Irreversible Impressions: Michimata Aoi and the Staircase You Cannot Climb Back
In November 2025, Sapporo Art Park Museum opened relief, a solo exhibition by Michimata Aoi. For an[…]
What Still Transmits: Camille Henrot’s Ikebana and the Problem of Translation
This essay examines Camille Henrot’s exhibition Snake Stepping (2019) at Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery as a[…]
Historical Critique and Contemporary Questions in Ho Tzu Nyen’s Work: Reflections on “Voice of Void”
A Review by Saito TsutomuOriginally published in Japanese on note.com Voice of Void by Ho Tzu Nyen[…]
Critical Pastiche: On the Paintings of Asano Miyabi
“Asymmetrical Gazes,” a group exhibition held at aaploit in November 2025, brought together three artists in their[…]
Paradoxical Dépaysement
A Review by Tsutomu SaitoOriginally published in Japanese on note.comJuly 27, 2025 The Paradox of Alienation in[…]
Pierre Huyghe: Liminal – A Japanese Perspective
A Review by Saito Tsutomu Originally published in Japanese on note.comTranslated from Japanese with cultural context annotations[…]
The Art History of Beautiful Girls: From Traditional Bijin-ga to Digital Culture
How Japanese visual culture transforms feminine representation from Edo period to contemporary digital environments By Saito TsutomuOriginally[…]