The Japan TimesDec 29
If Japan’s art scene was to be summarized in one word it would be “abundance.” Art was plentiful, albeit quiet, though some curation decisions pushed it outside the status quo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/12/29/art/art-in-japan-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #2025inreview #art #2025osakaexpo #tadaoando #soufujimoto #aichitrienalle #setouchitrienalle #goforgokei #osakaartanddesign #momat
A year of plenty: Endless art shows, subtle curation of themes

Japan’s art scene was bursting with public enthusiasm, overflowing exhibition halls and more art festivals vying for attention.

The Japan Times
Minoru SabaMay 13, 2025

TIL today:
The National Crafts Museum (国立工芸館, Kokuritsu Kōgei Kan) had moved from Tokyo's Kitanomaru Park (北の丸公園, Kitanomaru Kōen) to Kanazawa in 2020.
https://www.momat.go.jp/craft-museum/en

It seems the exterior of its former premises can be viewed from its front gardens on certain days when the building is not being used for special events (movie set?)
https://www.momat.go.jp/architecture/konoeshidan
#Tokyo #MOMAT #Kanazawa

National Crafts Museum

The National Crafts Museum specializes in modern and contemporary crafts and design. The museum is located within the Kenrokuen Area Cultural Zone in the heart of Kanazawa City in Ishikawa Prefecture where the Kenrokuen Garden, Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, and other facilities are located. As a center for promoting the culture of crafts, the National Crafts Museum collects and safeguards works and materials, organizes exhibitions and various learning programs based on its own research.

National Crafts Museum
yunesanApr 15, 2025

#MOMAT
いつものコレクション展。
1枚目から順に、

松本陽子「光は荒野の中に輝いている」
どうやったらこんな色合い出せるんだろう？

清宮質文「九月の海辺」
ちょっと不気味なのに全体的にコミカルでかわいい

ジャン・ハンス・アルプ「鳥の骨格」
こういううにゃうにゃしたの、ゆねさん好きです

太郎千恵蔵「T-555P」
なんの説明もないのですが…材料に「モーター」って書いてるんですが…？もしかしてこれ走る？ねえ走るの？軽めのホラー作品やん