In one of the most influential art markets in the world, a Japanese woman has opened a gallery dedicated to emerging contemporary artists from the land of the rising sun.
The intention is to raise the profile of contemporary art from Japan and to act as a catalyst for the artists on the international scene, says Yukiko Ito, director of the gallery.
Mark Rappolt, editor of leading contemporary art journal ArtReview, said, "The fact that they opened it in this way suggests that Japanese art hasn't exactly been at the forefront, that it was under-represented before."