ART WEEK TOKYO
Written by ONBEAT editorial department; Photos are provided by Art Week Tokyo
Key Visual of Art Week Tokyo
Art Week Tokyo (hereinafter written as “AWT”) is an annual showcase which is made up by Tokyo’s leading museums, galleries and professionals of art. This year this event is held for four days, from November 7th to 10th.
AWT doesn’t have a main venue, and this year 53 art spaces participates in this event. The free AWT Bus service links all venues, making it easier than ever to explore and feel dynamic art scenes of Tokyo.
<Major Exhibitions>
・”Louise Bourgeois: I have been to hell and back. And let me tell you, it was wonderful.” Mori Art Museum (Roppongi)
・”Jam Session: The Ishibashi Foundation Collection × MOHRI Yuko – On Physis” Artizon Museum (Kyobashi)
・”Keiichi Tanaami: Adventures in Memory”, “Ei Arakawa-Nash: Paintings Are Popstars” The National Art Center, Tokyo (Roppongi)
・”A Personal View of Japanese Contemporary Art: Takahashi Ryutaro Collection” Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (Kiyosumishirakawa)
・”Rei Naito: come and live – go and live” Ginza Maison Hermès (Ginza)
・”Shiori Watanabe Syuku” Shiseido Gallery (Ginza)
・”Everyday Enchantment Bianca Bondi / Muku Kobayashi / Umico Niwa” Chanel Nexus Hall (Ginza)
・Yoshitomo Nara “I Draw the Line” BLUM (Harajuku)
・Hiroshi Sugito “apples and lemon” Tomio Koyama Gallery (Kyobashi)
・Aya Takano “Alternative Future” Kaikai Kiki Gallery (Hiroo)
・Ryoko Aoki “Stories About Boundaries” Take Ninagawa (Azabujuban)
・Tabaimo “afterwards” Gallery Koyanagi (Ginza)
・Jonathan Monk & Salvo “Salvo Stage Sets” Taro Nasu (Roppongi)
・Roby Dwi Antono “Lunar Rituals” NANZUKA UNDERGROUND (Harajuku)
・Lim Sokchanlina “The water element: Tonlé Sap Lake is floating” Nichido Contemporary Art (Roppongi)
AWT BUS – free shuttle buses connect art spaces (Azabudai Hills)
As usual, the event has various programs like “AWT FOCUS“, where you can appreciate and purchase artworks, “AWT VIDEO“, where video works selected by curators based overseas are screened, “AWT BAR“, where you can enjoy the space design and original foods and cocktails, “AWT TALKS“, which provides a symposium and online talks, and “TOKYO HOUSE TOUR“, the tour visiting prominent architectures built in Tokyo in post-war era. Also, teaching programs for children, young ages, and people who are about to collect art works.
AWT FOCUS
AWT FOCUS “Earth, Wind and Fire: Visions of the Future from Asia” Venue Exterior (Okura Museum of Art, Tokyo) Photo by Kei Okano. Courtesy Art Week Tokyo.
AWT FOCUS is AWT’s original program which combines the experiences of appreciating art at museum and purchasing artworks at gallery, curated by Mami Kataoka (Director of Mori Art Museum and the National Center of Art Research) with whom our magazine ONBEAT has repeatedly interviewed.
Titled as “Earth, Wind and Fire: Visions of the Future from Asia”, the exhibition program focuses on the Asian way of viewing the world (e.g. admiring natural cycles and ecosystems or invisible forces) and thinks of the future where diversity is valued. 57 artists from various countries like Japan, Indonesia, Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, Brazil, Hong Kong and Mexico exhibits their works and these are introduced divided into 4 sections.
<Information>
Venue: Toranomon 2-10-3, Minato-ku The Okura Museum of Art 1F/2F
Date: Nov. 7th – 10th
Time: 10:00 – 18:00 (Last Entry 17:30)
Admission: General 1,800 yen at the door / Students and Children Free
AWT FOCUS “Earth, Wind and Fire: Visions of the Future from Asia” Installation View (Okura Museum of Art, Tokyo) Photo by Kei Okano. Courtesy Art Week Tokyo.
ART WEEK TOKYO Information
Event Title: Art Week Tokyo
Date & Time: Nov. 7th – 10th in 2024 (4 days), 10:00-18:00
Venues: 53 museums, institutions and galleries; venues of each programs
Organizers: Japan Contemporary Art Platform
Collaboration: Art Basel
Support: Agency for Cultural Affairs
＜Fee＞
AWT BUS: Free
Galleries: Free
Museums: Special discounts are available at some museums during the AWT period
