Due to the situation surrounding the novel coronavirus, it has been announced that this fair will be postponed.
*Announced on February 20, 2020
[AiPHT 2020 Postponed Schedule]
Preview: Friday, September 25
Public days: Saturday, September 26 and Sunday, September 27
ART in PARK HOTEL TOKYO 2020
The contemporary-art fair “ART in PARK HOTEL TOKYO 2020” (abbreviated AiPHT) will be held at Park Hotel Tokyo.
A total of 42 galleries (16 from Tokyo, 22 from outside Tokyo, 2 from Taiwan, 2 from Korea) will exhibit, transforming hotel rooms into galleries where contemporary artworks will be displayed and sold.
For our earlier coverage, please see the articles below.
AiPHT 2020 brings together internationally active artists and the hottest emerging talents alike. A wooden sculpture with a striking, beautiful expression by Katsura Funakoshi — one of Japan’s most representative sculptors — will be presented by Nishimura Gallery.
Kodai Nakahara, who has been expanding the concept of sculpture using various materials and media since the 1980s, will exhibit a rare monochrome print series from Gallery Nomart. It will be a chance to see it together with the monochrome works by Kohei Nawa also shown by the same gallery.
POETIC SCAPE, exhibiting at AiPHT for the first time, will present the signature series “EYES” by Hiroshi Nomura, who has been active since the 1990s.
By adding eyeballs to the most ordinary everyday scenes, the work evokes a strange presence — its conceptual, comical charm is what makes it appealing.
Yukihiro Yamagami, born in the 1970s, will present works from his acclaimed series in which he projects video shot from the same viewpoint onto minutely painted landscape canvases — an original method he calls “Canvas Projection,” which has been highly regarded at domestic museums as well.
Shotaro Hokari, also born in the 1980s, began working with wax as a material about ten years ago when he first started drawing attention, and will present “Studies for Melancholia I,” a work whose combination of a modernist head sculpture and an abstract pedestal is uniquely engaging.
Kurumi Kotani, born in the 1990s, will present her popular series inspired by traces left by someone touching a fogged-up window pane, along with new works. Her latest pieces have been selling out almost entirely — one to watch.
Among the artists shown by overseas galleries, Korean artist Jeong-ju Jeong — who has pursued the relationship between “seeing and being seen” through various structures and video installations — is another highlight. He will present a 3D animation whose motifs are rooms and windows in places where he has lived or stayed.
In addition, there are many artworks that can be purchased for 50,000 or 100,000 yen.
On the official website, an artwork page has been made public where you can search planned exhibits by medium and price range (https://www.aipht.artosaka.jp/artwork/).
You can look up works by the genre and price you want, which is useful for pre-fair research.
“ART in PARK HOTEL TOKYO 2020” runs concurrently with Art Fair Tokyo 2020.
In terms of pricing, it is an event whose barrier to purchase is not so high.
Might it not be the perfect entry point to collecting?
Details
ART in PARK HOTEL TOKYO 2020
Dates: March 19 (Thu) – March 21 (Sat), 2020
Preview: March 19 (Thu), 2020, 14:00–21:00 *Invited guests and press only
Public days: March 20 (Fri, holiday) 11:00–20:00 / March 21 (Sat) 11:00–19:00
Venue: Park Hotel Tokyo, 26F and 27F (two floors reserved)
Exhibiting galleries: 42
Admission: ¥1,800 / 1-day pass *Please purchase at the fair reception on the day
Co-organized by: Japan Contemporary Art Foundation, Park Hotel Tokyo
Sponsors: 3M Japan Ltd., Asahi Breweries, Ltd., illycaffè, WASARA Co., Ltd.
Supported by: One Piece Club, Patron Project, Association for the Life with Art
Media partners: e+, Art Scenes
Partner events: Art Fair Tokyo 2020, 3331 ART FAIR 2020
Official website: https://www.aipht.artosaka.jp/
