One of the biggest problems with Tokyo's avant-garde art scene is finding it.
"Glass and String" (2001) by Chaco Kato
"Seeds and Wood" (2001) by Masato Nakamura
"Chaos Performance" by Jun Makime and Yuko MegoroIn most Western cities, the painters and poets and anarchists and dreamers move into disused buildings in run-down neighborhoods, a community of cafes with big bulletin boards (Rolfing sessions, zither lessons) springs up, and small, artist-run galleries gradually emerge around them. But there are few bohemian neighborhoods in Tokyo, and the high-rent Ginza Strip, home to most of the city's galleries, is almost completely devoid of alternative art spaces.
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