Business Activities
Art Tokyo Association plans and produces a range of art-related enterprises in order to develop the market in Japan as well as the cultural potential of Japan on the world stage.
Alongside organizing Art Fair Tokyo (AFT), the largest international art fair in Japan, and aspiring to develop and expand the domestic and Asian art markets, it strives to disseminate globally the arts of Japan that have evolved from a diverse range of genre and styles, including antiques, crafts, and modern and contemporary art.
In order to cultivate and communicate the future Japanese art scene, it partners with major educational bodies in Japan for projects supporting the next generation of artists and curators. As such, it organizes the Future Artists Tokyo (FAT) exhibition and Asian Art Award (AAA), which introduces internationally emerging artists to overseas audiences, and also World Art Tokyo (WAT), where it works with ambassadors in Japan to showcase artists from their respective countries and create opportunities for international exchange.
In addition, its research and information-sharing activities include the Japanese Art Industry Market Research Survey (AMR). As part of its goal of energizing the Tokyo art scene and regional communities, it also publishes Art Market Tokyo (AMT), an art and lifestyle magazine featuring comprehensive and exciting information about art.
Art now has the potential to transcend the boundaries between fields and areas, and produce new values. Art Tokyo Association partners with corporations cultivating communities and culture via art and also enhancing social values, as well as with public organizations engaged in education, welfare, tourism, and redevelopment aiming for innovative social models compatible with mature societies. In this way, Art Tokyo Association aspires to contribute to society through culture and the arts.
Greeting
In Japan, an incredible diversity of artistic expression has emerged across our history, starting with the ancient pottery and clay figurines of the Jomon and Yayoi periods, and followed by the Buddhist art of the Heian period, the tea ceremony culture that has continued since the Kamakura period, the Edo era’s Rinpa school of painting and ukiyo-e woodblock prints beloved by the masses, the breathtaking crafts and nihonga and yoga paintings from the Meiji period, and now the very latest advances in contemporary art. In this way, artistic culture has long existed as a fundamental part of the Japanese.
In society today where an immense revolution is taking place across technology and a range of areas, the potential for art to stimulate the imagination and produce new values is attracting attention in various settings. Art not only widely influences such fields as culture, diplomacy, and economics, but is also surely a communication tool whereby people of different ethnicities, occupations, and social positions can transcend time or geography and share such values.
Alongside looking ahead to the future and finding and resolving the dilemmas that appear with the changes in our society, Art Tokyo Association produces art platforms where individuals can encounter the new ideas they need. Believing that rich creativity and diversity hold the key to further developing Japan in the years to come, we aspire to build a future society where art is fully integrated into people’s daily lives.
Naohiko Kishi
Representative, Art Tokyo Association
Corporate Information
| Company Name |
Art Tokyo Association |
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| Date Founded |
May 1st, 2015 |
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| Address |
4F 1-9-12 Azabudai Minato-ku Tokyo 106-0041, Japan TEL ＋81-(0)3-5797-7912 / FAX ＋81-(0)3-5797-7913 6 minutes’ walk from Kamiyacho Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line 9 minutes’ walk from Akabanebashi Station on the Toei Oedo Line 9 minutes’ walk from Roppongi-itchome Station on the Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line |
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| Representative |
Naohiko Kishi |
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| Main Business Activities |
Various enterprises related to developing the art market in Japan and promoting arts and culture (1) Organizing and producing Art Fair Tokyo (2) Training and development of the next generation of art industry talent (3) Surveys on the art market in Japan (4) Art tourism disseminating the appeals of Tokyo and regional Japan to the rest of the world (5) International exchange through art |
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| Main Business Partners |
Deutsche Bank Group ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO., LTD. Warehouse TERRADA MORIMOTO Co.,Ltd Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Canon Marketing Japan Inc. Mastercard priceless japan TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
BS Japan J-WAVE TBS RadioInc. TV TOKYO The Mainichi Newspapers Co.,Ltd Nippon Cultural Broadcasting Inc. SHINCHOSHA Publishing Co.,Ltd. DENTSU INC. Japan Art Dealers’ Association Tokyo Art Dealers’ Association Japanese and international galleries and art dealers Others |
| Main Partners Organizations |
[Government Offices & Ministries] Cabinet Office, Government of Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Agency for Cultural Affairs Japan Tourism Agency [Local Governments] Tokyo Metropolitan Government Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Kanazawa City Toyama City Arts Council Tokyo [Nonprofit and Companies] Japanese Red Cross Society Nikkei Inc. [Academic institution] Tokyo University of the Arts University of Tsukuba Joshibi University of Art and Design Tama Art University Tokyo Zokei University Musashino Art University [Museums] Idemitsu Museum of Arts The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma SUNTORY MUSEUM of ART Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo Toguri Museum of Art Hara Museum of Contemporary Art POLA MUSEUM OF ART Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo Mori Art Museum YOKOHAMA MUSEUM OF ART |
[Embassy] Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Angola in Japan Embassy of the Argentine Republic in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Armenia to Japan Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain to Japan Embassy of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in Japan Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium in Japan Embassy of Belize in Japan Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Botswana in Japan Embassy of Brazil British Council Embassy of Brunei Darussalam in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria to Japan Embassy of Burkina Faso in Japan Embassy of Canada in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Chile in Japan Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Colombia in Japan DRCongo Embassy/Tokyo Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in Japan Embassy of the Czech Republic in Japan Royal Danish Embassy Tokyo Embassy of the Republic of Djibouti in Japan Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Japan Embassy of the Republic of El Salvador in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Fiji The Finnish Institute in Japan Embassy of France/Institut français du Japon Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany Embassy of the Republic of Haiti in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Honduras in Japan Embassy of Hungary Embassy of the Republic of Iceland in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Japan Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Embassy of Ireland, Tokyo Embassy of Israel in Japan Embassy of Italy in Tokyo Embassy of Jamaica in Japan Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Kenya in Japan Korean Cultural Center Korean Embassy in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Lebanon in Japan Embassy of the Kingdom of Lesotho to Japan Embassy of the Republic of Liberia in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Macedonia Embassy of the Republic of Madagascar in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Malawi in Japan Embassy of Malaysia in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Maldives in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Mali to Japan Embassy of Mexico in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Moldova to Japan Embassy of the Republic of Mozambique in Japan Embassy of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Tokyo Embassy of the Republic of Namibia in Japan Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands New Zealand Embassy, Tokyo Embassy of the Republic of Nicaragua in Japan Norwegian Embassy Tokyo Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Palau in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Panama in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Paraguay in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Peru in Japan Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines, Tokyo, Japan Polish Cultural and Information Center in Tokyo Embassy of the Independent State of Samoa in Japan Embassy of the Republic of San Marino in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Senegal in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Singapore in Japan Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Tokyo Embassy of the Republic of South Africa in Japan Embassy of Spain Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan in Japan Embassy of Switzerland in Japan Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic in Japan Royal Thai Embassy in Japan Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Embassy of the Republic of Togo in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Tunisia in Japan Embassy of Turkmenistan in Japan U.S. Embassy, Tokyo Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in Japan Embassy of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Japan Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Zambia in Japan Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe in Japan Others |