Pace Gallery, one of the largest art galleries in the world, has an ambitious mission in Japan: turning the country into a leading regional art market. And for Pace’s Japan branch, having more international galleries and expanding the Japanese market is the way to go.
Pace Japan Vice President Kyoko Hattori, the de facto head of the business in the nation, believes a larger, more lucrative art market will attract more collectors — a demographic she knows well being a collector herself.
“I want Tokyo to be the center of art in Asia,” said Hattori in a recent interview, explaining that more international galleries are key to achieving this objective. “I want to see it happen.”
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