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Gallery Koyanagi is one of Tokyo's top contemporary art galleries, representing major artists such as Sophie Calle, Marlene Dumas, Olafur Eliasson, Mariko Mori, Rika Noguchi, Hiroshi Sugimoto and Tabaimo.
The gallery, a regular exhibitor at Art Basel, Frieze Art Fair, Art Fair Tokyo and CIGE, started out as a contemporary ceramics gallery in 1988 but its founder and director Atsuko Koyanagi reopened the space as a contemporary art gallery in 1995. She talks here to Ashley Rawlings, an art criti... read more...

Whilst Beijing has quickly attracted many foreign galleries to open spaces in the city and has fast established itself as the centre of contemporary art in Asia, Tokyo's art scene has been slow to make a mark on the international art map. But with several new galleries and museums opening this year alone Tokyo is showing signs of resurgence. Now that the lights have gone down on the Beijing Olympics, Tokyo, argues Ashley Rawlings, is becoming a significant destination for the international art w... read more...

If Basel is the 'place to be' in June, London the must-see for October's Frieze, and Miami the be-all-and-end-all for December's Art Basel Miami Beach, then Tokyo is about to stake its claim for April.

The Pecha Kucha phenomenon started in Tokyo in 2003 when Super Delxue's owners Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham (of Klein Dytham Architecture) wanted to turn theie venue into a platform for young creatives to present their work in public. Around 12 presenters are allowed to show 20 slides for 20 seconds each - a concise framework of 6 minutes 40 seconds that prevents the more talkative from getting carried away with themselves. There are PK nights in Tokyo every month and the ICA in London is also p... read more...