Director of Contemporary Art Fair in Kyoto Discusses Highlights of Domestic and International Galleries
Hidenori Suzuki, director of Art Collaboration Kyoto, discusses highlights of the contemporary art fair featuring domestic and international galleries.Summary
Art Collaboration Kyoto (ACK), an international contemporary art fair, will be held from November 7 to 9, 2026, at the Kyoto International Conference Center in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto. Now in its sixth edition, the fair features a new team structure and a redesigned layout with diagonal booth arrangements creating triangular pocket spaces, encouraging creative use by gallerists and artists. The guest curator program has been renamed "Intersections," focusing on interventions in place and context, with performances and exhibitions. Director Hidenori Suzuki notes that while Kyoto is a city of traditional crafts and art universities, Tokyo dominates sales due to economic scale, so ACK has built networks through collaboration. The fair has gained widespread recognition in the art world, attracting art lovers, collectors, and the general public.
(Source：京都新聞デジタル)