Okayama Art Summit 2025
September 26–November 24, 2025
The Okayama Art Summit Executive Committee and Artistic Director Philippe Parreno are pleased to announce that the fourth edition of Okayama Art Summit 2025 opened on September 26. Described by Parreno as an “open-air exhibition” that transforms the city into a site for magic and discovery, it runs for 52 days until November 24, 2025. The summit brings together a curated group of 30 individuals and collectives from 11 countries and regions, including artists, musicians, architects, designers, scientists, writers, and thinkers and, for the first time, all venues, including previously ticketed indoor sites, are open to the public free of charge.
Okayama Art Summit is an international contemporary art exhibition that focuses on conceptual art, held in Okayama City every three years. The title of this year’s summit is The Parks of Aomame, inspired by Aomame, the enigmatic character from Haruki Murakami’s novel 1Q84. Guests brought their unique forms of expression to create works that transform Okayama’s public spaces into realms where reality and imagination seamlessly intertwine—mirroring the blurring of fiction and real life portrayed in the novel.
For The Parks of Aomame, the Okayama Art Summit Executive Committee and artistic director Philippe Parreno invited Schéhérazade Abdelilah Parreno, Marie Angeletti, Martine d'Anglejan-Chatillon, ARCA, Mariko Asabuki, Anirban Bandyopadhyay, Nicolas Becker, James Chinlund, Mary Helena Clark, Frida Escobedo, FABRYX, Sou Fujimoto, Cyprien Gaillard, Ryan Gander, Liam Gillick, Holly Herndon & Mathew Dryhurst, Yuriko Ishida, Isolarii, Alexandre Khondji, Mire Lee, Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Precious Okoyomon, Verena Paravel, Rachel Rose, Dimitar Sasselov, Tino Sehgal, Shimabuku, Soundwalk Collective, Ramdane Touhami, and Angharad Williams to participate as guests.
In addition, a range of programs will be introduced to foster deeper engagement with local citizens and residents across the prefecture. These initiatives aim to broaden access, strengthen community ties, and support the exhibition’s long-term growth and integration into the cultural fabric of the region.
Read the full press release here.
Read more about the guild members and their works here.
Media contact: Okayama Art Summit Executive Committee, press@okayamaartsummit.jp
