Roppongi Crossing 2025: What Passes Is Time. We Are Eternal.
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- Softcover
- 200 pages
- 210 x 282 mm
- ISBN 9784907562625
- Japanese, English
- 2026
Roppongi Crossing is a series of co-curated exhibitions staged every three years at the Mori Art Museum. The series was first launched in 2004 to provide a snapshot of Japan’s contemporary art scene at a particular moment in time. For this eighth edition, curators from the Mori Art Museum will be joined by two internationally active Asian guest curators to present total of twenty-one artists/artist groups under the theme of “time” – including those active in Japan regardless of nationality, as well as those based overseas with Japanese roots.
The exhibited works encompass not only painting, sculpture, and video, but also crafts, handicrafts, zines, and even community projects. A.A.Murakami’s immersive installations that transcend the domains of architecture and design, have won international acclaim. Takuro Kuwata’s colorful, large-scale ceramic works that exude an overwhelming beauty of form have also garnered much attention through his collaborations with overseas maisons. Miyu Hosoi, who has been creating works using her own voice and environmental sounds while also making theater works, will present a new sound piece. Junko Oki’s embroidery works resembling abstract paintings created through delicate handiwork have received recognition both domestically and internationally in recent years. These diverse and varied expressions, in total more than 100 pieces, come together in one space.
This exhibition catalogue features installation views alongside artwork descriptions, texts by four curators, and a co-authored essay. The publication reweaves the overlapping expressions presented in the exhibition, allowing readers to re-experience the Time of the exhibition space.
Participating artists : A.A.Murakami, Kelly Akashi, Amefurashi, Yu Araki, Gardar Eide Einarsson, Higaleo, Naotaka Hiro, Miyu Hosoi, Tomo Kihara, Kim Insook, Jun Kitazawa, Takuro Kuwata, Asuka Miyata, Multiple Spirits, Junko Oki, Asami Shoji, Shooshie Sulaiman, Reijiro Wada, Watanabe Maya, Carrie Yamaoka, ZUGAKOUSAKU & KURIEITO
Curated by Leonhard Bartolomeus (Curator, Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM]), Kim Haeju (Senior Curator, Singapore Art Museum), Hirokazu Tokuyama (Senior Curator, Mori Art Museum), Manabu Yahagi (Associate Curator, Mori Art Museum)
Text: Leonhard Bartolomeus, Kim Haeju, Hirokazu Tokuyama, Manabu Yahagi
Installation views: Naoki Takehisa
Design: Natsuko Yoneyama
Exhibition:
Roppongi Crossing 2025: What Passes Is Time. We Are Eternal.
Dec 3, 2025-Mar 29, 2026
Mori Art Museum
Publisher
Information
- Softcover
- 200 pages
- 210 x 282 mm
- ISBN 9784907562625
- Japanese, English
- 2026
