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Japan 1912–present

Mariko Mori, Pure Land, 1996-98 — The Heisei period saw the establishment of new art museums and the adoption of new means of expression among Japanese artists.

Heisei period, an introduction

by Dr. Sonia Coman

Kurokawa Kisho, the Nakagin Capsule Tower, Tokyo, completed 1972, detail of exterior view of prefabricated units (image: City Lab) — The Showa period was one of dynamic changes—and one affected by world wars and challenges at home.

Shōwa period

by Dr. Sonia Coman

Yasuda Auditorium, architect: Uchida Yoshikazu, patron: Yasuda Zenjiro, built 1925, renovated after 1968 (image: Kakidai CC 4.0, Wikimedia Commons) — The Taishō period continued the process of adoption and transformation of foreign models in Japan

Taishō period, an introduction

by Dr. Sonia Coman

Mariko Mori, Pure Land, 1996-98 — In her immersive dreamscapes, Mori transforms the celestial attendants of Buddhist art into pastel-colored aliens.

Mariko Mori, Pure Land

by Katrina Klaasmeyer