About us
"Art Is What You Can Get Away with" -Marshall McLuhan (Propagated by Andy Warhol)
WHY?
Because there are numbers of interesting art shows and cultural events in the Greater Tokyo Area.
WHAT?
We will check out all types of cultural events. The main focus of the meet up group will be checking out art exhibitions, but we are not art snobs. We will check out anything as long as they are entertaining to us.
WHO?
Anyone who likes to explore art + culture in the Greater Tokyo Area should join.
HOW?
Just click "yes" for the RSVP response and show up to the meeting place.
HOW MUCH?
The price of an admission ticket.
HOW OFTEN?
Once a week hopefully.
WHY NOT JOIN US?
Upcoming events
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Playing in the Ukiyo
Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts (Printmaking), Machida, Kogasaka, 1-chōme−２８−１, Tokyo, JPFor this meetup, we will go to Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts to see an Ukiyo-e exhibition.
"Ukiyo-e depict the world we are living in now. Rather than depicting the hardships of this world (“憂世,” which reads “ukiyo” and means “miserable world”), they focus on pleasure (“浮世,” which also reads “ukiyo” but means “pleasant world”). Among them, the “farce” of giga (“戯画,” which means farcical pictures) makes the viewers laugh and is proving very popular in recent years.
This exhibition focuses mainly on giga produced from the closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate to the Meiji era, i.e. the latter half of the nineteenth century, mostly from our own collection of ukiyo-e. It was a period during which uncertainty caused by natural disasters and wars was swirling among the people. Despite such turmoil, ukiyo-e continued undauntedly to enjoy “farce,” and the characters depicted never ceased to laugh." [from The Exhibition Website]Location
Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts
(https://hanga-museum.jp/english/access)Exhibition to see
Playing in the Ukiyo: Ukiyo-e's endless laugh in the vortex of Bakumatsu and MeijiMeeting Spot and time
Meeting Spot 1: The East Exit Ticket Gate of Odakyu Machida Station
Meeting Time 1: 02:30PM (14:30)
Meeting Spot 2: the main lobby of the museum
Meeting Time 2: 03:00PM (15:00)
https://hanga-museum.jp/english/accessAdmission Fee
¥1,000Description of the exhibition
https://hanga-museum.jp/english/exhibition/schedule/2026-631Chat session after the show
As usual, let's have a chat session at the end of the event. When we meet up before the exhibition, let's decide where we go after the show.12 attendees
Cincinnati Art Museum Exhibition
The Ueno Royal Museum, 1-2 Uenokōen, Taito City, Tokyo 110-0007, Japan, Taito City, JPFor this meetup, we will check out an exhibition that showcases selected works from the collections of Cincinnati Art Museum Exhibition.
"A selection of 84 masterpieces from the vast collection amassed by the Cincinnati Art Museum over the past 145 years is coming to Japan, including works by Corot, Cézanne, and Monet.
Many of these works were donated in the mid-20th century by women art collectors who made significant contributions to the Cincinnati community. In this exhibition, masterpieces by some of the greatest artists in art history—works that seem to have stepped straight out of the pages of an art history textbook—invite visitors on a journey through the world of modern art. (ChatGPT Translation)" [from The Exhibition Website]Location
Ueno Royal Museum
(https://www.ueno-mori.org/about/?enlang)Exhibition to see
European Masterpieces from the Cincinnati Art MuseumMeeting Time
03:00 PM (15:00)Meeting Spot
At the entrance of Ueno Royal MuseumAdmission Fee
¥2,400Description of the exhibition
https://www.cincinnati-art2026.jp/about.htmlChat session after the show
As usual, let's have a chat session at the end of the event. When we meet up before the exhibition, let's decide where we go after the show.8 attendees
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