ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA 2026

2026.10.02 Fri -10.04 Sun

Exhibition name
ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA 2026
Period
10 02, 2026(Fri) -10 04, 2026(Sun)
Opening hours
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10月1日(木) 13:00 – 19:00
Public Days
10月2日(金) 11:00 – 19:00
10月3日(土) 11:00 – 19:00
10月4日(日) 11:00 – 18:00
Venue
福岡国際センター
Booth number
W211
Artist
Yoichiro OTANI 山口聡一 弓指 貴弘 François Bel 

AND COLLECTION Contemporary Art is pleased to announce our participation in ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA 2026.



Established in 2016 in the Omotesando district of Tokyo, AND COLLECTION Contemporary Art is a gallery dedicated to contemporary art.

Based in Omotesando, where fashion, design, architecture, and urban culture intersect, we have curated and hosted exhibitions featuring artists from all over the world.

Our gallery showcases artists who transcend boundaries of generation, region, and artistic discipline, presenting diverse forms of expression that go beyond conventional frameworks of art.

Through these activities, we connect artworks with viewers, collectors, and society, sharing the diverse perspectives and values offered by contemporary art with audiences both in Japan and abroad.

 

 


 

 

For this art fair, we present the exhibition "The Shape of the Unseen”. Through the work of four artists who give form to the invisible, we explore the diverse ways in which "visualization" manifests in the contemporary world.


Yoichiro Otani, who evokes imagery from sequences of words;

 

Soichi Yamaguchi, who uncovers the internal structure of painting and the traces of its formation;

 


 

Takahiro Yumisashi, who crystallizes inner states and the presence of anxiety into tangible forms;

 

 

 

François Bel, who encapsulates moments of time and consumption.

 

 


 

While utilizing different techniques, each artist’s work offers an opportunity to engage with emotions, structures, time, and meanings that often elude our everyday perception.

By tracing the layers and atmospheres lying beneath what is visible, this exhibition invites visitors to renew their perspective on reality itself.

 

We sincerely hope you will take this opportunity to visit the exhibition and enjoy "The Shape of the Unseen" with a fresh perspective.

 

Yoichiro OTANIのポートレート
Yoichiro OTANI

Born in 1990 in Osaka, Japan. He completed his doctoral studies at the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts, and participated in an exchange program at Tsinghua University in Beijing during his studies.
His practice explores new relationships between characters through the creation of visual poetry using kanji. By engaging the subtle tension between seeing and reading, he seeks to reveal the latent possibilities embedded within language and imagery. As viewers shift their gaze, dispersed characters encounter one another, generating unexpected connections and moments of coincidence.
Moving beyond conventional frameworks of logical and sequential reading, his work invites a mode of simultaneous and direct perception, giving rise to a poetic space in which kanji resonate with one another.

山口聡一のポートレート
山口聡一

1983年、千葉県生まれ。2008年東京藝術大学油画科学部卒業、2010年に東京藝術大学油画科大学院修了。
絵画の制作時、画面上で起こっている「絵具の重なり」に着目した視点で絵画を捉え直す試みをテーマに制作。私たちが絵画を鑑賞する際には最表層の絵具しか見る事が出来ないが、完成に至るまでの「絵具の重なり」という時間の蓄積や、絵具とキャンバスという物体としての絵画がイメージを獲得するまでの工程も含めて、絵画とはなんなのか?という疑問や興味について制作を通して向き合っている。その視点で絵画を見た時、「お花」の絵は単なる花の絵ではなくなることを目指す。
2006年GEISAI#9金賞、hiromi yoshii賞を受賞。2008年モスクワビエンナーレ、2013年DKNY artworksに参加。2022年Bonte Museum(チェジュ島/韓国)、2025年 Daiwa capital Markets America Inc. (ニューヨーク/アメリカ)に作品収蔵。

弓指 貴弘のポートレート
弓指 貴弘

Born in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture.
He completed a Master's degree at Kyushu Sangyo University's Graduate School of Art and Design. He transformed the increasingly complex nature of modern society, such as social media relationships and iconicized human relationships, into characters in his "Toon Demon" and "Mirror of the Soul" series. His works express the contradictions of taking on different personalities depending on interpersonal relationships and the environment, and the resulting conflict with one's "true self." While affirming the way we use different masks (personas) in society, he questions the self that is often lost in the process, and bases his work on a sense of peace that lurks in the everyday.

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François Belのポートレート
François Bel

A multi-talented artist from Lyon, France, who is adept at painting, sculpture, and installation.
Influenced by street art, he draws inspiration from systems of constant repetition and change. Fascinated by the messages implicit in Marcel Duchamp's readymades and Dada's pop art, he destroys everyday objects familiar to us in order to criticize modern consumerism, projecting them into his works with an artistic and philosophical approach. His signature Big Bang series, made up of acrylic glass pieces, captures the ultimate moment when objects magically explode. By freezing time for a moment in a society where everything moves at a rapid pace and humanity controls so many events, he crystallizes the dreams and hopes of people living today. While evoking the inevitability of the passage of time, his works also convey to viewers the importance of living to the fullest in the present. Beneath this context, he expresses the rebellious spirit and anger we feel trapped within economic, cultural, and political systems. His works have been exhibited in various countries, including Belgium, France, Monaco, Spain, the United States, and South Korea, and are beloved by many collectors.

Artworks

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  • ki #34

    ki #34

    Yoichiro OTANI

    $5,419.00 USD ~ $6,231.85 USD

    mixed media 、 canvas

    size : 100 x 72.7 cm

  • ki #61

    ki #61

    Yoichiro OTANI

    $3,519.00 USD

    mixed media 、 canvas

    size : 60.6×72.7×2.3 cm

  • ki #62

    ki #62

    Yoichiro OTANI

    $2,675.00 USD

    mixed media 、 canvas

    size : 50 x 60.6 x 2.3 cm

  • ki/u #124

    ki/u #124

    Yoichiro OTANI

    $2,112.00 USD

    mixed media 、 canvas

    size : 53 x 41 x 3.5 cm

  • ki/u #126

    ki/u #126

    Yoichiro OTANI

    $1,408.00 USD

    mixed media 、 canvas

    size : 41 x 31.8 x 3.5 cm

  • ki/u #128

    ki/u #128

    Yoichiro OTANI

    $1,408.00 USD

    mixed media 、 canvas

    size : 41 x 31.8 x 3.5 cm

  • Warhology Colorful things

    Warhology Colorful things

    François Bel

    SOLD OUT

    Object、 mixed media 、 acrylic

    size : 43 × 14 × 10 cm

  • Campbell, NY

    Campbell, NY

    François Bel

    SOLD OUT

    Object、 mixed media 、 acrylic

    size : 40 × 14 × 10 cm

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