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As Tokyo Dome enters its 35th year,  a new photo book that looks at the future of the iconic stadium is set to be released. Featuring an extensive body of photographic work by New York-based Japanese photographer Jiro Konami, the book serves to examine and explore the possibilities for the landmark.First opened its doors in March 1988, Tokyo Dome has since hosted a plethora of events, ranging from large-scale concerts, and international baseball tournaments to various other sporting events. The indoor stadium is of such an iconic status in Japan, that it’s often used as a unit of size within its country.Through the pages, Konami hopes to convey “the weight of the dream that has been passed down through the generations.” Showcasing various faces and sides of Tokyo Dome, the photos depict th...

On the last weekend of June, Hong Kong-based art gallery, THE SHOPHOUSE officially unveiled its otherthings space on Sun Chun Street. Refurbished from an 1890s Hakka-stye building, the new location inaugurated its first exhibition — a refreshing and intimate solo showcase by contemporary Japanese artist, Kansai Noguchi.Entitled EX TERRA, the exhibit comprises Noguchi’s fairly recent series, “JOMON Yakishime” as well as a new body of ceramic works under the name of “APOLLO.” Both series were born from the artist’s fascination with ancient times. “APOLLO” started from Noguchi wanting to create pieces that remind him of rough lunar surfaces, walls with peeled-off paints as well as objects with signs of weathering.The name of the series was not only borrowed from Apollo, the Greek god of the s...

Art Basel recently concluded the latest iteration of its flagship event in Switzerland, but all eyes now turn to Miami Beach — considered by many as the organization's biggest fair in the calendar year. To cap off 2024, the forthcoming Art Basel Miami Beach will be the first under new director Bridget Finn and will showcase 283 global galleries from 34 countries and territories. 22 years on, Art Basel changed the creative landscape of South Florida, sparking a chain of likeminded fairs and events that have come to now shape the larger Art Week in the Miami area, as well as the artists who call the city home. "It was incredibly important that we carve out a more equitable path to participation for small and mid-sized galleries entering the main sector of this show, and the proof is in the e...

Experts believe that there are 200 billion trillion stars in the observable universe. Yes, that is a real number. While the mathematics behind this conclusion is perplexing, society's fascination with the cosmos should come as no surprise, as space has enraptured minds from our earliest ancestors to the scientists of today. Galerie Templon is showcasing how contemporary art has also been influenced by the final frontier in a new group exhibition at its New York location. Cosmography, titled after the study of how researchers map the general features of the universe, will comprise of multi-media works probing into the intersection of mythology, history and mathematics. For French conceptual artist Laurent Grasso, he manipulates imagery from cinema and art history to create fictional scenes,...