Program

2025.11.8

Onsite Talk 

The realities of art workers, as told to artists

Guests

Maaru Hiyama

 (Curator)

Koto Kurasawa

 (Creative Producer)

Akane Miki

 (Art Manager)

Yuki Saiki

 (Curator)

Nanami Sudo

 (Art Project Manager)

Host

Kanae Tanikawa (MES)

 (Artist)

Talk Curator

Yuki Saiki

 (Curator)

The realities of art workers, as told to artists

Date & Time:

November 8 13:00–14:30

Venue:

Science Museum 1F Welcome Area (behind the entrance)

Admission:

Free on a first-come, first-served basis. (A separate EASTEAST_TOKYO 2025 ticket is required for entry.)

Language:

Japanese
※Japanese and English subtitles provided via automatic transcription and translation.

Guest

Maaru Hiyama (Curator)

Completed the MA in Curatorial Studies at Tokyo University of the Arts. From 2020 to 2023, while working as a curatorial assistant at the National Museum of Art, Osaka, she also pursued independent curatorial projects.
Since 2023, she was part of the launch team for a new art center in Tokyo called BUG, serving as a curator.

Koto Kurasawa

Akane Miki (Art Manager)

b. 1989. Art Manager. Completed an MFA in Curating at Goldsmiths, University of London. Involved in the management of Art Fair Tokyo and art awards at the Art Tokyo Association. After serving as an assistant curator for Aichi Triennale 2019, she worked on exhibition planning and administration at the alternative art space ANB Tokyo (2020-22). Currently working as a freelance art manager, she engages in the administration of exhibitions, art awards, overseas dispatch and talent development programs, and commissioned art projects for both corporate and public sectors.

Yuki Saiki (Curator)

Completed the MA in Aesthetics and Art History at Tokyo University of the Arts, and the MA in Contemporary Art Theory at Goldsmiths, University of London. Gained professional experience as an Assistant Curator in the Curatorial Department at the National Art Centre, Tokyo, and at Avant Arte. Currently affiliated with The Chain Museum, serving as a Curator at Gallery & Restaurant Butaiura, Azabudai Hills.

Host

Kanae Tanikawa(MES) (Artist)

Kanae Tanikawa (She/They)
Born in Hokkaido in 1991. Artist and feral researcher. After studying art history and aesthetics and performing in theater, embarked on the artist duo MES with Takeru Arai in 2015, engaging in contemporary art and club scenes. Also founder of FAQ?, a platform that began as an exchange diary project. Member of the organizing team for NEON BOOK CLUB.