[From CVJ] New space “CADAN Otemachi” launches on Friday, October 31st, TOKYO TORCH Zenibincho Building, 1st floor by Culture Vision Japan General
Incorporated Foundation Press Release: October 20, 2025 To Members of the Media October 31st (Friday), new space “CADAN Otemachi” launches, TOKYO TORCH Zenibincho Building, 1st floor
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Representative Director of CADAN After the former gallery space “CADAN Yurakucho” operated by CADAN, the new “CADAN Otemachi” will open at the end of October. From now on, CADAN member galleries will hold exhibitions every two to three weeks, and occasionally hold talk events, gatherings, and other diverse events. Stay tuned for the new encounters and initiatives that will emerge. You’re sure to make new discoveries. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Culture Vision Japan Foundation and Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. for their cooperation in making this project a reality, as well as to all those who continue to support CADAN. Highlights of this exhibition For the commemorative first exhibition in the new space, four Kansai-based galleries [Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery (Osaka), The Third Gallery Aya (Osaka), MORI YU GALLERY (Kyoto), and FINCH ARTS (Kyoto)] will present works by eight artists, each with their own unique perspective, on the theme of “crossing borders.”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/135913/7/135913-7-b301f74b7e0eebdb2c7094071a303345-3900×3662.jpg CADAN Otemachi Logo Event Overview Exhibition Title: “Transcending Borders” Artists: Hiroko Inoue, Emiko Kasahara, Aki Kuroda, Mari Tanimoto, Michio Fukuoka, Jun Fujiyasu, Yasuhiro Fujiwara, Takesada Matsutani Dates: Friday, October 31, 2025 – Friday, November 21, 2025 Purpose of the Exhibition “Transcending Borders” is not limited to crossing national borders or regions; it can also be understood as the act of transcending frameworks such as materials, techniques, generations, spirituality, and cultural backgrounds. This exhibition is an attempt to allow visitors to experience the power of art that “transcends boundaries” through diverse practices that intersect across generations and regions. Opening Reception: Friday, October 31st, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM *Starting at 6:30 PM, there will be greetings from exhibiting galleries and some of the artists. Members of the press are welcome to attend. *The adjacent space, “YAU CENTER Zenigame,” will also be holding an opening event on the same day. Please join us. CADAN Otemachi Address: 1F, Zenbincho Building, 2-6-3 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004 Business Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00-19:00; Last day of exhibition, 17:00-20:00. Closed: Sunday, Monday, and public holidays. Website: https://cadan.org/MAP: https://maps.app.goo.gl/vT4ieNL5YTjqxXj56 Upcoming Events*Content is subject to change November 25 (Tue) – December 13 (Sat), 2025: Special Exhibition by Satoko Oe Contemporary, WAITINGROOM December 16 (Tue), 2025 – Micro Salon, Saturday, January 10, 2026 About Culture Vision Japan (CVJ) Established in 2014, the organization aims to
strategically and long-termly realize Japan as a “nation of culture and the arts” through collaboration between art and creative professionals, industry, government, and academia. As a platform connecting creators and artists with industry, government, and academia, the organization develops cultural economic strategic projects and mechanisms for supporting culture and the arts. Collaborating on the attraction and operation of “CADAN Yurakucho” and “CADAN Otemachi.” http://cvj.or.jp/ What is CADAN? CADAN (Japan Contemporary Art Dealers Association, a general incorporated association) is a non-profit industry association representing 50 contemporary art galleries across Japan, ranging from new and established galleries. Since its launch in 2015, the organization has worked to contribute to the development of contemporary art in Japan. The gallery space “CADAN Yurakucho” (2020-23, 2024-25) will relocate and reopen as “CADAN Otemachi” at the end of October 2025. (*1) Zenigame Place This information center (opening August 2, 2022) was established by the Tokyo Metropolitan Sewerage Bureau on the first floor of the Zenibacho Building. Owned by the Tokyo Metropolitan Sewerage Bureau, it houses the Zenibacho Pumping Station, an important piece of infrastructure that transports wastewater from Otemachi, Marunouchi, and other areas to the Water Reclamation Center. In collaboration with the Otemachi-Yurakucho Area Management Association, the center promotes public relations for the sewerage system and revitalizes the area. Inquiries regarding this matter info@cadan.org 090-1112-7678 (CADAN Secretariat/Takamura) Exhibition “Transcending Borders” Appendix 1. Author profile Hiroko Inoue Hiroko Inoue: Born in Osaka Prefecture. Studied cultural anthropology at university, and was drawn to the Ryukyu indigo dyeing culture she encountered in Okinawa, where she studied dyeing and weaving there from 1974 to 1975. The 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake prompted her to shift to creating work that incorporated a social perspective, garnering attention with Absence (1997-2001), which explored themes of isolation and
segregation. In 1998, she won a special prize at the Osaka Triennale, and has since been active internationally, based in Germany and Japan. From 2023 to 2024, she will be producing a portrait series titled Being in the Face, which she photographed in Berlin after meeting refugee women and building a relationship of trust. She continues to shed light on issues of human dignity and boundaries. [presented by Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery] Emiko Kasahara Kasahara: Completed the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tama Art University in 1988. Using media including sculpture, objects, photography, video, and performance, she explores themes such as women, the body, and gender difference, exploring social structures such as religiosity, institutions, and colonialism. Her major projects include “Offering,” which documented church offering boxes in 85 countries, and “K1001K,” which explored a wartime ceramic hand grenade. Her work has been exhibited both in Japan and abroad, including at the 3rd Gwangju Biennale (2000), Yokohama Triennale (2001 and 2014), Biennale of Sydney (2004), and Parasophia: Kyoto International Festival of Contemporary Culture (2015). Her collections include the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Art, Queensland Art Gallery (Brisbane), Berkeley Art Museum (UC Berkeley), Fog Art Museum (Harvard University), Cantor Arts Center (Stanford University), and Deutsche Bank. [presented by The Third Gallery Aya] Aki Kuroda: Born in Kyoto in 1944, she has lived in Paris since 1970. Since the 1980 Paris Biennale, she has held solo exhibitions around the world. He held an exhibition at the Pompidou Centre in 1989 (PASSAGE DE L’HEURE BLEUE), and a solo exhibition at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo in 1993. The following year, he held a solo exhibition at the National Museum of Art, Osaka. In 1995, he participated in the Sao Paulo Biennale. In 1993, he created the stage design for the Paris Opera House’s Parade. He also held a solo exhibition of photography and painting at the European Museum of Photography. He has created artwork for Minamiyamashiro Village Elementary School in Kyoto Prefecture with architect Richard Rogers, and the public art piece COSMOGARDEN (a 9m object) for Tokyo Dome MEETS PORT HALL and other venues. In recent years, in addition to the human figure works he has continued to create, he has also produced paintings with rough brushstrokes, such as Self Portrait, which combines a Minotaur with a self-portrait, and Organic City Breaking, a city floating in space. Even now, at over 80 years old, he is a rare artist who continues to transcend and transform the boundaries of media, from painting to objects and installations. [presented by Mori Yu Gallery] Mari Tanimoto:Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1986. Graduated from the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Kyoto City University of Arts, majoring in Sculpture, in 2012. He creates works that are imbued with themes of “play” and “randomness.” His major solo exhibitions include “Daily Therapist” (NADiff A/P/A/R/T, Tokyo) and “Story Time” (PETER AUGUSTUS, USA) in 2023. His major group exhibitions include “ON – Objects and Bodies, From the Point of Contact” (Kiyosu Haruhi Museum of Art, Aichi) in 2022, “Slow Culture” (@KCUA, Kyoto) in 2021, and “New Ceramic Manifesto” (Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Aichi) in 2011. [presented by FINCH ARTS] Michio Fukuoka: Born in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture in 1936. He moved to Beijing, China shortly after birth and returned to Japan after the war. He spent his first year of junior high school in Kaizu, Shiga Prefecture. He aspired to be a sculptor early on and entered the sculpture studio of the Osaka Municipal Art Institute in 1955. In 1958, he attracted attention with his first solo exhibition of the “SAND” series, in which he poured plaster into beach sand. Since then, he has continued to exhibit in numerous exhibitions both in Japan and abroad as one of Japan’s leading postwar contemporary sculptors, producing works such as the anti-art piece “There’s Nothing to Do,” “Pink Balloon,” which captures sighs as sculptural material, sculptures depicting his black box-like studio and surrounding scenery, the expressions of waves, and “Do We Really Have to Be Afraid?”, in which he carves words into a flat surface. However, in 2005, he became aware of a return to his imagination and became a “non-creative sculptor.” His major
exhibitions include the “New Generation of Contemporary Art” (National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, 1966), the “16th São Paulo Biennale” (1981), the “Yokohama Triennale 2014,” and “Michio Fukuoka: The Non-Creative Sculptor” (National Museum of Art, Osaka, 2017). [presented by FINCH ARTS] Jun Fujiyasu: Born in Tokyo. Graduated from the Faculty of Economics, Doshisha University. Fujiyasu’s work focuses on the theme of “relationships with others.” He delves into his identity while confronting the fact that he is a twin, and continues to present primarily photographic works that explore the concepts of “seeing” and “being.” Recent exhibitions include “To a World Larger Than Humans” at the Rong Yi Museum of Art (Shanghai, 2021),
“Close-Close Space: Contemporary Japanese Artists vol. 16” at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (Tokyo, 2019), “double trouble/double grins/is it so with/twins” at Lothringer13 Halle (Munich, 2019), solo exhibition “Overlapping Light” at the Takamatsu Art Museum, 1st floor library corner (Kagawa, 2025), solo exhibition “Overlapping Light” at Kotosha (Kyoto, 2023), solo exhibition “Sense of Wonder” at the former Junpu Elementary School (Kyoto, 2019), and solo exhibition “empathize” at The Third Gallery Aya (Osaka, 2017). His works are included in collections such as the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum and the Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art. [presented by The Third Gallery Aya] Yasuhiro Fujiwara: Born in Mie Prefecture in 1968. Graduated from the Department of Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tama Art University, majoring in oil painting, in 1992. Completed an MA in Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, in 2002. His major exhibitions include “Y2 project: Yasuhiro Fujiwara – Walking the Ridge of Memory” (Mie Prefectural Art Museum, Yanagihara Yoshitatsu Memorial Museum, 2023), “The Realm of the Senses: What it Means to ‘Experience’ Now” (National Museum of Art, Osaka, 2022), and “Paralandscape: The Present State of Imagination Surrounding ‘Landscape'” (Mie Prefectural Art Museum, 2019). He has also created window displays for Hermès stores in Japan and abroad, including Ginza Maison Hermès and Hermès Hong Kong. In addition to two-dimensional works, he continues to create an object series in which he confines the memories of his dreams in boxes rather than paintings, as well as paintings titled “Ridge of Memory” that seem to cross the line between reality and dream. His works are included in public collections such as the National Museum of Art, Osaka (Osaka), Mie Prefectural Art Museum (Mie), Hwajeong Museum (South Korea), Hana bank (South Korea), and THYSSEN – BORNEMISZA ART CONTEMPORARY (Austria). [presented by Mori Yu Gallery] Takesada Matsutani: Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1937. After studying Japanese painting, he joined the Gutai Art Association, a leading figure in postwar Japanese avant-garde art, in 1963. He created organic relief works that utilized the materiality of vinyl wood glue, expanding the possibilities of painting with sensual forms such as swelling and dripping. After winning the Grand Prix at the first Mainichi Art Competition in 1966, he traveled to France, where he trained at S.W. Hayter’s Atelier 17 and established his own printmaking studio in 1970. He then returned to painting, establishing his own unique technique of filling in bondo surfaces with black pencil. His experimental expressions, which transcend the boundaries between painting and sculpture, have been highly praised, and he continues to be active internationally, having been shown at the 2017 Venice Biennale and a solo exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in 2019. [presented by Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery] (Continued on next page) Exhibition “Transcending Borders” [Appendix 2. Work images] All images: (C) the artists
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/135913/7/135913-7-5ba046ea280b7674882271fa52de22b7-1403×2000.jpg 1. Hiroko Inoue 《Being in the Face #18_(Afghanistan)》 2025, archival pigment print, wax, 22.5×16cm, Courtesy of Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery
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URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/135913/7/135913-7-36c809951288a75e6bb1eed623255231-1922×2700.jpg 7. Takehan Matsutani 《Deux Cercles -09/ Yen》 2009, Vinyl adhesive, graphite pencil, Japanese paper on canvas, mounted on plywood board, 21×15cm, Courtesy of Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery