Art, architecture and travel in Tokyo
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Tokyo - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Tokyo.
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Sci-fi meets modern design in this Tokyo studio space
As Tokyo tentitively begins to ease lockdown restrictions, we look ahead to this futuristic office Warp Studio, which combines home comforts with a state-of-the-art workspace
By Daven Wu Last updated
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Akio Hirata's exhibition of hats, by Nendo, Tokyo
By Cathelijne Nuijsink Last updated
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Fukasawa/Fujii exhibition, Tokyo
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Artist Philippe Parreno is given carte blanche to curate a multi-media exhibition at Paris’ Palais de Tokyo
By Alice Pfeiffer Last updated
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Timeless is a Tokyo house whose ambition belies its size
The latest Japanese house by Apollo Architects is Timeless, a Tokyo home for a couple reinventing their living arrangements
By Jens H Jensen Last updated
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This suburban Tokyo home takes its cues from Richard Neutra
Waro Kishi’s K Associates crafts House in Sashiogi, a family house in Tokyo’s suburbs that owes its experimental nature to visuals of Richard Neutra’s Strathmore Apartment
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Last chance to see: portraits of David Bowie by Masayoshi Sukita
On view until 11 October, ‘Sukita: Rare and Unseen' at Blitz Gallery, Tokyo reflects on the career of Japanese photographer Masayoshi Sukita, known for iconic portraits of rock music royalty, from David Bowie to Iggy Pop and Jimi Hendrix
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Anne Imhof: body language as tool, canvas and concept
Anne Imhof is one of five radical artists chosen by Michèle Lamy for Wallpaper’s 25th Anniversary Issue ‘5x5’ project. In the midst of Imhof’s carte blanche at Paris’ Palais de Tokyo, we explore how she has redefined the concept of body language
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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Robots track Tokyo 2020 Olympic highlights to create public art
In The Constant Gardeners, Jason Bruges Studio’s new public art installation, four robotic ‘gardeners’ use live data from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to create striking artworks
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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What we learned from Tokyo Motor Show 2019
With the axis of Asian automotive show influence long since moved from Japan to China in commercial terms — China is the biggest vehicle sales market in the world — the role of Tokyo’s biennial Motor Show has increasingly been to push Japanese vehicle makers’ high-tech creativity and advanced design skills
By Guy Bird Published
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Wallpaper* guest editor Tomás Saraceno talks science, spiders, and bouncing sounds off the moon
Science, technology, architecture and philosophy all find their way into the art of Tomás Saraceno. Whether in arachnid experiments or aerial cities, he has called for a radical transformation of our relationship with each other and the planet. Ahead of his largest exhibition to date, we visited Saraceno in Berlin to get entangled in his spider lab, dance in his theatre of shadows, and discover his plans to bounce sounds off the moon.
By Amy Serafin Published
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Tokyo Motor Show 2017: the best new cars and concepts
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Hoshino Resorts opens Tokyo’s first tower ryokan
By Lauren Ho Published
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Colour injection: Daido Moriyama leaves monochrome behind for new Paris show
By Amy Verner Published
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How we live: at 'House Vision', Tokyo, Airbnb imagines the future of the home
By Daniel Scheffler Published
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Tokyo Motorshow count down of the top ten new automobiles
By Guy Bird Published
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Looking back: two new shows reveal different sides of Takashi Murakami
By Catherine Shaw Published
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Alessandro Dell'Acqua opens first No. 21 store in Omotesando, Tokyo
By JJ Martin Published
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Tokujin Yoshioka designs Issey Miyake's Tokyo Reality Lab
By Mariel Reed Published
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Tokyo Motor Show 2011
By Nargess Banks Published
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Tokyo Motor Show 2009
By Guy Bird Published