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Art of Japan’s Plastic Fake Food Display

Art CULTURE 02/20/2022 by Kotono Shimabukuro (Writer)

So realistic, and detailed food replicas called Sanpuru from the word “Sample”, is invented in Japan 100 years ago. It’s shown outside of restaurants to catch people’s eyes, to let them know what’s served in […]

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“The Worst Censorship Incident in Japan’s Postwar Period”: Nagoya Mayor Rapped for Demanding Removal of ‘Comfort Women’ Statue on Display at the Aichi Triennale

View this post on Instagram … … #fujifilmxt3 #fuji_xseries #fujifilm_global … … #snapshot #streetart #korea #photography #군산여행 #동국사 #평화의소녀상 #StatueofPeace #慰安婦像 #平和碑 #comfortwomen #temple #littlegirl A post shared by Ethan Shahn (@ashilleus7000) on Jun 25, […]

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‘Art of the Sun – Tarō Okamoto’s Public Art-“ exhibition at Tarō Okamoto Memorial Museum in Tokyo | Travel to Japan from Canada

JAPAN Travel Japan 06/10/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Taro Okamoto, known for his avant-garde sculptures and paintings, is one of Japan’s most famous modern artists. His home and studio were, after his death in 1996, opened to the public in the form of […]

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‘Ai Weiwei: Unbroken’ at Gardiner Museum: The Work of Legendary artist, Ai Weiwei is back in Toronto

Events EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 05/06/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Ai Weiwei: Unbroken arrived this February at the Gardiner Museum with a body of work formed over the past decade. Ai Weiwei is one of the world’s most influential artists and political activists, who has […]

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Intimate Street Lights: An Interview with Keita Morimoto

Interview PEOPLE 04/28/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

In Keita Morimoto’s paintings, the streets of Toronto are strangely seductive. You see figures in streetwear. They are people you see, people you know. They eat in Chinatown, they get gas from the Shell gas […]

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‘Body in Fukushima: Reflections on the Nuclear in Everyday Life’ Shed Light on Aftermath of the 3/11 in Toronto

Events EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 03/31/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

The multi-disciplinary event, Body in Fukushima: Reflections on the Nuclear in Everyday Life, has been exhibited in major venues across America and the exhibition (March 4 – April 14) and is now being held in […]

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It is Important to Tie Knots Laura Shintani’s Mascot for Those Who Forget

CULTURE Event Report EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 02/13/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Being Japanese Canadian: Reflections on a Broken World, exhibition at Royal Ontario Museum From a couple steps away, Laura, a Toronto-based multimedia artist in a sparkly red dress and Totoro bag, turned around. I decided […]

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【ROM】 Being Japanese Canadian: reflections on a broken world（〜August.5）

Events EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 02/05/2019 by Editors Picks

About Encounter personal perspectives on the exile, dispossession, and internment of Japanese Canadians during the 1940s through a series of artworks interspersed throughout the Sigmund Samuel Gallery of Canada. This installation features contemporary artists who […]

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Latest Trend in AGO! TORJA Documents YAYOI KUSAMA: INFINITY MIRRORS with Instax SP-3

Art CULTURE Lifestyle LIFESTYLE TOP STORIES 05/09/2018 by JAPAN in CANADA

Many of you know of AGO’s previous exhibit by Yayoi Kusama that Toronto fell in love with. Kusama’s world of “INFINITY MIRRORS” and many of her mysterious yet alluring creations grabbed the world’s attention. Torontonians, […]

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