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INAX Gallery
(
Tokyo Wonder
Site
A Tokyo Metropolitan
Government-run
operation, Tokyo
Wonder Site aims
to promote new,
emerging artists and
cultural events. With
exhibitions on its
three floors turning
over at a rapid pace,
this gallery represents
a busy art environ-
ment.
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Map A6 • 1-19-8 Jinnan,
Shibuya-ku • 3463-0606 • Open
11am-7pm Tue-Sun • www.tokyo-ws.org
Run by Inax
Corp., makers of
ceramic products,
sanitary ware and
tiles, this eclectic
design gallery
highlights media
as varied as ceramic
ware and video
installation work.
Two galleries are
located on the second
floor, focusing on
architecture, design, and
contemporary art forms
(see p76)
.
&
SCAI - The Bathhouse
INAX Gallery, exterior
)
Zeit-Foto Salon
This gallery is located in a
converted Edo-period bathhouse
in the endearingly old district of
Yanaka. It showcases well-known
experimental Japanese artists, in
addition to helping to introduce
foreign artists to Japan.
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Map F1
• Kashiwaya-Ato, 6-1-23 Yanaka, Taito-ku
• 3821-1144 • Open noon-7pm Tue-Sat
• www.scaithebathhouse.com
This is one of the oldest
photo galleries in Tokyo, with a
huge collection of images that
encompasses 19th-century prints
and the work of masters in the
order of Man Ray and Lee
Friedlander. Controversial
Japanese artists, including photo-
grapher Ryoko Suzuki, and big
international names ensure that
the shows are always stimulat-
ing.
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Map P2 • Matsumoto Bldg, 4F,
1-10-5 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku • 3535-7112
• Open 10:30am-6:30pm Tue-Fri, 10:30am-
5:30pm Sat • www.zeit-foto.com
*
Gallery Ma
The bathroom appliance
maker Toto set up Gallery Ma as
a prime venue for modern archi-
tecture, one of the
most comprehensive
spaces of its kind.
Past exhibitions have
showcased the
sustainable designs of
Glenn Murcutt, the
work of Chinese
architect Yung Ho
Chang, and the
earthquake-proof
domes of Spaniard
Felix Candela.
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Map
C6 • 3F, 1-24-3 Minami-
Aoyama, Minato-ku • 3402-
1010 • Open 11am-6pm
Tue-Thu, 11am-7pm Fri
• www.toto.co.jp/gallerma
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