“Standing in front of a work of art, what is the first thing you do? Do you look for the name of the artist and work on the exhibit label before attempting to make a connection between the text and image? Or, do you intuitively seek the visual and sensual stimulation provided by the artwork? Perhaps you try to recall some similar memory or knowledge deep within your mind.

Time is an abstract noun, one that is never absent in our lives. However, have you ever thought of using time other than for the purposes of making appointments, arranging itineraries, and calculating the duration of something? What else can you do with time? From 3/13 (Sat) to 4/10 (Sat), 2021, “In the Name of Time – Artists Group Exhibition” organized by Soka Art will feature remarkable works by 10 prominent artists from Japan and Korea, including Naoki Koide, Moon Bongsun, Kosuke Nagata, Ji Yongho, Teppei Kaneuji, Chiho Aoshima, Kang Misun, Masahiko Kuwahara, Daido Moriyama, and Jeong Jinyong (ordered based on the number of strokes in their surname). The exhibition is centered around five major themes: “Frozen in Time”, “Stacking of Time”, “Contrast of Time”, “Heritage of Time”, and “Condensation of Time”. Let’s take a look to see how the artists narrate different stories of life in the name of time.

Soka Art is honored to introduce to you the new exhibition "Spiegel im Spiegel" in 2021. This exhibition is named after the representative work "Spiegel im Spiegel" by Arvo Pärt, one of the most successful composers of the 20th century. This song is composed of three simple notes, which embodies the spirit of minimalism and gives the listener a feeling of infinite extension. Just like the works of ＃UzoHiramatsu and ＃SusumuTakashima, the purest form and composition create unlimited possibilities.

The COVID-19 pandemic that swept across the globe in 2020 has interrupted many human activities and connections. International trade has become stagnant, and interpersonal contact has been restricted. Many people are forced to isolate themselves at home over long periods as a way to fight the COVID-19 outbreak. On the other hand, the pandemic also prompted many long-term foreign workers to return to their hometown, and back to the familiar embrace of their families. While re-adjusting to their new lives back home, communicating and getting along with family members as well as maintaining and enhancing the quality of home life have become important.