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Saturday, July 25, 2026 · No. 205
Asia-Pacific

Art News from Tokyo

4 stories across Tokyo, Contemporary, Ron Mueck, and Obituary. Latest: Mori Yoshiko, Founding Chairperson of Mori Art Museum, Dies at 85.

Mori Yoshiko, Founding Chairperson of Mori Art Museum, Dies at 85

Mori Yoshiko, Founding Chairperson of Mori Art Museum, Dies at 85

Mori Yoshiko, Chairperson Emerita of the Mori Art Museum, died of pneumonia on December 23, 2025, at 9:27 a.m. She was 85. The Mori Art Museum announced the news on January 6, 2026, noting that the funeral was private per her wishes.

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Mori Art Museum Chairperson Emerita Mori Yoshiko Awarded Honorary OBE

Mori Art Museum Chairperson Emerita Mori Yoshiko Awarded Honorary OBE

Mori Yoshiko, Chairperson Emerita of the Mori Art Museum and a director of the Mori Building Company, received an Honorary OBE from King Charles III on November 6, 2025, at the British Embassy in Tokyo.

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Ron Mueck Exhibition at Mori Art Museum Surpasses 200,000 Visitors

Ron Mueck Exhibition at Mori Art Museum Surpasses 200,000 Visitors

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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Lisson Gallery Announces Hiroshi Sugimoto's 'Extinction' Exhibition at National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

Lisson Gallery Announces Hiroshi Sugimoto's 'Extinction' Exhibition at National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

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.

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