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REBECCA HORN AT THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, TOKYO
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The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo is currently presenting a major representative of the German artist Rebecca Horn, the first large-scale exhibition of her work in Japan. Since her participation in the 1972 Documenta show in her 20s, she has energetically pursued a range of artistic activity that continues to tackle new territories of art - beginning with kinetic sculpture as well as film, and continuing to capture the fascination of a great number of people - audiences with an interest not only in visual art, but film and dance as well. 
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CHALO! INDIA: A NEW ERA OF INDIAN ART AT THE MORI ART MUSEUM, TOKYO
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Contemporary art in India has been the focus of much recent international attention, with artists breaking records at auction and new galleries specialising in Indian art opening up around the world. 'Chalo! India: A New Era of Indian Art' examines some of the most exciting work currently being made by Indian artists; the exhibition features 100 works by 27 artists and artist groups. 
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ASHLEY RAWLINGS ON THE RISE OF TOKYO'S CONTEMPORARY ART SCENE
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Whilst Beijing has quickly attracted many foreign galleries to open spaces in the city and has fast established itself as the centre of contemporary art in Asia, Tokyo's art scene has been slow to make a mark on the international art map. But with several new galleries and museums opening this year alone Tokyo is showing signs of resurgence. Now that the lights have gone down on the Beijing Olympics, Tokyo, argues Ashley Rawlings, is becoming a significant destination for the international art world to turn its eyes to. 
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GESAI 11 RETURNS TO TOKYO THIS SEPTEMBER
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Kaikai Kiki's GEISAI #11, the one-of-a-kind art fair conceived by Takashi Murakami, will be held on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at Tokyo Big Sight from 10 am to 6 pm. GEISAI differs from typical art fairs in that it allows artists to represent themselves and present their work directly to an audience of collectors, art professionals and art enthusiasts in a professional art fair setting. 
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ASHLEY RAWLINGS ON TOKYO ART EVENTS IN APRIL
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If Basel is the 'place to be' in June, London the must-see for October's Frieze, and Miami the be-all-and-end-all for December's Art Basel Miami Beach, then Tokyo is about to stake its claim for April.
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GEISAI MUSEUM 2, TOKYO
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The second edition of GEISAI Museum, organised by Kaikai Kiki, will be held on Sunday 11 May from 10 am to 6 pm at Tokyo Big Sight. Over six hundred artists will be able to display and directly sell their work to thousands of collectors and visitors, and their works will be ranked by a jury exclusively composed of museum directors, hence the name GEISAI Museum. 
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SPACE FOR YOUR FUTURE, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, TOKYO
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This exhibition brings together 34 Japanese and international contemporary artists, architects and designers who were invited to respond to the state of creative production in the 21st century, with particular emphasis on the links between art and design. Among those participating in the exhibition are Junya Ishigami (below), Hussein Chalayan, Olafur Eliasson, Tobias Rehberger, Ernesto Neto, SANAA and assume vivid astro focus. 
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ASHLEY RAWLINGS ON THE PECHA KUCHA PHENOMENON
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The Pecha Kucha phenomenon started in Tokyo in 2003 when Super Delxue's owners Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham (of Klein Dytham Architecture) wanted to turn theie venue into a platform for young creatives to present their work in public. Around 12 presenters are allowed to show 20 slides for 20 seconds each - a concise framework of 6 minutes 40 seconds that prevents the more talkative from getting carried away with themselves. There are PK nights in Tokyo every month and the ICA in London is also presenting PK nights - the next one on 17 May will be a special Pecha Kucha fundraiser with well-known personalities such as Joanna Lumley, Grayson Perry, Simon Schama and Jon Snow taking part. 
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MARLENE DUMAS: MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, TOKYO
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Marlene Dumas's first major exhibition in Japan opened last week, presenting the full range of the artist's oeuvre through 150 works, including 10 new paintings. The title of the exhibition 'Broken White' derives from Dumas's particular interest in the work of Nobuyoshi Araki whose monochrome photograph served as the model for Dumas's own recent picture of the same name (below). 
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