Members
Anna Kato
CEO
Curator and exhibition director. ABD in Cultural Studies (Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo). Active in curatorial practice since 2010. After serving as an assistant for the Curatorial Course at Tokyo University of the Arts (Graduate School of Global Arts), she became a freelancer and has been engaged in planning and managing numerous art festivals as well as coordinating exhibitions. Her experience extends beyond the art field to broader cultural projects, including coordinating overseas events showcasing leading restaurants from Japan and providing business management support for prominent figures.
Selected engagements
- 7th Moscow Biennale (2017, Russia) — Curatorial Assistant
- Sharjapan: The Poetics of Space (2018, UAE) — Curatorial Assistant
- DIG SHIBUYA (2023, co-hosted with Shibuya City) — Curation / Direction
- Moon Art Night Shimokitazawa (2022–2025, hosted by Odakyu) — Curation / Direction
- Nile Koetting “Blossom -fulfilment” (2025) — Producer
Shin Sumimoto
Co-Founder
Curator and producer. Holds an MA in Art Producing from Tokyo University of the Arts (Graduate School of Global Arts). After experience at an art-focused startup, he currently works at a major consulting firm on projects at the intersection of culture, the arts, and technology. In parallel, he continues to curate and produce exhibitions, contribute to spatial design, support corporate in-house art initiatives, and plan and run workshops in collaboration with artists.
Selected engagements
- Soichiro Murata “A Walk through White Shadows” — Co-curator
- Naoto Nakamura “Essays for Life” (2023) — Curator
- “How to face our problems” (2024) — Co-curator
- Nile Koetting “Blossom -fulfilment” (2025) — Producer
- Yuma Kishi “Botanical Intelligens” (2026) — Producer