Mariko Mori, upcoming Tokyo retrospective All That Shines
Published on 09/01/2026 at 10:59 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael MĂŒller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Mariko Mori returns to a major Tokyo museum with a full retrospective of her work. As the Mori Art Museum confirms, the exhibition Mariko Mori: All That Shines is scheduled to run from October 31, 2026 to March 28, 2027 on the 53rd floor of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower in Minato City. Mori Art Museum exhibition listing
The Tokyo retrospective schedule
The Mori Art Museum lists Mariko Mori: All That Shines under its upcoming exhibitions, with dates set for October 31, 2026 through March 28, 2027. The museum positions the show as one of its key fiscal-year solo exhibitions alongside a Ron Mueck presentation. Mori Art Museum press release
Japanâs Art Commons database also records the same schedule, naming the Mori Art Museum as venue and repeating the October 31, 2026 to March 28, 2027 run. This double listing cements the retrospective as a central event in Tokyoâs late-2026 museum calendar.
Exhibition & show focus on Mori
The exhibition announcement describes Mariko Mori: All That Shines as a retrospective covering over three decades of work. The Mori Art Museum notes that Moriâs show will unfold across interactive installations, sculpture, video, photography, drawing and performance in its Roppongi Hills galleries. Mariko Mori exhibition overview
Coverage in art and culture media, including Hypebeast and regional outlets, emphasizes that this is Moriâs first major institutional retrospective in Japan since her Pure Land exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in 2002, highlighting the long interval between large-scale museum surveys of her work.
All news and background on Mariko Mori
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The work core across media
Mariko Mori is known for a practice that moves from performance-based and computer-imaging photography in the mid-1990s to immersive installations linking technology, cosmology and spirituality. Key works include the photographic series Play with Me, the video installation Nirvana and later projects like Sun Pillar.
Her concept of âOnenessâ recurs throughout the announced retrospective. The Mori Art Museum describes this idea as a connective tissue between people and cultures, articulated through works that blend ancient philosophies, religious imagery and high-tech materials within minimalist environments.
Where the artist stands now
Against this backdrop, Mariko Moriâs position centers on the confirmed opening of Mariko Mori: All That Shines at the Mori Art Museum on October 31, 2026, a museum-scale survey set to anchor the artistâs late-2026 visibility in Tokyo.
Key facts on Mariko Mori
- Artist: Mariko Mori
- Medium / Genre: Installation, photography, video art, sculpture
- Born: 1967, Tokyo, Japan
- Place(s) of practice: Studio activity between Tokyo and New York
- Active since: Early 1990s, with rising international attention around 1995
- Key work groups: Play with Me, Nirvana, Wave UFO, Rebirth
- Current/last exhibition: Mariko Mori: All That Shines, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, running October 31, 2026 to March 28, 2027
- Major collections: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York), Museum of Modern Art (New York), Mori Art Museum (Tokyo), Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
- Awards: Hugo Boss Prize shortlist (1998), various institutional commissions and honors cited across museum records
- Next date: October 31, 2026 - opening of Mariko Mori: All That Shines at the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
Frequently asked questions about Mariko Mori
When will Mariko Moriâs retrospective open at the Mori Art Museum?
The Mori Art Museum schedules Mariko Mori: All That Shines from October 31, 2026 to March 28, 2027, as confirmed in its exhibition listings and press material.
What will be shown in Mariko Mori: All That Shines?
The museum states that the retrospective will present interactive installations, sculptures, video works, photographs, drawings and performance-related pieces spanning more than thirty years of Moriâs practice.
Why is this retrospective significant for Mariko Moriâs career?
Specialist coverage notes that this is Moriâs first major institutional retrospective in Japan since Pure Land at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in 2002, marking a renewed museum focus on her cross-media investigations of technology and spirituality.
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