The international art fair “Tokyo Gendai” will be held at the Yokohama International Peace Conference Center (Pacifico Yokohama) in Minatomirai, Kanagawa Prefecture, from July 5 (Friday) to 7 (Sunday).
The fair, which will be held for the second time, will bring together contemporary art galleries from Japan and abroad to exhibit and sell a diverse range of works by both established and up-and-coming artists. The fair will be a world-class event with 73 exhibitors from 20 countries, including 24 galleries, such as BLUM, Sadie Coles HQ, and Perrotin, who will exhibit for the second time in 2023, and Pace Gallery, which will be exhibiting for the first time.
Exhibitions by galleries will be divided into three themes: Galleries, Hana ‘Flower’, and Eda ‘Branch’. Galleries from Japan and abroad will exhibit works by Robert Longo, Ai Weiwei, and others. Hana ‘Flower'” will feature works by young and mid-career artists from 24 galleries, including Sophie Barber from England, Yusuff Aina from Nigeria, and Japanese artists Yusuke Asai and Keisuke Tanaka. Eda ‘Branch'” will feature works by well-known Asian artists and emerging Asian artists, including Korean painter Kim Tschang-yeul and Filipino artist Manuel Ocampo.
(C) Robert Longo / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Image courtesy of VETA by Fer Frances
The exhibition also includes “Tsubomi ‘Flower Bud’,” a special exhibition on contemporary social issues, “Sato ‘Meadow’,” a large-scale installation, and a special showcase in collaboration with the Japan Foundation for Arts and Culture, “N.Y.C.A.”. A special showcase “Ne ‘Root'” in collaboration with domestic art and culture foundations will also be held to offer a multifaceted art experience.
Tickets will be on sale from Thursday, April 25.
Tokyo Gendai
Date: July 5 (Fri.) – 7 (Sun.), 2024
(*Preview for invited guests and vernissage will be held on Thursday, July 4)
Location: Yokohama International Peace Conference Center (Pacifico Yokohama) Hall C/D
Ticket Sales ： Tickets will be on sale at ArtSticker from April 25, 2024 (Thu.)
Sponsor ：The Art Assembly
List of participating galleries (as of April 15, 2024)*1 *2
Galleries
A Lighthouse called Kanata (Tokyo), Almine Rech (Paris, Brussels, London, New York, Shanghai, Monaco), Art Front Gallery (Tokyo), BLUM (Los Angeles, New York, Tokyo), Ceysson & Benetiere (Saint Etienne) Benetiere (Saint-Etienne, Paris, Lyon, Luxembourg, Geneva, New York, Paneri, Tokyo), ◎Chalk Horse (Sydney), Each Modern (Taipei), ◎Galerie EIGEN ART (Leipzig, Berlin), galerie frank Gallery EXIT, Hong Kong; Gallery Rosenfeld, London; GALLERY SIDE 2, Tokyo; imura art gallery, Kyoto; iPRECIATION, Singapore, Hong Kong; Kaikai Kiki Gallery, Tokyo; Kamakura Gallery, Tokyo Kaikai Kiki Gallery (Tokyo), Kamakura Gallery (Kamakura), KOSAKU KANECHIKA (Tokyo), KOTARO NUKAGA (Tokyo), ◎Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery (Hong Kong), MAHO KUBOTA GALLERY (Tokyo), MAKI Gallery (Tokyo), MISA SHIN GALLERY, Tokyo; Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo and Singapore; NANZUKA, Tokyo; nca | nichido contemporary art, Tokyo, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Paris; Over the Influence, Hong Kong, Los Angeles and Bangkok, Pace Gallery (New York, London, Seoul, Geneva, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Tokyo), Perrotin (Tokyo, Paris, Hong Kong, New York, Seoul, Shanghai, Los Angeles), Poligrafa Obra Grafica (Barcelona), Sadie Coles HQ ( (London), SCAI THE BATHHOUSE (Tokyo), ShugoArts (Tokyo), SPURS Gallery (Beijing), Sundaram Tagore Gallery (New York, Singapore, London), Taka Ishii Gallery (Tokyo, Kyoto, Maebashi), Takuro Someya Contemporary Art, Tokyo; Tang Contemporary Art, Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul, Bangkok; TARO NASU, Tokyo; Wada Fine Arts Y, Tokyo
[Hana]
◎Alison Jacques (London), ANOMALY (Tokyo), ◎BLANKgallery (Shanghai, Tokyo), Gallery 38 (Tokyo), ◎Gallery Nosco (Brussels), GALLERY TARGET (Tokyo), ◎HARUKAITO by ISLAND (Tokyo, (Atami, Tokyo), HILLSIDE GALLERY (Tokyo), MISAKO&ROSEN (Tokyo)/The Green Gallery (Milwaukee, USA), ◎MOU PROJECTS (Hong Kong), ◎MtK Contemporary Art (Kyoto), ◎Nan Ke Gallery, Shanghai; PARCEL, Tokyo; Phillida Reid, London; ◎Retro Africa, Abuja, Nigeria; rin art association, Gunma; ◎SAC Gallery, Bangkok; ◎SAPAR Contemporary Gallery Incubator, New York; The Drawing Room, Makati, Philippines; ◎THE PILL(R), Istanbul and Paris; Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo; ◎Unit 17, Vancouver; ◎VIN VIN Vienna / Naples Naples (Vienna, Naples), ◎Yutaka Kikutake Gallery (Tokyo)
[Eda]
193 Gallery, Paris; ◎Althuis Hofland Fine Arts, Amsterdam; ◎Hunsand Space, Beijing, Shijiazhuang, Hangzhou; ◎Keteleer Gallery, Antwerp; ◎LEE&BAE, Busan; ◎PYO Gallery, Seoul; ◎The Columns Gallery, Tokyo The Columns Gallery (Seongnam, Korea), ◎The Page Gallery (Seoul), ◎VETA by Fer Frances (Madrid)
*1：Exhibiting galleries are listed in alphabetical order.
2: ◎=first time exhibitors
