For GOCA, a Gallery of Contemporary Art with a strong focus on emerging Asian artists, art is a medium of cultural exchange. It connects varied sensibilities and inspires us to see the world, and ourselves, in new ways. To bring together American, Japanese, and Greater Asian perspectives, GOCA has artists take center stage. Its brand and site experience offers audiences an introduction to these new voices, while affording the gallery a vibrant hub — to showcase new art, encourage dialogue, and host new ideas.

For all its vibrant museums and galleries, New York was missing a space that offers new Asian artists a platform. As the first gallery of its kind in the city, GOCA does just that, introducing US and international audiences to emerging and established artists from Japan and across Asia, with works spanning painting, sculpture, and ceramics. It’s an initiative of GARDE, a Japan-based creative firm known for its contribution to architecture, design, and the visual arts.