Mori Art Museum to Open Major Mariko Mori Retrospective 'All That Shines' in Tokyo
The Facts
The Mori Art Museum in Tokyo announced Mariko Mori: All That Shines, the artist's first major Japanese retrospective since 2002, opening October 31, 2026 and running through March 28, 2027. Co-organized with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, the exhibition spans over three decades with some forty works across performance-based photography, video, drawing, sculpture, and large-scale interactive installations. The show traces Mori's evolution from her 1990s 'Cyborg' series and sci-fi imagery toward metaphysical concerns rooted in Buddhist philosophy, featuring works such as Wave UFO (1999–2002), the first artwork to use brainwave bio-feedback, and Tom Na H-iu (2006), which visualizes neutrinos from supernovae as light. The exhibition is co-curated by Alexandra Munroe, Senior Curator at Large at the Guggenheim, and Kataoka Mami, Director of the Mori Art Museum.
The Signal
The retrospective positions Mori's practice at the intersection of technological futurism, popular visual culture, and philosophies of consciousness, a timely survey given the art world's renewed attention to indigenous traditions and the rapid evolution of technology reshaping creative expression. For collectors and curators, the show reaffirms Mori's standing as a pioneering figure in new media and experiential art, and provides institutional validation for works that bridge spirituality, science, and immersive technology. The collaboration between the Mori Art Museum and the Guggenheim Foundation signals continued cross-institutional investment in artists whose practices transcend traditional media boundaries.
- Artists: Mariko Mori
- People: Alexandra Munroe, Kataoka Mami
- Museums: Mori Art Museum, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
- Locations: Tokyo
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