ARTS

Rising Creators to Watch in 2026, According to the Editorial Team

Tomokazu Matsuyama: Refusing Hierarchies Between ‘High’ and ‘Low’ Culture

Keita Motooka’s Sculptures in Distorted Papier-Mâché Open a Doorway to the Unreal

Keeenue’s Keen Sense of Color and Composition

Mio Yamato’s Red Dots Infused with Vital Force

Rising Creators to Watch in 2026, According to the Editorial Team

From Japan to the World, Photographers Poised to Make Their Mark Internationally

An Open-Air Photography Festival in the Heart of Tokyo

The Analog Club, A Hub for Paris’s Film Photography Community

Photographing ‘HUMANITY’: KYOTOGRAPHIE 2025 (Part 2)

Fumiyo Kōno, A Life in Drawings

Shirow Masamune and the Legacy of ‘Ghost in the Shell’

Iñigo Gutierrez’s Calligraphic Illustrations

Tetsuya Chihara, the Aesthetic of Words

Kiyoshi Awazu’s Psychedelic Prints

The Artistry of Bondage by Hajime Kinoko

‘Butoh’, the Revolutionary Dance of Shadows

The Art of ‘Rakugo’, Sit-Down Comedy

‘EAT THE KIMONO’, Performance Against Patriarchy

Yuki Okumura’s ‘Anatomy Fiction’

Rising Creators to Watch in 2026, According to the Editorial Team

Yoichi Ochiai, the artist behind the media art pavilion at World Expo 2025 Osaka

From Neo-Pop to Conceptual Art, The Growing Popularity of Japanese Contemporary Artists in France

Japan’s Contemporary Creative Scene Gathers in Paris

‘LSD: Dream Emulator’, an Avant-Garde Game Released on PlayStation

A Cultural Hub Hidden in the Backstreets of Nogizaka

Ephemeral Sculptures at the Tottori Sand Museum

A Japanese Collection in the Côte d’Azur

Beowulf, Supporter of Artistic Projects Between Japan and Europe

The Kadokawa Culture Museum, Designed by Kengo Kuma