I visited “ARTISTS’ FAIR KYOTO 2024” held from March 1 to 3.
“ARTISTS’ FAIR KYOTO” has been held in Kyoto since 2018 as a new-style art fair, and this year will be the seventh time.
The new style takes the form of a direct market where leading artists from Japan and abroad, as well as young artists recommended by these artists or selected through an open call for entries, exhibit and sell their works in unique venues such as important cultural properties in Kyoto.
This year, the Kyoto National Museum, designated as an Important Cultural Property, and the former printing factory underneath the Kyoto Shimbun Building were the exhibition venues for young artists, while Kiyomizu Temple, registered as a World Heritage site, was the venue for the Advisory Board artists, who selected the young artists to exhibit their works.
First, let us introduce the Kyoto National Museum venue.
The works of young lacquer artists were eye-catching.
Next, we moved on to the basement of the Kyoto Shimbun Building, which seemed to have a more conceptual collection of works.
Both venues were crowded with young visitors, and seeing them actively interacting with the artists was impressive.
The Kiyomizu-dera venue will be introduced later.
