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11 stories across Tokyo, Contemporary, Japan, and Sculpture. Latest: Mori Art Museum Chairperson Emerita Mori Yoshiko Awarded Honorary OBE by King Charles III.
Mori Yoshiko, Chairperson Emerita of the Mori Art Museum and a member of the Board of Directors of the Mori Building Company, has been awarded an Honorary OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) by His Majesty King Charles III.
Mori Yoshiko, Director of the Mori Building Company and Chairperson Emerita of the Mori Art Museum, died of pneumonia on December 23 at the age of 85.
The Mori Contemporary Art Foundation and Mori Art Museum will open a solo exhibition by Katayama Mari, winner of the inaugural Mori Art Award Grand Prize, on October 31, 2026, running through March 28, 2027, at the museum's Small Exhibition Gallery in Tokyo.
Leiko Ikemura has been announced as a participating artist for 'TOKYO ATLAS,' the first international art exhibition to be held in Tokyo's waterfront area.
The Mori Art Museum in Tokyo will host 'Mariko Mori: All That Shines,' Japan's first major retrospective of the artist since 2002, running from October 31, 2026, to March 28, 2027. Organized in collaboration with the Solomon R.
On July 14, 2026, the Mori Art Museum announced that its ongoing Ron Mueck exhibition surpassed 200,000 visitors as of July 9, 2026. Co-organized with the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, the show marks the artist's first major solo presentation in Japan in 18 years.
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The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, opened 'Hiroshi Sugimoto: Extinction' on July 14, 2026, running through September 13, 2026. The exhibition features approximately 60 gelatin silver photographs drawn from 13 of Sugimoto's series, spanning from the late 1970s to the present.
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo presents a solo show at its location at 3-1 Kitanomaru Koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan. The exhibition runs from June 16, 2026 through September 13, 2026.
On June 3, 2026, Tokyo Node announced the exhibition 'Tony Oursler: Between Technology and Spiritual Knowledge - Magic, Media, and Art', which runs from July 3 to September 27, 2026.
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo will host a solo exhibition at its location at 3-1 Kitanomaru Koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan. The show runs from June 16, 2026 through September 13, 2026.
The NMWA Japan Committee is holding an exhibition linked to the National Museum of Women in the Arts official program "Women to Watch" at Omotesando Hills. The show forms part of the committee's activities to support female artists.
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