Tag: Japan

New definition of term “museums” sparks debate

The International Council of Museums (ICOM) will vote on a new definition of museums in September 2019. The proposed change includes language about “social justice, global equality and planetary wellbeing.” Critics say the text is too political for most museums to employ. Do you agree? The new definition: Museums are democratising, inclusive and polyphonic spaces…
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22nd August 2019
Yayoi Kusama Museum opens in Tokyo

A museum celebrating the work of the Japanese artist known as the ‘queen of polka dots’ has opened in Tokyo. Yayoi Kusama’s career has spanned more than seven decades. Her work commands some of the highest prices of any living female artist. Kusama’s work is based in conceptual art and shows some attributes of feminism,…
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3rd December 2017
Float in a digital waterfall at TeamLab’s innovative exhibition

Go on an adventure of light and color at the Japanese digital art collective’s London show. The first of the exhibit’s three rooms contains six works, though teamLab makes it incredibly challenging to identify what these individual works are. They aren’t six paintings on the wall, or six separate sculptures. Instead, these swirling,…
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22nd February 2017