14 Next-Generation Artists Gather: "CAF Award 2026 Selected Works Exhibition" Held in Daikanyama
The "CAF Award 2026" selected works exhibition for students will be held at Hillside Forum in Daikanyama, Tokyo, from November 24 to 29.Summary
The selected works exhibition for "CAF Award 2026," an art competition for students, will be held at Hillside Forum in Daikanyama, Tokyo, from November 24 to 29. Now in its 13th edition, the CAF Award (Contemporary Art Foundation Award) is a student art award run since 2014 by the Contemporary Art Foundation, chaired by ZOZO founder Yusaku Maezawa, with the aim of nurturing young artists and supporting their activities. This year's judges are artist Enrico Isamu Oyama, Art Center Ongoing/Art Center NEW representative Nozomu Ogawa, and curator Masako Tanaka. A total of five awards will be selected: one Grand Prize, one Excellence Award, and three Judge's Special Awards. The final judging will take place on November 24, the first day of the exhibition, with the winners announced the same day. The exhibition features works by 14 finalists—Saki Kagota, Aoi Kaneko, Natsuko Kishimoto, Youngjae Kim, Daiki Saito, Fuyuya Seki, Meika Tashiro, Kazuki Nagata, Mao Hiraoka, Saya Minematsu, Masato Yamada, Harumi Yamanaka, Yuki Yoneyama, and Yusuke Sumi—spanning diverse media including painting, sculpture, video, performance, and installation. Alongside students from Japanese art universities and graduate schools, a student from Goldsmiths, University of London is also among the finalists, offering a chance to encounter works by young artists expected to make their mark in the future.
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