©Elena Tutatchikova
A celebration of art books and the culture that surrounds them, "tokyo art book fairThis year marks the ninth year for the "Mazda" event.
The event will move to the Terada Warehouse on Tennozu Isle and will be held on the largest scale ever, bringing together approximately 350 exhibitors, including Japanese and international publishers, bookstores, galleries, and artists, in conjunction with galleries and stores located in the same area.
The "Guest Country" section, a special program that unravels the publishing culture of a single region, features four Asian countries that are undergoing major tectonic shifts in the art book scene. In addition to exhibitions and events related to the "Steidl Book Award Asia" and "Steidl Book Award Japan," two awards established in Asia by the prestigious German publisher Steidl, a talk show to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Shiseido's corporate culture magazine "Hanatsubaki" will also be held. Shiseido's corporate culture magazine "Hanatsubaki" will be held to celebrate its 80th anniversary.
As a fuinam, the one that must be paid attention to is "Ken Kagami's All Night Supponpon".
As if to embody the combination of the words "all-night party" and "supponpon," we are calling for submissions via e-mail until September 29 under the theme "If only there were, a good, bad party! as the theme, and we will be accepting email submissions until September 29 (Fri.). We hope you will join us!this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker)Check out the details from
Original tenugui (hand towels) printed with illustrations by Ken Kagami will also be produced. Please take a look at them as well.
©Ken Kagami
Various exhibitions and events are also being held at facilities around Tennozu. For four days, Tokyo's new art district will come together as one. Please come and visit us.
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tokyo art book fair
Venue: Terada Warehouse
Address: 2-6-10 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Preview and Opening Reception
Date & Time: Thursday, October 5, 15:00-21:00
Admission: ¥1,000
General Session:
Friday, October 6, 12:00 - 20:00
Saturday, October 7, 12:00 - 20:00
October 8 (Sun.) 11:00-19:00
Admission: Free
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