It has been announced that Art Fair Tokyo 2020 has been cancelled as of March 4, 2020.
Art Fair Tokyo 2020
The details of “Art Fair Tokyo 2020” have been announced.
The fair will be held over four days from Thursday, March 19 to Sunday, March 22, 2020, at Tokyo International Forum (3-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo).
Marking its 15th edition since the inaugural fair in 2005, “AFT 2020” takes place under the theme “with Art.”
Last year Art Fair Tokyo was held in early March, but this time it overlaps with “Art Basel Hong Kong,” one of the world’s largest art fairs held in the same Asian region (Art Basel Hong Kong runs from March 17 to 21).
There had been concern about how exhibiting galleries would respond to the overlapping schedule, but a look at the exhibitor list suggests there are no major shifts.
First-Time Exhibiting Galleries
The following 16 galleries will exhibit at Art Fair Tokyo 2020 for the first time.
[Galleries]
ADMIRA Gallery (Hong Kong / Taipei)
ANOMALY (Tokyo)
Art Front Gallery (Tokyo)
ATELIER (Seoul)
Gallery Hata Bros. (Ashiya)
Contemporary HEIS art (Tokyo)
Moji Fine Art Gallery (Tokyo)
Pontone Gallery (London)
Route Gallery (Fukui)
Masayoshi Suzuki Gallery (Okazaki)
WE GALLERY Shenzhen (China)
Y GALLERY (Kyoto / Hong Kong)
Yavuz Gallery (Singapore / Sydney)
[Crossing]
EMPIRE ARTS (Tokyo)
MIN (Tokyo)
[Projects]
KOKI ARTS (Tokyo)
Red and Blue Gallery (Tokyo)
TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY (Tokyo)
*Added and revised on 2019/11/03 — two galleries had been missed from the original list.
*As of October 28, 2019. Exhibitors including corporate booths are still being finalized.
Of particular note is the debut of “ANOMALY,” a new gallery formed by the merger of three of the most important players in Japanese contemporary art: Yamamoto Gendai, URANO, and Hashimoto Art Office.
Art Fair Tokyo 2020 will feature a total of 146 exhibitors from 29 cities in Japan and abroad, with the combined booth floor area reaching the largest scale in the fair’s history.
With visitor numbers and transaction volumes growing year on year, expectations are high for the 2020 edition of Art Fair Tokyo!
Overview
Art Fair Tokyo 2020
Venue: Tokyo International Forum, Hall E / Lobby Gallery
Dates: Thursday, March 19 – Sunday, March 22, 2020, 4 days (last admission 30 minutes before closing each day)
Press View: Thursday, March 19, 13:00–14:00
Private View: Thursday, March 19, 14:00–16:00
Vernissage: Thursday, March 19, 16:00–20:00
Public View: Friday, March 20 & Saturday, March 21, 11:00–20:00; Sunday, March 22, 11:00–17:00
Admission: Advance / 1-DAY passport 4,000 yen (tax incl.); Same-day / 1-DAY passport 5,000 yen (tax incl.) *Free admission for elementary-school children and younger when accompanied by an adult
Official website: https://artfairtokyo.com/
