DESIGNART TOKYO 2026 Turns Former Ginza Highway Into AUTOBAHN Exhibition Venue
The AUTOBAHN festival is scheduled to take place on the former KK Line highway in Tokyo from October 30 to November 3, 2026, concluding on November 8. This year’s iteration, celebrating the tenth anniversary of DESIGNART TOKYO, carries the theme Hibiki, which signifies resonance. Founded in 2017 by a team including Akio Aoki and Shun Kawakami, the event showcases a mix of design, art, and technology across different districts in the city. Additionally, ALTEMY, led by Eri Tsugawa, is developing a temporary project named NO LIMIT, spanning an impressive 2,000 square meters, along with five UNDER 30 featured projects.
Key facts
- DESIGNART TOKYO 2026 runs 30 October to 8 November, with the AUTOBAHN main venue open 30 October to 3 November
- AUTOBAHN occupies part of the former KK Line between Sukiyabashi Intersection and the Tokyo Kotsu Kaikan Building in Ginza
- ALTEMY, led by Eri Tsugawa, designs a temporary structure of about 2,000 square metres titled NO LIMIT
- The tenth edition's theme is Hibiki, meaning resonance
- The festival was founded in 2017 by Akio Aoki, Shun Kawakami, Hiroshi Koike, Okisato Nagata, Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham
- Exhibitions span Ginza, Tokyo Station area, Roppongi, Gaienmae, Omotesando, Harajuku, Daikanyama and Ikejiri
- Kenta Cobayashi produced the key visual using his #smudge technique on an Omotesando image
- Five UNDER 30 projects were selected from Japanese and overseas applications by the founders
Entities
Artists
- Akio Aoki
- Shun Kawakami
- Hiroshi Koike
- Okisato Nagata
- Astrid Klein
- Mark Dytham
- Eri Tsugawa
- Kenta Cobayashi
- Runa Takeuchi
- Fushi Sano
- Mio Haruhana
- Cecil Nabenashi
- Rikiya Toyoshima
- Shomu Taki
- Masaya Konno
Institutions
- DESIGNART TOKYO
- ALTEMY
- Diller Scofidio + Renfro
- PULSE
- The Mile-Long Opera
- Tokyo Kotsu Kaikan
Locations
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Ginza
- Sukiyabashi Intersection
- Tokyo Station
- Roppongi
- Gaienmae
- Omotesando
- Harajuku
- Daikanyama
- Ikejiri
- Akita
- New York
- United States