ART FAIR TOKYO 20
March 13th Fri – 15th Sun, 2026
Tokyo International Forum Hall E & Lobby Gallery
As the largest art fair in Japan and the oldest in Asia, ART FAIR TOKYO continues to bring together leading art galleries from across Japan and the rest of the world since its founding in 2005. The fair is a leading force in the Japanese art market, which targets established and new generations of global and local dealers and collectors to take note of the wide range of art.
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ART FAIR TOKYO 20 has announced its list of participating galleries and unveiled the main visual.
This year’s edition welcomes 141 participating galleries from Japan and abroad, including 10 new exhibitors. The lineup comprises 75 contemporary art galleries, 25 modern art galleries, 17 galleries specializing in antiques, and 13 dedicated to crafts. In addition, four international galleries will join the fair, along with seven exhibitors—including institutions such as the Ishikawa Prefectural Wajima Institute of Lacquer Art—that do not fall within conventional gallery categories.
Returning for the first time in two years, LEESAYA will participate alongside leading contemporary art galleries in Japan, including Tomio Koyama Gallery, ShugoArts, Kaikai Kiki Gallery, and TARO NASU, all of which continue their involvement from the previous edition. The fair will also feature exhibitors from the fields of modern art, antiques, and craft, expanding the diversity of the overall program.
ART FAIR TOKYO 20 will further develop FILMS, the section introduced last year that focuses on moving-image works, presenting a new edition for this year’s fair. By strengthening the overall structure of the program, the section aims not only to provide opportunities to view moving-image works, but also to explore the history of the medium and the broader environment surrounding it. Through these initiatives, ART FAIR TOKYO seeks to encourage collectors in Japan to consider moving-image works as viable acquisitions, thereby broadening the scope of collecting and fostering greater recognition of the medium and its practitioners within the domestic art market.
We will feature artist Tatsuo Miyajima's work Counter Skin in Hiroshima-3 gold as its main visual.
For further details, please refer to the link below.
https://artfairtokyo.com/press_info
【APPLY NOW】"Art Fair Tokyo 20" Open Call for Exhibitors (〜26th June)
We are excited to announce the next "20th" edition of Art Fair Tokyo, and we are also calling for exhibitors in the "Galleries" sections of this "Art Fair Tokyo 20".
The fair will take place between the 13th and 15th March, 2026.
To apply, please apply using the application form at the URL below, or by clicking on "APPLY NOW" on this website.
We are very much looking forward to the many people who will apply!
Art Fair Tokyo 20
Date: March 13th (Friday) - 15th (Sunday), 2026
Venue: Tokyo International Forum Hall E / Lobby Gallery
Application deadline: June 30th, 2025 (Monday)
Application Form：https://artfair.tokyo/gallery/applicants/guideline?fair_id=26
The report of ART FAIR TOKYO 19 is now available.
A report summarizing the results of “ART FAIR TOKYO 19” held from March 7 to 9, 2025 is now available.
Please click on the link below for details.
https://artfairtokyo.com/press/269/pdf
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Make, Show, and Taste Collections
Collecting art has become a prominent trend, and the collection exhibition by Makoto Takeuchi at WHAT MUSEUM is currently the subject of much discussion. We spoke with him about his relationship with his artworks, how he curates his collection, and how he uses his collection to express his current state of mind.
To consider the value of the arts in relation to the social systems.
Art is frequently examined through the lenses of history and artistic value. However, the role of sociology within art is also crucial, and it must be acknowledged when considering how art is perceived. We recently had the opportunity to interview Dr. YAMAMOTO Hiroki, a curtural studies scholar, curator and artist.
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Japanese Museums at the Forefront
These three Japanese institutions are leading the landscape in Japan and they are capable of showcasing first class exhibitions by Japanese, Asian and international artists. What are the challenges of such a kind of work? What are the benefits? Should institutions be only international?
Speakers:
Mami Kataoka (Mori Art Museum)
Yuko Hasegawa (21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa)
Mika Kuraya (Yokohama Museum of Art)
moderated:
Junya Yamamine
Artists and Communities
Artists are not just solitary figures creating incredible things alone in the studio. They also work with other people and communities, generating a sense of participation and belonging—feelings that are needed now more than ever. Four artists deeply engaged with such practices share their insights on this pressing issue.
Speakers:
Augustas Serapinas (Lithuania)
Ana Prvacki (Serbia/Romania)
Marinella Senatore (Italy)
田中功起｜Koki Tanaka (Japan)
Moderator:
Samuel Leuenberger (SALTS, Basel)
Making Art vs. Collecting Art: Takashi Murakami interviewed by Andrea Neustein
Over the last fifteen years, Japanese artist Takashi Murakami has amassed a unique collection of contemporary art. The collection was first presented publicly in 2015 at the Yokohama Museum of Art in the exhibition Takashi Murakami’s Superflat Collection―From Shōhaku and Rosanjin to Anselm Kiefer and has continued to grow since. Why does an artist start to collect works by other artists? What are the thoughts and feelings behind such a decision?
Tokyo International Forum
Hall E and Lobby Gallery
3-Chome-5-1 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0005 Japan
1-minutes walk from JR/Subway Yurakucho Station, 5-minutes walk from JR Tokyo Station (Keiyo Line)