Mariko Mori and the upcoming Tokyo retrospective All That Shines
Published on 08/24/2026 at 10:57 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Mariko Mori has long linked advanced technology with spiritual imagery in large-scale installations and photographs. The Mori Art Museum in Tokyo positions the forthcoming retrospective Mariko Mori: All That Shines as a comprehensive survey of this trajectory, as detailed in its exhibition schedule.
The Tokyo retrospective announcement
The Mori Art Museum lists Mariko Mori: All That Shines under its upcoming exhibitions, scheduled to run from October 31, 2026 to March 28, 2027 on the 53rd floor of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower in Tokyo. Mori Art Museum exhibition page
In the exhibition schedule announcement, Director Kataoka Mami describes Mori’s show as one of two major solo exhibitions for the 2026 fiscal year, alongside Ron Mueck, both devoted to fundamental questions of what it means to be human. Mori Art Museum press release
How the show is framed
The press material highlights Mori’s shift from 1990s performance and photography rooted in science fiction and Japanese popular culture to explorations of ancient philosophies, religious views, and spiritual realms, unified through her concept of a connecting ‘Oneness’. Mori Art Museum press release
External coverage reiterates that Mariko Mori: All That Shines will be Mori’s first major institutional retrospective in Japan since the 2002 exhibition Pure Land at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, and notes a span of more than three decades of practice represented. Yahoo News Hong Kong report
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The work core and media span
Mori’s practice moves between performance-based and computer-imaging photography, video, drawing, sculpture and interactive installations, often staged with high production values and immersive environments, as outlined by the Mori Art Museum and collaborating curators.
Earlier works such as the photographic series Subway and Play with Me from the mid-1990s addressed consumer culture and identity, while later projects like Wave UFO and Rebirth engaged cosmology and neuroscience in spatial installations.
Where the artist stands now
Within the current 30-day window, the Mori Art Museum’s announcement positions Mariko Mori: All That Shines as an upcoming centerpiece of its 2026 program, with the exhibition confirmed to open on October 31, 2026 at the museum’s Roppongi Hills venue.
Key facts on Mariko Mori
- Artist: Mariko Mori
- Medium / Genre: Installation, photography, video, sculpture
- Born: 1967, Tokyo, Japan
- Place(s) of practice: Tokyo and New York
- Active since: early 1990s, with significant international shows from the mid-1990s
- Key work groups: Play with Me, Subway, Wave UFO, Rebirth
- Current/last exhibition: Radiance, Sean Kelly, New York, October 31 to December 20, 2025
- Major collections: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York), Museum of Modern Art (New York), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mori Art Museum (Tokyo)
- Awards: World Economic Forum Young Global Leader (2006), Cartier Award (1997)
- 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 Mori’s retrospective All That Shines open at the Mori Art Museum?
The Mori Art Museum lists Mariko Mori: All That Shines as running from October 31, 2026 to March 28, 2027 on its upcoming exhibitions schedule.
What themes will the exhibition Mariko Mori: All That Shines address?
According to the museum’s exhibition schedule, the retrospective will highlight Mori’s integration of art, science and metaphysics and her concept of ‘Oneness’ connecting people across cultural divides.
How does Mariko Mori’s work evolve from the 1990s to recent projects?
Her practice develops from performance and photography grounded in science fiction and Japanese popular culture toward installations that explore ancient philosophies, spiritual realms and cosmological questions, as emphasized in institutional framing.
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