The One about the Tokyo Christmas Illumination 2018 Part 4: Roppongi Hills Christmas 2018 (November 16 – December 25)

Located in Roppongi in Minato, Tokyo is one of the largest development projects in Tokyo, Roppongi Hills. Opened back in 2003, the place is known for its major TV studio, museum, cafes, restaurants, shops and the 54-story Mori Tower.  It’s also a popular destination during Read More …

The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 8

The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 7 (the art of RenaRena, Ai Shinohara, Hidenori Yamaguchi, Wataru Ito and Tomoyoshi Sakamoto) The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 6 (the art Read More …

The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 7 (the art of RenaRena, Ai Shinohara, Hidenori Yamaguchi, Wataru Ito and Tomoyoshi Sakamoto)

The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 6 (the art of Yoshitomo Nara) The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 5 (the art of Junko Koike, Yasumasa Morimura, Morimura & the Read More …

The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 6 (the art of Yoshitomo Nara)

In Japan, Yoshitomo Nara is one of Japan’s most well-known artists.  He is also known for his unique style of featuring a girl with a unique face and piercing eyes. Immediately when you see this artwork, one automatically knows its the work of Yoshitomo Nara. Read More …

The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 5 (the art of Junko Koike, Yasumasa Morimura, Morimura & the Mohyas and Kayo Ume)

As I continue with part 5 of “The Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit” at Roppongi Hills in Minato, this time we continue with the central section of the art exhibit. This time we come upon Junko Koike’s “Space-time Paper Dress” which was created in 2017. Read More …

The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 4 (the art of Akira Yamaguchi, Kumi Machida and Nozomi Watanabe)

As I continue with part 4 of “The Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit” at Roppongi Hills in Minato, this time we continue on to the central section of the art exhibit. You will come upon a few artwork on the wall. The artwork like done Read More …

The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 3 (the art of Miran Fukuda, the photography of Mika Ninagawa and the art of Tomoko Konoike)

It’s time to continue with part 3 of “The Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit” at Roppongi Hills in Minato. After entering the exhibit and seeing the numerous and awesome works of Takashi Murakami, we then switch to another talented artist…Miran Fukuda. Miran was the youngest-ever Read More …

The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 2 (the art of Takashi Murakami)

When you reach to the starting point of the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills, you are first greeted with a message: The starting point for this exhibition was a request we made to a number of artists: to create their own Doraemon.  Read More …

The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 1 (Promotions for the art exhibit outside Mori Tower)

I had the opportunity to visit “The Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit” at Roppongi Hills which was held on November 1, 2017 through January 8, 2018 at the Mori Arts Center Gallery (52F) at Mori Tower. For those who are not familiar with “Doraemon”, back Read More …

The One about Louise Bourgeois’ Maman Sculpture in Roppongi Hills

In 1999, French-American artist Louise Bourgeois created Maman, a spider that was sculpted from bronze, stainless steel and marble (for the spider’s eggs).  And was created in part of her inaugural commission of The Unilever Series in 2000. Previously, Bourgeois created “Spider” in 1996 that Read More …