Kaori Iwasaki
Art Gravity 2024
GUEST JUDGE

岩崎 かおり
🇯🇵 Japan

CEO, Art Director THE ART, INC.
株式会社THE ART代表取締役,アートディレクター

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Born in Ehime, grew up under the influence of parents who had a passion for art appreciation and traveling. From a young age, she developed a habit of exploring art both domestically and internationally. During her master’s program in graduate school, she studied management in the field of creative industries. Continuously visiting art fairs and galleries abroad, she realized the stark disparity between the Japanese and international art markets and the immense potential for further revitalization of the art scene in Japan. In 2018, while working at a major domestic bank, she co-founded an art club with like-minded individuals. The following year, she initiated an art project promotion within the bank and conceived the “Art Branch” project, which involved displaying contemporary artworks in the Nihonbashi branch. This groundbreaking endeavor in the domestic financial sector garnered significant media attention. Since purchasing Kōhei Nawa’s PixCell artwork at Art Basel, she has been captivated by the allure of art collecting and has embraced the role of an art collector herself. Currently, her personal art collection consists of approximately 250 pieces.
愛媛県生まれ。アート鑑賞と旅行が趣味の両親のもとで育ち、幼少のころから国内外のアート鑑賞が習慣に。大学院修士課程ではモノづくりの経営学を学ぶ。海外のアートフェアやギャラリーに通い続け、世界のアート関係者とのつながりを通じ、日本と海外のアート市場の格差や、アートがもっと活性化する余地が大きい国であることを痛感。2018年、当時勤務していた大手国内銀行で、有志によるアートクラブを発足。翌2019年、大手国内銀行にてアート企画推進を立ち上げ、日本橋支店の店内に現代アート作品を展示する「アートブランチ」プロジェクトを企画・リリース。国内金融初の試みは、数多くのメディアでも取り上げられた。アートバーゼルで名和晃平氏のPixCell作品を購入して以来、アートコレクションの魅力を知り、アートコレクターとしての顔ももつ。自身の現在のコレクション作品数は約250点。