【New Book Releases】This Month's Must-Reads! From Kengo Kuma to Western Art History, Politics and Design (September 2026 Edition)

Tokyo Art Beat
Tokyo Art Beat highlights seven new art and culture books releasing in August-September 2026, covering architecture, literature, art history, music, manga, politics, and art books.

Summary

Tokyo Art Beat's September 2026 new book roundup features seven titles spanning architecture, literature, art history, music culture, manga history, political design, and art publishing. Highlights include Kengo Kuma's latest monograph "Architecture of Place" documenting 40 projects (2011–2024); Miranda July's second novel "All Fours," exploring a midlife crisis; Yumi Matsui's introductory lecture series on medieval to modern French art; Jace Clayton's investigation into music's shifting "place" in the digital age; Goichi Yumoto's history of Japanese manga magazines from the Bakumatsu period to postwar; Noémie Bisseton's "Superstorm" analyzing 60 years of political visual culture; and a 15-year retrospective of Tokyo art book shop POST's publisher features and interviews.

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Interview with Kosuke Nagata: Exploring the Shape of Narrative Between Logic and Chance (Text by Ryohei Nakajima)

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【New Book Releases】This Month's Must-Reads! From Kengo Kuma to Western Art History, Politics and Design (September 2026 Edition)

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KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS 10th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION BEYOND THE STRAND: The Route of Creation and Challenge Held at Azabudai Hills Gallery with Unseen Materials and 360° Video Installations

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Korea's Largest Art Fair "Kiaf SEOUL" Celebrates Its 25th Edition. 175 Galleries from 18 Countries and Regions Gather at COEX

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Why is the Tokyo National Museum now refreshing its restaurant? Visiting the new space where you can savor the 'afterglow of appreciation' through food | Page 4

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artscape Editorial Department | Catalog & Books | August 2026 [New Arrivals]

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Collection Exhibition II Special Phot Graphs

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Suspense, Coffee, Queer Time. Kanda Koshiro's 'Uchibura Rinne' (Kanda & Oliveira) Review (by Tomoko Yakumae)

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"Minami Tada: Light, Swaying with Resolve" Opens at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo — A Report on the 70-Year Trajectory of Sculptural Expression in Dialogue with Materials, Pursuing "Light"

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【Opening】"Sumitomo Shunsui: The Sumitomo Modern Art Collection" at Sumitomo Hosho Bunko Tokyo until Oct 12, Special Exhibition Marking 100th Anniversary of Death

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38 Recommended Exhibitions Starting in September: Louvre Museum Exhibition, from Renoir to Mika Ninagawa, Maebashi International Art Festival [2026 Edition]

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When Iris van Herpen meets Perrier-Jouet. The 'Invisible Beauty' is world‑premiered at Tokyo Gendai.

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(British Museum Japanese Art Collection) Kawanabe Kyōsai's "Chōjū-giga: Cat Riding on a Melon Pulled by a Mouse"

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Fukutake Soichiro and SANAA Among 2026 Japan Foundation Award Recipients; Art and Architecture Through International Exchange Recognized

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A Space Where Sound and Imagery Continue to Fluctuate. Report on "RYUICHI SAKAMOTO + SHIRO TAKATANI AMBIENT KYOTO - TOKYO" (Azabudai Hills Gallery)

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Sugie Ako | 'I Sort Of Get It' Exhibition 2 + 'Too Small' Exhibition

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Nikolai Astrup, One of Norway's Leading Painters, Gets His First Major Retrospective in Japan | Image Gallery 1 / 5

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Large-scale retrospective exhibition of Yayoi Kusama opens in Amsterdam in September. A memorial exhibition honoring her life and works following her death.

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Perrier-Jouët reveals world-first art collaboration at 'Tokyo Gendai'. Iris van Herpen shows aesthetic and symbiosis with nature.

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[Fukuoka] 10th Anniversary 'Chikugoist Kawabata Hideya Design Journey' Exhibition Related Events

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Logistics is no longer behind the scenes. How will rising shipping costs and geopolitical risks change the art market?

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Art Thriving in a Craft Town...Sanjo Art Association Exhibition, August 28-30, Featuring 70 Powerful Works

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Exhibition of 'Water Margin' Held at Tokyo Station Gallery: Exploring Its Profound Appeal and Diverse Influence

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Opening the Door to 'Your Own Way of Seeing' - A Sensitivity Classroom Created by a Former Art Teacher

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Museum goods PR event 'Bijutsuden Navi Fes 2026' to be held on September 29! Record 26 museums and art galleries from across Japan to participate

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Yayoi Kusama Passes Away: "An Icon of Contemporary Art" — Tadanori Yokoo and Others Offer Tributes

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How can sighted people convey the appeal of art to the visually impaired? Art appreciation created through "dialogue" with visually impaired people (TV Kochi)

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Yayoi Kusama Dies at Age 97; World-Famous Artist Known for Marble and Net Works

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Yuki Iiyama, FUNI, and Seira Shina no Mame Request Governor Koike to Resume Sending Memorial Messages to the Korean Victims of the Great Kanto Earthquake Memorial Ceremony

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(British Museum Japanese Art Collection) Kawamura Bumpō "Kamogawa Bugi Zukan"

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Isaac Chong Wai and Chen Qiulin: Tracing the History of China Through Body and Memory

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[Kyoto] [CP Lab.] Lecture Program "Creative Track" Kickoff Symposium

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UESHIMA MUSEUM Refreshes In-House Exhibitions. Two Exhibitions Curated by Yuko Hasegawa and Saki Nara Start

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Constant Display Special Exhibition "Takashi Takashi Learned the Arts" Held!

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Hoshino Tai | Bergson's 'Time and Free Will' (Shokado U-Books)

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Mori Art Museum will be temporarily closed from September 2027. The renovated reopening is scheduled for late April 2028.

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Taoyuan Museum of Fine Arts launches first international call for Yokoyama Calligraphy Art Award. Curatorial projects for calligraphy exhibitions at Yokoyama Calligraphy Art Museum are being recruited.

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The 12th Hiroshima Art Prize Commemorative Mel Chin Exhibition @ Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art

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【Next Sunday Art Museum】A Tour of the British Museum's Japanese Art Collection with Princess Akiko on E-Tele, Airing on the 30th

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British Museum Japanese Art Collection: Tani Buncho's 'Cloud Dragon Painting'