In conjunction with our 49th sale "Tokyo Contemporary: Redefined", a talk session will be held.
The largest art fair in Japan "Art Fair Tokyo 2022" will be held at the Tokyo International Forum, marking its 16th anniversary. At the time of the session, Mr. Kiichi Kitajima, Managing director of Art Fair Tokyo, will be invited as a guest to speak about the Japanese art market viewed from the financial market's perspective.

Talk Session "Japanese art market viewed from the financial market’s perspective"
【Date】
SATURDAY 12 MARCH 2022 1:00 - 2:00 PM (JST)
【Venue】
Tokyo International Forum Hall D5
3-5-1 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0005, Japan >>Map
【Speaker】
Kiichi Kitajima (Art Fair Tokyo Managing Director)

Speaker’s profile
Kiichi KITAJIMA
<Managing director of Art Fair Tokyo>
Born in Tokyo in 1974, Kiichi Kitajima completed a Master of Computer Science in Graduate School of Keio in 1999, then he joined Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
After having worked as a bond and interest rate trader over a decade at domestic and overseas Investment Bank in Tokyo and London, he has been acting as Managing director of Art Fair Tokyo since 2011 by acquiring a business of planning and operation of the fair.
Not only responsible for management, he is also in charge of direction of the gallery section at the fair.
He likes sail racing, mountain climbing, and marathon.

This will be an event you don't want to miss if you are interested in what is happening in the art world and the future of the art market.