The time of Japanese art

The Mori Art Museum in Tokyo presents the eighth edition of the triennial Roppongi Crossing series, scheduled for December 3, 2025, to March 29, 2026. Created to offer an overview of Japanese contemporary art, this exhibition broadens its scope to international perspectives through dialogue between the museum's curators and guests from other Asian countries. The chosen theme, What Passes Is Time. We Are Eternal., invites reflection on the fleeting nature of time and the permanence of the artistic experience. Twenty established and emerging artists and collectives with direct ties to Japan present works ranging from painting to sculpture, video art to crafts, including zines and community projects. Protagonists include A.A. Murakami with immersive installations that blur the boundaries between architecture and design, Takuro Kuwata with monumental ceramics of strong visual impact, Miyu Hosoi with a new sound composition that intertwines voice and acoustic landscapes, and Junko Oki with embroidery transformed into abstract compositions through refined techniques. The exhibition presents a broad panorama of contemporary languages, demonstrating how art can capture the ephemeral dimension of time and transform it into a lasting aesthetic experience. The viewer is invited to experience the present as a web of active memories, capable of transcending the boundaries of temporality.