PS2 Japanese Box Art ... American game boxes display a straighter sense of design, with regular lines, and lots of text. Sometimes, there is no art direction whatsoever.

“The seasons have affected Japanese and Chinese art in profound and distinct ways,” said Ann Yonemura, senior associate curator of Japanese art. “In Japan, art and poetry reflect the gentle changes in ...

The text on the latter reads (in German): “The writing is the soul of each advertisement.” Placing these letterforms side-by-side was Gendai shōgyō bijutsu zenshū, or The Complete Commercial Artist ...

A Japanese DJ has found a new calling making freaky flesh-like accessories such as severed finger ink stamps, pendants with blinking eyes and purses with gaping mouths and stubble, inspired by ...

The 91-year-old Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is one of the biggest stars in the art world, famed for her signature spot motifs and bold colours used across multiple media. Although Kusama left her ...

Japanese Art History Gets a Takashi Murakami Twist at Gagosian: Works that highlight mythical guardians while reimagining 17th-century Kyoto.