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Ashley Rawlings
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 28, 2008
Indecisive moments
Henri Cartier-Bresson's legacy of the "decisive moment" had a profound impact on photography. As a cofounder of the photographic cooperative Magnum Photos in 1947, his philosophy influenced a whole generation of photojournalists, and, for decades, Magnum photographers were instrumental in constructing...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 24, 2008
Julian Opie: Great rooms, blank faces
Julian Opie's work is about signals. In his portraits, a pair of dots signals the eyes, a single line signals the mouth — his imagery is a distillation of reality that presents you only with the essential elements needed for your brain to fill in the rest.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 7, 2008
The individuals come together
As is befitting of an exhibition of a corporate art collection at Tokyo's premier corporate gallery space, the Mori Art Museum has decked itself out in office chic: cool, understated spaces that feature the height of contemporary art to tickle the tired mind. Like the most privileged of office workers...
CULTURE / Art
Jan 31, 2008
New Shirokane art complex
New Shirokane art complex 3-1-15 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 12, 2007
Graffiti artist comes in from the cold with a varied show that keeps its street cred
Thirty years ago, graffiti stepped off the street to became the darling of the modern art world. With its visual diversity, and despite its defiance of those who viewed it as vandalism, New York galleries came to embrace it during the 1980s in the name of the avant garde. But as Japan's still small-scale...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 31, 2007
Photography now
The borderline between photojournalism and travel photography is hard to define.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 17, 2007
"From Alps Architecture to Katsura Detached Palace"
Watari Museum of Contemporary Art Closes in 11 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 14, 2006
Artists go global in Sendai
The 2006 Australia-Japan Year of Exchange has featured more than 800 events in the two countries.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 16, 2006
Leon Golub
Wako Works of Art Closes in 36 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 20, 2006
"Smile/Cry * Now/Later"
Nakaochiai Gallery Closes in 9 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 29, 2006
Japanese artists meet Duchamp's 'bride'
Given Marcel Duchamp's pivotal role in the history of modern art, you could say that connections could be drawn between his work and that of any other artist. In Japan, his controversial ideas have definitely had a strong influence on modern art, both before and since World War II.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 15, 2006
"Ivo Sans: How could I say 'Set'?"
Kitai Kikaku, NingyachoCloses in 8 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 1, 2006
"Naoki Honjo -- The Metropolis in Miniature"
Aoyama Book Center Gallery Closes in 12 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 18, 2006
"Rosslynd Piggott in collaboration with Roberto Giostra and Edison -- Yamazakura"
Shinsei Bank, Omotesando Hills Closes in 89 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 4, 2006
"Chihiro Ito -- A Landscape Wall Painting"
Ai Gallery and SPC Gallery Closes in 16 days
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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