From Kyoto to a New Phase in the Contemporary Art Scene: ARTISTS’ FAIR KYOTO 2022 Held in March 2022
ARTISTS' FAIR KYOTO 2022, an artist-led art fair set in the historic city of Kyoto, will be held in early spring 2022. Now in its fifth year, the fair transcends conventional frameworks, serving as a launchpad for emerging artists and a space for interaction between artists and visitors.
With the theme "Singularity of Art," aiming to foster a new art system, the event features 17 individuals, including director Nobuo TSUBAKI and Tatsuo MIYAJIMA, who joins as a new member of the "Advisory Board" that recommends young artists.
The exhibiting artists are 46 emerging talents, selected by the Advisory Board and through an open call, brimming with potential. The main venue transforms unique Kyoto venues with historical charm into eccentric exhibition spaces, showcasing and selling works across a diverse range of mediums, from paintings to installations utilizing technology.
Furthermore, an exhibition by the Advisory Board members set at Kiyomizu-dera Temple has also been decided. This will be an exciting fair that blurs the lines between art exhibition and art fair, heralding a new phase.
Exhibiting Artists
[Emerging Artists: 46 groups] (Recommended artist or selected through open call) *As of November 4, 2021
Kana AKAMATSU (Aiko MIYANAGA) / Kenta ISHIGE (Kengo KITO) / Kai IWASE (Yuta NAKAMURA) / Yuriko YASUNAGA (Yoshitaka YATSU) / WEI-NI LU (Teppei KANEUJI) / Kentaro OKUMURA (Kaori USUKUBO) / Kei OMOTE (Nobuo TSUBAKI) / Rio KAWASE (Aiko MIYANAGA) / Yoko KIDA (Open Call) / Rei KIZU (Kohei NAWA) / Yasunori KIYOTA (Kenji TSURUTA) / Anya KURASAKI (Nobuo TSUBAKI) / Tomonosuke KURACHI (Yotta) / Goh UOZUMI (Open Call) / Kanako SHINTAKU (Open Call) / Sou Souen (Chiharu SHIOTA) / Shinya DAITO (Chiharu SHIOTA) / Kanna TAKASE (Open Call) / Tsukika TAKATO (Kengo KITO) / Naohiro TAKAHASHI (Aiko MIYANAGA) / Yoshihiro TAKEUCHI (Daisuke OBA) / Reika TAKEBAYASHI (Mitsuhiro IKEDA) / Tomomi TANIGUCHI (Izumi KATO) / Chie TSUBO-MOTO (Nobuo TSUBAKI) / Yuki TSUMURA (Yuta NAKAMURA) / DAVIDYUTO (Kota IGUCHI) / Kenji TORII (Kenji YANO-BE) / Yudai NISHI (Kota IGUCHI) / Nariyuki NISHIGAKI (Open Call) / Ami NISHIMURA (Daisuke OBA) / Bhagavathi Deeptika (Open Call) / Yuki HAYASHI (Tatsuo MIYAJIMA) / Ryoichi FUJISAKI (Kohei NAWA) / Kengo HOSHI (Kenji YANO-BE) / Sotaro HORI (Yoshitaka YATSU) / Yufu MATSUOKA (Daisuke OBA) / Hidetoshi MURAMATSU (Open Call) / MISHIO (Izumi KATO) / Saya MIMURA (Kaori USUKUBO) / Mitsumasa MIURA (Kengo KITO) / Ana MIYAGI (Teppei KANEUJI) / Akihiko YAMASAKI (Open Call) / Mio YAMATO (Tatsuo MIYAJIMA) / Aiko ABURANO (Kaori USUKUBO) / Shinpei YOSHIDA (Mitsuhiro IKEDA) / Chiaki WATANABE (Kenji TSURUTA)
[Advisory Board & Director: 14 members]
Kota IGUCHI / Mitsuhiro IKEDA / Kaori USUKUBO / Daisuke OBA / Izumi KATO / Kengo KITO / Chiharu SHIOTA / Nobuo TSUBAKI / Kenji TSURUTA / Kohei NAWA / Tatsuo MIYAJIMA / Yoshitaka YATSU / Kenji YANO-BE / Yotta
Photo: Scenes from ARTISTS’ FAIR KYOTO 2021 held in spring 2021.
Photography: Saki MAE HASHIRA, Yasuyo TAKAHASHI
ARTISTS’ FAIR KYOTO 2022 Event Outline
■ Main Venue
Venue: Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design Annex (3 Sanjo Takakura, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto) | Kyoto Shimbun Building B1F (239 Shoshoii-cho, Karasuma-dori Ebisugawa-agaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto)
Dates: Saturday, March 5 & Sunday, March 6, 2022
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
■ Kiyomizu-dera Temple Venue
Venue: Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera Temple (1-294 Kiyomizu, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto)
Dates: Saturday, March 5 - Sunday, March 13, 2022
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Admission: Combined Ticket ¥2,400, Students ¥1,000 (Student ID required), High School students and younger free (Student ID required)
Note: Kyoto Shimbun Building B1F is free admission.
Note: Tickets are by advance reservation online, sales scheduled for January 2022.
Note: Combined tickets are valid until Sunday, March 6, 2022.
Note: From March 7, 2022, an additional viewing fee of ¥600 will apply for the Kiyomizu-dera Temple venue.
Note: Entry to the main hall and worship requires a separate viewing fee of ¥400.
ARTISTS’ FAIR KYOTO Executive Committee
https://www.artists-fair.kyoto/