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ARTE TOKYO Core Program: Yoyogi and Shibuya Areas
Japanese original:
ARTE TOKYO コアプログラム 代々木・渋谷エリア
Yoyogi-Shibuya has the most works of the three areas of ARTE TOKYO, the arts festival the Tokyo government launched in 2026: from 1 to 27 December they stand in Yoyogi Park and, in Aoyama, at the United Nations University and the former Kodomo no Shiro site, all free. They include Shinji Ohmaki's giant vessel Gravity and Grace at the United Nations University; Sou Fujimoto's Sky Pavilion, a smoking shelter from Okayama Art Summit 2022 rebuilt in Yoyogi Park; Takuro Tamayama's line of 100 fluorescent tubes running 64 metres through the trees; and Koichiro Azuma's Tokyo Thirty Rings, thirty retired wheels set turning again.
- Dates
- Dec 1 – Dec 27, 2026
- Venue
- ARTE TOKYO: Yoyogi and Shibuya Areas (Yoyogi Park and other locations) (ARTE TOKYO 代々木・渋谷エリア（代々木公園ほか）) · Shibuya
- Address
- 東京都渋谷区代々木神園町2-1（代々木公園）ほかOpen in Google Maps
- Admission
- FreeOriginal: 無料
Visit planning
The calendar entry starts on the opening day and covers the whole run. Please check opening hours and closing days before your visit.
Entry notes
Each work has its own dates: on the waterfront works open in turn from October 10 and run until December 31 (Saito Seiichi's JIKU #024 TELEPORT BRIDGE is planned to be lit 17:00–23:00 daily); in Hibiya-Marunouchi they run from about mid-November into December, and in Yoyogi-Shibuya from about December 1 to 27.
- Each work has its own dates: on the waterfront works open in turn from October 10 and run until December 31 (Saito Seiichi's JIKU #024 TELEPORT BRIDGE is planned to be lit 17:00–23:00 daily); in Hibiya-Marunouchi they run from about mid-November into December, and in Yoyogi-Shibuya from about December 1 to 27. (Source: ARTE TOKYO：プログラム一覧, 2026)
- On the official page of each work in this area, admission is listed as free and no reservation is needed. (Source: ARTE TOKYO：各作品ページ, 2026)
From the organizer's announcements and press reports. Arrangements can change; please check the official site before your visit.
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Installation ArtインスタレーションThree-dimensional work that does not sit on a wall or a pedestal but changes how a whole space feels, and that visitors walk into.Read moreClose
01About
Installations are often made for one particular site, and visitors move through them, so where you stand is part of the looking. Materials range from everyday objects and natural materials to video and sound, and a work may be permanent or taken down when the exhibition closes. As the name of an art form, “installation” is first recorded by the Oxford English Dictionary in 1969; in 1958 Allan Kaprow called the indoor spaces he transformed “Environments.” The events the Gutai Art Association staged in Japan from 1954 are counted among early installation art, and they influenced Kaprow. Some artists step inside their own installations: Aki Sasamoto builds spaces from string, tubes, household things and sound, then talks and moves within them, so that the work becomes an event that changes over time.
02In the gallery
Look from the entrance, from the middle and from a corner. Notice how the light, the sound, and the path you take change the work.
Wall label terms in Japanese
- インスタレーション
- Installation
- サイトスペシフィック
- Site-specific
- エンヴァイラメント（環境）
- Environment
- 具体美術協会
- Gutai Art Association
- パフォーマンス
- Performance
03Notes
Installations are mostly made for a particular place, and where you stand is part of the looking.
This time, at ARTE TOKYO Core Program: Yoyogi and Shibuya Areas —
After moving to a few spots, where do you think the work begins, and where does it end?