PRESS - 2023.05.02

SBI Art Auction　New video release

On Monday, May 1, 2023, SBI Art Auction will release two videos related to our March 2023 sale “Tokyo Contemporary: Redefined”.

One of our auction’s distinguishing features is its internationality, with overseas buyers accounting for 30% of successful bids. Among those overseas buyers, the presence of Asian customers, who make up 70% of our international sales, is increasing year by year. In our introduction video, our specialist based in Hong Kong introduces several works from our March sale and our company’s initiatives in multiple languages, including information on current trends, to serve not only Asian customers but also all our viewers.

Additionally, we will release a recorded video of the talk session “Let’s check the data! Is Art an asset?” held on March 11, 2023. At the event, Mr. Takei and Ms. Ishii from QUICK Corporation's Innovation Planning Dept. carefully explained the asset value and characteristics of art with the supporting of SBI Art Auction’s transaction data. The talk session was filled with ideas that expand the range of motives and reasons for purchasing art. We hope you will also enjoy the video recording of the event.


■Introduction video “SBI Art Auction｜Explore Tokyo Contemporary Art with the Specialist”
Release date: Monday, May 1, 2023





■Video recording of Talk Session ‘Let's check the data! Is Art an asset?’
Release date: Monday, May 1, 2023
Recorded Event: Talk Session ‘Let's check the data! Is Art an asset?’, held on March 11, 2023




Published on our website, our SNS official account, and our YouTube official account
Website: https://sbiartauction.co.jp/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sbiartauction/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC32a7MUOI-xI1DY-CghG-KA



■About our auction



SBI Art Auction holds public auctions arranged to present fine works of contemporary art created in and after the twentieth century, as well as modern art, photography, design, and crafts that can adorn and enrich the lives of a wide variety of clients.
The current auction participants include nationals of more than 50 countries*, and we are proud of being Japan's most international auction, since bids by overseas customers amount to about 30% of the title.
We are working to grow and expand the Japanese art market by actively introducing not only the works of artists who symbolize the Japanese art market, but also the works of overseas artists who are rarely exhibited in domestic auctions.
*As of April 2022

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sbiartauction/

■How to participate in our auction
The auction is held by bidding for the sale price.
Customers who participate for the first time are requested to register in advance.
For more information on how to buy works at auction, please see the following page.
Details on how to participate and buy: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/buy-sell/buy/


■Upcoming auction
The 58th SBI Art Auction｜MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART
Auction Date: Friday, May 26 and Saturday, May 27, 2023

The 59th SBI Art Auction
Auction Date: Friday, July 14 and Saturday, July 15, 2023


■About us
SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd. provides a wide variety of services corresponding to our clients' needs, including auctioning, brokering private sales, financing, and consulting. Our aim is to ensure that more people come to appreciate the pleasure, importance, and fun of owning artworks, while at the same time helping them to keep their artworks in good condition over the long term and pass them along to the next generation.
Company name: SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd.
Representative Director: FUJIYAMA Tomohiro
Address: TFT Building East Wing, 3-6-11 Ariake, Koutou-ku, Tokyo, 135-0063 JAPAN
Established: April 1, 2011
HP: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/




For press inquiries
Kaku (Ms.), Okamura (Ms.)
SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd.
TFT Building East Wing, 3-6-11 Ariake, Koutou-ku, Tokyo, 135-0063 JAPAN
Tel: +81-3-3527-6692
Mail: artauction@sbigroup.co.jp
Web: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/

 

AUCTION - 2023.04.17

【Results & Invitation to Consign】The 57th SBI Art Auction｜LIVE STREAM AUCTION

Thank you for partaking in our "The 57th SBI Art Auction｜LIVE STREAM AUCTION sale held on April 14＆15.
Auction result is now available on our website.
Total Sales: 286,988,250 JPY
Lots sold: 90.3%

>> Auction Result [Online Catalogue]
>> Auction Result [PDF]


◆Results Highlight
Price realized (JPY) includes buyer's Premium



LOT. 284
TOMOZAWA Kotao
slime XXXVI
1,000,000 - 1,500,000 JPY
Price Realized 5,060,000 JPY




LOT. 306
IMAI Ulala
LOVERS
3,000,000 - 5,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 12,075,000 JPY




LOT. 347
Andy WARHOL
Mobil, from Ads
(F. & S. Ⅱ.350)
5,000,000 - 8,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 10,005,000 JPY


◆Upcoming auctions and deadline for consignment
The 58th SBI Art Auction
Date: Friday, May 26, 2023 and Saturday, May 27, 2023
Preview: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 and Thursday, May 25, 2023
Deadline for consignment: Closed

The 59th SBI Art Auction
Date: Friday, July 14, 2023 and Saturday, July 15, 2023
Preview: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 and Thursday, July 13, 2023
Deadline for consignment: mid-May, 2023


Please request an estimate by clicking the following link.
>> Request an estimate

Please contact
SBI Art Auction
Tel: +81 3-3527-6692 FAX: +81 3-3529-0777
Email: ArtAuction@sbigroup.co.jp

PRESS - 2023.03.27

Hosting a LIVE STREAM AUCTION on April 14 and 15 from the newly built LIVE studio

SBI Art Auction is pleased to present the “57th SBI Art Auction｜LIVE STREAM AUCTION" on Friday, April 14 and Saturday, April 15, 2023.
This sale is the first LIVE STREAM AUCTION to be held in a newly built LIVE studio attached to the office that was relocated in February of this year.
The sale will feature canvas works by IDA Yukimasa and KOMATSU Miwa, who set world records at the March 2023 auction, as well as original works by artists such as NARA Yoshitomo, ROKKAKU Ayako and KYNE. In addition, limited edition works by overseas artists such as Andy WARHOL, BANKSY and KAWS will also be available.
We hope you look forward to it.


■The 57th SBI Art Auction｜LIVE STREAM AUCTION

Number of lots: 455
Total low estimate: ¥194,420,000

Date:
Friday, April 14, 2023 13:00- Lot. 001-270
Saturday, April 15, 2023 13:00- Lot. 271-455

* This sale is a no-attendance live-streamed auction.
You can bid by phone, absentee, or online.

* You can also watch the progress of the auction on YouTube.
YouTube Streaming: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC32a7MUOI-xI1DY-CghG-KA

* Please check the website for details.
Website (to be published on Monday, March 27, 2023): https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/lp/2023_04_15/en/


■Highlights
*Access to online catalogue (to be published on Monday, March 27, 2023): https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/auction/catalogue/113






■About our auction



SBI Art Auction holds public auctions arranged to present fine works of contemporary art created in and after the twentieth century, as well as modern art, photography, design, and crafts that can adorn and enrich the lives of a wide variety of clients.
The current auction participants include nationals of more than 50 countries*, and we are proud of being Japan's most international auction, since bids by overseas customers amount to about 30% of the title.
We are working to grow and expand the Japanese art market by actively introducing not only the works of artists who symbolize the Japanese art market, but also the works of overseas artists who are rarely exhibited in domestic auctions.
*As of April 2022

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sbiartauction/

■How to participate in our auction
The auction is held by bidding for the sale price.
Customers who participate for the first time are requested to register in advance.
For more information on how to buy works at auction, please see the following page.
Details on how to participate and buy: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/buy-sell/buy/


■Upcoming auction
The 58th SBI Art Auction｜MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART
Auction Date: Friday, May 26 and Saturday, May 27, 2023


■About us
SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd. provides a wide variety of services corresponding to our clients' needs, including auctioning, brokering private sales, financing, and consulting. Our aim is to ensure that more people come to appreciate the pleasure, importance, and fun of owning artworks, while at the same time helping them to keep their artworks in good condition over the long term and pass them along to the next generation.
Company name: SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd.
Representative Director: FUJIYAMA Tomohiro
Address: TFT Building East Wing, 3-6-11 Ariake, Koutou-ku, Tokyo, 135-0063 JAPAN
Established: April 1, 2011
HP: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/


For press inquiries
Kaku (Ms.), Okamura (Ms.)
SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd.
TFT Building East Wing, 3-6-11 Ariake, Koutou-ku, Tokyo, 135-0063 JAPAN
Tel: +81-3-3527-6692
Mail: artauction@sbigroup.co.jp
Web: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/

AUCTION - 2023.03.13

【Results & Invitation to Consign】The 56th SBI Art Auction｜Tokyo Contemporary: Redefined

Thank you for partaking in our "The 56th SBI Art Auction｜Tokyo Contemporary: Redefined" sale held on March 11.
Auction result is now available on our website.
Total Sales: 797,789,500 JPY
Lots sold: 97.7%
Top lot was KUSAMA Yayoi’s “Pumpkin (B.H.T)” with a bid of JPY 172,500,000

Following artists marked their world records:
・IDA Yukimasa’s large sized oil on canvas “Picasso” fetched 55,200,000
・KOMATSU Miwa’s live-painted work “Blessings from the heavens, prayers to the heavens, reflecting off the surface of the water as the dragon swells” achieved the world record in US dollars (JPY 29,325,000)

YUN Hyong-Keun’s “UMBER-BLUE” attracted the most enquiries at the sale and showed a significant increase of over 10 times the lower estimate

The winning bid for the works by overseas artists such as Aboudia and Atanda Quadri ADEBAYO listed in Japanese auction for the first time, exceeded the upper estimate and demonstrated strong presence


>> Auction Result [Online Catalogue]
>> Auction Result [PDF]

◆Results Highlight
Price realized (JPY) includes buyer's Premium



LOT. 039
Hernan BAS
Private Bouquet (8)
3,000,000 - 6,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 7,245,000 JPY




LOT. 044
Backside works.
NO WAR - love & peace
4,000,000 - 7,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 18,975,000 JPY





LOT. 054
KATO Izumi
Untitled
2,500,000 - 3,500,000 JPY
Price Realized 10,695,000 JPY




LOT. 055
IDA Yukimasa
Picasso
12,000,000 - 22,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 55,200,000 JPY




LOT. 058
KUSAMA Yayoi
Pumpkin (B.H.T)
70,000,000 - 130,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 172,500,000 JPY




LOT. 062
ISHIDA Tetsuya
Untitled
5,000,000 - 8,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 23,000,000 JPY




LOT. 070
LEE U-fan
Correspondance
20,000,000 - 30,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 39,100,000 JPY




LOT. 071
YUN Hyong-Keun
UMBER-BLUE
1,000,000 - 1,500,000 JPY
Price Realized 10,005,000 JPY




LOT. 085
Jean-Michel
BASQUIAT Flexible
7,000,000 - 13,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 21,275,000 JPY



◆Upcoming auctions and deadline for consignment
The 57th SBI Art Auction｜LIVE STREAM
Date: Friday, April 14, 2023 and Saturday, April 15, 2023
Deadline for consignment: Closed

The 58th SBI Art Auction｜MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART
Date: Friday, May 26, 2023 and Saturday, May 27, 2023
Deadline for consignment: mid-March, 2023


Please request an estimate by clicking the following link.
>> Request an estimate

Please contact
SBI Art Auction
Tel: +81 3-3527-6692 FAX: +81 3-3529-0777
Email: ArtAuction@sbigroup.co.jp

EVENT - 2023.02.16

Talk Show "Let's check the data! Is Art an asset?"

In conjunction with the 56th Auction "Tokyo Contemporary: Redefined", a talk show "Let's check the data! Is Art an asset?" will be held. We invite Mr. Takei and Ms. Ishii from QUICK Corporation's Innovation Planning Dept., who have been partly contributing to the annual report of "Japanese Art Industry Market Research Survey" supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs. They will talk about the option of "buying art as an asset" with the supporting of SBI Art Auction’s transaction data.

As a financial and economic information service company in the Nikkei group, QUICK Inc. provides comprehensive solutions related to securities and financial markets, including asset management support and information network construction support services, and has been working on data analysis related to art as part of its research and development since 2017.
In 2020 and 2021, the company has partly contributed to "Japanese Art Industry Market Research Survey" with the results of a price data analysis of art transactions at public auctions in Japan, in relation to "Program for Nurturing Upcoming Artists who Lead the Next Generation", a commissioned project by Agency for Cultural Affairs.

In this talk show, we will introduce the characteristics of art as an asset and a comparison of several artists with the index specially developed this time using public transaction data from SBI Art Auction. We hope you will enjoy this opportunity to view art, which has diverse values, from the perspective of an "asset".

Talk Session "Let's check the data! Is Art an asset?"
Date: Saturday, March 11, 2023 11:00-12:00
Venue: Tokyo International Forum Hall D5 (3-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0005, Japan) >> Map
*Seating is available on a first-come-first-served basis.
Speakers: TAKEI Akihito (QUICK Corp.) and ISHII Yoko (QUICK Corp.)
*The talk session is available only in Japanese.

【Speakers' profile】
・TAKEI Akihito
Joined QUICK Corporation in 2006. After working in the Data Management Department, he experienced System Development, Marketing, and Planning Departments. Currently in charge of Innovation Planning.
・ISHII Yoko
Joined QUICK Corporation in 2012. After working in the Application Development Department, she experienced System Operation and Data Management. Currently in charge of Innovation Planning.

We look forward to your participation.

PRESS - 2023.02.15

Special sale to be held at the Tokyo International Forum

SBI Art Auction is pleased to present the second edition of "Tokyo Contemporary: Redefined", a special auction which will be held at the Tokyo International Forum on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
"Tokyo Contemporary: Redefined" is a well-curated sale launched in 2022 with the concept of redefining the modern society we live in through art.
Continuing from last year, the sale will take place simultaneously with "Art Fair Tokyo 2023", one of the largest art fairs in Japan, at the Tokyo International Forum. We have prepared a selection of works by artists of the same era, and through this sale, we hope to bring you the experience of "Tokyo Today"!

■The 56th SBI Art Auction｜Tokyo Contemporary: Redefined

Number of lots: 87
Total low estimate: ¥ 364,200,000

【Preview】
Dates:
Thursday, March 9, 2023 11:00-19:00
Friday, March 10, 2023 11:00-18:00

Venue:
Tokyo International Forum Hall D7 (3-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0005, Japan)

【Auction】
Date: Saturday, March 11, 2023 13:00- Lot. 001-088
Venue: Tokyo International Forum Hall D5 (3-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0005, Japan)
*Different from the preview site.
*No ticket for Art Fair Tokyo is required to enter both the preview and the sale room.
*In addition to bidding by phone, absentee, or online, you can bid at the venue on Saturday, March 11.
*You can also watch the progress of the auction on YouTube.
YouTube Streaming: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC32a7MUOI-xI1DY-CghG-KA
*Please check the website for details.
Website: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/lp/2023_03_11/en/

■Event
Talk Session "Let's check the data! Is Art an asset?"

We invite Mr. Takei and Ms. Ishii from QUICK Corporation's Innovation Planning Dept. to talk about the studies on data analysis of art, which the company has been working on since 2017, including data from SBI Art Auction. They have been partly contributing to annual report of "Japanese Art Industry Market Research Survey" supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs.

Date: Saturday, March 11, 2023 11:00-12:00
Venue: Tokyo International Forum Hall D5 (3-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0005, Japan)
Speakers: TAKEI Akihito (QUICK Corp.) and ISHII Yoko (QUICK Corp.)
*Seating is available on a first-come-first-served basis.

【Speakers' profile】
・TAKEI Akihito
Joined QUICK Corporation in 2006. After working in the Data Management Department, he experienced System Development, Marketing, and Planning Departments. Currently in charge of Innovation Planning.

・ISHII Yoko
Joined QUICK Corporation in 2012. After working in the Application Development Department, she experienced System Operation and Data Management. Currently in charge of Innovation Plannning.

■Highlights
*Access to online catalogue: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/auction/catalogue/112


■About our auction


SBI Art Auction holds public auctions arranged to present fine works of contemporary art created in and after the twentieth century, as well as modern art, photography, design, and crafts that can adorn and enrich the lives of a wide variety of clients.
The current auction participants include nationals of more than 50 countries*, and we are proud of being Japan's most international auction, since bids by overseas customers amount to about 30% of the title.
We are working to grow and expand the Japanese art market by actively introducing not only the works of artists who symbolize the Japanese art market, but also the works of overseas artists who are rarely exhibited in domestic auctions.
*As of April 2022
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sbiartauction/

■How to participate in our auction
The auction is held by bidding for the sale price.
Customers who participate for the first time are requested to register in advance.
For more information on how to buy works at auction, please see the following page.
Details on how to participate and buy: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/buy-sell/buy/

■Upcoming auctions
The 57th SBI Art Auction｜LIVE STREAM AUCTION
Auction Date: Friday, April 14 and Saturday, April 15, 2023

The 58th SBI Art Auction｜MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART
Auction Date: Friday, May 26 and Saturday, May 27, 2023

■About us
SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd. provides a wide variety of services corresponding to our clients' needs, including auctioning, brokering private sales, financing, and consulting. Our aim is to ensure that more people come to appreciate the pleasure, importance, and fun of owning artworks, while at the same time helping them to keep their artworks in good condition over the long term and pass them along to the next generation.
Company name: SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd.
Representative Director: FUJIYAMA Tomohiro
Address: TFT Building East Wing, 3-6-11 Ariake, Koutou-ku, Tokyo, 135-0063 JAPAN
Established: April 1, 2011
HP: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/

For press inquiries
Kaku (Ms.), Okamura (Ms.)
SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd.
TFT Building East Wing, 3-6-11 Ariake, Koutou-ku, Tokyo, 135-0063 JAPAN
Tel: +81-3-3527-6692
Mail: artauction@sbigroup.co.jp
Web: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/

PRESS - 2023.02.08

Notice of Office Relocation

SBI Art Auction, Co., Ltd. will relocate to a new office and begin operations on Monday, February 13, 2023.

Last year marked the 10th anniversary of our first auction, which was held in February 2012. The number of auctions we have held over the past decade has exceeded 50, and we continue to grow in both quality and quantity of transactions. We would like to thank our clients again for the generous support.

Due to the expansion of our business scale, we have decided to move our office from the 7th floor of the East Building of the Tokyo Fashion Town Building (TFT Building) in Ariake to the 6th floor of the same building. The new office will include a LIVE studio and gallery space.

Taking this opportunity, we would like to improve our services further and make further efforts to meet your expectations. We look forward to your continued support and patronage.


■Office Relocation
【Date of Relocation】
Monday, February 13, 2023
*There will be no closure due to the relocation.
We will be open at our current office until Friday, February 10.

【Relocated Address】
6F, TFT Building East Wing, 3-6-11 Ariake, Koutou-ku, Tokyo, 135-0063 JAPAN
*There will be no change in the telephone and fax numbers.
(Tel: +81-3-3527-6692 / Fax: +81-3-3529-0777)

【Access】
Please use the B elevator.
*For delivery companies, please use the freight elevator on the A elevator side to our designated loading exit.

【Mailing Address】
Please address any mail etc., scheduled to arrive after Friday, February 10 to the new address.

■About our auction


SBI Art Auction holds public auctions arranged to present fine works of contemporary art created in and after the twentieth century, as well as modern art, photography, design, and crafts that can adorn and enrich the lives of a wide variety of clients.
The current auction participants include nationals of more than 50 countries*, and we are proud of being Japan's most international auction, since bids by overseas customers amount to about 30% of the title.
We are working to grow and expand the Japanese art market by actively introducing not only the works of artists who symbolize the Japanese art market, but also the works of overseas artists who are rarely exhibited in domestic auctions.
*As of April 2022
Instagram：https://www.instagram.com/sbiartauction/

■How to participate in our auction
The auction is held by bidding for the sale price.
Customers who participate for the first time are requested to register in advance.
For more information on how to buy works at auction, please see the following page.
Details on how to participate and buy: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/buy-sell/buy/

■About us
SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd. provides a wide variety of services corresponding to our clients' needs, including auctioning, brokering private sales, financing, and consulting. Our aim is to ensure that more people come to appreciate the pleasure, importance, and fun of owning artworks, while at the same time helping them to keep their artworks in good condition over the long term and pass them along to the next generation.

Company name: SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd.
Representative Director: FUJIYAMA Tomohiro
Address: TFT Building East Wing, 3-6-11 Ariake, Koutou-ku, Tokyo, 135-0063 JAPAN
Established: April 1, 2011
HP: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/

For press inquiries
Kaku (Ms.), Okamura (Ms.)
SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd.
TFT Building East Wing, 3-6-11 Ariake, Koutou-ku, Tokyo, 135-0063 JAPAN
Tel: +81-3-3527-6692
Mail: artauction@sbigroup.co.jp
Web: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/
 

AUCTION - 2023.01.30

【Results & Invitation to Consign】The 55th SBI Art Auction｜LIVE STREAM + MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART

Thank you for partaking in our "The 55th SBI Art Auction｜LIVE STREAM + MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART" sale held on January 27 and 28.
Auction result is now available on our website.
Total Sales: 1,129,961,250 JPY
Lots sold: 93.9%
Top lot was KUSAMA Yayoi's "Grapes" with a bid of JPY 149,500,000.
Their very first listing at auctions both in Japan and abroad, works by SHUN SUDO and YAIRI Koichi attracted much attention and many bids.
Unique works by EGAMI Etsu and TANIGUCHI Syozo, both of which were listed at our auction for the first time, were sold well above the upper estimates.

>> Auction Result [Online Catalogue]
>> Auction Result [PDF]

◆Results Highlight
Price realized (JPY) includes buyer's Premium



LOT. 164
Andy WARHOL
Chicken'n Dumplings, from Campbell's Soup Ⅱ (F. & S. Ⅱ.58)
4,000,000 - 7,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 10,005,000 JPY




LOT. 430
IDA Yukimasa
Lady
5,000,000 - 8,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 11,500,000 JPY





LOT. 435
KUSAMA Yayoi
Grapes
40,000,000 - 70,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 149,500,000 JPY




LOT. 439
KUSAMA Yayoi
Dress (C)
20,000,000 - 30,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 48,300,000 JPY




LOT. 441
NARA Yoshitomo
Power Plant (No. YNF3583)
8,000,000 - 14,000,000 JPY
Price Realized 17,825,000 JPY




LOT. 444
Edgar PLANS
How do you start a painting?
1,500,000 - 2,500,000 JPY
Price Realized 5,290,000 JPY





◆Change in pickup location of purchased artwork(s) due to office relocation.
In February this year, our office will be relocated from the 7th floor to the 6th floor of the East Wing of the TFT Building in Ariake, Tokyo.
If you wish to pick up your artworks at our office, please be advised that the floor you will be guided may differ depending on your desired pickup date.



◆Upcoming auctions and deadline for consignment
The 56th SBI Art Auction
Date: Saturday, March 11, 2023
Deadline for consignment: Closed

The 57th SBI Art Auction
Date: Friday, April 14, 2023 and Saturday, April 15, 2023
Deadline for consignment: mid-February, 2023

Please request an estimate by clicking the following link.
>> Request an estimate

Please contact
SBI Art Auction
Tel: +81 3-3527-6692 FAX: +81 3-3529-0777
Email: ArtAuction@sbigroup.co.jp

PRESS - 2023.01.24

Releasing a Look back of 2022

SBI Art Auction is delighted to announce that an annual report to look back the year 2022 will be published on our website.

SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd. celebrated our 10th anniversary last year since we held our first auction in February 2012. We thank to the tremendous support from all of you.
 
We have had more than 50 auctions in the last 10 years, and with the increase in transaction value since our first sale. We have received a lot of interests from both Japan and overseas’ supporters. We publish an annual report for the first time to help to learn about the wonderfulness of art and the fun of the art market.
 
With the motto of "Enriching Your Lives through Art", our mission is to expand the Japanese art industry and to contribute the revitalization and the development of the art market. We hope this annual report will be of some help for you to understand the current status of the contemporary art market in Japan.





■Overview
2022 Annual report

【Table of contents】
Introduction
Summary
SBI’s 2022 auction
"Tokyo Contemporary: Redefined" 2022
Top 3 lots in 2022
SBI’s 2023 auction

【Release date】
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Published on our website: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/news/article/88




■About our auction


SBI Art Auction holds public auctions arranged to present fine works of contemporary art created in and after the twentieth century, as well as modern art, photography, design, and crafts that can adorn and enrich the lives of a wide variety of clients.
The current auction participants include nationals of more than 50 countries*, and we are proud of being Japan's most international auction, since bids by overseas customers amount to about 30% of the title.
We are working to grow and expand the Japanese art market by actively introducing not only the works of artists who symbolize the Japanese art market, but also the works of overseas artists who are rarely exhibited in domestic auctions.
*As of April 2022
Instagram：https://www.instagram.com/sbiartauction/

■How to participate in our auction
The auction is held by bidding for the sale price.
Customers who participate for the first time are requested to register in advance.
For more information on how to buy works at auction, please see the following page.
Details on how to participate and buy: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/buy-sell/buy/

■About us
SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd. provides a wide variety of services corresponding to our clients' needs, including auctioning, brokering private sales, financing, and consulting. Our aim is to ensure that more people come to appreciate the pleasure, importance, and fun of owning artworks, while at the same time helping them to keep their artworks in good condition over the long term and pass them along to the next generation.

Company name: SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd.
Representative Director: FUJIYAMA Tomohiro
Address: TFT Bldg East Wing, 3-6-11 Ariake, Koutou-ku, Tokyo
Established: April 1, 2011
HP: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/

For press inquiries
Kaku (Ms.), Okamura (Ms.)
SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd.
TFT Building East Wing, 3-6-11 Ariake, Koutou-ku, Tokyo, 135-0063 JAPAN
Tel: +81-3-3527-6692
Mail: artauction@sbigroup.co.jp
Web: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/