Art Week Tokyo is an annual showcase of the creativity and diversity of contemporary art in Tokyo. Seeking to stimulate the growth of Tokyo’s art ecosystem, the 2024 event connects 53 of the city’s leading museums, galleries, and art spaces through four days of coordinated programming and special platforms. The free AWT Bus service links all venues, making it easier than ever to explore one of the world’s most dynamic art scenes along with all the culture that Tokyo has to offer.
The hop-on, hop-off AWT Bus service links all Art Week Tokyo venues across multiple routes. Buses run every 15 minutes from 10am to 6pm and can be boarded at any stop.
Experience the best of the Tokyo art scene through exhibitions at 53 of the city’s leading art spaces, covering everything from historic figures to contemporary stars and emerging talents.
EARTH, WIND, AND FIRE: VISIONS OF THE FUTURE FROM ASIA Curated by Mami Kataoka
Art Week Tokyo’s curated sales platform AWT Focus returns for another edition at the Okura Museum of Art. Mami Kataoka, one of Japan’s most accomplished curators, surveys representations of the universe and its cosmic energy cycles in the art of 57 artists and groups from Japan, Asia, and beyond.
TALOI HAVINI, Untitled (ples) and Untitled (kohea) Reclamation Series, 2020. Cane, 86 x 86 cm. Courtesy Silverlens, Manila/New York.
YUKI HARADA, Waiting for, 2021. Color video (4K), with sound, 1,999 min., 26 sec. Photo by Takuya Matsumi. Courtesy Ken Nakahashi.
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BETWEEN CONTRAIL AND MOUNTAINS Curated by Sohrab Mohebbi
Sohrab Mohebbi, director of SculptureCenter in New York, is in charge of this year’s edition of AWT Video. Presented in a special pavilion in the Marunouchi district, his program of moving image works explores different timescales and modes of being together.
Enjoy a multisensory art experience at the pop-up AWT Bar, featuring edible creations produced by a rising chef and artist-conceived cocktails in a space designed by an emerging architect. Open from 10am to 10:30pm during Art Week Tokyo.
The AWT Talks program encompasses a symposium, a closed-door curators’ roundtable, and an online talks series. This year’s symposium, “Imagining Others: Transnational Visions of Contemporary Art,” taking place on November 7, is headlined by Susanne Pfeffer, director of Museum MMK für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt.
