New for AFT2019, Crossing is a gathering of exhibitors that exist outside of galleries and museums yet are an indispensable part of Japan’s art scene. The exhibitors will cross over one another with their sometimes unique, sometimes overlapping concepts and characteristics in this section.
Image: Yoshio Iwamoto / Blond Girl / 2018 / Acryric on paper
New for AFT2019, Crossing is a gathering of exhibitors that exist outside of galleries and museums yet are an indispensable part of Japan’s art scene. The exhibitors will cross over one another with their sometimes unique, sometimes overlapping concepts and characteristics in this section.
The exhibition will feature many different approaches. There will be works from three of Japan’s major department stores, examples of street art, multi-media works, contemporary art that incorporates traditional techniques, and more. Craft associations from around Japan that keep culture, techniques, and hundreds of years of tradition going to the present day will present exhibits that preserve the distinctive qualities of their regions and histories into the contemporary world, and present possible visions of Japan’s culture going forward.
Yoshio Iwamoto / Blond Girl / 2018 / Acryric on paper
There will also be pieces that aren’t bound by preexisting methods of expression, such as outsider art by people from a range of backgrounds as well as pieces by celebrity artists. In Crossing, visitors will be able to experience artistic expression from many viewpoints in the lobby gallery, which will act as the face of ART FAIR TOKYO 2019.
Art Fair Tokyo 2019
7 March - 10 March, 2019
Anna Melnykova, "Palace of Labor (palats praci), architector I. Pretro, 1916", shot with analog Canon camera, 35 mm Fuji film in March 2022.
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