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Wednesday, 30 April, 2008

101TOKYO Closing Report

It has been almost one month since 101TOKYO 2008.
The fair was attended by 5000 visitors and exhibiting galleries sold a total of approximately 100 million Yen. Sales were divided equally between domestic and international exhibitors.
Thank you very much everyone!
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When cherry blossom trees were full bloom…
Façade Installation by Clint Taniguchi
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Unique booth design by Point, There’s no corridor!? You walk through each booth to go to next booth.
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View of 101TOKYO…
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Speech at opening preview night
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…and performances at opening party
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We had a party EVRYDAY!
View of 101TOKYO official Fun Party…
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We hosted The Gao Brothers, a performance duo from Beijing, who made their premiere performance in Japan on the venue roof top.
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The Bacon Prize, Japan’s first international contemporary art prize, which was initiated by our principal adviser Johnnie Walker, was given to an artist Jo Coupe who was represented by Workplace Gallery.
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(top:”Enough Rope” by Jo Coupe, right: presenter of the prize Mr. Joseph Kosuth, left: representative of Workplace Galley received bronze sculpture )

Photo by: Xinjiroh Tahara, Hiroshi Nanaya, Yuri Manabe