Exhibiting at "ART FAIR TOKYO 2025" (Updated 3/4)

The contemporary art gallery "YUGEN Gallery" (Omotesando, Tokyo/operated by Gene Co., Ltd.) will be exhibiting at "ART FAIR TOKYO 2025" (AFT2025), which will be held at the Tokyo International Forum from Friday, March 7th to Sunday, March 9th, 2025.

"ART FAIR TOKYO" is one of the largest art fairs in Japan and the oldest in Asia, and has been held since 2005 as a place where excellent art galleries from Japan and around the world gather. As a leader in the Japanese art market, it continues to attract the attention of dealers and collectors from all over the world by showcasing a wide range of artworks, from antiques and crafts to Japanese paintings, modern art, and contemporary art.

At this art fair, YUGEN Gallery hopes to gather contemporary artists who have exhibited and worked both domestically and internationally, as well as artists who advocate artistic expression originating from Japan, and introduce them to the world.

The participating artists are Nishimoto Yuki , Nagao Hiroshi , and Masuda Masahiro .

Nishimoto Yuki is a sumi-e artist who continues to attract attention from around the world. Not limited to traditional techniques, since 2017 he has been creating new works called "Toubokuga" (ceramic ink paintings) that combine sumi-e and ceramic techniques. With a unique touch that combines boldness and delicacy, he expresses a new world of sumi-e. And in this exhibition, Nishimoto Yuki's original artwork will be on sale in Japan for the first time.

Hiroshi Nagao is a collage artist whose work focuses on the theme "We are the indigenous people of the future." Drawing traditional motifs and imaginary figures from around the world, he reflects on the relationship between traditional culture and materialism, and calls for learning from the past and returning to human instincts.

Masahiro Masuda photographs real landscapes, projects the images in the same place, and photographs them again, repeating this process several times, before silk-screening the images onto canvas. He depicts the overlapping of numerous moments through images that contain layers of paint and blurred textures.

YUGEN Gallery will be exhibiting at the Lobby Gallery "L012" on the B1F.

Exhibited works will be available for purchase at the venue and online from the VIP preview on Thursday, March 6th.

Please note that Nishimoto Yuki's original artwork will be sold by lottery.

Please look forward to it.

Art Fair Tokyo 2025 Event Overview

Dates: Friday, March 7th, 2025 to Sunday, March 9th, 2025 *VIP preview on Thursday, March 6th

Venue: Tokyo International Forum Hall E/Lobby Gallery (3-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)

Access: 1 minute walk from Yurakucho Station on the JR Line

5 minutes walk from Tokyo Station (connected to Tokyo Station on the Keiyo Line via the B1F underground concourse)

From Yurakucho Station on the Yurakucho Line (connected via the B1F underground concourse)

5 minutes walk from Hibiya Station on the Hibiya Line

5 minutes walk from Ginza Station

5 minutes walk from Ginza Station on the Marunouchi Line

5 minutes walk from Hibiya Station on the Mita Line

5 minutes walk from Nijubashimae Station on the Chiyoda Line

7 minutes walk from Hibiya Station

7 minutes walk from Ginza Station on the Ginza Line

7 minutes walk from Kyobashi Station

Official website: https://artfairtokyo.com/

Related pages

Yuki Nishimoto's work page
Yuki Nishimoto Works for Sale

2025年2月13日（木）〜3月6日（木）: Yuki Nishimoto solo exhibition "Pure Curves: The Beauty of Life Spun with Ink" [Fukuoka]
Friday, August 4, 2023 - Wednesday, August 9, 2023: Yuki Nishimoto Solo Exhibition “Kamanosumi”
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - Monday, May 16, 2022: "HISUMI" Solo Exhibition by Yuki Nishimoto
Yoh Nagao's work page

March 15, 2022 (Tuesday) - March 31, 2022 (Thursday): "Vacancies" Exhibition by Yoh Nagao
October 20th (Friday) – November 2nd (Thursday), 2023: Yoh Nagao solo exhibition “Wild Thought”
Masahiro Masuda's work page
Yuki Nishimoto
Yuki Nishimoto
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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Yoh Nagao
Yoh Nagao
Yoh Nagao
After building a career as a graphic designer and illustrator, he began his career as an artist. In 2012, he moved to Berlin, where he is currently engaged in fieldwork to build close relationships with local communities, driven by his deep interest in ethnology and cultural anthropology. He has traveled around the world, including Namibia, Mexico, Mongolia, and India, and the knowledge and experiences he has gained from these journeys are reflected in his work. He is currently based in Nagoya. This exhibition will feature collages that reconstruct objects and tools that are taken for granted in modern society, and are based on the theme of "future indigenous peoples." Through his unique artworks that skillfully use fashion magazine clippings and other materials, he challenges the authority of art.
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Masahiro Masuda
Masahiro Masuda
Masahiro Masuda
Masuda Masahiro / Born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1991. Completed his doctoral program at Tokyo University of the Arts in 2020. Awards include being selected for the TERADA ART AWARD (2015) and the Tokyo University of the Arts Ueno Geiyu Award (2017). Selected as one of the "100 Newcomer Artists" in the magazine Bijutsu Techo (December 2016 issue). His works are held in the collections of the Contemporary Art Foundation's Maezawa Yusaku Collection and Richmond Hotel Premier Tokyo Scuola.
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