FUJII Hikaru

Abstract

"The Tokyo Contemporary Art Award (TCAA) was established in 2018 by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS) with the aim of encouraging mid-career artists in Japan to make breakthroughs in their work and take their practice overseas. Award recipients are selected with an emphasis on the need to provide support at a pivotal time in their careers. Screening is conducted by a selection committee through artist research and studio visits by which committee members gain a deeper understanding of each artist's production, background, expression, and career path. Two artists―Yamashiro Chikako and Fujii Hikaru―were selected as recipients of the second TCAA. The TCAA has provided support for these artists over several years. In addition to a monetary prize, they received funding for overseas activities in the year following the award. The year after that, they participated in a commemorative exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo and a monograph of their work was published"-- Message (page 157).