazome, the craft of traditional Japanese stencil dyeing technique that uses rice paste as a resist to apply…

November 17
Sato Masahiko Exhibition new × (way of making + way of understanding)

Shift JapanJapanSato Masahiko Exhibition new × (way of making + way of understanding) In 1999, the endearing song “Dango San Kyodai” (Three dumpling brothers) made its debut in the NHK TV program …

October 10
CHANEL presents “la Galerie du 19M Tokyo”

Shift JapanJapanCHANEL presents “la Galerie du 19M Tokyo” From September 30 to October 20, 2025, CHANEL’s le19M, the Parisian home of the Métiers d’art, travels to Toky…

October 9
Roppongi Art Night 2025

Shift JapanJapanRoppongi Art Night 2025 Tokyo’s Roppongi district dissolves once again the boundaries between everyday life and artistic imagination. …

October 3
Nature and the Soul: The Journey of Toneyama Kojin – Seeing Reverence and Creativity in Other Cultures

Shift JapanJapanNature and the Soul: The Journey of Toneyama Kojin – Seeing Reverence and Creativity in Other Cultures He has been widely known as the “Painter of the Sun.” His luminous and ardent colors project vibrant energy th…

October 1
Prism of the Real: Making Art in Japan 1989–2010

Shift JapanJapanPrism of the Real: Making Art in Japan 1989–2010 The transition from the Shōwa (1926-1989) to the Heisei era (1989-2019) witnessed groundbreaking and tumultuo…

September 16
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Shift JapanJapanEchigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2025 “Yukiguni” or “Snow Country,” the celebrated novel by classic author and Nobel Prize recipient Yasunari Kawaba…

August 7