This lush green oasis surrounded by the sea served as the venue for the very first Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition ... including Japan, have permanent pavilions.

Attending: A brand new 'Paint Your Own Pottery' studio has opened in Cork ... it's the turn of Japan's eighties grappling scene to be spotlighted. Mild-mannered Kaoru Matsumoto, portrayed loveably ...

Japanese manga artist Kazuo Umezu, known for works including "Makoto-chan" and "Hyoryu Kyoshitsu," died on Oct. 28. He was 88. Born in Wakayama Prefecture in 1936, he grew up in neighboring Nara ...

Rei Naito is one of the best-kept artistic secrets in Japan. With disarmingly simple materials ... in the ephemerality of the contemporary art space. In a rare interview, she opens up about ...

An art show melding Japanese traditional crafts with the beloved characters of the Pokémon franchise has made its way to Tokyo at last. See the monsters as never before at this show, held at ...

A large wooden roof with a decorative structure depicting the emblem of the city Toyota tops this museum in Japan, completed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. Named Toyota City Museum, the ...

An installation view of the Little Brown Jug exhibit ... pottery objects, using partly local materials, by several dozen artisans. All this is capped off by some creative fine art objects ...

Art Deco objects, sculptures and dresses from the FAMSF collection add context. Revered worldwide for capturing the essence of Art Deco and having a profound influence on mid-20th century fashion ...

The Art Deco crowd stayed on late to enjoy music and dancing at the Sound Shell, Napier. Video / Warren Buckland The Art Deco Festival will have its first steam train excursions in a decade after ...