Tokyo Gendai 2025 Fair Strengthens East Asian Art Networks Amid Shifting Market Dynamics
The third edition of Tokyo Gendai took place from September 11 to 14 at Pacifico Yokohama, moving to the fall season to coincide with Japan's cultural events, including Expo 2025 Osaka. The fair showcased 66 galleries divided into three areas: Galleries, Hana for new artists, and Eda for well-known Asian artists. Notable international participants included Sadie Coles HQ, which displayed Yu Nishimura's blue figurative work, and Pace featuring a collective exhibition with Elmgreen & Dragset, Gideon Appah, and Jules de Balincourt. Japanese galleries were prominent, with Taka Ishii Gallery presenting artists like Erwin Bohatsch and Tomoo Gokita. The event followed Frieze Seoul and partnered with Art Busan, bringing in nine Korean and two Chinese galleries. According to the 2025 Art Basel & UBS report, Japan's art market rose by 2%, contrasting with China's 31% decline.
Key facts
- Tokyo Gendai 2025 occurred September 11–14 at Pacifico Yokohama.
- The fair included 66 galleries across three sectors: Galleries, Hana, and Eda.
- Japan's art market increased 2% in 2024, per the Art Basel & UBS report.
- China's art market declined 31%, while South Korea's dropped 15%.
- The fair partnered with Art Busan, bringing nine Korean and two Chinese galleries.
- Sadie Coles HQ featured a painting by Yu Nishimura, who recently joined David Zwirner.
- Pace showed works by Elmgreen & Dragset, Gideon Appah, and Jules de Balincourt.
- Japanese galleries like Taka Ishii Gallery promoted young artists born after 1995.
Entities
Artists
- Yu Nishimura
- Robert Longo
- Elmgreen & Dragset
- Gideon Appah
- Jules de Balincourt
- Erwin Bohatsch
- Oscar Murillo
- Tomoo Gokita
- Fu Nagasawa
- Takuma Oue
- Reika Takebayashi
- Kohei Yamada
- Kenjiro Okazaki
- Ikemura
- Pierre Huyghe
- Lawrence Weiner
- Ryoji Ikeda
- Simon Fujiwara
- Mika Tajima
- Masamitsu Shigeta
- Park Seo-Bo
- Kishio Suga
- Lee Bae
- Kim Taek Sang
- Hu Xiangcheng
- Lu Yang
- Michael Lin
- Isamu Noguchi
- KAWS
- Yayoi Kusama
- Yoshitomo Nara
- Takashi Murakami
- Izumi Kato
- Leiko Ikemura
- Bernar Venet
- Carl Krull
- Takuro Kuwata
- Dan McCarthy
- Otani Workshop
- Rieko Otake
- Yuko Murata
- Douglas Watt
- Namika Nakai
- Ritsue Mishima
- Chie Aoki
- Mark Rappolt
- Miwako Tezuka
- Kenjiro Hosaka
Institutions
- Tokyo Gendai
- Pacifico Yokohama
- Frieze Seoul
- Expo 2025 Osaka
- Tennoz Art Week 2025
- Aichi Triennale
- Art Busan
- Art Basel
- UBS
- Sadie Coles HQ
- David Zwirner
- Pace
- Taka Ishii Gallery
- Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
- Takuro Someya Contemporary Art
- ShugoArts
- Taro Nasu Gallery
- Parcel
- Johyun Gallery
- ShanghART
- BANK
- ArtAsiaPacific
- SMBC Group
- Pace Gallery
- Ceysson & Bénétière
- Almine Rech
- A Lighthouse called Kanata
- KOTARO NUKAGA
- Gallery Baton
- Galerie EIGEN+ART
- Galerie Eva Presenhuber
- Tomio Koyama Gallery
- PARCEL
- Keteleer Gallery
- NANZUKA
- Each Modern
- EM gallery
- Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery
- Ippodo gallery Tokyo
- The Page Gallery
- SHANGHart Gallery
- The Columns Gallery
- PYO Gallery
- Formation Gallery
- KOSAKU KANECHIKA
- Kaikai Kiki Gallery
- GALLERY SIDE 2
- Unit 17
- TARO NASU
- Sokyo Gallery
- Shiseido Global Innovation Center
- The 5th Floor
- ArtReview
- Dib Bangkok
- Shiga Prefecture Museum
- TERRADA ART COMPLEX
- Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
- Korea Arts Management Service
- ArtSticker
Locations
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Yokohama
- Osaka
- Seoul
- South Korea
- Busan
- China
- Shanghai
- New York
- New Jersey
- Aoyama
- Kanto region
- Bangkok
- Thailand
- Shiga Prefecture
- Korea
- East Asia