芸術は、ビジネスに効く!

Essay|2024.08.25

Text_Kotaro Sakata
Photo_Kotaro Sakata


Art benefits business!

Art isn’t about making money. In the art world, it’s often those outside of galleries and the music industry—people from unrelated fields—who truly use, enjoy, and integrate art into their businesses.
The painting “Salvator Mundi,” once rumored to be an authentic work by Leonardo da Vinci, caused a global frenzy among art museums and skyrocketed in price, eventually selling for a record 50.8 billion yen (at 2017 rates). However, it is now believed Leonardo may have only partially worked on it. While the media often highlights art prices, it is those who seamlessly incorporate art into their daily lives and truly appreciate it who possess elegant minds and effortlessly bring it into business discussions.
For example, few know that Japan is a leading opera country, with Tokyo arguably offering the world’s highest quality and quantity of performances.

The world’s five major opera houses—La Scala in Milan, the Vienna State Opera, the Paris Opera, the Metropolitan Opera House, and the Royal Opera House—tour in Tokyo every year. Often, three of the world’s four major orchestras—the Vienna Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the Royal Concertgebouw—perform in Japan simultaneously. Tokyo itself has many orchestras and prestigious concert halls that are always bustling. During the low season in July and August, many attend the world’s three major music festivals in Salzburg, Bayreuth, and Verona, ensuring year-round engagement with music and art.Each performance is a unique experience, unlike paintings. Attending an opera becomes a lifelong treasure, and those sharing such joyful moments, regardless of title or industry, form bonds. Opera intermissions are also prime social occasions that can benefit business. Why not share such an artistic experience with friends for pleasure and business?

オペラハウスの会場は、最高の社交場となり、ビジネスシーンでも活用されている。