【HighLights】Also, pay attention to the ART PROGRAMS that are seeping into the city!
MEET YOUR ART FESTIVAL 2026 is less than two weeks away! 🎪
We'll bring you the highlights of the ART PROGRAMS that are spilling out from the MYAF venue into the city.
A giant durian over 5 meters long appears along the canal! FAMEME x LEGENDARY CHISENINJA's "Duri-Duri B ALL" takes over the ship's stage and boardwalk.
October 12th (Monday) 13:00~
FAMEME, a descendant of durian farmers and an entrepreneur, influencer, designer, and singer, is celebrating her participation in MYAF2026 by collaborating with CHISENINJA, a dancer who is active both domestically and internationally as the Japanese Mother of the world-renowned voguing group "House of Ninja." Together, they will take over the boardwalk with a performance from a stage on a ship! They will be joined by NIPPON B ALL ROOM SQUAD to present a special performance, "Duri-Duri Ball"!
To commemorate MYAF's 5th anniversary, we have published the art magazine "NODE," exploring the diverse "ROLES" of the people and work that support art.
To commemorate MYAF's 5th anniversary, we are publishing our original magazine "NODE" MYAF2026 ISSUE. It will be distributed free of charge to attendees at the venue.
This issue focuses on the "ROLES" of those involved with MYAF. It features real-life experiences and perspectives from artists, musicians, and festival staff, including Mirai Moriyama, presented with their authentic voices. Furthermore, it includes an essay by Ryota Katayose.
"There are jobs like this," "There are ways to get involved," "There are paths for artists like this." This book opens up possibilities for getting involved in art through the new roles and ways of involvement that emerge from MYAF.
To commemorate MYAF's 5th anniversary, the ART FLAG PROJECT supported by Graphic features Shuu Yonezawa, Ken Tanishiki, Koichiro Tada, Natsuki Takayama, and Ryo Ogata. | Bond Street
MEET YOUR ART FESTIVAL will celebrate its 5th anniversary in 2026. To commemorate this milestone, we will be launching the "ART FLAG PROJECT" with five artists, spreading art from the festival venue into the city. Shu Yonezawa, Ryo Ogata, Ken Tanishiki, Natsuki Takayama, and Koichiro Tada will participate. Their individual expressions will be displayed on flags, bringing encounters with art to people passing through the city. This special 5th-anniversary project will connect the enjoyment of appreciating artwork beyond the venue, adding a new splash of color to the familiar cityscape.
Release of "Research on Olfactive Display," a multiple-part work by Kan Izumi.
To commemorate the 5th anniversary of MEET YOUR ART FESTIVAL, we will be releasing "Research on Olfactive Display" by Kan Izumi as an official multiple artwork.
This work is a multiple piece in which Izumi develops his approach to the sense of smell, which he had been exploring up to that point, after creating a piece for MEET YOUR ART FESTIVAL 2025 ART EXHIBITION "Ahead of the Rediscovery Stream," and translates the concept and viewing experience of the exhibited work into a form that can be enjoyed in everyday life.
How do people perceive the opposing states of "moisture" and "dryness" through their sense of smell? This question is explored through two scents and two forms: fragrance and incense. By soaking incense in fragrance, drying it, and burning it, visitors can experience the individual scents and the changes in sensation that arise when the two interact. We aim to open up this exploration in the exhibition space to everyday life, delivering an experience of perceiving the "invisible" through the sense of smell.
Sculptures that capture the "atmosphere" of the land, and a giant chimney where pizzas are baked. Outdoor works by Kaname Ueda and Koichiro Higashi are now on display! | Bond Street/Boardwalk
The exhibition will feature Kaname Ueda's "Air," which won the Grand Prize in the outdoor artwork competition "PUBLIC ART NOW," and Koichiro Higashi's "Pizza Oven Chimney," which received a MYAF Special Prize. "Air" is a work that captures the relationship between people and between people and the land by blowing the air of the land into a metal box. The distortion of the landscape reflected in the mirror surface makes you feel the presence of the invisible "air." "Pizza Oven Chimney" is a work that reinterprets a large chimney built as a measure against smoke pollution at the Hitachi Mine into a sculpture where people gather through fire and food. Pizza will also be served on October 10th and 11th. The rising heat, smoke, and aroma of baking will create encounters and conversations around the artwork.
Michiko Tsuda collaborates with New Balance to hold the ART&RUN EVENT "and run: The Edge of the Land, A New Balance, Tennozu"!
Artist Michiko Tsuda and professional running coach Ryo Kurokawa designed the course. Run through Tennozu in "and run," a collaboration with New Balance, and experience the city's character with all your senses. After the run, take part in an art exhibition tour.
[Event Overview]
Date: October 11, 2026 (Sunday)
Event time: 8:00 AM meeting time / 8:30 AM onwards
Meeting place: Terada Warehouse, Unit G
Participation fee: Free
Capacity: 10 people
URL: https://forms.gle/hRSHK2d7Hsu9MPDb7
*Application by by drawing lots
*A MYAF2026 1DAY TICKET is required to participate.
*Application deadline: October 1st (Thursday) / Winner announcement: October 2nd (Friday)
“MEET YOUR ARTISTS Beyond the Studio” START Box × MYAF2026｜WHAT CAFE
"START Box," a project by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Arts Council Tokyo that provides creative spaces for young artists, presents an exhibition at WHAT CAFE featuring three artists who have been creating at the facility: Eri Fukami, Ayame Fujiwara, and unu. This exhibition offers a glimpse into the current state of these artists, who have expanded their activities from studios to festivals, and who, through their work, encounter diverse people, are opening up new signs of culture to society.
