Mariko Mori opens major retrospective at Mori Art Museum
Published on 08/20/2026 at 12:54 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Mariko Mori returns to Tokyo with a major retrospective at the Mori Art Museum. The museum says Mariko Mori: All That Shines opens on October 31, 2026, and surveys more than three decades of work.
The Tokyo retrospective
The Mori Art Museum describes the show as Mariko Mori's first major retrospective in Japan since Pure Land in 2002. It will include about 40 works across performance-based photography, video, drawing, sculpture, and large-scale interactive installations.
The exhibition is organized with The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. The museum frames Mori's practice through technology, consciousness, and transcendental experience, which gives the retrospective a clear conceptual spine.
Why this show matters
Mariko Mori built her reputation in the 1990s with the Cyborg series and sci-fi imagery made with computer graphics. The museum says her work later expanded toward Buddhist concepts, cosmology, and the idea of Oneness.
That arc matters because it links her early image-making to later immersive environments. Works such as Wave UFO and the sun-aligned outdoor installations show how steadily she has moved from figure and costume toward space, light, and perception.
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How Mariko Mori works
Mori works across photography, video, sculpture, and installation. Her most recognizable projects connect high-tech surfaces with spiritual and ecological thinking, often drawing on Japanese popular culture and Buddhist philosophy.
The museum's framing places her among artists who use immersion as an argument, not just a display format. In her case, light, bodies, and cosmic scale are central, not decorative.
Where the work stands now
Mariko Mori's next confirmed date is October 31, 2026, when All That Shines opens at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo.
Key facts on Mariko Mori
- Artist: Mariko Mori
- Medium / Genre: Photography, video, sculpture, installation
- Place(s) of practice: Japan and New York
- Active since: 1990s
- Key work groups: Cyborg, Wave UFO, Oneness, Pure Land
- Current/last exhibition: Mariko Mori: All That Shines - Mori Art Museum, Tokyo - opens October 31, 2026
- Awards: Praemium Imperiale, 2007
- Next date: October 31, 2026, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
Frequently asked questions about Mariko Mori
Where will Mariko Mori be on view next?
At the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, where Mariko Mori: All That Shines opens on October 31, 2026.
What does the Mori Art Museum show cover?
The museum says the retrospective spans more than three decades and includes about 40 works across photography, video, drawing, sculpture, and interactive installation.
Which Mariko Mori works anchor her practice?
The museum highlights Cyborg and Wave UFO, then links them to later works shaped by cosmology, Buddhism, and the idea of Oneness.
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