- Time of the event
- Saturday, November 8, 2025 ~ 11th (Tue)
- Venue
- TODA HALL & CONFERENCE TOKYO Hall A
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture Arts Council Tokyo are implementing the Tokyo Artist Accelerator Program (TAAP) to support young artists in the art and video fields.
This time, "TAAP Live 2025" will be held, where the artists who supported the 2nd phase (selected in 2024) will gather and present the concept and background of their works as the result of 8 months of mentoring.
Please come to the presentation stage filled with the potential and creativity of young artists.
Presentation
Each 10 minute presentation stage features 12 supporting artists talking about their work to the audience.
The results of the ongoing dialogue with the selection committee and mentors, composed of gallerists, artists, collectors, curators and other contemporary art specialists from diverse backgrounds, will be presented.
[Date]
Saturday, November 8, 2025 and 9th (Sun)
* Presentation will be in Japanese only.
Work in Progress Exhibition
Based on the presentation content of each supporting artist, their activities, concepts and processes are exhibited. You can learn about the artist's activities from many different perspectives by watching them together with live presentations.
【 Date 】
Saturday, November 8, 2025, 9th (Sun) 12:00-19:00 (Last admission 18:30), 11th (Tue) 12:00-15:00 (Last admission 14:30)
※ 10th (Mon) is for invitees only
TAAP 2nd Term Support Artists
Shun Ikezoe
Chiaki Orita
Tomohiro Kubota Ogisu
Nozomu Kubota
Yasuaki Kuroda
Hayate Kobayashi
Tomomi Kondo
Eri Saito
Toru Shiba
Seiko Hihara
Arata Mino
Aoi Wakita
※詳細はTAAP公式ウェブサイトでご確認ください。
Selection Committee Members and Mentors
Selection Committee Member (Selection of supporting artists and advice at interim debriefing)
Ueda Kyona (Curator, Artisan Art Museum, Ishibashi Foundation)
Takano Takahiro (Photographer/Professor, Tokyo Zokei University)
Taguchi Miwa (TAGUCHI: Co-President, Art Collection, São Paulo Biennale International Advisory Board Member)
Hosoi Mako (Gallery Director, TARO NASU)
Yamaguchi Eiichi (Representative Director, Art Powers Japan/Chairperson, Committee for the Revitalization of Society through Sports and Art, Japan Association of Corporate Executives)
Mentor (advice on mentoring program)
Taro Amano (Chief Curator, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery)
Daisuke Awata (art criticism)
Kyoko Ebata (artist)
Mahiko Kobayashi (President, biscuit gallery)
Yukiko Fujimoto (President, Bookend Co., Ltd./Director, NPO Art & Society Research Center)
Contact Us
Tokyo Artist Accelerator Program（TAAP）事務局
公式ウェブサイト：https://taap.art/
※Tokyo Artist Accelerator Program（TAAP）公式ウェブサイトお問合せフォームよりお問い合わせください。