Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2024 Opens with 300 Works Across 87 Days
The 9th Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale, a prominent international art festival, is set to take place over 87 days from summer to fall 2024 in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Since its inception in 2000, the festival has showcased nearly 300 artworks specifically created for its 750 square kilometer area. Renowned artists such as Ilya Kabakov and Nikita Kadan from Ukraine will be featured, alongside exhibitions at the Yukihisa Isobe Memorial Museum highlighting Isobe Yukihisa's creations. A long-term ethnographic initiative is ongoing in Akiyamago. The previous edition in 2022 drew around 570,000 attendees, contributing to a total of 3 million visitors from over 1,000 artists across 70 nations. Additionally, the Asia Forum on September 6 will address contemporary topics, while the Echigo-Tsumari Field Day on September 7 will offer various community activities.
Key facts
- 9th edition of Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale runs 87 days from summer to fall 2024
- Nearly 300 site-specific artworks on display across 750 sq km in Niigata Prefecture
- Ilya Kabakov presents nine works including reproductions from former Soviet Union
- Ukrainian artist Nikita Kadan exhibits new and previous works plus three video screenings
- Yukihisa Isobe Memorial Museum [SoKo] shows complete activities of Isobe Yukihisa
- 2022 edition attracted ~570,000 visitors in region of 60,000 population
- Over 1,000 artists from 70 countries have participated; total 3 million visitors
- Asia Forum on Sept 6 and Echigo-Tsumari Field Day on Sept 7 are key events
Entities
Artists
- Ilya Kabakov
- Nikita Kadan
- Isobe Yukihisa
- Ayşe Erkmen
Institutions
- Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale
- Echigo-Tsumare Art Field
- Yukihisa Isobe Memorial Museum [SoKo]
- Setouchi Triennale
Locations
- Echigo-Tsumari region
- Niigata Prefecture
- Japan
- Tokamachi-City
- Tsunan-Town
- Akiyamago
- Dnipro
- Ukraine
- former Soviet Union
- Russia
- United States