Asakusa — gallery cover

Curatorial Ethos

Asakusa is committed to advancing curatorial collaboration and interdisciplinary practices, providing a historical framework for the local art context while bridging art research and market trends. Its programme promotes discursive culture through artist talks, performances, academic symposia, and publications like 'Asakusa (Journal)', often addressing social and political issues alongside avant-garde art history.

Asakusa is a 40-square-meter contemporary art venue located in a renovated residential house in Nishi-Asakusa, Tokyo, founded in October 2015. It operates as a small voluntary project space run by gallery curators Koichiro Osaka and Mariko Mikami, focusing on co-curating exhibitions with researchers from diverse academic fields. The program combines community-based initiatives with social and political agendas, featuring artists such as Thomas Hirschhorn, Rirkrit Tiravanija, and Yoko Ono.

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Address

1-6-16 Nishi-Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo