The International Photography Lishui Award, established by the Lishui Photography Museum (China) in 2023, is an international academic prize. We are pleased to announce that Thomas Ruff has been selected as the second laureate of this award.
For more than forty years, Ruff has explored the mechanisms, technologies, and very act of seeing that define the medium of photography, continuously expanding its expressive possibilities. Through his sustained practice, he has introduced new methods and perspectives to contemporary image-making, a contribution that was highly recognized by the jury. Comprising nine experts from China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Japan, the jury unanimously selected him for this honor.
To commemorate the award, the Lishui Photography Museum will present the exhibition Thomas Ruff. A Mindmap on Photography.
Exhibition title:Thomas Ruff. A Mindmap on Photography Dates: November 7, 2025 – February 28, 2026 Venue: Lishui Museum of Photography, China
Gallery Koyanagi will participate in Art Week Tokyo (AWT), taking place from Wednesday, November 5 to Sunday, November 9, 2025. Art Week Tokyo is an annual showcase of the creativity and diversity of contemporary art in Tokyo. During the period, the gallery will present Thomas Ruff’s solo exhibition “Two of Each.”
Please note that opening hours vary by day: Nov 5 (Wed) 12:00 – 19:00 Nov 6 (Thu) 12:00 – 19:00 Nov 7 (Fri) 10:00 – 18:00 Nov 8 (Sat) 10:00 – 18:00 Nov 9 (Sun) 10:00 – 18:00
In conjunction with Arisa Kumagai’s solo exhibition Heaven Stolen, opening on Saturday, August 23, 2025, Gallery Koyanagi will release a new limited-edition booklet of her works titled Shiro-muku/White Witch.
Drawing on deeply personal motifs, her grandfather dressed in high-end Italian shirt from the family-run boutique, the adorned hands of her mother and other women wearing an eclectic mix of flamboyant jewelry, and flowers offered to her father who died alone, Kumagai’s work reflects universal themes such as wealth and poverty, life and death. Through these intimate recollections, she is transforming private memory into works of art that transcend individual experience.
This upcoming solo exhibition, Heaven Stolen, marks her fourth at Gallery Koyanagi, following Single bed (2019), My yearning to be You (2022), and …apparently God is forgiving (2023). The new limited-edition booklet titled Shiro-muku/White Witch will carry on 11 selected paintings previously exhibited at the gallery, and newly written poetry by the artist. The front cover features a work from one of her most iconic series, Leisure Class.
The booklet will go on sale from 12:00 PM on Saturday, August 23, 2025, exclusively at Gallery Koyanagi, in a limited run of 500 copies. Among these, 10 will be special editions, each accompanied by one one two original drawing(s). Additionally, during the opening reception of Heaven Stolen (5:00–7:00 PM on the same day), booklets purchased at the gallery will be signed in person by the artist.
【Bibliographic information】
Title: Shiro-muku / White Witch Author: Arisa Kumagai Text: Tomoko Yabumae (Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo) Design: Rie Shimoda Published by: Gallery Koyanagi Translation: Tomoko Araki
Language: Japanese and English Pages: 20 pages Format: A4 size
Price: Regular Edition: ¥1,500 (tax included) Special Edition (includes one or two framed original drawing(s)): ¥198,000 – ¥275,000 (tax included)
*Prices vary depending on the drawing. *The original drawings will be exhibited in the Viewing Room at Gallery Koyanagi during the exhibition period. Please note that there may be a waiting time during busy hours. *If you are unable to visit the gallery and wish to purchase a booklet, please contact us at: mail@gallerykoyanagi.com.
Please be informed that our gallery will be closed for the summer holidays from Sunday, August 10 through Monday, August 18. Following this period, our gallery will remain closed from Tuesday, August 19 through Friday, August 22 due to the installation of our upcoming exhibition.
We are pleased to announce that the gallery will reopen on Saturday, August 23 with Arisa Kumagai’s solo exhibition, “Heaven Stolen”.
We apologize for any inconvenience and sincerely appreciate your understanding.
The interview with Arisa Kumagai is now on the Asian Art Contemporary website. She talks extensively about her upbringing, the artists who influenced her, and her creative inspirations.
Hiroshi Sugimoto’s podcast is now available on the Time Sensitive website.
In this podcast, Sugimoto discusses his pictures as fossilizations of time through his series, Diorama, Theater, Seascapes and Architecture. For an hour, he talks about his enduring love for collecting fossils to his ongoing projects.
Please listen to the podcast from below website and apps.
■Time Sensitive website■Apple Podcasts ■Spotify ■Youtube
Gallery Koyanagi will participate in “Art Week Tokyo” from November 2 to November 5. This event is an annual showcase of the creativity and diversity of contemporary art in Tokyo. Throughout this period, Gallery Koyanagi will be continuing its presentation of the exhibition “Arisa Kumagai | …apparently God is forgiving.” Also, during this event, the exhibition “Worlds in Balance: Art in Japan from the Postwar to the Present” will be held at Okura Museum of Art, exhibiting one of Sugimoto’s Opticks.
“Art Week Tokyo” Thursday, November 2 – Sunday, November 5, 2023 *no closing days 10:00–18:00 *Please note that Gallery Koyanagi will have special opening hours during this period.
AWT FOCUS “Worlds in Balance: Art in Japan from the Postwar to the Present” Thursday, November 2 – Sunday, November 5, 2023 10:00–18:00 (Last admission at 17:00) Okura Museum of Art
Gallery Koyanagi will participate in Art Week Tokyo, an annual showcase of the creativity and diversity of contemporary art in Tokyo, from Thursday, November 3 to Sunday, November 6, 2022. During this period, the gallery will continue presenting the exhibition “HIROSHI SUGIMOTO | OPERA HOUSE”. Also, Art Week Tokyo’s video program presents “KEIN LICHT. (No Light) — From the place where I am standing now” by Anri Yanase. The program is on view at SMBC East Tower in Marunouchi with 18 Japanese and international artists’ video works.
“Art Week Tokyo” Thursday, November 3 – Sunday, November 6, 2022
Art Week Tokyo Video Program “Working, Crawling” Curated by Adam Szymczyk Wednesday, November 2 – Sunday, November 6, 2022 / 10:00–18:00 Earth Garden, SMBC East Tower 1F Videos: Anri Yanase “KEIN LICHT. (No Light) — From the place where I am standing now” and 17 others
The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo will present the first large-scale museum exhibition in Japan by Christian Marclay. The exhibition is to introduce the artist’s diverse and innovative practice, exhibiting a wide range of his oeuvre from early works, influenced by conceptual art and punk music, large-scale installations built from samples of image and sound information, and more recent works that reflects upon the anxieties permeating our contemporary world.
