Seen next to
Monday’s note on the
178 people named Hirokazu Tanaka and
Wednesday’s note on
N.E.U.U., a new games centre in the shadow of Shinjuku's old Odakyu Department store, as well as the screening of Tsai Ming-liang’s 2003 film
Goodbye Dragon Inn in 4K, today's news of yet more rockets fired from North Korea are a world away as Tokyo seeks to make itself a unique cultural center that stands apart from other global centers. Art Week Tokyo involves 51 galleries, museums, and experimental art spaces opening their doors to visitors over 4 days. One such venue is
MOMAT, the National Museum of Modern Art in Takeshiba, now in its 50th year, hosting the retrospective of Japanese artist
Shinro Ohtake.