About Tokyo Gendai
Launched in July 2023, Tokyo Gendai presents leading contemporary art galleries from Japan, the wider Asia-Pacific region and around the world.
Taking place in one of the most dynamic and active art and design scenes in the world, Tokyo Gendai is an exciting platform for commercial, artistic and intellectual exchange, and a nexus of cross-cultural discovery.
The fair is accompanied by an extensive VIP Program, as well as a robust lineup of private events across Japan, providing a means for deeper connection with Japan’s art community.
The third edition of Tokyo Gendai will take place from 12 – 14 September 2025 (VIP Preview and Vernissage on 11 September) at PACIFICO Yokohama.
The Team
Magnus Renfrew, Co-Founder
Magnus has twenty years’ experience in the international art world, the last decade of which have been spent in Asia. Previously, Renfrew served as founding fair director for ART HK: Hong Kong International Art Fair (2007-2012) and Art Basel in Hong Kong (2012-2014). Magnus is Co-Founder of ART SG. He has been named twice in the ArtReview Power 100 as one of the 100 most influential figures in the art world. In 2013 Magnus was named as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in recognition of his contribution to building the art scene in Asia.
Eri Takane, Fair Director
Fair Director of Tokyo Gendai. In addition to working as an art consultant for artists and collectors in both Japan and the United States, she has held diverse roles in the Japanese art scene, including Japan Lead for Google Arts & Culture, Art Director at SEZON ART GALLERY, and host of the Tokyo FM radio program Sustaina Days. She lived in New York for approximately 13 years, during which she worked at The Japan Foundation, contributing to cultural exchange between Japan and the U.S. through support for American nonprofit art organizations. She holds a Master’s degree in Visual Arts Administration from New York University.
Selection Committee
John O’Doherty
Director, Sadie Coles HQ (London)
Yaji Huang
Founder, Each Modern (Taipei)
Advisory Group
Hideaki Fukutake
Chairman, Fukutake Foundation
Director, Benesse Holdings
Yoshiko Mori
Chairperson Emerita, Mori Art Museum; member of the Board of Directors of Mori Building Co., Ltd.
Takeo Obayashi
Chairman of the board, Obayashi Corporation
Howard and Cindy Rachofsky
Collector; Owner, The Rachofsky House
Naoko Sasagawa
Art Collector, Company Executive
Miwa Taguchi
Co-Founder, Taguchi Art Collection
Ryutaro Takahashi
Psychiatrist, Art collector
Shin Takeuchi
CEO, GRAPES, Inc.
Director, Senior Vice President and CHRO, MEDLEY, INC.
Independent Director, toggle holdings Inc.
Director and Senior Executive Officer, TSUKURUBA Inc.
Consultative Council
Tomio Koyama
Founder, Tomio Koyama Gallery
Shinji Nanzuka
Founder, NANZUKA
Yuko Yamamoto
Co-Founder, ANOMALY
Tokyo Gendai Team
Scott Gray
Managing Director
Reiri Kojima
General Manager
Eri Takane
Fair Director
Natsu Tanabe
VIP Director
Ayako Dehon
VIP Manager
Charlotte Igarashi (Yip)
VIP Relations
Yuki Ibata
Gallery Liaison
Debora Ferrarini
Director of Exhibitor Operations
Rie Nakano
Fair Manager
Hitomi Tamaki
Partnerships Manager
Ania Huggins
Operations Director
Sana Miyazaki
Operations Manager
Chris Ishikawa
Marketing Manager