Gallery Collaborations

SCAI The Bathhouse is a contemporary art gallery located in Yanaka, with a town ambience reminiscent of Old Tokyo. In walking proximity to Ueno, an area dense with museums and art schools, the gallery was converted from a venerable 200-year-old public bathhouse. Take a step inside, and you will find a white cube with soft natural light descending from the high ceiling.
Since its establishment in 1993, SCAI The Bathhouse has realized numerous exhibitions and commission projects. It has fostered the careers of leading artists, from Lee Ufan, who has contributed to the development of post-war art in Japan as a pivotal figure of Mono-ha School, to Toshikatsu Endo and Mariko Mori, who have garnered international attention for their large-scale sculptures with compelling narratives. The gallery is also establishing the global presence of next-generation talent, such as Kohei Nawa and Reijiro Wada. In association with the gallery, artists such as Anish Kapoor, Darren Almond, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and He Xiangyu have produced new bodies of work inspired by Japanese culture. Through a number of public art projects including iconic installations by Tatsuo Miyajima and Louise Bourgeois at Roppongi Hills, SCAI The Bathhouse has been introducing the cutting edge of art into landscapes of the city, expanding audiences for contemporary art in Japan.

Founded in 2011 in Antwerp, Belgium, Axel Vervoordt Gallery was established by Boris Vervoordt. The gallery initially emerged with a focus on ZERO, Gutai, and Dansaekhwa, and subsequently evolved into rediscoveries in post-war and avant-garde art movements. As a strong supporter of these art movements from its inception, the gallery’s vision has gradually expanded into contemporary art with a special interest in artists whose work is similarly fascinated with the concept of the void, the physical act of creation, and the experience of space and time.

The gallery’s Asian headquarters was established in Hong Kong in 2014. Five years later, the gallery relocated to a two-story industrial space spanning 8,000 square feet in Wong Chuk Hang. The gallery presents six exhibitions annually, punctuated by shows featuring emerging local artists as well as established artists from China, Korea, Japan, Europe, and renowned global contemporary artists. Within Hong Kong’s dynamic cultural and social landscape, the gallery’s programme facilitates artistic exchanges and dialogue around our common humanity, ecology, one-ness, and inclusiveness at regional and international levels. The gallery’s ethos confronts contemporary challenges by delivering educational opportunities related to the transformational power of art. Building on more than a decade of experience with artists, citizens, and collectors, the gallery participates in the collective energy of the dynamic South Island arts community, the city of Hong Kong, and the growing Asian art scene.