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(Relaxnews) - As Summer winds down and crowds disperse, against-the-grain travellers may find it the perfect moment to plan a weekend getaway. For art-lovers with only a few days to spare, we recommend a few events and venues to see in Tokyo in the coming months.
As Summer winds down and crowds disperse, against-the-grain travellers may find it the perfect moment to plan a weekend getaway. For art-lovers with only a few days to spare, we recommend a few events and venues to see in Tokyo in the coming months.
"Dinh Q. Lê: Memory for Tomorrow"
The Mori Art Museum is featuring a solo exhibition of Vietnamese-American artist Dinh Q. Lê through October 12, including his famous photo weaving series and his installations, which combine video and objects such as a helicopter or a boat. The show -- coming as the world marks 40 years since the Vietnam War's end -- includes a new video work featuring Japanese men who reenact the war. For more information, click here.
Visit the Mori Art Museum later in the season (from October 31) and you'll be able to see a large-scale exhibition focusing on the internationally acclaimed Japanese artist Takashi Murakashi. The solo show will feature Murakami's 100-metre-long painting, "The 500 Arhats," as well as a number of new works. For more information, click here.
Shunga at the Eisei Bunko Museum
Following the success of an exhibition devoted to "shunga," or Japanese erotic art, at the British Museum in London, Tokyo is hosting a look at the fairly taboo subject. More than 100 works, mainly from the Edo Period, are on display starting September 19 and include art by Hokusai, Utamaro and Suzuki Harunobu. Visitors must be 18 or older. For more information, click here (website is Japanese-only).
Oscar Niemeyer and a WII anniversary
The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT) is featuring two notable exhibitions through October 12. "Oscar Niemeyer: The Man Who Built Brasilia" is a major retrospective of the Brazilian architect and includes architectural models and video material. Meanwhile, the museum is marking 70 years since the end of World War II with "Postwar Art in Close-Up," giving historical context to the work of a number of Japanese artists. For more information, click here.
"Architect Frank Gehry: 'I Have an Idea'"
The Canadian architect will be the subject of an exhibition at Tokyo's 21_21 Design Sight starting October 16. Gehry's architecture and interior spaces will appear as large-scale projections on multiple walls, allowing visitors to experience the "life force" of the buildings and spaces. In "Gehry's Room," visitors will be able to look at a re-creation of his office space. For more information, click here.
