Date: November 10th (Monday) to November 24th (Monday), 2025 Venue: Tokyo Midtown Hibiya Underground Arcade
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "Mitsui Fudosan") will co-host with The 5th Floor a special contemporary art exhibition event, "c/o," at Tokyo Midtown Hibiya for 14 days from Monday, November 10th to Monday, November 24th, 2025.
This event will be held at Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, a platform for communication in the fields of culture, entertainment, and art, as a related program to the art fair "EASTEAST_TOKYO 2025," which will be held at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo from November 8th (Sat) to 10th (Mon).
Mitsui Fudosan and The 5th Floor are collaborating to foster young curators who will be the foundation of the next generation of art industry, and by providing them with a place to put their work into practice, networking, and opportunities for evaluation, they are linking the growth of talent with the creation of projects, thereby promoting the spread of the art industry. Please take this opportunity to visit Tokyo Midtown Hibiya.
[Previous works by exhibiting artists]
"Gregorian Exhaustion" by Ryusei Miyazaki (2024)
"The Process of Appreciation: Francis Alys" by Yui Kuroki (2025)
"Installation view, In the Solo-exhibition, 18, Murata" Yu Takamizawa (2025)
"Fantastic Concrete Jungle" by Gen Ueki (2025)
"Exhibition Flyer (Tsubasa-no-haeta-neko, Koen, 2025)" by Midori Michimae (2025)
"Tokyo Midtown Hibiya c/o" Event Overview
Tokyo Midtown Hibiya
[Exhibition title] c/o
[Dates and times] November 10th (Monday) to 24th (Monday)
[Location] Tokyo Midtown Hibiya Underground Arcade
[Organizers] Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd., The 5th Floor
[Supported by] EASTEAST_TOKYO 2025 Secretariat
Mitsui Fudosan and The 5th Floor present "c/o," a special exhibition by the next generation of young curators
The project is jointly directed by three participants in "Pre-Curatorial," an educational program for young curators organized by The 5th Floor last year: Aoki Miho (Kanazawa), Kawaguchi Ryodai (Tokyo), and Hirano Seigo (Kyoto). As a practice for sharing and examining the differences in systems and practices experienced in each city, they will create a "space for reaffirming one's position" in a space where visitors come and go.
* "Pre-Curatorial" was held with the support of the Taguchi Art Collection.
Miho Aoki
Born in Tokyo in 2004. Currently a fourth-year student majoring in art studies at Kanazawa College of Art. He is researching examples of research-based art in contemporary art and methods for decolonizing the discourse space of art criticism. He also explores the nature of collaboration in the art scene by intervening in various settings.
His major activities include curating the two-person exhibition "fog" by Maruya Mase and Shunta Terabayashi (Kanazawa College of Art, Art Commons F, Kanazawa, 2023) and "Art and Decolonization: From the Perspective of Research and Archives" (Kanazawa College of Art, Kanazawa, 2025).
Ryota Kawaguchi
Independent curator. Born in Yamanashi Prefecture in 1999, currently living in Tokyo. Graduated from the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Chuo University.
Co-founder and representative of the Curatorial Collective (cacco). Guest director of HR (formerly known as Hiro Gallery Izu Okawa). Designs exhibition spaces based on non-fictional narratives.
His recent major curations include "{ }" (Decameron, Tokyo, 2023), "PORTS, AIR, FOR, MUSIC" (The 5th Floor, Tokyo, 2024), and the two-person exhibition "Waves are Coming" by Isozaki Hayato and Michimae Aoi (HR, Shizuoka, 2025).
Seigo Hirano
Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1996. Resides in Kyoto City. Independent curator and director of art agency "D ARTS." Based in Kyoto, he is involved in exhibition planning and various art projects, primarily in the Kansai region. He explores the possibilities of exhibitions while considering the space, context, and systems surrounding the artist/artwork. Recent curatorial projects include "Wilhelmy's Hanging Board" (MEDIA SHOP|gallery2, Kyoto, 2020), "Tsukiutsushi" (galerie16, Kyoto, 2023), "You (Me)" (hakari contemporary, Kyoto, 2024), "narratage" (Naramachi Nigiwai no Ie, Nara, 2024), "The Garden Where Depression Grows" (Viewing Room Koto, Nara, 2025), and "Flow Glow Blow Bubbles" (UNION SODA, Fukuoka, 2025).
■EASTEAST_TOKYO 2025
EASTEAST_ is a Tokyo-based art fair founded by cultural professionals active in art and related fields, with a spirit of independence and solidarity. In 2023, the fair held at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo) attracted approximately 10,000 people. It introduced artists, communities, and art projects born from Tokyo's rich cultural scene, and attempted to create a space for them to come together.
This fall, EASTEAST_TOKYO 2025 will mark its third year, and in addition to first-time participating Japanese galleries and spaces, it will also invite notable galleries from overseas. The diverse program emphasizes the reality and potential of expression, including forums where people from diverse backgrounds in art and culture can exchange opinions on issues emerging from on-site practice, and off-site events that directly connect with Tokyo and other local cultural scenes and communities. EASTEAST_ is both an art fair and an experimental platform for exploring new cultural ecosystems originating in Asia. It aims to be a forum where commerciality and cultural practice coexist, fostering exchanges that foster new relationships and perspectives.
EASTEAST_TOKYO 2023 venue scenery
Photography by Yuki Aizawa , Courtesy of EASTEAST_
■The 5th Floor
The 5th Floor is a curatorial space that opened in Ikenohata, Nezu, in February 2020. It presents an ambitious curatorial-led program that utilizes the three uniform yet unique rooms on the fifth floor of a former employee dormitory, as well as unique spaces such as the balcony and rooftop. In addition to exhibitions, the space also hosts workshops, a "Curator in Residence" program that invites domestic and international curators to support their research and exhibition planning, and unique educational programs, all of which support the emergence and activities of the next generation of artists and curators.
Exhibition view of "between / of" (2022) @ The 5th Floor. Photo by Naoki Takehisa.
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