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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!
Buy 101TOKYO official catalogue oneline now!
Click here>>
Buy an intimate guide to Tokyo art world “Art Space Tokyo” online!
Click here>>

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

Wednesday, 30 April, 2008

Buy 101TOKYO 2008 official Catalogue online!

Buy 101TOKYO 2008 official Catalogue online!
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Full color 80 pages of information about 28 Exhibitors of 101TOKYO2008.
Gallery description, Address, Contact information, Artists, with big images of art works!

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Price: 1500Yen +shipping fee
Please send your order to info@101tokyo.com

Wednesday, 30 April, 2008

101TOKYO was featured on a book “Art Space Tokyo”, Buy online now!

101TOKYO is featured in Art Space Tokyo - A newly published and intimate guide to twelve of Tokyo’s most exciting art spaces.
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“Through 20 interviews with 29 key figures in the Tokyo art world and 6 essays by art specialists, Art Space Tokyo fleshes out a thorough exploration of the Tokyo art world and the issues that revolve around these spaces.”- Art Space Tokyo website

Now on sale online!

Price: 3000Yen + shipping fee
Please send your order to info@101tokyo.com

Wednesday, 30 April, 2008

101TOKYO 2008 Press Clippings


Pre-101TOKYO

Art Top
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Gekkan Bijitsu
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Flash Art International
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Japan Times (click to read the article)
Japantimes

METROPOLIS
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bloomberg.com (click to read the article)
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and More!!
NYarts Magazine, METROPOLIS, NYLON JAPAN, BRAIN, 25ans, BT, L25
NY arts/ metropolisnylon/brain25/bt/l25

During 101TOKYO

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Reuters.com (click to read the article)
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Other pre-101TOKYO articles on Reuters
Asia joins art fair boom with Tokyo, Hong Kong debut
Spooked by China art prices? Asians turn to Japan

BusinessWeek
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Wall Street Journal
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post-101TOKYO

Japan Times
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Asahi Shinbun
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Gekkan Bijitsu
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Friday, 04 April, 2008

PARTICIPATE IN THE GAO BROTHERS FIRST PERFORMANCE IN JAPAN!

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Tomorrow (Sat, April 5) 101TOKYO will host the Gao Brothers firsty performance in Japan.
You can participate in this important event!

All participants will meet at the park adjecent to the venue at 3:15PM. No RSVP needed, just show up!
For a map go here http://www.101tokyo.com/en/fair

GAO BROTHERS-
101TOKYO, Japan’s New Contemporary Art Fair will host a performance by
Chinese renowned artist-duo The Gao Brothers, at the fair venue on Saturday
April 5th.

This will be the first time The Gao Brothers perform in Japan.

Following their critically acclaimed staging of the work at Asia Pacific
Weeks Festival Berlin 2007, the Tokyo performance will be the latest in
their series of WORLD HUG DAY events, where large groups of strangers are
invited to hug each other.

For this special performance at 101TOKYO, The Gao Brothers are looking for
participants. If you would like to take part in this important event please
contact gaobrothers@101tokyo.com .

For more information visit:

http://www.gaobrothers.net