Assistant Professor Shirabe Ogata and colleagues have released their co-authored book, “Practices Around the Arts: Where Sensibilities Meet Institutions.”

– Co-editors: Shirabe OGATA, Mei KANEMATSU, Hirofumi TERAMURA
– Authors: Azusa HASHIMOTO, Yuu TAKEHISA, Arata HASEGAWA, Rieko TANAKA, Fumi WATANABE, Jun MITSUMOTO
– Book title: Practices Around the Arts: Where Sensibilities Meet Institutions
– Publisher: SHIMIZU KOBUNDO
– Publication Date: 31 January, 2026

Anthropologists, archaeologists, and curators explore the connections between sensibilities and institutions within their respective fields and methodologies. Their inquiry draws on case studies from the National Museum of Art, Osaka; the Art Tower Mito; New York; Niigata; Nigeria; Cuba; Fiji; sites of measured drawing production; and the Tsukuriyama Kofun burial mound group. Together, they document and engage in dialogue on diverse artistic practices.