“World Art Tokyo” is an international exhibition of artists recommended by ambassadors at embassies in Japan. Last year’s inaugural exhibition featured nine countries and eight artists, including a winner from the Swiss Art Awards 2016. For the 2019 fair, the exhibition will expand to 33 nations from across Asia, Oceania, Central and South America, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. The exhibition of these highly individual 33 artists is curated by two students majoring in art studies and curatorial practices at the Graduate School of Global Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts. “World Art Tokyo” emerges from the perspectives of these artists and curators that transcend national boundaries while deepening the links between different countries. In this way, it is a space for visitors to experience the diversity created by incredibly varied artworks that go beyond the borders of nations.

【33 Countries】
Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Japan／Embassy of the Argentine Republic in Japan／Embassy of the Republic of Benin in Japan／Embassy of the Plurinational State of Bolivia in Japan／Embassy of Brazil in Japan／Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Japan／Embassy of the Republic of Colombia in Japan／Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Japan／Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in Japan／Embassy of the DR Congo in Japan／Embassy of Finland in Japan / The Finnish Institute in Japan／Ambassade de France / Institut français du Japon / Villa Kujoyama／Embassy of the Republic of Honduras in Japan／Embassy of Hungary in Japan／Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Japan／Embassy of Israel in Japan／Embassy of Italy in Japan／Embassy of Jamaica in Japan／Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Japan／Embassy of the Republic of Macedonia／Embassy of the Republic of Madagascar in Japan／Embassy of the Maldives in Japan／Embassy of Mexico in Japan／Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Japan／New Zealand Embassy, Tokyo／Embassy of the Republic of Panama in Japan／Embassy of the Republic of Paraguay in Japan／Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Japan／Embassy of the Republic of South Africa in Japan／Embassy of Spain in Japan／Embassy of Switzerland in Japan／Embassy of the Republic of Tunisia in Japan／Embassy of Ukraine in Japan

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To apply for Art Fair Tokyo 2019, please complete the following forms
as requested.

https://artfairtokyo.com/2019/applicant_guideline

Deadline: Friday June 1, 2018

Art Tokyo Association conducted the Japanese Art Industry Market Research Survey 2017 with around 20,000 general consumers in Japan (in accordance with Japanese government statistics on population data). The results estimates the overall market scale of the entire art industry in Japan at 243.7 billion JPY, which is an incremental increase from 243.1 billion JPY in 2016. Japan enjoys a wide range of art from antiques and crafts to nihonga (Japanese-style paintings), yōga (western-style paintings), and contemporary art. Japanese department stores, which play an important role as a sales channels in the Japanese art market.


・13 January 2018 PRESS RELEASE
・Japanese Art Industry Market Research Report 2017

Survey Organizers Agency for Cultural Affairs / Art Tokyo Association
Survey Co-organizer Platform for Arts and Creativity
Supported by Japan Art Dealers’ Association

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Announcing the new Artworks page on the official website featuring submissions by participating galleries. Exhibitors can post images of works that will be shown at AFT2018 in advance of the fair. The images are searchable by gallery name, genre, and artist name.
As the booth size grows and artwork displays become even more impressive, the AFT2018 Galleries section is a lot to take in. From young galleries exhibiting works of a vast range of genres by up-and-coming artists in the cutting-edge “Projects” corner, to antiques,crafts, and modern and contemporary art, AFT’s diversity is what makes it the place where encounters with great works of art happen.

Now see works posted by exhibitors in advance of AFT2018 on the website.

For the three days between March 9th and March 11th while Art Fair Tokyo 2018 is open, the TERRADA Art Bus will offer complimentary transport for visitors traveling between Art Fair Tokyo 2018 (at Tokyo International Forum), the Asian Art Award 2018 Finalists Exhibition (TERRADA ART COMPLEX), ART in PARK HOTEL TOKYO 2018 (Park Hotel Tokyo), and 3331 Art Fair 2018 (3331 Arts Chiyoda). The shuttle bus offers members of the public an easy way to catch four exciting art events happening around the city.

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The largest art fair in Japan, the 2018 event is the thirteenth since it started in 2005. In order to further boost the fair’s presence and development as an art market platform for promoting the art scene in Japan on the global stage, a new logo design has been created. Appropriately for a fair characterized by its wide array of art, from antiques to crafts, Nihonga (Japanese-style painting), modern and contemporary artworks, the logo has also been paired with three representative yet very different Japanese artists to produce new visual design elements for the fair.

As the largest international art fair in Japan, Art Fair Tokyo has promoted the art scene and market in Japan on a global level. While staying conscious of how the times have changed as well as the various endeavors attempted by the fair in the past, Art Fair Tokyo will now strive to help art become part of more people’s lifestyles as the leading art fair in Asia.

This new logo, designed by Yoshitaka Tanaka (Nerhol), expresses the fair’s role as a platform for the art market in Japan. The minimal design features the letters A, F and T combined and written with shadows. The way that the conceptual and vibrant design fades into the background of the logo conveys how Art Fair Tokyo brings together and subtly supports the various people, things and ideas associated with the fair.

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Art Fair Tokyo 2018 will be held from Thursday, 8th – Sunday, 11th, March 2018.
Applications for the Galleries section of AFT2018 is now open.

- Application period: Thursday 20th April - Saturday, 10th June 2017

For the further information, please refer the application guideline from the link below.
https://artfairtokyo.com/gallery/applicants/info

We look forward to your interest to AFT2018.