In the hands of Argentinian tattooer Nano Ponto, lush gradients and surreal compositions emerge from layers and layers of tiny dots. Entirely self-taught, Ponto never learned to use the machines…
When playwright Tennessee Williams reflected on the oeuvre of photographer Stephen Shore in 1982, he said, “His work is Nabokovian for me: Exposing so much and yet leaving so much…
Disagreement in Washington could cause problems in Tokyo. The U.S. government isn’t exactly functioning like a well-oiled machine these days, with a federal shutdown beginning just after midnight on October…
Residents don’t think special zone minpaku are very special at all. In Japanese, minpaku, or “private lodging,” refers to short-term, non-hotel rentals for travelers. It’s essentially the classification that Airbnb-style…
Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Berlin-based artist Chiharu Shiota presents a poignant suite of large-scale works in Two Home Countries at Japan Society Gallery.…