There is a sense of adventure when approaching the unassuming Etoile Kaito Living Building in Tokyo’s Bakurocho, in Chuo Ward, and heading down the back alleys toward a single signboard that reads “Tokyo Biennale.” The wholesaler building is one of the Biennale’s two main venues alongside Toeizan Kanei Temple in Ueno. They are the only ticketed venues, with most other artworks in the program placed mural-like around central Tokyo and viewable for free, until the biennale’s end on Dec. 14. The