EXHIBITION REVIEW: EUGENE BOUDIN AT THE SOMPO MUSEUM Colin Liddell May 16, 2026 0 Troupeau s’abreuvant ( 1880) Reims, Musée des Beaux-Arts, C. Devleeschauwer © If you dared to visit the Artizon’s ongoing Monet exhibition, ... Read more »
IRAN WAR SUCKS COLOUR OUT OF JAPAN'S SNACKS Colin Liddell May 12, 2026 0 "We fade to grey" — even the humble potato chip isn’t immune to geopolitics. Pass the black-and-white bag (at least until the co... Read more »
JAPAN'S DEPENDENCE ON GULF REVEALED BY HYSTERICAL STOCK MARKET Colin Liddell May 07, 2026 0 Japan's Nikkei has soared to its highest level ever. On Thursday it advanced 5.6% in one day to reach an all-time high of 62,833. This s... Read more »
TOKYO ART PICKS (MAY) Colin Liddell May 01, 2026 0 Tattooed Lady (detail) by Paul Binnie (1997). In numbers of eyeballs on artworks the great "Mega City" of Tokyo is the unchallen... Read more »
RESTAURANT REVIEW: OTA CAFE, KOKUBUNJI Colin Liddell April 20, 2026 0 A PEACEFUL LUNCH SPOT BESIDE THE SPRING WATERS OF KOKUBUNJI Tucked along the scenic Otaka no Michi in Kokubunji, Ota Cafe serves as a relaxi... Read more »
EXHIBITION REVIEW: "YBA AND BEYOND" AT THE NATIONAL ART CENTER, TOKYO Colin Liddell April 19, 2026 0 Gilbert and George's "Naked Eye" (1994) overlooking Dinos and Jake Chapman's "Disasters of War" (1993) (instal... Read more »
MUSEUM VISIT: SORAYAMA AT THE CREATIVE MUSEUM Colin Liddell April 15, 2026 0 One of the best exhibitions this year is undoubtedly SORAYAMA: LIGHT, REFLECTION, TRANSPARENCY - TOKYO - at the Creative Museum in the recen... Read more »
A VISIT TO FASHION WORLD TOKYO 2026 Colin Liddell April 10, 2026 0 This week saw the latest iteration of "Fashion World Tokyo," Japan's main fashion fair and one that has its ups-and-downs. Thi... Read more »
EXHIBITION REVIEW: "MISSION ∞ INFINITY" AT MOT Colin Liddell April 06, 2026 0 Still from "Midtide #3" (2024) Ryu Furusawa Back in the Summer of 2014, the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT) had a big, scie... Read more »