June 4: The solo exhibition, “Softly We Bloom” by Yoko Togashi has just started today, featuring her glass sculptures at “Lighthouse called Kanata” in Omotesando. It will be on from June 4 to June 20. She expresses the delicate, soft, fluid state of a flower petal in a glass sculpture. The buds seem to sprout within the flower petals, gradually growing, wrapped in soft light. The energy nurtured within quietly overflows and softly blooms.
On the second floor, there are more contemporary artworks, including paintings and ceramic works. Go-san kindly introduced the works to me. All the works on display resonate with me. It is worth a visit.
Venue: A Lighthouse called Kanata 3-5-7 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 6-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Omotesando Station EXIT A2
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June 2: A rainy season has started with hot weather, similar to summer. With a typhoon approaching, heavy rain is expected tomorrow.
Hiroshi Sugimono is one of Japan’s most internationally acclaimed contemporary artists. His exhibition ‘Extinction’ will be held from June 16 and will feature analog gelatin photography. The exhibition traces the evolution of Sugimoto’s photographic practice from the late 1970s to the present.
Venue: Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art June 16, 2026 ～September 13, 2026
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