Implemented since the establishment of Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS) in 2001 in accordance with the institution’s aim to support young artists, “TOKAS-Emerging” is a program that has been targeting Japanese resident artists aged 35 or younger, and offering selected artists opportunities to exhibit their works.
For this year "TOKAS-Emerging 2023" features six artists were chosen through examinations, from a total 81 applications from across Japan. Held in two separate periods between April and June 2023 are exhibitions of works by up-and-coming artists, covering a wide range of formats such as two and three-dimensional artworks, video art, installations, etc. During both periods, the exhibiting artists will also appear in talk sessions together with jury members.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS) established the Tokyo Contemporary Art Award (TCAA) in 2018 as a contemporary art prize to encourage mid-career artists to make new breakthroughs in their work by providing them with several years of continuous support.
An award exhibition will be held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo featuring Shiga Lieko and Takeuchi Kota, the winners of the third edition of TCAA.
Since 2006, Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS) has been implementing the “Creator-in-Residence” residency program, which offers opportunities for artists active in various disciplines to stay and create works in Tokyo or at various overseas destinations.
In this exhibition, 11 artists who participated in our residency program present the art that emerged from ideas and insights deepened through their research.