Leading ASIA
Following on from last year, AFAF2025 will see the launch of the “Leading Asia” booth for the fourth time. The theme is “Soaring!”
Curated by Special Advisor Miyazu Daisuke, who is well-versed in Asian contemporary art, the booth will feature a selection of up-and-coming artists from galleries and art spaces across Asia.
Cho Hyun (Gallery 2, Seoul, Jeju Island), who exhibited at the “Leading Asia” booth two years ago, has since joined a major European gallery and is currently active around the world.
This year, we will be showcasing works by Lim Yen Sam from A+ in Kuala Lumpur, who participated in the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum’s residency program in 2017, and Lee Byungchan from Art Front Gallery (Tokyo), who stunned audiences with his large-scale installation at Tochoji Temple during FaN Week in 2023.
Additionally, you can enjoy a wide variety of works by Julian Abraham Togar, who made his Indonesian art debut (solo exhibition booth) at last year’s Art Basel, and Crystal Rupa (Taiwan), a sold-out artist from Gallery OVO+nca | nichido contemporary art.
All of these artists are expected to soar into the future.
*Schedule is subject to change without notice.
CURATOR PROFILE
Daisuke Miyatsu
Born in Tokyo in 1963, a Ph.D. graduate turned art collector and professor at Yokohama University of Art. He has collected approximately 500 artworks have been collected while working for a private company. Since 2011, he has held numerous large-scale exhibitions in Taiwan and Korea. He has also given many lectures and published books at art exhibitions and in museums both domestically and internationally.
Photo：Tadayuki Minamoto
Artists
Lee Byungchan
Crystal Lupa
Meliantha Muliawan
Julian Abraham"Togar"
Marc Nair | Maung Day
Yim Yen Sum
Joshua Kane Gomes
Amin Taassha
Ha Ninh Pham
Kentaro Hiroki
Unknown
Artworks
Lee Byungchan
DRAWING #4
2025
drawing on paper, frame
Drawing
H37.2 × W29.5 × D2.8 cm
Leading ASIA
Detail- SECTION :
- AFAF Special Booth
- BOOTH :
- A02
Lee Byungchan
DRAWING #3
2025
drawing on paper, frame
Drawing
H37.2 × W29.5 × D2.8 cm
Leading ASIA
Detail- SECTION :
- AFAF Special Booth
- BOOTH :
- A02
Lee Byungchan
DRAWING #1
2025
drawing on paper, frame
Drawing
H37.2 × W29.5 × D2.8 cm
Leading ASIA
Detail- SECTION :
- AFAF Special Booth
- BOOTH :
- A02
Lee Byungchan
스치는 말들이 나를 삼킬 때, 나는 내가 되어 있을 수 있을까
2025
Video
Leading ASIA
Detail- SECTION :
- AFAF Special Booth
- BOOTH :
- A02
Crystal Lupa
蛇神 Serpent
2025
Oil on linen
H35 × W24 cm
Leading ASIA
Detail- SECTION :
- AFAF Special Booth
- BOOTH :
- A02
Crystal Lupa
テラ Terra
2025
Oil on linen
H35 × W24 cm
Leading ASIA
Detail- SECTION :
- AFAF Special Booth
- BOOTH :
- A02
Meliantha Muliawan
Don't let reality slip away #5
2024
Resin, cloth, glass, ceramic, bolt & nut
H17 × W17 × D7.5 cm
Leading ASIA
Detail- SECTION :
- AFAF Special Booth
- BOOTH :
- A02
Julian Abraham"Togar"
EARS HAVE SELF-CLEANSINGMECHANISM
2024
Silkscreen on paper
H92 × W50 cm
Leading ASIA
Detail- SECTION :
- AFAF Special Booth
- BOOTH :
- A02
Julian Abraham"Togar"
ACTIVELY PASSIVE
2024
Silkscreen on paper
H92 × W17 cm
Leading ASIA
Detail- SECTION :
- AFAF Special Booth
- BOOTH :
- A02
Julian Abraham"Togar"
Ocean Drum
2024
Pebbles, snare drum, yarn, and metal Variable dimension
H60 × W60 × D165 cm
Leading ASIA
Detail- SECTION :
- AFAF Special Booth
- BOOTH :
- A02
Marc Nair | Maung Day
04- Tempo(rary)_66 BPM
2025
Inkjet print on fine art archival paper, Edition 1of 3 & Metronome
H42 × W59.4 cm
Leading ASIA
Detail- SECTION :
- AFAF Special Booth
- BOOTH :
- A02
Yim Yen Sum
C-2-29 to C-2-35
Embroidery on gauze, gauze dyed in acrylic, acrylic case with wooden base Fabric
H15 × W46 cm
Leading ASIA
Detail- SECTION :
- AFAF Special Booth
- BOOTH :
- A02
Yim Yen Sum
D-1-13
Embroidery on gauze, gauze dyed in acrylic, acrylic case with wooden base Fabric
H15 × W8.5 cm
Leading ASIA
Detail- SECTION :
- AFAF Special Booth
- BOOTH :
- A02
Yim Yen Sum
C-1-8 to C-1-10
Embroidery on gauze, gauze dyed in acrylic, acrylic case with wooden base Fabric
H16 × W21 cm
Leading ASIA
Detail- SECTION :
- AFAF Special Booth
- BOOTH :
- A02
Yim Yen Sum
B-2-35 to B-2-39
Embroidery on gauze, gauze dyed in acrylic, acrylic case with wooden base Fabric
H33.5 × W38 × D10 cm
Leading ASIA
Detail- SECTION :
- AFAF Special Booth
- BOOTH :
- A02
Joshua Kane Gomes
Madeleine I
2025
Air-dry clay, acrylic paint, modelling paste & epoxy resin
H2 × W18 × D13 cm
Leading ASIA
Detail- SECTION :
- AFAF Special Booth
- BOOTH :
- A02
Joshua Kane Gomes
For all the precious things I've lost IV
2025
Air-dry clay, felting wool, found objects, acrylic paint, modelling paste & epoxy resin
H6 × W21 × D18 cm
Leading ASIA
Detail- SECTION :
- AFAF Special Booth
- BOOTH :
- A02
Joshua Kane Gomes
For all the precious things I've lost III
2025
Air-dry clay, felting wool, found objects, acrylic paint, modelling paste & epoxy resin
H9 × W23 × D18 cm
Leading ASIA
Detail- SECTION :
- AFAF Special Booth
- BOOTH :
- A02
Joshua Kane Gomes
For all the precious things I've lost II
2025
Air-dry clay, felting wool, found objects, acrylic paint, modelling paste & epoxy resin
H8 × W24 × D15 cm
Leading ASIA
Detail- SECTION :
- AFAF Special Booth
- BOOTH :
- A02
Joshua Kane Gomes
For all the precious things I've lost I
2025
Air-dry clay, felting wool, found objects, acrylic paint, modelling paste & epoxy resin
H10 × W25 × D19 cm
Leading ASIA
Detail- SECTION :
- AFAF Special Booth
- BOOTH :
- A02
Amin Taassha
Songless Bird
2025
Tempera, Acylic, gold and silver, on Stone
H15 × W21 cm
Leading ASIA
Detail- SECTION :
- AFAF Special Booth
- BOOTH :
- A02
Amin Taassha
Where No One Belongs
2025
Tempera, Acrylic, gold, on Stone
H21 × W30 cm
Leading ASIA
Detail- SECTION :
- AFAF Special Booth
- BOOTH :
- A02