"Bye Bye Little Boy" "It was Aida, not Murakami, by common consent, who was the young Japanese artist of the '90s in Japan." Art in America, April 1, 2011
"10 of the best contemporary art galleries in Tokyo", "[The Mizuma Art Gallery] is also the force behind Makoto Aida, the enfant terrible of the Japanese art world, whose provocative paintings tackle social issues such as the sexual objectification of schoolgirls and violent nationalism." The Guardian, February 1, 2012.