About exhibiting at "ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA 2025"

Contemporary art gallery "YUGEN Gallery (operated by Gene Co., Ltd.)" will be exhibiting at "ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA 2025" (AFAF2025), which will be held in Fukuoka from Friday, September 26th to Sunday, September 28th, 2025.

AFAF has been held in Fukuoka since 2015 and is Japan's only art fair with an "Asia" concept. It continues to grow as a platform connecting the Asian contemporary art scene, and this year marks its milestone 10th anniversary. Based in Fukuoka, a city where diverse cultures intersect, the fair brings together many leading galleries and artists from Japan and abroad, attracting international attention.

In September 2024, YUGEN Gallery will open its second gallery in Tenjin, Fukuoka, following its location in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo. With this, the gallery will continue to further strengthen its support and dissemination of artists' activities across regions and cultural backgrounds, with the two major cities of Tokyo and Fukuoka as its base. In the same year that the Fukuoka location was launched, the gallery exhibited for the first time at ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA 2024, and this year's event in 2025 will mark its second consecutive year of participation.

YUGEN Gallery has been introducing the depth, sublimity, elegance and grace inherent in "Yugen," a uniquely Japanese aesthetic, through contemporary art. Based on this philosophy, this fair will introduce internationally acclaimed ink painting artist Nishimoto Yuki, as well as local artists and contemporary artists who embody the spirituality of Yugen.

Through multi-layered expressions where tradition and modernity resonate with each other, we will explore the delicate sensibilities and rich expressions inherent in Japanese beauty, and convey a new image of Japanese beauty from Fukuoka to the world. The exhibition contents and exhibiting artists will be announced on the official website as soon as they are decided. Please look forward to it.

ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA 2025 Event Overview

■ Dates: Friday, September 26, 2025 – Sunday, September 28, 2025
■ Venue: Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall B (2-1 Okihama-cho, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture)
■ Event time: September 25th (Thu) 13:00 – 19:00 *VIP View
Friday, September 26th, 11:00 – 19:00
Saturday, September 27th 11:00 – 19:00
September 28th (Sun) 11:00 – 18:00
■ Official website: https://artfair.asia/

榊貴美

Kimi Sakaki

自然のみせる美しさや厳しさ、そこに流れる空気や音や時間等の日常。まわりに存在する境界と、寝る前に聞くたくさんの物語。様々なものが呼応して混ざり合った様な感覚を楽しみながら幼少期を過ごす。　　　「こども」という存在（アイコン）を、様々な事物とともに、表現の器、鏡のような装置として描く。国内外で展覧会等多数。個人としての作品発表と並行し、クリエイティブユニットS＋N laboratoryを結成。主に参加型アート作品等を展開。

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Takeshi Tanaka

Gakushu Tanaka

Born in Fukuoka in 1990. He started calligraphy because he was left-handed, and while being influenced by traditional and avant-garde calligraphy, he is exploring "things made of calligraphy" in a modern way. He also develops works based on architectural drawings and smartphone cameras. His main exhibitions include "ART SHODO EDGE" (2023), "Planning #2", "GENGO Exhibition" (2024), and "Congentecton" (2025).

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Keiko Nasu

An abstract artist who has exhibited abstract paintings at exhibitions both in Japan and overseas, and is also active in advertising and magazines. Representative works include background paintings and appearances for Roppongi Kabuki, Starflyer, department stores, and cosmetics companies.

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Yuki Nishimoto

Sumi-e artist. Born in 1988 in Kagoshima Prefecture. Belongs to Jennyette LLC. Creates works that pursue "dynamism" and "strength" with a bold yet delicate touch. In 2012, he won the World Best Work Award for "EMBRACING OUR DIFFERENCES" in the US. Since then, he has been active both in Japan and abroad, performing live painting in Hong Kong, China, and other places. He has been active in a wide range of fields, including creating a mural at Fukuoka Airport, winning three awards at the advertising award "Clio Entertainment," designing collaborative T-shirts, the cover of the Defense White Paper, and background footage for the NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen. He currently bases his creative activities in Fukuoka and Fukui.

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松田啓佑

Keisuke Matsuda

1984年　群馬県生まれ京都府在住 2009年　京都市立芸術大学大学院美術研究科絵画専攻油画修了展覧会 2024年　　Transmutation/eN arts 京都 2022年　　ずらした跡/ya-gins 群馬 2021年　　捨てていた意識は目に当たる/See Saw gallery+hibit 愛知 2019年　　直接的な例え/2kw gallery 滋賀 2017年　 VOCA 現代美術の展望-新しい平面の作家たち/上野の森美術館東京 2014年　　STABILIZATION 2/トーキョーワンダーサイト渋谷 2009年　　アートアワードトーキョー2009/丸の内東京

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Hisashi Yamamoto

Calligrapher and artist. Born in Hiroshima Prefecture in 1969, where he currently resides. After working on the production of the Yuichi Inoue catalogue raisonné, he held his first solo exhibition in 2015. He has published two collections, "Fune" (2016) and "Ugokuki" (2024). He continues to actively participate in exhibitions and art fairs both in Japan and abroad. His main collection is at the Taoyuan Museum of Art.

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