Mariko Mori and the Tokyo retrospective All That Shines
Published on 08/27/2026 at 15:13 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Mariko Mori occupies a singular position between technology, spirituality and large-scale installation. Her forthcoming retrospective Mariko Mori: All That Shines at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo is announced as a comprehensive survey of more than three decades of work, as detailed in the museum's exhibition schedule and press material.
The Tokyo retrospective announcement
The Mori Art Museum lists Mariko Mori: All That Shines as an upcoming exhibition running from October 31, 2026 to March 28, 2027 on the 53rd floor of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower in Tokyo, presenting a major institutional survey of the artist's practice.
According to a detailed announcement, the retrospective is organized with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and co-curated by Alexandra Munroe and Mori Art Museum director Kataoka Mami, with around forty to eighty works spanning performance-based photography, video, sculpture and immersive installations.
The retrospective in recent context
Specialist coverage emphasizes that Mariko Mori: All That Shines will be the artist's first major retrospective in Japan since the early 2000s, following her exhibition Pure Land at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in 2002, and frames the Tokyo show as a key event in the museum's 2026 program.
Articles in art and culture media highlight that the exhibition traces Mori's evolving interest in concepts of Oneness, the relationship between art and science, and the integration of ancient philosophies with advanced technology, positioning the show as a concentrated survey of her signature themes.
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The work core and materials
Across her career, Mariko Mori has shifted from staged, performance-based photographs rooted in late-1990s Japanese pop culture toward sculptural installations that merge advanced engineering with references to prehistoric monuments, Buddhist cosmology and speculative futures, often realized in highly polished industrial materials.
Where the artist stands now
Mariko Mori is currently preparing the large-scale retrospective Mariko Mori: All That Shines at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, scheduled for October 31, 2026 to March 28, 2027, which will consolidate her three decades of work in a single institutional survey.
Key facts on Mariko Mori
- Artist: Mariko Mori
- Medium / Genre: Sculpture and installation (multimedia, technology-driven)
- Born: 1967, Tokyo, Japan
- Place(s) of practice: Practice between Tokyo and New York, with large-scale projects often realized in international sites
- Active since: Early 1990s, with wider international recognition developing from mid-1990s performance-based photography
- Key work groups: Tea Ceremony series of staged photographs, Wave UFO immersive brainwave installation, Tom Na H-iu light sculpture linked to neutrino observatories, Oneness sculptures exploring collective consciousness
- Current/last exhibition: Mariko Mori: All That Shines, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, announced to run from October 31, 2026 to March 28, 2027
- Major collections: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York), Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art (New York), Centre Pompidou (Paris)
- Awards: Multiple international recognitions for integrating technology and spirituality in contemporary art practice, including institutional commissions and major museum projects
- Next date: October 31, 2026, opening of Mariko Mori: All That Shines at the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
Frequently asked questions about Mariko Mori
What is Mariko Mori: All That Shines at the Mori Art Museum?
The exhibition Mariko Mori: All That Shines is a major retrospective at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, presenting a broad survey of Mariko Mori's work from the early 1990s onward across photography, video, sculpture and immersive installations.
When does the Tokyo retrospective of Mariko Mori open and where is it held?
The Mori Art Museum in Tokyo schedules Mariko Mori: All That Shines from October 31, 2026 to March 28, 2027, on the 53rd floor of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower in the Minato district.
Why is Mariko Mori: All That Shines described as a landmark exhibition?
Art and culture coverage describes the show as Mori's first major retrospective in Japan since her 2002 exhibition Pure Land at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, marking more than twenty years since her last large institutional survey in her home country.
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