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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
Highlights

■About our auction
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/
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