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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.
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.
On July 16, 2026, Frieze announced details of the fifth edition of Frieze Seoul, to be held September 2–5, 2026, at COEX in Gangnam. More than 125 galleries from 30 countries will participate, with over 70% based in the Asia-Pacific region and more than 50 operating permanent spaces in Seoul.
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.
The Barbican Centre announced that Japanese artist Yuko Mohri will present a major new exhibition, "In Concert," in The Curve from October 1, 2026, to January 24, 2027.
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.
Lisson Gallery announced that Leiko Ikemura has been named a participating artist in 'TOKYO ATLAS', the inaugural international art exhibition in Tokyo's waterfront district.
On June 24, 2026, the Mori Art Museum announced an exhibition of work by Katayama Mari, winner of the inaugural Mori Art Award Grand Prize. The show runs from October 31, 2026, to March 28, 2027, in the Small Exhibition Gallery at Mori Art Museum in Tokyo.
The Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, presents Mariko Mori: All That Shines from October 31, 2026 to March 28, 2027. The exhibition is the first major retrospective of the artist in Japan since 2002 and is organized in collaboration with The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation.
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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