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NowHere NYC, a thriving hub for New York City-based Japanese artists across all disciplines, is readying its next exhibition. Kicking off in December is Classical Mutation, an exhibition built in partnership with renowned Japanese fine art goods company and gallery B-OWND, that will compile over 100 works by acclaimed experimental Japanese ceramicists, Takahiro Koga and Hiromine Nakamura.Both Koga and Nakamura draw from traditional Japanese aesthetics for design inspiration, infusing these timeless cultural motifs with relevant, modern pop culture elements like anime, sports, and fashion. But each artist has his own distinctive, cutting-edge approach to sculpting. View this post on Instagram A post shared by B-OWND ビーオウンド (@bowndjp)Koga leans into "NEO WABI-SABI," which is rooted in the co...

Coinciding with his ongoing exhibition in Shanghai, Spanish-Argentine artist Felipe Pantone will release a new limited edition blanket entitled OPTICHROMIE 137 TB.Defined by glitchy overlapping patterns that mimic the tiny LCD pixels of a monitor, Pantone's OPTICHROMIE paintings are a collision course between older analog technologies and his own meditation on the uncertainty of our digitized future. While past works from this series range anywhere in the ballpark of $20,000 USD to six figures, his latest edition will be a much easier and more interactive option for the collectors out there. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Configurable Art (@configurableart)"OP137 TB represents a fusion of chromatic brilliance and optical enchantment," according to the artist in a statement. "W...

Pablo Villazan, the renowned international gallerist, has unveiled Edgar Plans' first solo show in South Korea entitled In My Coffee Time. This marks Villazan's third collaboration with the Spanish artist for an exclusive international museum exhibition, following successful showcases at the Moma Museum in Moscow and the Xiao Contemporary Art Museum in China.The exhibition at the S2A museum in Seoul introduces coffee as its central theme, exploring its diverse facets from preparation rituals to the personal and societal experiences associated with it. Plans regards the coffee break as a serene interlude for reflection, despite the bustling location of the S2A museum within Gangnam-gu, Seoul's financial hub, surrounded by towering skyscrapers and corporate giants.Embracing a multidisciplina...

Pablo Villazan, the renowned international gallerist, has unveiled Edgar Plans' first solo show in South Korea entitled In My Coffee Time. This marks Villazan's third collaboration with the Spanish artist for an exclusive international museum exhibition, following successful showcases at the Moma Museum in Moscow and the Xiao Contemporary Art Museum in China.The exhibition at the S2A museum in Seoul introduces coffee as its central theme, exploring its diverse facets from preparation rituals to the personal and societal experiences associated with it. Plans regards the coffee break as a serene interlude for reflection, despite the bustling location of the S2A museum within Gangnam-gu, Seoul's financial hub, surrounded by towering skyscrapers and corporate giants.Embracing a multidisciplina...

Olafur Eliasson will be the first artist to inaugurate Tokyo's new multi-purpose space called Azabudai Hills. Located in Minato City, the complex has been designed by Heatherwick Studio and comprises of galleries, such as Pace's forthcoming location, as well as a school, restaurants, shops and skyscrapers.The Danish-Icelandic artist's latest exhibition, A cycle of interconnected nows, is centered around the idea that everything is in motion — from microscopic molecules to galaxies and the universe itself. Beginning at the lobby of the newly built Mori JP Tower, now the largest skyscraper in Japan, Eliasson installed a series of floating spiral artworks made of recycled zinc, "inspired by shifting scales," he tells Wallpaper*, "looking simultaneously at the macro level, where everything is ...

Olafur Eliasson will be the first artist to inaugurate Tokyo's new multi-purpose space called Azabudai Hills. Located in Minato City, the complex has been designed by Heatherwick Studio and comprises of galleries, such as Pace's forthcoming location, as well as a school, restaurants, shops and skyscrapers.The Danish-Icelandic artist's latest exhibition, A cycle of interconnected nows, is centered around the idea that everything is in motion — from microscopic molecules to galaxies and the universe itself. Beginning at the lobby of the newly built Mori JP Tower, now the largest skyscraper in Japan, Eliasson installed a series of floating spiral artworks made of recycled zinc, "inspired by shifting scales," he tells Wallpaper*, "looking simultaneously at the macro level, where everything is ...