Category: Contemporary Art
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Reviewed Work: Categorization of Contemporary Art Collectors in Japan (Extract)
Wasano and Onishi’s study represents the first large-scale empirical attempt to classify contemporary art collectors in Japan according to their motivations and psychographic traits. Using a mixed-methods approach, Wasano and Onishi build on an existing Western model of art purchase motivations that they adapt to the Japanese art market. Their analysis of 386 collectors identifies…
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RUTEN – In Memory of Takehiko Sugawara
From October 9 to November 8, Galerie Tamenaga Paris presents a commemorative retrospective on the works of Takehiko Sugawara. The artist, who was born in Tokyo in 1962, tragically accidentally passed last summer during a solitary trek on Mount Tsurugi to study Toyama’s ancient cedars. His work merges different traditions: he followed the tradition of…