Art Week Tokyo 2025 Showcases City's Cultural Landscape with International Collaborations and Major Exhibitions
On November 4, Art Week Tokyo 2025 commenced, coinciding with a bustling autumn schedule of art happenings in Japan and the surrounding region. Initiated in 2021, the event has gained international traction through partnerships with Art Basel and backing from Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs. At the Okura Tokyo hotel, the main venue offering free shuttles to 53 institutions, Commissioner Shunichi Tokura greeted attendees. The artistic direction is led by Atsuko Ninagawa and Andrew Maerkle, while Adam Szymczyk curates the exhibition 'What Is Real?' at the Okura Museum of Art. Notable displays included works from artists such as Christo, Nam June Paik, and Aki Sasamoto, with an emphasis on public accessibility through free wristbands and transport.
Key facts
- Art Week Tokyo 2025 opened on November 4 at the Okura Tokyo hotel
- Event connects 53 participating institutions across Tokyo with free shuttle buses
- Collaboration with Art Basel and support from Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs
- Adam Szymczyk curated 'What Is Real?' exhibition at Okura Museum of Art with 100+ works by 60 artists
- National Art Center Tokyo exhibition examines Japanese art from 1989-2010 with international artist archives
- Aki Sasamoto's midcareer survey at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo includes site-specific performance
- Sou Fujimoto's architectural exhibition at Mori Art Museum features sky city concept for Tokyo Bay
- Ekow Eshun curated African diasporic artist exhibition 'The Clearing' at space Un Tokyo
Entities
Artists
- Adam Szymczyk
- Aki Sasamoto
- Anselm Kiefer
- Arthur Timothy
- Atsuko Ninagawa
- Chikako Yamashiro
- Chim↑Pom
- Christo
- Daniel Buren
- Doryun Chong
- Ekow Eshun
- Jeanne-Claude
- Joseph Beuys
- JR
- Kanji Hasegawa
- Keiko Okamura
- Kwesi Botchway
- Lieko Shiga
- Nam June Paik
- Nengi Omuku
- Okiki Akinfe
- Reiko Tsubaki
- Ryan Su
- Shinro Ohtake
- Shunichi Tokura
- Shunsuke Imai
- Sou Fujimoto
- Ṣọlá Olúlòde
- Toni Morrison
- Yukie Kamiya
- Andrew Maerkle
Institutions
- Agency for Cultural Affairs
- Aichi Triennale
- Anomaly
- Art Basel
- Art Week Tokyo
- ArtAsiaPacific
- Artizon Museum
- documenta 14
- Expo 2025
- Hagiwara Projects
- Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art
- Ishibashi Foundation
- Kana Kawanishi Gallery
- Kunsthalle Basel
- M+
- Mori Art Museum
- Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
- National Art Center Tokyo
- Okayama Art Summit
- Okura Museum of Art
- Okura Tokyo
- Serpentine Pavilion
- Setouchi Triennale
- SMBC East Tower
- space Un Tokyo
- Take Ninagawa
- Terrada Art Complex
- Tokyo University of the Arts
Locations
- Aomori
- Caribbean
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- Kanagawa
- New York
- Nigeria
- Okinawa
- Roppongi
- Singapore
- Switzerland
- Taipei
- Tokyo
- Tokyo Bay
- United States
- Yumeshima