Meet-up and Reception on the Occasion of the Visit by Ms. Lena Malm, Head of Visual Arts, IASPIS
Date：June 1(Mon), 2026
Venus：
「Morning Meet-up」Joshibi University of Art and Design, Suginami Campus
「Reception」The Swedish Ambassador's Temporary Residence
Organized by ：Embassy of Sweden
Co-organized by：AIR Network Japan
Cooperation：JOSHIBI AIR
IASPIS
International Programme for Visual and Applied Arts
Lena Malm, Head of Visual Arts, IASPIS
Lena Malm is a curator and educator based in Stockholm. Since 2014, she has been working at IASPIS, the Swedish Arts Grants Committee’s International Programme for Visual and Applied Arts. She combines strategic development with curatorial practice, using international residencies, public programs, and expert visits to foster dialogue and collaboration between Swedish and international artists and art professionals.
At IASPIS, Malm leads projects such as the French-Swedish exchange programme Résonances, Cross Pollination: Curatorial Exchange across Sweden and Russia (2020–2023), as well as initiatives connected to major international exhibitions, including for example documenta and the Venice Biennale. She also participates in networks such as the Nordic Network, encompassing the Nordic countries, and other European networks, where she discusses and develops curatorial methods and international collaborations.
Lena Malm is recognized as one of Sweden’s most influential art professionals and is known for creating new meeting places between art, audiences, and institutions, where her curatorial initiatives manifest contemporary art.
Photo: Jean-Baptiste Béranger
Morning Meet-up 10:00~12:30
Venus:Joshibi University of Art and Design, Suginami Campus
Speaker：
Greeting
Hisashi Shibata（Representative, NPO S-AIR)
About Japan AIR
Kanno Sachiko（AIR Lab Arts Planner, Researcher）
Presentations
Yuki Kondo（Program Director, Tokyo Arts and Space）
Makiko Tsuji（Program Officer, JOSHIBI AIR）
Hisashi Shibata（Representative, NPO S-AIR)
Koji Kato（Co-director, PARADISE AIR）
Cai Xun（Manager, Koganecho Area Management Center）
Masaru Goto（Director, Reminders Project）
Kentaro Mori（Director, Katsurao Creators Commons）
Yuko Mishio（CEO, Hub Tokyo Co., Ltd.）
MC
Teiko Hinuma（AIR Network Japan / Professor, Joshibi University of Art and Design）
Language：Japanse, English
AIR Network Reception 18:30~20:30
Venus:The Swedish Ambassador's Temporary Residence
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