NEWS
12/14/2025
The Tokyo Biennale 2025, which opened on October 17, officially came to a close on December 14.
Throughout the Biennale, many visitors joined us in exploring the city under the theme “Wander for Wonder.”
We are deeply grateful to have shared moments in which simple walks led to encounters with artworks and the discovery of new layers of Tokyo’s urban charm.
With the warm support of local communities, artists, and many collaborators, a wide range of projects took shape across the city.
We extend our sincere appreciation to everyone who participated in and contributed to this edition of the Biennale.
Tokyo Biennale 2025 was an effort to engage deeply with the city through what we call a “social dive”—
a process in which the creativity of individual citizens and the city’s own creativity could gradually come into sync.
More than the finished outcomes, I believe it is the slow formation of relationships—and the creative processes that arise over time—that allows us to engage deeply with the foundational culture that lies beneath the surface of Tokyo.
We will continue to create new pages in the long trajectory from Edo to Tokyo, taking on the challenge of shaping a place-based international art festival. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to everyone who contributed to the realization of this project.
Masato Nakamura
General Producer, Tokyo Biennale 2025
The Tokyo Biennale 2025 has come to a successful close.
We extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who visited and participated—artists, supporters, venue partners, members of the Citizens’ Committee, and all those who contributed to this edition of the Biennale.
The Tokyo Biennale is a citywide art festival in which Tokyo itself becomes the stage.
Artists and creators from Japan and around the world immerse themselves in the city, working closely with residents to shape projects together.
This edition embraced the theme “Wander for Wonder.”
Through last year’s pre-events, the process of creating works, and the 59-day exhibition period, we explored and shared new ways in which people connect—with one another, and with the city itself.
As we walk through the streets, even the everyday scenery can offer moments that prompt us to think, “Perhaps this, too, could be art.”
In such moments, each of us becomes a creator.
We sincerely hope that the pathways opened through this Biennale will continue to resonate in your daily lives, even after the exhibition’s end, and that they will lead to new projects and shared creativity in the future.
Susumu Namikawa, Hiroyuki Hattori, Min Nishihara
Curatorial Members, Tokyo Biennale 2025
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