{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-article-js","path":"/artreview-podcast-andrew-maerkle-art-week-tokyo/","result":{"data":{"wordpressPost":{"id":130823,"slug":"artreview-podcast-andrew-maerkle-art-week-tokyo","title":"ArtReview Podcast Special | Andrew Maerkle – Art Week Tokyo","excerpt":"As part of our partnership with Art Week Tokyo (AWT), Editorial Director of AWT Andrew Maerkle speaks to ArtReview’s Editor-in-Chief Mark Rappolt about the origins and impact of AWT’s programming.","content":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ArtReview Podcast Special | Andrew Maerkle – Art Week Tokyo\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/94KrE7R81Bg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen></iframe>\n</div></figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/episode/6w86GKg3vbU3CTok5VCJAL?si=Hjaul4klTGmvEwJceaiPkA\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https://open.spotify.com/episode/6w86GKg3vbU3CTok5VCJAL?si=Hjaul4klTGmvEwJceaiPkA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listen now on Spotify</a></em></p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>“Contemporary art is still somewhat on the margins of culture in Japan. We’re working to bring in new audiences.”</strong></p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of our partnership with Art Week Tokyo (AWT), Editorial Director of AWT Andrew Maerkle speaks to <em>ArtReview’s </em>Editor-in-Chief Mark Rappolt about the origins and impact of AWT’s programming.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen now on <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/episode/6w86GKg3vbU3CTok5VCJAL?si=Hjaul4klTGmvEwJceaiPkA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify</a> and <a href=\"https://youtu.be/94KrE7R81Bg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube</a>.</p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>About Andrew Maerkle </strong></h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrew Maerkle is an editor, writer and researcher. He is Deputy Editor of the online publication ART iT, and is a regular contributor to international publications on contemporary art. He is Editorial Director of Art Week Tokyo, and organiser of the AWT Talks Symposium with Yuko Shiomi.</p>\n\n\n\n<h2>About Art Week Tokyo</h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https://www.artweektokyo.com/en/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Art Week Tokyo</a> is an annual showcase for the city’s contemporary art scene that this year takes place between 4 and 8 November. Organized by Japan Contemporary Art Platform in collaboration with Art Basel, with support from Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs, it was founded in 2021 by gallerist Atsuko Ninagawa and collector and investor Kazunari Shirai.</p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>ArtReview</em> partners with Art Week Tokyo to present a conversation between Focus guest curators Maria Brewińska, Ekow Eshun and Multiple Spirits, moderated by <em>ArtReview’s</em> Mark Rappolt.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Date: Friday 6 November</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Time: 15:00-16:20</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Venue: Venue: Sogetsu Kaikan, 7-2-21 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Admission is free and simultaneous interpretation, in English and Japanese, will be available. <a href=\"https://peatix.com/event/5203385\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RSVP here</a>.</p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Credits </strong></p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interviewer: Mark Rappolt<br>Host and producer: Erin-Atlanta Argun<br>Audio editor: Charlie Duffield <br>Music design: Iona Smith <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ic_yonic/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">@ic_yonic</a></p>\n\n\n\n<p> </p>\n\n\n\n<p></p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Follow the ArtReview Podcast on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/1N4UsF1fwYzFytBBgxPOVj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify</a> and <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@ArtReview-Magazine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube</a>.</em></strong></p>\n","path":"/artreview-podcast-andrew-maerkle-art-week-tokyo/","format":"standard","date":"30 October 2026","rawDate":"2026-10-30T18:16:15.000Z","branch":{"name":"artreview.com"},"author":{"name":"ArtReview","path":"/author/artreviewartreview-com/"},"category":{"name":"Podcast","path":"/category/podcast/"},"featured_media":{"source_url":"https://backend.artreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AR-Podcast-Youtube-thumbnail-AWT-Andrew-Maerkle-copy.png","caption":"","alt_text":"","media_details":{"width":2000,"height":1125,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"source_url":"https://backend.artreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AR-Podcast-Youtube-thumbnail-AWT-Andrew-Maerkle-copy-300x169.png","width":300,"height":169},"medium":{"source_url":"https://backend.artreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AR-Podcast-Youtube-thumbnail-AWT-Andrew-Maerkle-copy-600x338.png","width":600,"height":338},"large":{"source_url":"https://backend.artreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AR-Podcast-Youtube-thumbnail-AWT-Andrew-Maerkle-copy-1230x692.png","width":1230,"height":692},"wordpress_1536x1536":{"source_url":"https://backend.artreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AR-Podcast-Youtube-thumbnail-AWT-Andrew-Maerkle-copy-1536x864.png","width":1536,"height":864},"wordpress_2048x2048":null}}},"acf":{"article_artist":null,"article_video":null,"article_audio":null,"article_collaboration":"","article_custom_html_snippet":"","article_featured_title":"","article_featured_description":"","article_highlight":false,"article_custom_link_url":"","hero_image":null,"seo_title":"ArtReview Podcast Special | Andrew Maerkle – Art Week Tokyo","seo_description":"As part of our partnership with Art Week Tokyo (AWT), Editorial Director of AWT Andrew Maerkle speaks to ArtReview’s Editor-in-Chief Mark Rappolt about the origins and impact of AWT’s programming.","article_related_articles":[{"id":125299,"title":"ArtReview Podcast | Episode 9: Jack White","path":"/artreview-podcast-episode-9-jack-white/","author":{"name":"ArtReview","path":"/author/artreview/"},"category":{"name":"Podcast","path":"/category/podcast/"},"featured_media":{"source_url":"https://backend.artreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1.-Jack-White-in-the-Studio-Photographed-by-David-James-Swanson-©-The-Artist-scaled.jpg","caption":"Jack White. 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