International Practices presents curated international perspectives as an integral part of Art Düsseldorf. The format brings together collections, collaborations, and positions from abroad, opening up new dialogues and connections. It invites visitors to engage with artistic practices shaped by different cultural contexts.

anonymous art project, Tokyo
The anonymous art project aims to create a new ecosystem to foster the Japanese contemporary art scene through collaboration among artists, curators, collectors, gallerists, museums, and other cultural institutions. Since its launch in Tokyo in January 2023, they have been actively supporting exhibitions in art museums, collecting and presenting artworks to the public, and proactively donating them to public art institutions. As a borderless and experimental project-based collective with art professionals from diverse backgrounds at the helm, they are expanding their activities internationally, with initiatives in Düsseldorf, Venice, Turin, New York, London and beyond.

Made in AOMORI/青森 brings together ten artists with ties to the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan at Art Düsseldorf 2026.

Curated by Eriko Kimura, Director of the Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art, the exhibition highlights diverse artistic practices that engage with this distinctive region and its cultural context.

Curated by Eriko Kimura

Artists
NARA Yoshitomo
KUDO Makiko
OODAIRA Mako
MIMURA Saeko
KAWAKUBO Yoi
KOBAYASHI Erika
IWANE Ai
OKUMURA Yuki
MIZUSHIRI Yoriko
HAN Ishu

J. Park is known for his multifaceted practice spanning painting, sculpture, installation, and immersive environments, in which he engages with the concept of “digital noise.” He employs glitch signals, image distortions, and data noise as his primary artistic medium to explore the boundaries between virtual reality and physical existence.

For the first time, a solo exhibition by an artist from South Korea will be presented at Art Düsseldorf in 2026: ‚J. Park. The Art of Noise‘.

Noise functions as an aesthetic device through which transient and negatively connoted digital residues are transformed into structured visual compositions. Park’s philosophy understands noise as a metaphor for the remnants of humanism in an age dominated by algorithms. By elevating error to an aesthetic principle, J. Park challenges the hierarchy between intended information and so-called “disruptive” noise.

“Whether in the desert, in front of the pyramids or at Art Düsseldorf, J. Park interprets history and the present as a ‘pure signal’ that can be reformulated and viewed through the artist’s digital interpretation – the ‘noise’ of the present.”
Gregor Jansen.

J. Park. The Art of Noise curated by Gregor Jansen, former director of the Kunsthalle Düsseldorf. 
With the kind support of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea