The aesthetics of everyday life

To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo presents the exhibition Choreographies of the Everyday, on view from August 23 to November 24, 2025. The project reflects on how gestures, movements, and practices of daily life can acquire aesthetic and performative value, transforming the museum into a living and participatory space. Through installations, performances, workshops, and guided tours, the exhibition fosters a direct dialogue between the public and artists, highlighting the invisible choreographies that structure our habits and inviting visitors to rediscover the creative potential of everyday life. In continuous dialogue with the present, the exhibition brings together Japanese and international artists and emphasizes the evolving role of the museum: no longer just a custodian of works, but an active platform for exchange and experimentation. Choreographies of the Everyday thus stands as a manifesto for an institution that, thirty years after its opening, projects itself into the future, accompanying and transforming life through art. A central aspect of the exhibition is its focus on the collective dimension of experience: visitors are not passive spectators but become integral parts of the creative process. The works and performances encourage direct engagement, turning the museum into a laboratory where everyday life is observed, deconstructed, and reinvented. It is a path that unites aesthetics and social participation, reaffirming how contemporary art can serve as a tool for awareness and transformation.