Jazz exhibition poster, Henri Matisse, 1947.

Edward James in Front of On the Threshold of Liberty, Gelatin silver print by René Magritte, 1937.

Sculpture by Haniwa Boar, Kofun period, Japan, ca. 5th c.

Haniwa, literally “clay cylinders,” at times numbering in the thousands, were placed in rows at the base of the mounds and scattered on their crests or sloping sides. Sometimes the clay cylinders were topped with figures or animals. This infant boar shows the variety and range of expression achieved by the makers of haniwa. Although […]

Constantin Brancusi in his studio at 11 impasse Ronsin, Paris, Photo by Man Ray, 1930.

Kengiro Azuma.

Tracey Emin, 1976.

Ito Shoha.

Roman standard, Bronze, Tracey Emin, 2013.

Untitled, Photography William Eggleston, 1971-1974.

Pale egg mountain, Acrylic on canvas, Yoshitomo Nara, 50 x 40 cm, 90s.

Ren Hang.

Those who show us the path were there, are here, will be there, Acrylic on canvas, N.S. Harsha, 2013.

Karaikkal Ammaiyar, Shaiva Saint, Sculpture, Copper alloy, ca. late 13th century.

Mango-Shaped Flask, Rock crystal; set with gold, enamel, rubies, and emeralds, India, Mid-17th century.

In spite of its modest size, this flask in the shape of a mango, adorned with gold, gems, and enameling, eloquently demonstrates the artistic standards and tastes of seventeenth-century Mughal India. Likely to have been created during the reign of Shah Jahan, the emperor who built the famous Taj Mahal, the flask expresses the Mughal […]

Inkwell, Nephrite, gold, India, 1618–19.

Sturdy, monumental, artfully rounded, richly adorned, and so weighty and well balanced that it could hardly be overturned, this dignified and useful inkpot can be seen as a poetic visual symbol of the empire inherited by Jahangir. If his father, Akbar, commissioned works of art as elements of a dynamic imperial vision, the son did […]

Roman mosaic floor panel, 2nd century A.D.

This rectangular panel, representing the entire decorated area of a floor, was found in 1937 in part of a Roman villa excavated at Daphne, a summer resort near the ancient city of Antioch (in southern Turkey). The central emblem contains the bust of a female figure, probably a generic personification of abundance and good living. […]

Wolfgang Tillmans, Hood by Air show, 2016.

Ldn17: Travel Diary Playlist #1, Photography by Bibi Yamamoto, 2017.

Ldn17 is a visual diary that celebrates the intimate experience of traveling. The booklet merges photographs of Dalston and Shoreditch, London followed by lyrics of various hip hop artists – music listened during its documentation. The project is followed by a public playlist on Spotify.

Aphrodite vase/sculpture, White porcelain, Design by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal Studio Line, Germany, 1973.

Desert Glow II, oil on masonite, Joseph Albers, 1971.

Study for White Plaque: Bridge Arch and Reflection, Ellsworth Kelly, 1951.

Various shaped hoses and snake, Photography by Takashi Homma, 2016.

Magic Isle, Pigment on paper, Ed Ruscha, 76.2 × 101.6 cm, 1982.

Bibi Yamamoto.

Useless from Masculin Féminin series, analog photography, Tokyo, 2015. Edition of 10. Masculin, féminin is an unstaged documentation of marginal and shabby findings with a note of domestic intimacy and nostalgia. It dwells with curiosity and wonders about what lies beneath the explicit truth in ordinary life. The title is a provocation to gender classification […]