At the Taipei Dangdai, a plethora of art takes over Taiwan this year
May 14, 2022by STIRworld May 14, 2022
This May 2022, Taipei Dangdai will host a variety of innovative art from globally renowned galleries
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Damien Hirst expands on beauty, life and death through ‘Cherry Blossoms’
Feb 24, 2022by STIRworld Feb 24, 2022
British contemporary artist Damien Hirst’s major solo exhibition with 24 large scale paintings opens at the National Art Center, Tokyo, in Spring 2022.
Tsuruoka House in Tokyo: Of plants, people and the pursuit of harmony
Feb 03, 2022by Nadezna Siganporia Feb 03, 2022
Japanese firm Kiyoaki Takeda Architects crafts a plant-covered house that seeks to surpass the role of architecture for only humans.
AA Murakami’s 'Silent Fall' at London’s Burlington Gardens tantalises all the senses
Jan 23, 2022by Shraddha Nair Jan 23, 2022
Supported by Superblue, the immersive installation by Studio Swine takes viewers through aromas of fresh foliage, woody bark, tree sap, earth and pine.
Forest Crayons bring alive the hues of the forest using natural colours from wood
Jan 10, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Jan 10, 2022
Developed by Tokyo-based Studio Playfool, Forest Crayons reveal the vast spectrum of hues that exist in the forest with a set of naturally coloured crayons crafted from wood.
Nendo and Georg Jensen join hands on sculptural vase collection dubbed ‘Mizuki’
Dec 01, 2021by Jerry Elengical Dec 01, 2021
The Japanese design studio headed by Oki Sato has collaborated with the reputed Danish silverware brand to create three nature-inspired pieces with slender, delicate forms.
Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo boasts of the world’s largest spanning timber roof
Oct 25, 2021by Jincy Iype Oct 25, 2021
Conceived as “a wooden vessel floating in the Bay Area,” the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics arena is set for permanent use as an exhibition hall.
Jason Bruges presents 'The Constant Gardeners' in parallel to Tokyo Olympics
Aug 24, 2021by Rahul Kumar Aug 24, 2021
As part of the Tokyo Tokyo FESTIVAL Special 13, Jason Bruges Studio celebrates the athletics through an immersive installation using Japanese cultural heritage of the Zen garden.
Toyo Ito wants people to be able to behave as freely as animals behave in nature
Aug 21, 2021by Vladimir Belogolovsky Aug 21, 2021
Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks with Toyo Ito about the house he grew up in, how it influenced him, and his desire to design forest-like spaces and unconfined buildings.
Pavilion Tokyo 2021: New urban landscapes and the architectural folly
Aug 19, 2021by Devanshi Shah Aug 19, 2021
The pavilions look to re-modulate how we read cities, through nine interventions designed and conceptualised by some of the most renowned Japanese architects and artists.
Nendo's sun-like cauldron lights up the opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics 2020
Jul 28, 2021by STIRworld Jul 28, 2021
A giant spherical form, which unfurled to hold the shimmering hydrogen-powered Olympic flame, lifted the curtain on the Olympic Games that are being held in Tokyo.
Cartier in Osaka gets a 3D patterned wooden façade by Klein Dytham architecture
Jul 06, 2021by Jerry Elengical Jul 06, 2021
Cartier's storefront in Shinsaibashi, comprising over 2,500 handcrafted Hinoki cypress modules, connects with both Japanese craft traditions and French brand's luxury aesthetics.
Toshiki Hirano on ‘texture without touch’ at London Design Biennale's Japan Pavilion
Jun 26, 2021by Jerry Elengical Jun 26, 2021
The Tokyo-based architect recounts the design process of the Japan Pavilion at the London Design Biennale 2021, and how it encourages us to find new ways to read urban space.
Japanese artist Yuma Yanagisawa and the new arts discourse
Jun 19, 2021by Manu Sharma Jun 19, 2021
Exploring emergent digital art motifs through the work of Yuma Yanagisawa, an artist who creates immersive installations and experimental films with real-time computer graphics.
STIRring Together: Reimagining the life-cycle of home at the Japan Pavilion
Jun 10, 2021by Devanshi Shah Jun 10, 2021
STIR speaks with Kozo Kadowaki, the curator of the Japanese Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale 2021, about the importance of adapting vacant structures in creative and innovative ways.
Mori Art Museum pays homage to iconic female artists in ‘Another Energy’
Jun 06, 2021by Shraddha Nair Jun 06, 2021
The exhibition Another Energy at Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan, is a curated display of 16 female artists aged 70 to 105, from across the globe.
Toggle Hotel by Klein Dytham Architecture in Tokyo is a varicoloured travel haven
Apr 13, 2021by Anmol Ahuja Apr 13, 2021
Envisaged as an affordable urban hotel in the heart of Tokyo, the Toggle Hotel is designed as a kaleidoscopic response to the monochromatic skyline of the Japanese capital.
Junya Ishigami and Sou Fujimoto among those enlisted for Pavilion Tokyo 2021
Apr 06, 2021by STIRworld Apr 06, 2021
Featuring a roster of eight Japanese architects and artists, the project is part of the Tokyo Tokyo Festival, which will run alongside the 2021 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Parco Museum Tokyo brings together HR Giger and Hajime Sorayama
Mar 12, 2021by Shraddha Nair Mar 12, 2021
In a thrilling combination, the worlds of Giger and Sorayama come under one roof for the first time in history with the exhibition that includes iconic works by the two artists.
Snøhetta creates an informal, all black interior with amber accents for Burnside
Feb 04, 2021by Jincy Iype Feb 04, 2021
Eatery by day and a lounge bar by night, Burnside restaurant marks Snohetta’s first project opening in Tokyo, and celebrates the union of Bronx and Tokyo’s culinary and arts culture.
YOY, Formafantasma, Tej Chauhan, Thukral & Tagra design RADO True Square watches
Dec 21, 2020by Zohra Khan Dec 21, 2020
RADO has collaborated with four design studios from across the world to reveal its new collection of high-tech ceramic RADO True Square timepieces.
Masaru Iwai’s online-offline project ‘Broom Stars’ focuses on issues of cleansing
Sep 28, 2020by Shailaja Tripathi Sep 28, 2020
The Japanese artist’s project, featuring photographs of people occupied in an act of cleaning, discusses normative beliefs around cleaning and decontamination at Yokohama Triennale.
Adam Nathaniel Furman instills his pop colour aesthetic in Nagatachō Apartment
Sep 26, 2020by Jincy Iype Sep 26, 2020
Simple patterns, colourful furniture and a bright pastel colour palette dominates the interiors of the compact Nagatacho Apartment in Tokyo, Japan, redesigned by Furman.
Ken + Julia Yonetani discuss varied inspirations from folklore to film culture
Sep 10, 2020by Shraddha Nair Sep 10, 2020
As they prepare for their exhibition at Mizuma Gallery in Tokyo, the Yonetani duo discusses the delicate balance of narratives embodied within their work.
Space Popular X teamLab: Cross Border Conversations
Jul 16, 2020by Zohra Khan Jul 16, 2020
STIR X LOCO Design present architects Lara Lesmes and Fredrik Hellberg in dialogue with Takashi Kudo of an art collective on their practices that create virtual spaces.
Dynamic installations by Shinji Ohmaki invite human sensorial experience
Jul 06, 2020by Dilpreet Bhullar Jul 06, 2020
The Japanese artist Shinji Ohmaki with his sculptures pushes the viewers to question the given reality of spatial forms to accentuate the experience of the human existence.
teamLab Planets in Tokyo is a one-of-a-kind 'body immersive' museum
Jul 02, 2020by Shraddha Nair Jul 02, 2020
Speaking with STIR about their temporary museum in Tokyo, art collective teamLab discusses the exhibition spaces and artworks that blur the boundaries between viewer and artwork.
Herzog & de Meuron brings alive a concrete space frame in UNIQLO TOKYO store
Jun 23, 2020by Zohra Khan Jun 23, 2020
The Swiss architectural firm exposes the original concrete construction of a Japanese retail hub to design the global flagship store for fashion brand UNIQLO.
Sovereign Asian Art Prize nominee Katsumi Hayakawa discusses his artistic practice
May 19, 2020by Shraddha Nair May 19, 2020
STIR takes a deep dive into the artistic practice of one of its favourite finalists for the ‘Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2020’. Part 1 of 3 discovers Japanese artist Katsumi Hayakawa.
Coen cars by Nendo let children drive through parks and enjoy fascinating games
Apr 22, 2020by Zohra Khan Apr 22, 2020
The Japanese design studio conceives six self-driving outdoor cars for children that offer flexible and safe mobility, and new ways of play using artificial intelligence.
AI robot speaks to God in Diemut Strebe's installation at The Centre Pompidou, Paris
Apr 20, 2020by Shraddha Nair Apr 20, 2020
Germany-born Diemut Strebe discusses her engagement with artificial intelligence in her artwork, The Prayer, which is powered by an algorithm that draws from religious texts.
Nendo cuts a sweeping staircase through the facade of a two-family home in Tokyo
Apr 16, 2020by Zohra Khan Apr 16, 2020
Amidst a dense residential neighbourhood in Tokyo, design studio Nendo constructs the verdant Stairway House where three generations are united by a gargantuan staircase.
Emmanuelle Moureaux hangs colourful numbers for ‘Slices of Time’ in London
Apr 14, 2020by Dilpreet Bhullar Apr 14, 2020
The immersive and colourful installation by the Tokyo-based French architect and artist at the NOW Gallery talks about the layers of time with the Japanese concept of ‘shikiri’.
Learnings from Koshirakura, a tiny village along the mountainside of Japan
Apr 14, 2020by Devanshi Shah Apr 14, 2020
An account of a workshop in a small hamlet in Japan may help us re-evaluate what a functional society needs to stay occupied, and what separates design essentials from design luxuries.
Peter Cook delves into offbeat influences in architecture across the world
Jan 14, 2020by STIRworld Jan 14, 2020
Celebrated architect Peter Cook discussed the unexplored stimulations of modern architecture across the globe at the World Architecture Festival, 2019.
The future through art at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
Dec 21, 2019by Shraddha Nair Dec 21, 2019
Mori Art Museum presents Future and the Arts: AI, Robotics, Cities, Life - How Humanity Will Live Tomorrow, a display of art, design and architecture projects that take a leap ahead.
In Residence: Yui and Takaharu Tezuka
Nov 07, 2019by NOWNESS Nov 07, 2019
Meet the Tokyo-based designers with a novel approach to shared living.
Japan Society explores the evolution of Tokyo between 1964 and 2020 Olympics
Oct 26, 2019by Zohra Khan Oct 26, 2019
Made in Tokyo: Architecture and Living, 1964/2020 curated by Japanese studio, Atelier Bow-Wow examines the shifting socio-architectural landscape of Tokyo through the lens of the popular games.
The cartography of real, imagined spaces at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Oct 19, 2019by Sukanya Garg Oct 19, 2019
The exhibition MOT Satellite: Wandering, Mapping, organised by the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, aims to rediscover the museum’s surrounding neighbourhood.
Designed by Foster + Partners, Apple opens its most expansive store in Japan
Sep 24, 2019by Jincy Iype Sep 24, 2019
Apple’s latest store in Tokyo’s business district Marunouchi expresses a simple materiality, with open, light-filled interiors and vitrines lining its facades.
The art of travel, the architecture of happiness - traipsing through Japan
Sep 12, 2019by Mridu Sahai Sep 12, 2019
Mridu Sahai goes on a design expedition to understand the evolution and relationship between design, art, and architecture, referencing examples from Japan.
Medals for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games crafted from electronic waste
Aug 02, 2019by Jincy Iype Aug 02, 2019
Embracing the concept of sustainability, Tokyo 2020 has made 5,000 medals for the Games by retrieving metals from used small electronic devices.
In the face of love, Korean artist, Jae-Eun Choi makes hatred melt like snow
May 24, 2019by Zohra Khan May 24, 2019
The Nature Rules, an exhibition at the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo aims to transform a place of conflict to a place where life can flourish.
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