aaploit will be exhibiting at Art Fair Tokyo for the first time. We will be participating in the “Projects” section of Art Fair Tokyo 19. To mark our debut at Art Fair Tokyo, we are pleased to present a two-person exhibition featuring Yumi Hanzawa and Aoi Michimata.
Thirteen galleries are making their debut at Art Fair Tokyo 2025, and aaploit is one of them. The Project booth is located in the lobby and can be viewed without a ticket. aaploit’s booth number is P001. We invite you to visit our booth and experience aaploit’s debut at Art Fair Tokyo.
Yumi Hanzawa creates art by engaging directly with materials. She is a contemporary artist who uses paper—an everyday, ubiquitous material—as a medium to explore the profound relationship between humans and matter. She defines paper as a “structure formed by the intertwining of fibers” and views it as an object whose physical structure itself encapsulates human stories.
Aoi Michimata creates her works using woodblock printing techniques. Her “Kafka’s Staircase” series draws inspiration from the novels of Czech author Franz Kafka and is based on a concept proposed by social activist and writer Takeshi Ikuta. She uses the metaphor of ascending and descending stairs to illustrate that while descending one step at a time (from unemployment to homelessness) is easy, ascending the stairs (returning to one’s former social standing) is difficult. This concept serves as an anchor for the society as perceived by Michimata and is reflected in her work.
For inquiries regarding this matter, please contact us via email at info@aaploit.com.