ART AWARD TOKYO ART AWARD TOKYO Marunouchi 2009

Judge introduction

| Taro Amano | Chief Curator Yokohama Museum of Art |
| Shihoko Iida | Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery Curator |
| Shigeo Goto | Professor, Kyoto University of Art and Design |
Kazue Kobata | Professor, Department of Intermedia Art, Tokyo University of the Arts |
| Tomio Koyama | Tomio Koyama Gallery Representative, Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Faculty of International Japanese Studies, Meiji University |
| Naoki Sato | ASYL Art Director, Associate Professor, Department of Design, Faculty of Art and Design, Tama Art University |
| Akiya Takahashi | Director of Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo |
| Yuko Hasegawa | Chief Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Specially Appointed Professor, Tama Art University |

guest judge

| Takashi Murakami | GEISAI cheerleader, Artist |

In order to cultivate the ground for new art originating from Japan, Organizer GEISAI a total of 15 times in Japan and 3 times overseas. We provide many young Artist with a place to debut. Takashi Murakami's own activities cover all creative fields, and in 2008 he started producing movies, manga, and TV programs at the organization Kaikai Kiki.

The winners of this year's Grand Prix and Takashi Murakami Jury Award will be eligible to participate in the next GEISAI.

Message from the judges

Tomio Koyama
About the 3rd AATM

The world, including Japan, is in a lot of trouble right now.
However, Artist have continued to create works throughout the ages. Continuing to search for new value. And now may be our greatest chance to present something new and the courage to create it.
I believe that the main purpose of the 3rd Art Award Tokyo is to look at our own times and find the talent and will to create history.
Please look forward to it.

Shigeo Goto
Showcase of Omens, AATM

Whether we like it or not, all forms of expression are the ``products'' of the times. Easy times do not necessarily produce masterpieces; on the contrary, art emerges from an invisible chaos that is a mixture of anxiety and hope.
Over the past few years, AATM has grown into a powerful showcase for the most remarkable talent, and that's because it's both challenging and exciting for creators and viewers (choosers).
It's thrilling to think about what kind of foreboding work I'll encounter that will change the world!

Examination process

First screening

We researched graduation works from major art universities and selected works for the first round of judging.
A screening committee on March 28th will select the works that pass the first round and decide on the works to be exhibited (approximately 50 artists).