The Sapporo International Art Festival Executive Committee is pleased to publish the SIAF2020 Index, the book documenting the plans and ideas developed for the third edition of Sapporo International Art Festival (SIAF), which was originally scheduled to take place from December 19, 2020 until February 14, 2021, but was cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Upon cancellation of the SIAF2020 exhibition with the theme Of Roots and Clouds, we launched a new project, “Sapporo International Art Festival 2020 Plans and Ideas—We will bring the cancelled exhibition SIAF2020 to you by any means possible” to share through various media the detailed plans developed for SIAF2020 over the course of two years, including ideas for the artwork provided by the participating artists. The SIAF2020 Index is the very last outcome of the project.

This book offers an insight into all the creative processes that were carried out, with statements and columns by the curatorial team, the detailed timeline from 2018 to 2020 following our journey from the early preparation stage to the whole new plan developed after the cancellation, and information on the other art festivals in Japan that also faced the impact of COVID-19. 

You can buy the SIAF2020 Index on Amazon, and the PDF version will be also available on the SIAF website starting from the middle of April.

SIAF2020 Index
Where to purchase: amazon.co.jp
Please note that you need an account directly with Amazon Japan to order this book.  
A shipping fee will be charged.
Release date: Sunday, March 28, 2021
Published by Sapporo International Art Festival Executive Committee and City of Sapporo.
A4 size / 272 pages / written in Japanese and English

You can also explore some online archives of "SIAF2020 Plans and Ideas:" SIAF2020 Matrix
This special website experiments with the latest technologies to offer online experience of a speculative SIAF2020 exhibition.

You can watch 44 interviews with participating artists and selected unique talk programs on YouTube: SIAF TV.