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Tokyo’s treasure house of Impressionist painting reopens as Artizon Museum
Former Bridgestone Museum of Art will have new focus on creativity through the ages after a three-year renovation
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The world's most popular exhibition? Ancient sculptures in Tokyo versus Modern masters in Paris
Plus record crowds in US, UK and Australia
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Murakami to launch art fair Geisai in Basel next year
The Japanese art festival's new edition will be well placed to offer exposure to emerging stars
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How the Pentagon is (indirectly) helping restore Chinese cave paintings
American engineers are preparing to introduce the latest military espionage equipment to Dunhuang
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Shinwa auction house plans expansion into Impressionist market
Leading “open” auction house seeks financing, wants to sell major paintings
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Hara Museum of Contemporary Art: A great private enterprise
Aristocrat Toshio Hara is admired by museum directors, such as Nick Serota of the Tate, for his contemporary art museum
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Techno-art in Tokyo with two new institutions focusing on new media
Japan’s technological expertise and interest in media art on display at the Inter Communication Centre and the Image and Technology Gallery
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Edo-period art at the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum
From the ukiyo-e prints popular culture to the armour of the Shogun, this exhibition delves into the many strands of Edo period art and culture
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Collectors dormant at first edition of the Tokyo International Art Fair due to limping economy
Stock market crashes and earthquakes shake but collectors were not so lively