NPO Aoyama Design Forum presents the recommended exhibitions of art galleries and museums in February 2025. In addition to the schedule of events, we will provide you with detailed information such as the works on display. Please check the website of each museum for current opening hours before visiting.

キム・アヨン
《デリバリー・ダンサーズ・スフィア》
2022年
ビデオ
25分

Mori Art Museum "Machine Love: Video Games, AI, and Contemporary Art"

The Mori Art Museum presents "Machine Love: Video Games, AI, and Contemporary Art" from February 13 to June 8, 2025. This exhibition explores how AI advancements and the expansion of virtual spaces influence creative expression. Featuring works utilizing game engines, VR, and generative AI, it showcases new aesthetics and artistic techniques while examining the relationship between art and technology, redefining human creativity and emotions in the digital era.

Dates: February 13 - June 8, 2025
Venue: Mori Art Museum
Hours: 10:00-22:00 (until 17:00 on Tuesdays; open until 22:00 on April 29 and May 6)
URL: https://tinyurl.com/3jnbnyjr

National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo "MOMAT Collection"

清宮質文《深夜の蝋燭》1974年

This exhibition showcases around 200 carefully selected works from the museum's collection of approximately 13,000 pieces, offering a comprehensive look at Japanese art from the late 19th century to the present. It features diverse works ranging from Meiji-era Western-style paintings to contemporary art, allowing visitors to explore the evolution of artistic expression in Japan.

Dates: February 11 - June 15, 2025
Venue: National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (Collection Gallery, 2F-4F)
Hours: 10:00-17:00 (Fridays & Saturdays until 20:00)
Fee: General: 500 yen, University students: 250 yen, Free for high school students and younger
URL: https://tinyurl.com/st59wd6r

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa "Collection Exhibition 3"

レベッカ・ホルン《炎に包まれた8つの髪束》1993

To mark its 20th anniversary, the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa presents "Collection Exhibition 3," a large-scale exhibition focusing on the museum's most fundamental role: its collection. Featuring works from its 4,200-piece collection, the exhibition reflects on the museum’s history while envisioning its future.

Period: February 1 - May 11, 2025
Venue: 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
Hours: 10:00-18:00 (Fridays & Saturdays until 20:00)
URL: https://tinyurl.com/3acuhht8

Fukuda Art Museum "Higashiyama Kaii and a journey through landscape: From Japan to the World"

This exhibition highlights the landscape paintings of Higashiyama Kaii, who traveled extensively across Japan, Europe, and China to depict the beauty of nature in his works. Featuring around 30 masterpieces from the Fukuda Art Museum’s collection, including special exhibits of "Evening Cool" and "Hanaakari," the exhibition also explores the evolution of landscape painting in Japan and the West.

Dates: February 1 - April 13, 2025
Venue: Fukuda Art Museum
Hours: 10:00-17:00 (Last admission 16:30)
Fee: General: 1,500 yen, High school students: 900 yen, Elementary & junior high students: 500 yen
URL: https://tinyurl.com/7stutm26

Hotel Resol Ueno "Special Exhibition by Ayako Goto"

「Dome -air-」（2020年）

Hotel Resol Ueno’s art gallery "Resol Gallery Ueno" presents a special exhibition by artist Ayako Goto in February 2025. A graduate of Kindai University’s Faculty of Literature and a member of the Kokuga-kai, Goto is known for her innovative works. This exhibition will debut four new pieces featuring three-dimensional bubble motifs.

Dates: February 1 - February 28, 2025
Venue: Hotel Resol Ueno, Resol Gallery Ueno (Lobby)
Hours: 24 hours for hotel guests / 10:00-20:00 for general visitors
URL: https://tinyurl.com/ncxv2taa

ART TOWER MITO "Aki Kondo: What I Saw, When I Tore Myself Open"

近藤亜樹《ザ・オーケストラ》2024年　©The artist. Courtesy of ShugoArts. 撮影：武藤滋生

The Art Tower Mito Contemporary Art Center will host a solo exhibition by painter Aki Kondo (b. 1987) from February 15 to May 6, 2025. Kondo, who debuted in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake, expresses themes of memory, nature, life and death, and the interconnection of diverse existences. Through her paintings, the exhibition delves into themes of celebrating life, coexistence with others, reflections on disasters and war, and the human capacity for empathy and hope.

Dates: February 15 - May 6, 2025
Venue: Art Tower Mito Contemporary Art Gallery
Hours: 10:00-18:00 (Last admission at 17:30)
URL: https://tinyurl.com/mpfytjp6

Tokyo Photographic Art Museum "TOP 30th Anniversary Takano Ryudai: kasubaba Living through the ordinary"

鷹野隆大《2019.12.31.P.#02（距離）》〈Red Room Project〉より 2019年　©Takano Ryudai, Courtesy of Yumiko Chiba Associates

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum presents a solo exhibition of Ryudai Takano, an artist renowned for his provocative photography. The exhibition explores themes of everyday life, beauty, and visibility through works such as "IN MY ROOM" and the ongoing "Kasubaba" series.

Dates: February 27 - June 8, 2025
Venue: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
Hours: 10:00-18:00 (Thursdays & Fridays until 20:00)
Fee: General: 700 yen, Students: 560 yen, Middle & high school students and seniors (65+): 350 yen
URL: https://tinyurl.com/ystjbhca

ARTDYNE "Aya Kurashiki Solo Exhibition: When Your Bones Creak"

ARTDYNE will host Aya Kurashiki's solo exhibition "When Your Bones Creak" from February 1 to February 16, 2025. Kurashiki is an artist who primarily works with print transfer techniques on flat surfaces, as well as ritualistic installations and performances. Her work explores themes spanning religion, gender, life and death, and the body, while also addressing personal subjects such as occupations and family. Her artistic practice examines close interactions and coexistence with others, often seeking fusion and integration. She is based in Tokyo.

Dates: February 1 - February 16, 2025
Venue: ARTDYNE
Hours: 12:00-19:00
Fee: Free
URL: https://tinyurl.com/5dya3ebc

CONTRAST "Flavia Mazzanti Solo Exhibition in Japan"

As part of its participation in "DIG SHIBUYA 2025" from February 8 to February 11, 2025, CONTRAST presents the first solo exhibition in Japan of multimedia artist Flavia Mazzanti, who is based in Vienna and São Paulo. This exhibition explores the relationship between the body and its physical and social environment through digital art, immersive technologies, and experimental animation.

Dates: February 8 - February 11, 2025
Venue: CONTRAST
Hours: 11:00-18:00
URL: https://tinyurl.com/yc3w8tdk

NANZUKA UNDERGROUND "MSCHF Solo Exhibition: Material Values"

MATERIAL VALUE SCULPTURES FIGURE 1: CUBE
LADY
2025
Indium, Aluminum, Steel, Glass, Plastic, Electronics
H52 x W28.6 x D28.6 cm

The New York-based art collective MSCHF will present its solo exhibition "Material Values" at NANZUKA UNDERGROUND from February 1 to March 22, 2025. Active since 2019, MSCHF challenges the absurdity of social, cultural, political, and monetary systems through precisely calculated interventions using visual expressions. The collective has exhibited at Perrotin in New York (2022, 2024), Daelim Museum in Seoul (2023), Spritmuseum in Stockholm, and J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.

Dates: February 1 - March 22, 2025
Venue: NANZUKA UNDERGROUND
Hours: 11:00-19:00
Other Information: Closed on Sundays and Mondays
URL: https://tinyurl.com/mphcmnbh

HENKYO "Group Exhibition: Each View"

HENKYO presents "Each View," a group exhibition featuring photographers Rinko Kawauchi and Yuji Hamada, along with painters Christian Franzen and Liane Chu, exhibiting in Japan for the first time. This exhibition questions the act of "seeing" itself, as viewers interpret the works differently, exploring the ambiguous space between representation and abstraction. The intersection of photography’s realism and painting’s imaginative quality creates a dialogue about perception and artistic expression.

Dates: February 1 - March 1, 2025
Venue: HENKYO
Hours: 12:00-19:00
URL: https://tinyurl.com/mpdcyv7h