“Planet [wanderer],” a collaborative performance of choreographer Damien Jalet and sculptor Kohei Nawa will be presented at Kampnagel in Hamburg, Germany.
Dates: December 7 (Thu), 8 (Fri), 9 (Sat), 2023
Hours: 20:00 - 21:00
Venue: Kampnagel
Jarrestraße 20, 22303 Hamburg, Germany
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Choreography: Damien Jalet
Scenography: Kohei Nawa
Lighting: Yukiko Yoshimoto
Costumes: Sruli Recht
Music: Tim Hecker
Sound Designer: Xavier Jacquot
Assistant choreographer: Alexandra Hoàng Gilbert
Outside eye: Catalina Navarrete Hernández
Creative producer: Jamila Hessaine
Dancers: Shawn Ahern, Aimilios Arapoglou, Francesco Ferrari, Vinson Fraley, Christina Guieb, Astrid Sweeney, Ema Yuasa
Replacements: Karima El Amrani
Produced by the Théâtre National de Bretagne
In partnership with Chaillot – Théâtre national de la Danse, Associate Producer of the 2021 creation
Coproduction: Sandwich Inc.; Charleroi Danse; Festspielhaus St Pölten; Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre; Rohm Theatre Kyoto; Kyoto Art Center; Opéra de Rouen Normandie; Theater Kampnagel Hamburg; Ballet de Grand Théâtre de Genève; Staatstheater Darmstadt; Nagelhus Schia Productions
Cooperation: Kyoto University of the Arts – ULTRA SANDWICH PROJECT #14 #15 #16 #17, Kyoto University – Takenaka Laboratory
This show is supported by Grand Marble and MATSUSHIMA HOLDINGS CO. LTD.
Thanks to Théo Casciani and Prabda Yoon, Fabienne Aucant
Photo: ©Rahi Rezvani
Planet [wanderer]
We are pleased to present an exhibition of new works by Kohei Nawa at Pace Gallery in Seoul.
This exhibition combines paintings and sculptures from five different bodies of work and conveys Nawa's long-standing interest in art's perceptual, sensorial, and phenomenological possibilities. The title —Cosmic Sensibility— sets the exhibition's central concept —how we are intertwined in the fabric of the cosmos, and is an homage to the artist and Nawa's mentor, Hitoshi Nomura, whose oeuvre questions the relationship between the universe and life.
Nawa's show will begin on the first floor with his mixed-media installation "Biomatrix (W)," where the silicone oil traces the formation and flow of cells. New works from the "Ether" sculpture series, based on 3D modeling of a highly viscous liquid in various stages of descent, will also be presented in this space.
On the second floor, Nawa's masterpiece sculpture series, "PixCell," will invite viewers into the world of proliferating cells. The new works in the "PixCell" series feature peculiar combinations of objects and creatures that reference the history of surrealism while creating new textures in a present moment where technology disrupts the boundaries between reality and virtuality.
The third floor will unveil a new sculpture series, "Spark," finished entirely in black. Its bold and enigmatic appearance of carbon fiber rods and velvet evokes the rifts in reality created by the energy of agitated cells. The same floor will also feature the "Rhythm" series, finished in three shades of gray velvet, exploring the circularity and complexity of the natural world.
The exhibition will submerge viewers in the flow of cells and make them experience the awakening of their own cosmic sensibilities. We hope you enjoy viewing Nawa's contemplations and practices, which extend from living organisms to the universe.
Exhibition Period: November 22 (Wed), 2023 - January 6 (Sat), 2024
Opening Hours: 10:00 - 18:00
Closed: Mondays and Sundays
Venue: Pace Gallery
267 Itaewon-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea
Photo: Nobutada OMOTE
Cosmic Sensibility
We are pleased to announce Kohei Nawa's solo exhibition, From Code to Material, that will be held at kojin kyoto, Kyoto.
The exhibition will feature a selection of recent two-dimensional and three-dimensional works: from “White Code,” reminiscent of Morse code and a rain of program codes flowing through a monochrome screen, to “PixCell” and “Prism,” - sculptures based on motifs collected via the Internet.
The top floor's exposition features material samples and test pieces shown to illustrate some aspects of the production process of the works, so the focus shifts from “code” to “material” as one ascends the floor. Through the various body of works, the exhibition will allow viewers to encounter the boundary where information and matter are being mutually converted and to get a glimpse of Kohei Nawa's thinking and reflecting processes.
Exhibition Period: October 29 (Sun) - November 5 (Sun), 2023
Opening Hours: 12:00 - 18:00
Closed: October 30 (Mon)
Venue: kojin kyoto
248-6, Kamiikesucho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-0855, Japan
Organized by: SCAI THE BATHHOUSE
Photo: Nobutada OMOTE
From Code to Material
We are pleased to announce the publication of a new book recording 14 years of activities of Sandwich - a creative platform launched and run by Kohei Nawa.
The book compiles records of projects and practices spanning multiple fields and genres and contains texts contributed by Kohei Nawa and Sandwich’s close friends and collaborators - experts from various fields and fellow creators. Sandwich’s ceaseless growth is inspired by the flow of numerous things, matters, people, and the interactions between them within the studio. This book gives a glimpse of Sandwich activities and shares its atmosphere.
[Overview]
“Sandwich” is a creative platform run by sculptor Kohei Nawa and launched in Fushimi, Kyoto, in 2009. The platform is based in a renovated building that used to be a sandwich manufacturing factory. Sandwich expands beyond the office studio, where the staff and project members perform a certain set of tasks. It’s a platform that connects a laboratory for experiments with different materials with a factory for developing equipment and tools through a space flexible for various production processes. It serves as a hub for international and intercultural workshops, provides an educational system that brings art students straight to the art scene and is a residence for artists and collaborators worldwide. Just as Nawa's multidisciplinary practice goes far beyond his native genre of sculpture and spans the fields of architecture, interior design, stage art, design, fashion, and dance performance, Sandwich continues to grow, stimulated by the numerous encounters of humans, things, and matters.
Located far from the busy urban center of Kyoto, with the Uji River gently washing the shores of the local rural landscape, the studio became an inception point for dozens of Sandwich and Nawa's works. Although it is nearly impossible to cover all of its activities in one book, we can catch a glimpse of the studio's intense days and the atmosphere of creation it's infused with.
This book has captured and recorded the fragments of Sandwich's activities that have gone beyond contemporary art and influence people, cities, society, and ultimately the world around.
[Basic Information]
Publisher: Sandwich Inc.
Size: 357 x 260 mm
Number of pages: 290 pages
Binding: Full-color paperback
Design/editing/production: Takuma Hayashi (Hayashi Takuma Design Office), Yohei Sanjo (ORDINARY BOOKS), Sandwich Inc.
ISBN: 978-4-9913310-0-8
Sales price: 10,000 yen (excl. tax)
Printing/binding: Nissha Co., Ltd.
Distribution: twelvebooks
Sale points: Kyoto Tsutaya Bookstore, twelvebooks, etc.
Photo: Jinn Yagi
Sandwich
On the occasion of the opening of Kyoto Tsutaya Books (Kyoto Takashimaya S.C.), we are pleased to announce Kohei Nawa & Sandwich's show Cell Field.
Countless works and projects come every day out of the creative platform “Sandwich” in Fushimi in Kyoto, which is run by Nawa. This very place that connects artists, staff, and students from various professional fields is itself a creation inextricably linked to Kohei Nawa.
The current exhibition features various series of works such as “Cell Field,” a painting where oil paint is being transformed and reshaped over several months, a series of prints that express the state of cells through physical simulation, UV-printed works “Ray,” and “Lens.” The exhibition space is also filled with many small three-dimensional works, test pieces, material samples, croquis pads, and other things essential for a creative process in Sandwich that bring a studio atmosphere to an exhibition.
This exhibition explores and shares the world of Nawa's works and how he cultivated time and space with Sandwich.
Exhibition Period: October 17 (Tue) - November 7 (Tue), 2023
Opening Hours: 11:00 - 20:00 *Closed at 18:00 on November 7.
Venue: Kyoto Tsutaya Books (Kyoto Takashimaya S.C.) 5F Exhibition Space
52 Shincho, Kawaramachi Nishiiru, Shijodori, Shimogyoku, Kyoto 600-800, Japan
Organized by: Kyoto Tsutaya Books
Cooperation in Information: KYOTO INTERNATIONAL FILM AND ART FESTIVAL 2023
Photo: Nobutada OMOTE
Cell Field
“Planet [wander]”, a performance piece co-created by Damien Jalet and Kohei Nawa is back on tour in Europe. The first performance will take place in Charleroi, Belgium as a part of the Charleroi International Dance Biennale.
◼︎Planet [wanderer] – Charleroi, Belgium
Dates: October 6 (Fri), 2023 21:00-
October 7 (Sat), 2023 20:00-
October 8 (Sun), 2023 16:00-
Venue: Les Écuries
Bld Pierre Mayence 65c, B 6000 Charleroi, Belgium
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◼︎Planet [wanderer] – Hamburg, Germany
Dates: December 7 (Thu), 2023 20:00-
December 8 (Fri), 2023 20:00-
December 9 (Sat), 2023 20:00-
Venue: Kampnagel
Jarrestraße 20, 22303 Hamburg, Germany
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◼︎Planet [wanderer] – Geneva, Switzerland
Dates: March 8 (Fri), 2024 20:00-
March 9 (Sat), 2024 20:00-
March 10 (Sun), 2024 15:00-
Venue: Grand Théâtre de Genève
Bd du Théâtre 11, 1204 Genève, Switzerland
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Choreography: Damien Jalet
Scenography: Kohei Nawa
Lighting: Yukiko Yoshimoto
Costumes: Sruli Recht
Music: Tim Hecker
Sound Designer: Xavier Jacquot
Assistant choreographer: Alexandra Hoàng Gilbert
Outside eye: Catalina Navarrete Hernández
Dancers: Shawn Ahern, Kim Amankwaa, Aimilios Arapoglou, Francesco Ferrari, Vinson Fraley, Christina Guieb, Astrid Sweeney, Ema Yuasa
Replacements: Thi-Mai Nguyen, Karima El Almarani
Produced by the Théâtre National de Bretagne
In partnership with Chaillot – Théâtre national de la Danse, Associate Producer of the 2021 creation
Co-production: Sandwich Inc; Festspielhaus St Pölten; Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre; Rohm Theatre Kyoto; Opéra de Rouen Normandie; Charleroi Danse; Theater Kampnagel Hamburg; Ballet de Grand Théâtre de Genève; Staatstheater Darmstadt; Nagelhus Schia Productions
Cooperation: Kyoto University of the Arts – Ultra_Sandwich#14 #15 #16 #17, Kyoto University – Takenaka Laboratory
Thanks to Théo Casciani, Prabda Yoon, Fabienne Aucant
This show is supported by Grand Marble and MATSUSHIMA HOLDINGS CO. LTD.
Photo: ©Rahi Rezvani 2022
Planet [wanderer]
On June 28, 2023, Kohei Nawa's public sculpture “Ether (Equality)” will be unveiled on the Seguin Island on France’s Seine River.
Nawa, who partnered with the digital art platform DANAE.IO for this project, was selected to create “Ether (Equality)” in an international competition organized by the Hauts-de-Seine department centered on the theme of égalité (equality). The competition was held as a part of Seguin Island's major redevelopment project with world-renowned architects Jean Nouvel and Shigeru Ban.
25 meters tall, “Ether (Equality)” is one of Nawa's largest sculptures. The stainless steel sculpture, glowing a pale silver pink, is composed of polyhedrons, echoing the polyhedral dome of La Seine Musicale behind it and rises like a beacon leading the way to Seguin Island and its future.
Opening date: June 28 (Wed), 2023 - permanently
Venue: La Seine Musicale
Île Seguin, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France
2023, Stainless steel, paint, 25 × 3.5 x 3.5 m
©Kohei Nawa | Sandwich Inc., Courtesy of SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, Pace Gallery
Installation view: Seguin Island, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Photo: Gérald Le Van Chau
Ether (Equality)
We are honored to present Kohei Nawa and Bruno Botella’s ROLLING THE GRAY MUDS OF DREAM, a two-person exhibition that will take place in MtK Contemporary Art (Kyoto).
This exhibition features Nawa and Botella’s drawing experiments created together and individually. An inherent power concealed in simple materials such as graphite, ink, and paper, comes into reaction with artists’ ideas and impressions and forms a body of works that appears as living organisms undergoing perpetual cell division and attracting an anima to dwell in.
“I realized that just drawing in the middle of the night is the most fun”, Nawa and Botella admit.
Please take this opportunity to witness the series of works that lay the foundation for both artists’ oeuvres.
Exhibition Period: June 16 (Fri) - July 29 (Sat), 2023
Opening Hours: 10:00 - 18:00
Closed: Sundays
Opening reception: June 16 (Fri), 2023 / 18:00 - 20:30
Venue: MtK Contemporary Art
20-1 Okazaki Minamigoshocho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture 606-8334, Japan
Photo: Nobutada OMOTE
ROLLING THE GRAY MUDS OF DREAM
“VESSEL”, a collaborative performance with Belgian choreographer Damien Jalet will be presented at Grec Festival in Barcelona, Spain.
Date and time: July 2nd (Sun), 2023 / 18:00 - 19:00
July 3rd (Mon), 2023 / 20:00 - 21:00
Venue: Mercat de les Flors
Lleida, 59, 08004 Barcelona, Spain
Choreography: Damien Jalet ｜ Scenography: Kohei Nawa
Dancers: Aimilios Arapoglou, Nobuyoshi Asai, Ruri Mito, Jun Morii, Mirai Moriyama, Astrid Sweeney, Naoko Tozawa
Music : Marihiko Hara (Special guest: Ryuichi Sakamoto)
Lighting design: Yukiko Yoshimoto
Stage director: David Thébaut
Stage manager: Laurent Lebarbé
Sound: Cédric Alaïs
Lighting: Ronan Cabon, Sylvain Brossard
Production: Sandwich Inc., Theatre National de Bretagne
Coproduction: Arario Gallery; Grand Marble Co., Ltd; Warehouse Terrada; Amuse Inc.; Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.
*Performance was created at Villa Kujoyama in Kyoto (Japan) in 2015.
photo: Yoshikazu Inoue
VESSEL
Kohei Nawa's new large-scale sculpture to be unveiled on the Seine River in France on June 28, 2023
A 25-METER-TALL SCULPTURE STANDING IN A NEW CULTURAL CENTER OF FRANCE
On June 28, 2023, sculptor Kohei Nawa's 25-meter-tall public sculpture Ether (Equality) will be unveiled on the Seguin Island on France’s Seine River. Nawa, who partnered with the digital art platform DANAE.IO for this project, was selected to create Ether (Equality) in an international competition organized by the Hauts-de-Seine department centered on the theme of égalité (equality).
A NEW LONG-AWAITED SYMBOL OF THE SEINE IS FACING ITS COMPLETION AFTER CORONA PANDEMIC.
As a new cultural center of France, Seguin Island is undergoing a major redevelopment project with world-renowned architects Jean Nouvel and Shigeru Ban. As a part of the project, the Hauts de Seine department decided to install a large monumental work and held an international competition in 2019 on the theme of "égalité" (equality). The competition called for a work that would respond to France’s Pont de Grenelle Statue of Liberty; La Seine Musicale, the music and performing arts complex on Seguin; and various historic sculptures situated along the surrounding riverbanks.
Nawa teamed up with DANAE.IO, a French digital art leader, to propose Ether (Equality). His works was selected out of 35 proposals from all over the world. After overcoming the rigorous planning and production process in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the project is now nearing completion on June 28, 2023.
RHYTHM AND HARMONY CREATED BY THE SHAPE OF THE DROP
25 meters tall, Ether (Equality) is one of Nawa's largest sculptures. The stainless steel sculpture, glowing in a pale silver pink, is composed of polyhedrons, echoing the polyhedral dome of La Seine Musicale behind it and rises like a beacon leading the way to Seguin Island and its future.
Ether (Equality) is formed by extracting the form of a droplet dripping to the ground, inverting it upside down, and piling it up in a random sequence. The continuous drops of various shapes create a visual rhythm that echoes through the Seine River and spreads it further to the world. Gravity and harmony perform together and come into interplay with Earth.
SCULPTOR KOHEI NAWA, WHO IS BUILDING THE BUILDING THE BRIDGE BETWEEN FRANCE AND JAPAN
Based in Kyoto, Nawa has been developing his global activities, and among them, he has established a deep relationship with France.
At "Japonismes 2018" a festival commemorating the 160th anniversary of Japan-France friendship, he presented Throne - a large 10.4 meter-high sculpture decorated with gold leaf inside the Louvre's pyramid, and Foam - an installation using bubbles in the Rothschild Pavilion, as well as a solo exhibition "PixCell- Deer" at the Museum of Hunting and Nature. This was preceded by The Centre Pompidou-Metz’ exhibition "Japanorama: A new vision on art since 1970,” in 2017, curated by Yuko Hasegawa, in which Nawa presented Force - an installation of a black silicon oil pouring down from the ceiling. Vessel (nominated for the 2020 Lawrence Olivier Awards) and Planet [wanderer], two performance pieces created in collaboration with choreographer Damien Jalet, have been performed at the Théâtre National de Chaillot in Paris, the Opéra de Rouen Normandie in Rouen, and other venues around the world. Nawa has also collaborated with fashion brands - COMME des GARÇONS for the 2012SS and ANREALAGE for the 2017AW to produce showpieces for the Paris collections, connecting French culture and art with Japan.
SEGUIN ISLAND, THE SYMBOL OF FRENCH MODERNIZATION
The theme of "égalité" (equality) appears even more vividly when we look at the history of the Seguin Island, where the sculpture is located.
The Seine River is one of the symbols of Paris. Seguin Island is located slightly downstream from the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Eiffel Tower, both of which are part of a World Heritage site. Since the chemist Armand Seguin, from whom it takes its name, established a tanning factory there at the end of the 18th century, it has flourished as the industrial center of the Seine region. When a large automobile plant was built in 1929, it became a symbol of France's modernization and industrial development. The plant has been the target of criticism for its strict labor standards and environmental pollution, but it has also been used as a base for radical labor unions, and its meaning has been constantly reinterpreted. The plant was heavily bombed during World War II, entailed many casualties, and was then engulfed by the wave of technological innovation after the war, leading to its demolition in 1992.
In 2009, a redevelopment plan was launched with Jean Nouvel as director to revive Seguin Island as a cultural center. This was a large-scale plan that included an art center and office and commercial facilities. In 2017, La Seine Musicale, a comprehensive music facility, was completed and designed by Shigeru Ban, one of Japan's leading architects.
KOHEI NAWA
Sculptor / Professor at Kyoto University of the Arts. Born in 1975, Nawa graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts in 2003 with a doctorate in sculpture, and founded "Sandwich" in Fushimi, Kyoto in 2009.
Nawa is a sculptor based in Kyoto, Japan, who has consistently presented numerous series of genre-crossing works, focusing on the "surface skin" of sculpture under his unique concept of "cell". In the past, he has reinterpreted the definition of sculpture in such works as PixCell, where he covers motifs with transparent glass spheres of various sizes to reflect on The Information Age, Direction, a gravity-based painting, and Force, in which silicone oil cascades down to the ground. In recent years, he has been actively engaged in architectural projects such as Kohtei - an art pavilion in Hiroshima, as well as a series of performance works in collaboration with Belgian choreographer Damien Jalet.
CREDITS:
Ether (Equality)
2023, Stainless steel, paint, 25 × 3.5 × 3.5 m
©Kohei Nawa | Sandwich Inc., Courtesy of SCAI THE BATHHOUSE and Pace Gallery
Installation view: Seguin Island, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Photo: Emmanuelle Blanc
FOR INQUIRIES:
Sandwich Inc.
45-1, Fujinoki-cho, Mukaijima, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8132 JAPAN
TEL: ＋81 75-468-8211 Email: office@sandwich-cpca.net
Person-in-charge: Leisan Shakirova
We are pleased to present Kohei Nawa’s trilogy exhibition Project at Gallery Nomart, Osaka.
Exhibition Period:
[vol.1 Movie] until February 25 (Sat), 2023
[vol.2 Tarot] March 4 (Sat) - March 25 (Sat), 2023
[vol.3 Cell] April 1 (Sat) - April 22 (Sat), 2023
Opening Hours: 13:00 - 19:00
Closed: Sundays, National holidays
Venue: Gallery Nomart
3-5-22, Nagata, Joto-ku, Osaka 536-0022, Japan
Project
“VESSEL”, a collaborative performance with Belgian choreographer Damien Jalet will be presented at Bregenzer Frühling in Bregenz, Austria.
Date and time: March 11 (Sat), 2023 / 20:00 - 21:00
Venue: Festspielhaus Bregenz
Platz d. Wr. Symphoniker 1, 6900 Bregenz, Austria
Choreography: Damien Jalet ｜ Scenography: Kohei Nawa
Dancers: Aimilios Arapoglou, Nobuoyoshi Asai, Nao Aerstix, Ruri Mitoh, Francesco Ferrari, Astrid Sweeney, Jun Morii
Music : Marihiko Hara (Special guest: Ryuichi Sakamoto)
Lighting: Yukiko Yoshimoto
Stage director: So Ozaki
Production: Sandwich Inc., Theatre National de Bretagne
Coproduction: Arario Gallery; Grand Marble Co., Ltd; Warehouse Terrada; Amuse Inc.; Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.
*Performance was created at Villa Kujoyama in Kyoto (Japan) in 2015.
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VESSEL
Kyoto will host ARTISTS’ FAIR KYOTO 2023 - an art fair handled entirely by artists - from planning to curation. Nawa’s sculptures will be on view in Shosei-en Garden.
Exhibition Period: March 4 (Sat) - March 12 (Sun), 2023
Opening Hours: 9:00 - 17:00 (Last admission 16:00)
Venue: Shōsei-en Garden
Higashitamamizu-cho, Ainomachi Higashi-iru, Shimo-juzuyamachi-dori, Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto 600-8190, Japan
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ARTISTS’ FAIR KYOTO
Exhibition Period: March 4 (Sat) - March 12 (Sun), 2023
Opening Hours: 9:00 - 17:00 (Last admission 16:00)
Venue: Shōsei-en Garden
Higashitamamizu-cho, Ainomachi Higashi-iru, Shimo-juzuyamachi-dori, Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto 600-8190, Japan
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ARTISTS’ FAIR KYOTO
We are pleased to present Kohei Nawa’s new trilogy exhibition Project at Gallery Nomart, Osaka.
Project will be presented in 3 chapters - vol.1 Movie, vol.2 Tarot, and vol.3 Cell, with each focusing on video, two-dimensional, and three-dimensional images respectively. The exhibition will trace Nawa’s vision from the early stages to his current oeuvre.
The first chapter, vol.1 Movie, starting on February 4, will spotlight a video piece “Dot-Movie” first presented at Nawa's solo exhibition Transcode held at Gallery Nomart in 2009. This time “Dot-Movie” will be presented in 4K along with the other pieces based on the video work.
Exhibition Period: February 4 (Sat) - February 25 (Sat), 2023
Opening Hours : 13:00 - 19:00
Closed : Sundays, National holidays
Venue : Gallery Nomart
3-5-22, Nagata, Joto-ku, Osaka, 536-0022 Japan
Project
Following its success in Paris, London and New York, a retrospective Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams is presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo.
The exhibition pays tribute to Japanese culture and explores the creative relationship between the couturier and the country through the scenographic space designed by Shohei Shigematsu (OMA, New York) and some of Dior’s archive pieces previously never presented to the public.
Among the exhibition’s spotlights are collaboration pieces between Kohei Nawa and Dior.
Exhibition Period: until May 28 (Sun), 2023
Opening Hours: 10:00 - 18:00 (Tickets available until 30 minutes before closing)
Closed: Mondays (except Jan 2, 9), December 28 - January 1, January 10
Venue: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Exhibition Gallery 1F / B2F
4-1-1 Miyoshi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0022, Japan
Organized by: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture
With the special cooperation of Christian Dior Couture
Exhibition Period: until May 28 (Sun), 2023
Opening Hours: 10:00 - 18:00 (Tickets available until 30 minutes before closing.)
Closed: Mondays (except 2 Jan., 9 Jan.), December 28 - January 1, January 10
Venue: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Exhibition Gallery 1F / B2F
4-1-1 Miyoshi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0022, Japan
Organized by: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture
With the special cooperation of: Christian Dior Couture
Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams
We are pleased to present Kohei Nawa’s solo exhibition at Ricoh Gallery in Ginza.
Focus features 12 works from artist’s new series: two-dimensional UV prints with a delicate texture that makes them appear three-dimensional. The clods of solid black ink capture the myriad aspects of power - the light of the stars and the universal gravitational force acting between them, the perspective of the humans observing celestial bodies’ movements and the planet motions that form the land they stand on.
Exhibition Period: December 13 (Tue) - December 24 (Sat), 2022
Opening Hours: 12:00 - 19:00 (Dec. 24 will be closed at 18:00)
Closed: Sundays, Mondays, National holidays
Venue: RICOH ART GALLERY
8th & 9th Floor, 5-7-2 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo San-ai Dream Center Building 104-0061, Japan
Focus
The exhibition The trace of Hakushu - What's Art Camp Hakushu? is currently being held at Ichihara Lakeside Museum in Chiba. Kohei Nawa is featured as a guest curator and exhibiting artist.
Exhibition Period: until January 15 (Sun), 2023
Opening Hours: [Weekdays] 10:00 - 17:00 / [Saturdays and the day before national holidays] 9:30 - 19:00 [Sundays and national holidays] 9:30 - 18:00
*Last admission is 30 minutes before closing time.
Closed: Mondays (except for January 9), January 10
*If Monday is a national holiday, the following Tuesday will be closed.
Venue: Ichihara Lakeside Museum
75-1, Funyu, Ichihara-shi, Chiba 290-0554, Japan
Special Cooperation: Min Tanaka
Guest Curator: Kohei Nawa
Artists: Koji Enokura, Toshikatsu Endo, Kazuo Kenmochi, Noboru Takayama, Noriyuki Haraguchi, Kohei Nawa
Special Participating Artists: Ryoichi Fujisaki, Akira Fujimoto
Supported by: Suntory Holdings Limited
The trace of Hakushu
Kohei Nawa's solo exhibition Decode is currently on view at Arario Gallery Shanghai. The exhibition space was curated and designed by Kohei Nawa | Sandwich.
This exhibition includes his recent two-dimensional works from “Dune,” “White Code,” “Plotter,” “Direction,” and “Dot/Line Array - Black” series.
Exhibition Period: until December 31 (Sat), 2022
Opening Hours: 10:00 - 19:00
Closed: Mondays
Venue: Arario Galley Shanghai
1F, Building D, Mangoo Hub, 7 Longai Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China
Decode
Kohei Nawa’s solo exhibition Generative Interface is currently being held at two venues in Towada, Aomori, Japan.
This exhibition features his works using a variety of techniques and materials, including installation, sculpture, and drawing.
■ Towada Art Center
Exhibition Period: until November 20 [Sun.], 2022
Opening Hours: 9:00 ‒ 17:00 *Last admission is 16:30
Closed: Mondays *If Monday is a national holiday, the following Tuesday will be closed.
Venue: Towada Art Center
10-9 Nishi-Nibancho, Towada-shi, Aomori 034-0082, Japan
■ Towada City Community Center
Exhibition Period: until November 20 [Sun.], 2022
Opening Hours: 9:00 ‒ 17:00 *Last admission is 16:30
Closed: Mondays *If Monday is a national holiday, the following Tuesday will be closed.
Venue: Towada City Community Center
16-1 Inaoicho, Towada, Aomori 034-0011, Japan
Organized by: Towada Art Center
Special Support: Nanjo and Associates Group
Exhibition Sponsors: Tezuka Kiyoshi (kōjin kyoto), Fujinami Katsuyuki (President, VB Japan Technology Co., Ltd.)
Exhibition Support: Warehouse TERRADA, First Plywood Co., Ltd., Aomori Plywood Co., Ltd., Hoshino Resorts Oirase Keiryu Hotel
Supported by: Asahi Broadcasting Aomori Co., Ltd., Aomori Broadcasting, Corporation, Aomori Television, Broadcasting Co., Ltd., The Daily-Tohoku Shimbun Inc., The To-o Nippo Press, and Towada City Board of Education
photo: Nobutada OMOTE | Sandwich
Generative Interface
Kohei Nawa will present his first solo exhibition Aether in New York at Pace’s new flagship gallery.
The exhibition will feature a wider range of Nawa’s work series that have been reworked in recent years. Glass beads of various dimensions are applied on an aluminum base in his new series, “Cell System”, reflecting different surface textures through the lens of the bead spheres. “Blue Seed” uses UV lasers to irradiate the surfaces of translucent panels, producing auto-generative images of cross sections of plant seeds and ovules. Based on the illustration of a man and a woman engraved on the Pioneer plaque from 1972, “Trans-A/E” is made into a sculpture using deep learning technologies to speculate its three dimensional form from randomly sampled vocabularies. The work will be on view for the first time in this exhibition.
Exhibition Period: September 16 (Fri.) – October 22 (Sat.), 2022
Opening Hours: [Monday – Thursday] 10:00 – 18:00 / [Friday] 10:00 – 16:00
Closed: Saturdays, Sundays
Venue: Pace Gallery New York
540 West 25th Street and 510 West 25th Street, New York, United States
photo: Nobutada OMOTE | Sandwich
Aether
Choreographer Damien Jalet and Kohei Nawa will present their performance piece “VESSEL” at Teatro Fonderie Limone in Turin, Italy. In addition, their collaborative film “Mist” will be screened at CINEMA MASSIMO as related work.
■ VESSEL
Date and time: September 9 (Fri.), 2022 / 20:45 –
September 10 (Sat.), 2022 / 20:45 –
Venue: Teatro Fonderie Limone – Sala Grande
Via Pastrengo, 88, 10024 Moncalieri TO, Italy
Choreography : Damien Jalet | Scenography : Kohei Nawa
Dancers : Dancers : Aimilios Arapoglou , Nobuoyoshi Asai , Nao Aerstix , Ruri Mitoh , Francesco Ferrari , Astrid Sweeney , Jun Morii
Music : Marihiko Hara (Special guest: Ryuichi Sakamoto)
Lighting : Yukiko Yoshimoto, Kazuya Yoshida
Stage director : So Ozaki
Production : Sandwich Inc.
■ Mist
Date and time: September 10 (SatFri.), 2022 / 16:00 –
Venue: CINEMA MASSIMO
Via Giuseppe Verdi, 18, 10124 Torino TO, Italy
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Concept / Choreographer / Film director : Damien Jalet
Concept / Set design : Kohei Nawa
Executive film director / Cinematography : Rahi Rezvani
Associate choreographer : Aimilios Arapoglou
Music : Christian Fennesz
Lights : Urs Schönebaum
Costumes : Sruli Recht
Dancers : Scott Fowler, Jon Bond, Isla Clarke, Madoka Kariya, Boston Gallacher, Lydia Bustinduy, Lea Ved, Paxton Ricketts, Yukino Takaura, Donnie Duncan Jr., Surimu Fukushi, Fay van Baar, Nicole Ishimaru, Tess Voelker, Amanda Mortimore, Chloe Albaret, Luca Tessarini, Nicole Ward
Production : Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT)
Co-production : Sandwich Inc.
photo: Yoshikazu INOUE
VESSEL
Nawa’s sculpture “Ether (lava)” was installed at COMICO ART MUSEUM YUFUIN in Oita, Japan.
Opening Hours: 9:30 – 17:30 *Last admission is 16:00
Closed: Every other Wednesday (calendar)
Venue: COMICO ART MUSEUM YUFUIN
2995-1 Yufuincho Kawakami, Yufu City, Oita 879-5102, Japan
©NHN JAPAN Corp.
COMICO ART MUSEUM YUFUIN
Nawa's sculpture “Trans-Double Yana(Mirror)” is on view at the Marunouchi Street Gallery, a project exhibiting modern sculptures and works of contemporary art along Marunouchi Nakadori Avenue in Tokyo.
Exhibition Period: until 31 March (Mon.), 2025 (TBD)
Venue: 4, 2 Chome, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan
Marunouchi Street Gallery
Damien Jalet and Kohei Nawa’s collaborative film “Mist” will be screened at the Austrian Film Museum as part of the Vienna International Dance Festival ImPulsTanz.
Date and time: August 6 (Sat.), 2022 / 20:30 -
Venue: Austrian Film Museum
Augustinerstraße 1, 1010 Vienna, Austria
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Concept / Choreographer / Film director : Damien Jalet
Concept / Set design : Kohei Nawa
Executive film director / Cinematography : Rahi Rezvani
Associate choreographer : Aimilios Arapoglou
Music : Christian Fennesz
Lights : Urs Schönebaum
Costumes : Sruli Recht
Dancers : Scott Fowler, Jon Bond, Isla Clarke, Madoka Kariya, Boston Gallacher, Lydia Bustinduy, Lea Ved, Paxton Ricketts, Yukino Takaura, Donnie Duncan Jr., Surimu Fukushi, Fay van Baar, Nicole Ishimaru, Tess Voelker, Amanda Mortimore, Chloe Albaret, Luca Tessarini, Nicole Ward
Production : Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT)
Co-production : Sandwich Inc.
photo: ©Rahi Rezvani 2021
Mist
As part of MAM Collection 015: Welcome to the Fairyland, Nawa's sculpture “PixCell-Kannon#7” will be on view at Mori Art Museum.
Exhibition Period: June 29 [Wed.] - November 6 [Sun.], 2022
Opening Hours: 10:00-22:00 (Last Admission: 21:30）
*10:00-17:00 on Tuesdays (Last Admission: 16:30)
Venue: Mori Art Museum
53F, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032, Japan
MAM Collection 015: Welcome to the Fairyland
Exhibition Period: June 29 [Wed.] - November 6 [Sun.], 2022
Opening Hours: 10:00-22:00 (Last Admission: 21:30）
*10:00-17:00 on Tuesdays (Last Admission: 16:30)
Venue: Mori Art Museum
53F, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032, Japan
MAM Collection 015: Welcome to the Fairyland
Kohei Nawa will present his solo exhibition Generative Interface at Towada Art Center, Aomori, Japan.
The exhibition includes his sculpture “PixCell-Deer#52", the “Esquisse” series of drawings from his graduate student days, and the “White Code” series in which drops of paint of controlled viscosity form a sign-like pattern on the canvas.
Exhibition Period: June 18 [Sat.] - November 20 [Sun.], 2022
Opening Hours: 9:00 ‒ 17:00 *Last admission is 16:30
Closed: Mondays *If Monday is a national holiday, the following Tuesday will be closed.
Venue: Towada Art Center
10-9 Nishi-Nibancho, Towada-shi, Aomori 034-0082, Japan
Organized by: Towada Art Center
Special Support: Nanjo and Associates Group
Exhibition Sponsors: Tezuka Kiyoshi (kōjin kyoto), Fujinami Katsuyuki (President, VB Japan Technology Co., Ltd.)
Exhibition Support: Warehouse TERRADA, First Plywood Co., Ltd., Aomori Plywood Co., Ltd., Hoshino Resorts Oirase Keiryu Hotel
Supported by: Asahi Broadcasting Aomori Co., Ltd., Aomori Broadcasting, Corporation, Aomori Television, Broadcasting Co., Ltd., The Daily-Tohoku Shimbun Inc., The To-o Nippo Press, and Towada City Board of Education
photo: Nobutada OMOTE | Sandwich
Generative Interface
Kohei Nawa will present his solo exhibition PixCell_Moment, featuring photography, painting, and sculpture, also marking his first solo show in the Bay Area since his gallery exhibition at Pace in 2018.
Exhibition Period : May 13 [Fri.] - July 1 [Fri.], 2022
Opening Reception：17:00 - 18:30 on May 12 [Thu.], 2022
*Kohei will be at the gallery only on May 12.
Opening Hours: 11:00 ‒ 18:00 *12:00 - 17:00 on Saturdays
Closed: Mondays, Sundays
Venue: Pace Gallery Palo Alto
229 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301, U.S.A
photo: Nobutada OMOTE | Sandwich
PixCell_Moment
Kohei Nawa's solo exhibition Fountain at Ginza Tsutaya Books GINZA ATRIUM has been extended until May 8.
To mark the launch of a book associated with the performance works “VESSEL”, “Mist”, and “Planet [wanderer]” produced with choreographer Damien Jalet, Nawa presents related two-dimensional works. In addition, the exhibition includes silkscreen prints from his “Esquisse” series—based on drawings from the very start of his career—and “Fountain” sculpture.
Exhibition Period: until 8 May [Sun.], 2022
Opening Hours: 11:00 - 20:00
Venue: Ginza Tsutaya Books GINZA ATRIUM (GINZA SIX 6F)
6-10-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan
Organization: Ginza Tsutaya Books
Cooperation: DMM.com LLC, Slab Corp., Sandwich Inc.
photo: Kenryou Gu | Sandwich
Fountain
Nawa will participate in the upcoming exhibition OKETA COLLECTION - Mariage held at WHAT MUSEUM, Tokyo, Japan. His sculpture “PixCell-Deer#48” will be on show.
Exhibition Period: 28 April [Thu.] - 3 July [Sun.], 2022
Opening Hours: 11:00 - 18:00 *Last entry: 17:00
Closed: Mondays *If Monday is a national holiday, the following Tuesday will be closed.
Venue: WHAT MUSEUM 2F
G BLDG 2-6-10, Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-002, Japan
OKETA COLLECTION - Mariage
We are pleased to announce the publication of the book VESSEL / Mist / Planet [wanderer] associated with the performance trilogy produced by choreographer Damien Jalet and sculptor Kohei Nawa.
After its premiere in 2016, “VESSEL” toured 11 cities in 7 countries, “Mist” was presented in 2022 as a video work by filmmaker Rahi Rezvani, and “Planet [wanderer]” was premiered in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.
In addition to photographs of the trilogy, the book includes interviews with Jalet and Nawa, reviews of each piece, and other information to decipher the world of the works.
■ Book details
Publisher: Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.
Sale by: Bijutsu Shuppan-sha Co., Ltd.
Price: JPY 11,000 (tax included)
Size: 357×260mm
Pages: 168
ISBN: 978-4-568-20281-6
Publish date: 2 May, 2022
Pre-sale date at Ginza Tsutaya Books : 16 April, 2022
■ Special edition
Entries for the limited special edition with the new multiple work “Orbit” will be accepted at OIL by Bijutsu Techo after the exhibition Fountain. Details will be released on April 30.
＜Orbit＞
“Orbit” is a new method of “photographic sculpture” created by “photographing” the scene of a virtual 3D space in which the world of the performance trilogy is expressed, and then using a computer-controlled drill mill to cut a sheet of aluminum.
*The book itself is the same for both the special edition and the general one.
VESSEL / Mist / Planet [wanderer]
Kohei Nawa will present a solo exhibition Fountain at Ginza Tsutaya Books GINZA ATRIUM, Tokyo, Japan.
To mark the launch of a book associated with the performance works “VESSEL”, “Mist”, and “Planet [wanderer]” produced with choreographer Damien Jalet, Nawa will exhibit related two-dimensional works. In addition, the exhibition includes silkscreen prints from his “Esquisse” series—based on drawings from the very start of his career—and the “Fountain” sculpture. Several exhibits are shown in public for the first time. Taken as a whole, this presentation represents the development of Kohei Nawa’s thinking from early days to the present, and hints at the cross-genre connections between his two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and performance works.
Exhibition Period: 16 April [Sat.] - 8 May [Sun.], 2022
Opening Hours: 11:00 - 20:00
Venue: Ginza Tsutaya Books GINZA ATRIUM (GINZA SIX 6F)
6-10-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan
Organization: Ginza Tsutaya Books
Cooperation: DMM.com LLC, Slab Corp., Sandwich Inc.
Fountain
Nawa will participate in N/World, a group exhibition celebrating the first anniversary of MtK Contemporary Art in Kyoto.
Exhibition Period : 3 March [Thu.] - 3 April [Sun.], 2022
Opening Hours : 10:00 - 18:00
Closed : Mondays
Venue : MtK Contemporary Art
20-1 Okazaki Minamigoshocho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8334, Japan
N/World
Exhibition Period : 3 March [Thu.] - 3 April [Sun.], 2022
Opening Hours : 10:00 - 18:00
Closed : Mondays
Venue : MtK Contemporary Art
20-1 Okazaki Minamigoshocho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8334, Japan
N/World
ARTISTS' FAIR KYOTO 2022, an artist-led art fair in Kyoto, will be held from March 5.
Kohei Nawa will participate in the first exhibition by the advisory board held at Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera.
◼︎ Main Venue
Dates: 5 March [Sat.] and 6 March [Sun.], 2022
Opening Hours: 10:00 - 18:00
Venue: ①The Museum of Kyoto Annex
Sanjo-Takakura, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8183, Japan
②The Kyoto Shimbun Bldg. B1F
239 Shoshoicho, Ebisugawa-agaru, Karasuma-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-0862, Japan
◼︎ Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera
Dates: 5 March [Sat.] - 13 March [Sun.], 2022
Opening Hours: 10:00 - 17:00
Venue: Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera
294, 1-Chome, Kiyomizu, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605-0862, Japan
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ARTISTS’ FAIR KYOTO 2022
Nawa's solo exhibition Esquisse will be held at Gallery Nomart, Osaka. In this exhibition, drawings from the early stages of Nawa's career will be on view.
Exhibition Period : 29 January [Sat.] - 19 February [Sat.], 2022
Opening Hours : 13:00 - 19:00
Closed : Sundays, National holidays
Venue : Gallery Nomart
3-5-22, Nagata, Joto-ku, Osaka, 536-0022 Japan
Esquisse
Kohei Nawa will participate in an exhibition Range of the Senses: What It Means to “Experience” Today held at the National Museum of Art, Osaka. Nawa will exhibit his new print works.
Exhibition Period: 8 February [Tue.] - 22 May [Sun.], 2022
Opening Hours: 10:00 - 17:00
*10:00 - 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
*Last entry 30 minutes before closing.
Closed: Mondays
*Open on 21 March and 2 May / Closed on 22 March
Venue: The National Museum of Art, Osaka
4-2-55 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0005, Japan
Artists: Takehiro Iikawa, Yasuko Iba, Hajime Imamura, Oscar Oiwa, Kodai Nakahara, Kohei Nawa, Yasuhiro Fujiwara
photo: Shigefumi Kato
Range of the Senses: What It Means to “Experience” Today
Damien Jalet and Kohei Nawa’s new collaborative film “Mist”, created for the Dutch dance company “Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT)” as part of their 60th-anniversary project, will be released. The film will be broadcast on the 6th, 7th, and 8th of January.
◼︎Online broadcasts
Dates : 6 January [Thu.] 20:00 (CET)
7 January [Fri.] 12:00 / 20:00 (CET)
8 January [Sat.] 12:00 / 20:00 (CET)
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Concept / Choreographer / Film director : Damien Jalet
Concept / Set design : Kohei Nawa
Executive film director / Cinematography : Rahi Rezvani
Associate choreographer : Aimilios Arapoglou
Music : Christian Fennesz
Lights : Urs Schönebaum
Costumes : Sruli Recht
Dancers : Scott Fowler, Jon Bond, Isla Clarke, Madoka Kariya, Boston Gallacher, Lydia Bustinduy, Lea Ved, Paxton Ricketts, Yukino Takaura, Donnie Duncan Jr., Surimu Fukushi, Fay van Baar, Nicole Ishimaru, Tess Voelker, Amanda Mortimore, Chloe Albaret, Luca Tessarini, Nicole Ward
Production : Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT)
Co-production : Sandwich Inc.
Support : Ammodo
photo : ©Rahi Rezvani 2021
Kohei Nawa's solo exhibition TORNSCAPE at SCAI THE BATHHOUSE in Tokyo has ended on December 18th.
On December 16th and 18th, Japanese dancer Min Tanaka performed “Ba Odori”, inspired by Nawa's “Tornscape” installation work.
《Tornscape》
Program: Ryo Shiraki
Sound scape: Marihiko Hara
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Nawa’s print works “Meat 1” and “Meat 2” is on exhibit at the group show Treasure 1 held at Gallery Nomart, Osaka, Japan.
Exhibition Period : until 13 November [Sat.], 2021
Hours : 13:00 - 19:00
Closed : Sundays, National holidays
Venue : Gallery Nomart
3-5-22, Nagata, Joto-ku, Osaka 536-0022 Japan
Treasure 1
Damien Jalet and Kohei Nawa's new creation “Planet [wanderer]” will be on tour in Europe.
◼︎Planet [wanderer] - Rennes
Dates : 2022年1月12日 (水) - 1月15日(土) ※全4公演
Venue : Théâtre National de Bretagne - Rennes
1 Rue Saint-Hélier, 35040 Rennes, France
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《Planet [wanderer] Project》
Choreography : Damien Jalet | Scenography : Kohei Nawa
Lighting : Yukiko Yoshimoto
Assistant to the choreography : Alexandra Hoàng Gilbert
Music : Tim Hecker
Dancers : Shawn Ahern, Kim Amankwaa, Aimilios Arapoglou, Francesco Ferrari, Vinson Fraley, Christina Guieb, Astrid Sweeney, Ema Yuasa
Production : Théâtre National de Chaillot
Co-production : Sandwich Inc., Théâtre National de Bretagne, Festpielhaus St Pölten, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, ROHM Theatre Kyoto, Kyoto Art Center, Opera de Rouen Normandie
Special support: Grand Marble, MATSUSHIMA HOLDINGS CO.,LTD.
Nawa's solo exhibition TORNSCAPE is held at SCAI THE BATHHOUSE in Tokyo, Japan.
Video installation “Tornscape”, fluids with different properties twist and turn together, continually reacting and transforming in a virtual landscape that covers an entire wall. In the underlying digital simulation, parameters representing factors such as wind speed and the mass and coefficient of the friction of particles have been configured based on meteorological and physical data, and manifest as the motion of countless particles. Inspired by writings that describe disasters and epidemics from 800 years ago, this work depicts a world of transience, like bubbles on a stream, resonating with the times in which we live today. TORNSCAPE will present this immersive video and sound installation along with his new works including “Dune”, a series of works evoking the earth’s surface and its atmosphere through physical properties of paints.
◼︎TORNSCAPE
Exhibition Period : until 18 December [Sat.], 2021
Opening Hours : 12:00 - 18:00 *Reservation required
Closed : Sundays, Mondays, National holidays
Venue : SCAI THE BATHHOUSE
Kashiwayu-Ato, 6-1-23 Yanaka, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0001, Japan
《Tornscape》
Program: Ryo Shiraki
Sound scape: Marihiko Hara
TORNSCAPE
Kohei Nawa’s solo exhibition MOMENT, currently held at SCAI PARK in Tokyo, Japan, will run until November 13.
At this show, his new photo series “Moment Photography” is on view. Stretched in a single direction, these images taken from fast-moving viewpoints capture a series of moments in which the subject has lost its substance.
◼︎MOMENT
Exhibition Period : until 13 November [Sat.], 2021
Opening Hours : 12:00 - 18:00
Closed : Sundays, Mondays, National holidays (Open on 7 November）
Venue : SCAI PARK
TERRADA Art Complex 5F, 1-33-10 Higashi Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0002, Japan
MOMENT
Kohei Nawa's solo exhibitions TORNSCAPE (Yanaka, SCAI THE BATHHOUSE) and MOMENT (Tennozu, SCAI PARK) will be held at two venues of SCAI THE BATHHOUSE in Tokyo, Japan.
In Nawa’s video installation “Tornscape”, fluids with different properties twist and turn together, continually reacting and transforming in a virtual landscape that covers an entire wall. In the underlying digital simulation, parameters representing factors such as wind speed and the mass and coefficient of the friction of particles have been configured based on meteorological and physical data, and manifest as the motion of countless particles. Inspired by writings that describe disasters and epidemics from 800 years ago, this work depicts a world of transience, like bubbles on a stream, resonating with the times in which we live today. TORNSCAPE (SCAI THE BATHHOUSE) will present this immersive video and sound installation along with his new works including “Dune”, a series of works evoking the earth’s surface and its atmosphere through physical properties of paints.
At MOMENT (SCAI PARK), his new photo series “Moment Photography” will be on view. Stretched in a single direction, these images taken from fast-moving viewpoints capture a series of moments in which the subject has lost its substance.
《Tornscape》
Program: Ryo Shiraki
Sound scape: Marihiko Hara
◼︎TORNSCAPE
Exhibition Period : 2 November [Tue.] – 18 December [Sat.], 2021
Opening Hours : 12:00 - 18:00 *Reservation required
Closed : Sundays, Mondays, National holidays
Venue : SCAI THE BATHHOUSE
Kashiwayu-Ato, 6-1-23 Yanaka, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0001, Japan
TORNSCAPE
◼︎MOMENT
Exhibition Period : 30 October [Sat.] – 13 November [Sat.], 2021
Opening Hours : 12:00 - 18:00
Closed : Sundays, Mondays, National holidays (Open on 7 November）
Venue : SCAI PARK
TERRADA Art Complex 5F, 1-33-10 Higashi Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0002, Japan
MOMENT
Damien Jalet and Kohei Nawa will premiere their new creation “Planet [wanderer]” at the Théâtre National de Chaillot in Paris, France.
Expanding on the context of their previous collaboration “VESSEL”, which depicted the cycle of life and the world of Yomi (Hades), “Planet [wanderer]” presents a poetic exploration of the powerful yet fragile relationship between humanity and their planet in “Ashihara no Nakatsukuni” (the world between heaven and hell, i.e., our world).
Dates : 15 September [Wed.] - 30 September [Thu.], 2019 *11 performances
Venue : Chaillot – Théâtre national de la Danse
1 place du Trocadéro, Paris 75116, France
《Planet [wanderer] Project》
Choreography : Damien Jalet | Scenography : Kohei Nawa
Lighting : Yukiko Yoshimoto
Assistant to the choreography : Alexandra Hoàng Gilbert
Music : Tim Hecker
Dancers : Shawn Ahern, Kim Amankwaa, Aimilios Arapoglou, Francesco Ferrari, Vinson Fraley, Christina Guieb, Astrid Sweeney, Ema Yuasa
Production : Théâtre National de Chaillot
Co-production : Sandwich Inc., Théâtre National de Bretagne, Festpielhaus St Pölten, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, ROHM Theatre Kyoto, Kyoto Art Center, Opera de Rouen Normandie
Special support: Grand Marble, MATSUSHIMA HOLDINGS CO.,LTD.
Planet [wanderer]
Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, Reborn-Art Festival 2021-22will be held under the theme of “Altruism and Fluidity”. Visitors will be able to see Kohei Nawa's “White Deer (Oshika)”, a permanent installation in the Oginohama area of the Oshika Peninsula, Miyagi, Japan.
［ Summer ］
Exhibition Period : 11 August [Wed.] - 26 September [Sun.], 2021
Venue : Central Ishinomaki, Oshika Peninsula (Momonoura, Oginohama, Kozumi, Ayukawa),
Around Onagawa Station, Miyagi Prefecture
*Closed on 18 August [Wed.], 1 September [Wed.], 15 September. [Wed.]
［ Spring ］
Exhibition Period : 23 April [Sat.] - 5 June [Sun.], 2022
Venue : Ishinomaki Area
Reborn-Art Festival
Nawa’s sculpture “PixCell-Deer#17” will be exhibited within a show Living in symbiosis with Forest and Water, organized by the Nagano Prefectural Art Museum, Nagano, Japan.
Exhibition Period : 28 August [Sat.] - 3 November [Wed.], 2021
Opening Hours : 10:00 - 17:00 *Last admission is 16:30.
Closed : Wednesdays (3 November will be opened.)
Venue : Nagano Prefectural Art Museum
1-4-4 Hakoshimizu, Nagano 380-0801, Japan
collection of Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Living in symbiosis with Forest and Water
Exhibition Period : 28 August [Sat.] - 3 November [Wed.], 2021
Opening Hours : 10:00 - 17:00 *Last admission is 16:30.
Closed : Wednesdays (3 November will be opened.)
Venue : Nagano Prefectural Art Museum
1-4-4 Hakoshimizu, Nagano 380-0801, Japan
collection of Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Living in symbiosis with Forest and Water
Nawa's work is shown in No Side, a group show held by artists who were members of the rugby clubs of Tokyo University of the Arts and Kyoto City University of Arts in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Exhibition Period : 21 July [Wed.] - 2 August [Mon.], 2021
Opening Hours : 10:00 - 19:00 *until 17:00 on August 2nd.
Venue : Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, Contemporary gallery on 6th Floor of the Main building
1-4-1, Nihonbashimuromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8001, Japan
No Side
MonET (Museum on Echigo-Tsumari) will be reopened on July 22. For this occasion, the museum commissioned Kohei Nawa's “Force” installation. The work will be exhibited as a part of the permanent collection of the museum.
Inauguration Date : 22 July [Thu.], 2021
Opening Hours : 10:00 - 17:00 (It may be changed during the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale)
Venue : MonET (Museum on Echigo-Tsumari)
6 Hon-cho, Tokamachi-shi, Niigata, 948-0003, Japan
Installation view, “Japanorama. A new vision on art since 1970,” Centre Pompidou-Metz, Metz, France
©Centre Pompidou-Metz / photo: Jacqueline Trichard
MonET
Kohei Nawa will present a solo exhibition Wandering at Taka Ishii Gallery Photography / Film in Tokyo, Japan. This exhibition marks his first solo presentation with the gallery and features approximately 25 prints from among the numerous photographs he had taken while a student at Kyoto City University of Arts.
“When I started studying at the sculpture department of Kyoto City University of Arts, I went through a certain period in which I didn’t quite know what I wanted to do as an artist. It was at this time that I began taking photographs with a second-hand camera that I came across in my boarding house.
The photos that I took while wandering around the city as my interests dictated had been stowed away for over twenty years in a cardboard box in my parents’ home, and I had never particularly looked back on them until now.
In those days I had taken on the attitude of passively observing the city’s streets, its people, and the atmosphere of the times as a distanced onlooker. However, every now and again in these photographs I find glimpses of the things that had fascinated and impulsively attracted my attention.” Kohei Nawa, May 2021
Exhibition Period : 5 June [Sat.] - 3 July [Sat.], 2021
Opening Hours : 12:00 - 18:00
Closed : Sundays, Mondays, and National holidays
Venue : Taka Ishii Gallery Photography / Film
AXIS building 2F, 5-17-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032, Japan
Cooperation : SCAI THE BATHHOUSE
Wandering
Nawa's sculpture “PixCell-Deer#52” is on show at Towada Art Center, Aomori, Japan. This artwork is on loan from a private collection, and it will be exhibited in the new space of the museum until September 2023.
Exhibition Period : until September 2023
Opening Hours : 9:00 - 17:00 (Admission until 30 minutes before closing)
Closed : Mondays (Except for National Holidays on Monday, in which case the Art Center is open on the holiday and closed the following Tuesday instead)
Venue : Towada Art Center
〒034-0082 10-9 Nishi-Nibancho, Towada-shi, Aomori, Japan
photo: Kuniya Oyamada
Towada Art Center
The Meiji Jingu Forest Festival of Art will be held in the Meiji Jingu forest to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Meiji Shrine. Kohei Nawa's sculpture “Throne (g/p_pyramid)” will be presented within the group exhibition Kiinseido.
Exhibition Period : 25 March [Thu.] - 30 May [Sun.], 2021
Opening Hours : 11:00 - 16:30 (*Last admission 16:00)
Closed : Thursdays (*March 25th and April 29th will be opened)
Venue : Homotsuden Treasure Museum, Meiji Jingu
1-1 Yoyogikamizonocho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8557, Japan
Cooperation : Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan Arts Council, Meiji Jingu Forest Festival of Art Committee, General Incorporated Association Art Powers Japan
Kiinseido
Sandwich has been in charge of the art direction of “REF Kyoto Hachijoguchi by VESSEL HOTELS”, which opened on March 1st. Artworks by artists of the Kyoto art scene are displayed throughout the hotel.
Venue : REF Kyoto Hachijoguchi by VESSEL HOTELS
57 Higashikujo Muromachi, Minami Ward, Kyoto 601-8001, Japan
Reservation : https://www.vessel-hotel.jp/ref/kyoto/
TEL : +81-75-662-7001
Participating Artists：Mizuki Ashikawa, Azusa Ishihara, Nanami Inoue, Yasuko Iba, Hideki Kimura, Kodai Nakahara, Ryoichi Fujisaki, Chie Matsui, Yuzuho Matsuoka, Moeko Miyazaki, Kohei Yamada, Naosuke Wada
photo : Tomooki Kengaku *上から1,3,4枚目
REF Kyoto Hachijoguchi by VESSEL HOTELS
From April 12th, Kohei Nawa will present Metamorphosis Garden, a new installation depicting a “World where life and matter coexist in the ambiguous existence of their boundary” in the atrium of GINZA SIX in Tokyo, Japan. This installation will be exhibited for one year.
Exhibition Period : 12 April [Mon.], 2021 - April, 2022 (TBD)
Opening Hours : [Store & Cafe] 10:30 - 20:30
[Restaurant] 11:00 - 23:00
*Some stores and restaurants have different operating hours. Please check the official website for details.
Closed : Irregular holidays
Venue : GINZA SIX 2F atrium
6-10-1, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan
Cooperation (AR Project) : KDDI au Design project[ARTS & CULTURE PROGRAM]
Metamorphosis Garden
As MtK Contemporary Art is holding its very first exhibition, we are pleased to present TAIYO, a group show by Kengo Kito, Daisuke Oba, and Kohei Nawa.
Exhibition Period : 20 March [Sat.] - 9 May [Saun.], 2021
Opening Hours : 11:00 - 18:00
Closed : Mondays
Venue : MtK Contemporary Art
20-1 Okazaki Minamigoshocho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, 606-8334, Japan
Cooperation : SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, Sandwich Inc.
TAIYO
Kohei Nawa's solo exhibition Oracle, currently held at GYRE GALLERY in Tokyo, Japan, will run until Ja nua ry31st.
This exhibition presents nine series including new works, with many of the works created last year. There are only a few days left, so please take this opportunity to visit the exhibition.
Exhibition Period : until 31 January [Sun.], 2021
Opening Hours : 11:00 - 20:00
*Restricted admission to avoid overcrowding
Venue : GYRE GALLERY
GYRE 3F, 5-10-1 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan
Cooperation : SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, GRAND MARBLE, HiRAO INC, Sandwich Inc.
Oracle
Up_01, the first exhibition of a series introducing up-and-coming artists from Kyoto, will be held at GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS, GINZA ATRIUM in Tokyo.
The exhibiting artists have been mainly selected among the graduate students and graduates of the seminars conducted by Kito, Ohaba, and Nawa at Kyoto University of Art and Design. This exhibition series aims at taking them to a deserved next level of recognition.
Kyoto is famous for its intergenerational connections and a network of art colleges, which has led to a thriving dialogue among artists and the creation of a unique cultural sphere in contemporary art. This exhibition will present the latest works of young artists from the Kyoto art scene, for the first time in Tokyo.
Exhibition Period : 14 January [Thu.] - 21 January [Thu.], 2021
*Exhibition periods are subject to change
Hours : 10:00 - 22:30
Venue : GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS, GINZA ATRIUM
GINZA SIX 6F, 6-10-1, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan
Organization : CCC Artlab Co.,Ltd., GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS
Cooperation : ONIDAIMYOU, Sandwich Inc.
Contact : +81(0)3 3575 7755 / info.ginza@ccc.co.jp
Participating Artists : Shiya Imanishi, Yurina Okada, Kengo Kito, Yuki Saegusa, Mika Shinagawa, Kanako Shintaku, Kohei Nawa, Kohei Yamada, Mio Yamato, Naosuke Wada
Up_01
Nawa’s sculpture “PixCell-Toy-Deer (couple)” is on exhibit at the group show Self Portrait held at Gallery Nomart, Osaka, Japan.
Exhibition Period : until 26 December [Sat.], 2020
Venue : Gallery Nomart
3-5-22, Nagata, Joto-ku, Osaka 536-0022 Japan
Hours : 13:00 - 19:00
Closed : Sundays, National holidays
photo: Nobutada OMOTE | Sandwich
Self Portrait
Kohei Nawa presents a solo exhibition Oracle at GYRE GALLERY in Omotesando, Tokyo. This exhibition consists of nine series including new works, with many of the works created this year.
Exhibition Period : until 31 January [Sun.], 2021
Opening Hours : 11:00 - 20:00
*Restricted admission to avoid overcrowding
Venue : GYRE GALLERY
GYRE 3F, 5-10-1 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan
Cooperation : SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, GRAND MARBLE, HiRAO INC, Sandwich Inc.
Oracle
KDDI and Kohei Nawa | Sandwich have developed a new iOS application “AR x ART KOHEI NAWA” that uses the latest AR technology and 5G.
With this application, we aim at offering a new art experience by establishing a method of expression that combines AR technology and art. Using advanced technologies such as LiDAR scanner and Indoor Mapping, we will offer three contents that expand the concept of sculpture.
-“PixCell_AR” transforms objects into “PixCell” in real-time. (To be released in December 2020 or later.)
-“AR × ART COLLECTION”, enables you to place AR “multiple” works in the real world.
-“White Deer_AR” invites you to an art journey to find “White Deer”.
*This project is part of the “augART” project, jointly promoted by KDDI and The Chain Museum.
AR × ART KOHEI NAWA
The Meiji Jingu Shrine will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its enthronement on November 1st, and is holding special nighttime prayers from October 30th to November 1st, where “Ho / Oh” can be seen at night. The exhibition of "Ho / Oh" will be on display for the remaining four days until November 3rd.
Along with visiting Meiji Jingu, we invite you to take a look at Kohei's solo exhibition Oracle at GYRE GALLERY in Omotesando, Tokyo. This exhibition consists of nine series including new works, with many of the works created this year.
◼️Ho / Oh
Exhibition Period : until 3 November [Tue.], 2020
Opening Hours : Following the opening/closing time of the gate at Meiji Jingu
Venue : South Gate, Meiji Jingu
1-1 Yoyogikamizonocho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8557, Japan
Cooperation : Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores Co.Ltd., Daimaru Shinsaibashi Store
WEBSITE
◼️White Deer (Meiji Jingu)
Exhibition Period : until 13 December [Sun.], 2020
Opening Hours : Following the opening/closing time of the gate at Meiji Jingu
Venue : In front of the Meiji Jingu Museum, Meiji Jingu
1-1 Yoyogikamizonocho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8557, Japan
WEBSITE
◼️Oracle
Exhibition Period : until 31 January [Sun.], 2021
Opening Hours : 11:00 - 20:00
*Restricted admission to avoid overcrowding
Venue : GYRE GALLERY
GYRE 3F, 5-10-1 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan
Cooperation : SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, GRAND MARBLE, HiRAO INC, Sandwich Inc.
WEBSITE
photo: Nobutada OMOTE | Sandwich
Sandwich was in charge of the art direction for “HOTEL ANTEROOM SEOUL”, which opened on October 22nd.
“ANTEROOM” has been developing unique hotels in various cities where guests can experience art and culture by introducing young artists connected with the local area, under the direction of curatorial unit ONIDAIMYOU (Kengo Kito, Daisuke Oba, and Kohei Nawa).
This is the third "HOTEL ANTEROOM" following Kyoto and Naha, and is located in Seoul's fashion district. We have selected artists from South Korea and Japan who have a visual impact to reach fashion-conscious people.
From November 6, TRANSDUCER, an exhibition by young Korean artist Sungyong Bea and Japanese composer Marihiko Hara will be held at the gallery space GALLERY 9.5 SEOUL connected to the hotel.
Venue : HOTEL ANTEROOM SEOUL
153 Dosandaero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06037, Korea
Reservation : https://be.wingsbooking.com/en/HTR1?
TEL : +82-2-542-2300
Participating Artists : Daisuke Ohba, Kengo Kito, Asami Kiyokawa, Mika Shinagawa, Takuro Tamura, Fumika Tsuchitori, Morihiko Hara, Sungyong Bea, Akihiro Miki
◼︎TRANSDUCER
Exhibition Period : 6 November [Fri.] - 20 December, 2020
Opening Hours : 10:00 - 20:00
Venue : GALLERY 9.5 SEOUL
HOTEL ANTEROOM SEOUL B2F, 153 Dosandaero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06037, Korea
Photo: Nacasa & Partners
HOTEL ANTEROOM SEOUL
Sandwich's art-directed exhibition ANTEROOM NAHA_Phase 2020 at HOTEL ANTEROOM NAHA will be extended until the end of November. Artworks by young artists from Okinawa, Kyoto, and Tokyo will be displayed throughout the hotel.
Venue : HOTEL ANTEROOM NAHA
3-27, Maejima, Naha City 900-0016 Okinawa, Japan
Reservation : https://asp.hotel-story.ne.jp/ver3d/planlist.asp?hcod1=6A050&hcod2=001&mode=seek&clrmode=true&reffrom=
TEL : +81-98-860-515
Participating Artists : Saki Inamoto, Nanami Inoue, Taisei Otsuka, Yurina Okada, Kota Kamida, Toru Kamiya, Kengo Kito, Nanako Kinjo, Yu Kurosaka, Erika Kobayashi, Daichi Sato, Mika Shinagawa, Kanako Shintaku, Masahasu Shin, Tomohiro Takahashi, Rie Tanji, Narumi Tsubakino, Sango Terada, Ena Nagao, Kohei Nawa, Marihiko Hara, Misaki Hirokawa, Atsuki Fujimoto, Aoi Horiguchi, Yuzuho Matsuoka, Koga Miura, Nao Mie, Saya Mimura, Moeko Miyazaki, Eri Yagi, Mio Yamato, yang02, Taena Yoshida, Yuto Yonemura
Photo: Nacasa & Partners
HOTEL ANTEROOM NAHA
Nawa’s sculpture will be on exhibit at the group show Self Portrait held at Gallery Nomart, Osaka, Japan.
Exhibition Period : 14 November [Sat.] - 26 December [Sat.], 2020
Venue : Gallery Nomart
3-5-22, Nagata, Joto-ku, Osaka 536-0022 Japan
Hours : 13:00 - 19:00
Closed : Sundays, National holidays
Self Portrait
Exhibition Period : 14 November [Sat.] - 26 December [Sat.], 2020
Venue : Gallery Nomart
3-5-22, Nagata, Joto-ku, Osaka 536-0022 Japan
Hours : 13:00 - 19:00
Closed : Sundays, National holidays
Self Portrait
Kohei Nawa presents his solo exhibition Oracle at GYRE GALLERY and “Ho / Oh” in the Centennial Celebration of the Establishment of Meiji Jingu from tomorrow, October 23rd.
The current pandemic made international travels problematic, but mostly gave him the opportunity to spend time in the studio and work on a variety of new creations: this show reveals a selection of the pieces born from his latest experimentations, including “Dune”, paintings in which he produced complex materiality and textures by combining multiple art media, paints and oils, and “Blue Seed” using UV lasers and special pigments.
This exhibition coincides with the Centennial Celebration of the Establishment of Meiji Jingu in which Nawa contributes to the special presentations of “Ho / Oh” and “White Deer (Meiji Jingu)”. “Ho / Oh”, the first contemporary art to be exhibited at “Shinmon”, will be on display until November 3rd starting from tomorrow. Please come and enjoy visiting it together with “White Deer (Meiji Jingu)”, which will be exhibited until December 13th.
◼️『Oracle』
Exhibition Period : 23 October [Fri.], 2020 - 31 January [Sun.], 2021
Opening Hours : 11:00 - 20:00
*Restricted admission to avoid overcrowding
Venue : GYRE GALLERY
GYRE 3F, 5-10-1 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan
Cooperation : SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, GRAND MARBLE, HiRAO INC, Sandwich Inc.
*The title of the exhibition, Oracle, is a reference to things that provide a divine revelation, divine will, and guidance.
WEBSITE
◼️Ho / Oh
Exhibition Period : 23 October [Fri.] – 3 November [Tue.], 2020
Opening Hours : Following the opening/closing time of the gate at Meiji Jingu
*A special night-time adoration will be held during October 30rd to November 1st
Venue : South Gate, Meiji Jingu
1-1 Yoyogikamizonocho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8557, Japan
Cooperation : Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores Co.Ltd., Daimaru Shinsaibashi Store
WEBSITE
◼️White Deer (Meiji Jingu)
Exhibition Period : until 13 December [Sun.], 2020
Opening Hours : Following the opening/closing time of the gate at Meiji Jingu
*A special night-time adoration will be held during October 30rd to November 1st
Venue : In front of the Meiji Jingu Museum, Meiji Jingu
1-1 Yoyogikamizonocho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8557, Japan
WEBSITE
Kohei Nawa is happy to inform that he is launching his Instagram account @nawa_kohei.
For the many that have been following the account, thank you! Sandwich is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, and it felt important to finally activate it. Nawa and his team are excited to start sharing reflections and memories of years of experimental projects, current challenges and artistic experiences. Please follow us @nawa_kohei #koheinawa #nawakohei #名和晃平
For the many that have been following the account, thank you! Sandwich is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, and it felt important to finally activate it. Nawa and his team are excited to start sharing reflections and memories of years of experimental projects, current challenges and artistic experiences. Please follow us @nawa_kohei #koheinawa #nawakohei #名和晃平
The special exhibition of Kohei Nawa’s sculptures “Ho / Oh”, a carved and acquired wooden sculpture, will be displayed at the South Gate of the Meiji Shrine as a part of the 100th anniversary of the Meiji Shrine’s enthronement. A particular detail are the gems on the phoenix’s necklaces that have a bamboo fruit shape, which the mythical East Asian phoenix is said to have liked. The wood used for the sculptures is taken from Meiji Shrine camphor trees. Also, the sculpture “White Deer (Meiji Jingu)” is on exhibit at the entrance of the Meiji Jingu Museum.
Exhibition Period : 23 October [Fri.] - 3 November [Tue.], 2020
Opening Hours : Following the opening/closing time of the gate at Meiji Shrine
*A special night-time adoration will be held during October 30rd to November 1st
Venue : Meiji Jingu Inner Shrine
1-1 Yoyogikamizonocho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8557, Japan
Cooperation : Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores Co.Ltd., Daimaru Shinsaibashi Store
photo: Keizo KIOKU
photo: Nobutada OMOTE | Sandwich
100th anniversary of the Meiji Shrine’s enthronement
Kohei Nawa presents a solo exhibition Oracle at GYRE GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan.
As an homage to the Kamakura-Period sculpture Kasuga Shinroku Shari Zushi, Nawa will display “Trans-Sacred Deer (g/p_cloud_agyo)” – also known as Kumojika – produced using woodcarving, urushi lacquer, and gold and platinum leaf techniques. This work is part of a project that Nawa has been developing for a few years, and aiming at promoting traditional crafts in Kyoto years. The current pandemic made international travels problematic, but it mostly gave him the opportunity to spend time in the studio and work on a variety of new creations: this show reveals a selection of the pieces born from his latest experimentations, including paintings in which he produced complex materiality and textures by combining multiple art media, paints and oils as well as new works using fog and UV lasers.
Also, GYRE’s atrium features the sculpture installation “Silhouette”, a work that was developed for pianist Koki Nakano’s concert stage in Spiral Hall in Tokyo and ROHM Theatre Kyoto in 2018. Revolving bodies made of curves extracted from melodic sound determine the volumes, while highly reflective silicon carbide beads cover the surface “skin”.
The exhibition coincides with the Centennial Celebration of the Establishment of Meiji Jingu to which Nawa contributes with special exhibitions of “Ho / Oh” and “White Deer (Meiji Jingu)”. These sculptures mark the way from Omotesando to the main shrine and represent hope for a new future.
*The title of the exhibition, Oracle, is a reference to things that provide a divine revelation, divine will, and guidance.
Exhibition Period : 23 October [Fri.], 2020 - 31 January [Sun.], 2021
Opening Hours : 11:00 - 20:00
*Restricted admission to avoid overcrowding
Venue : GYRE GALLERY
GYRE 3F, 5-10-1 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan
Cooperation : SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, GRAND MARBLE, HiRAO INC, Sandwich Inc.
photo: Nobutada OMOTE | Sandwich
Oracle
Kohei Nawa and Damien Jalet’s collaborative work, “VESSEL”, was awarded the Golden Pen - the Best Performance Prize for the 2019/20 Season (Plume d’Or du Spectacle) by the French critics troupe “Danses avec la plume (Dance with Pen)". The nomination was made by dance critic and journalist Jean-Frederic Saumont.
《VESSEL Project by Damien Jalet | Kohei Nawa》
Choreography : Damien Jalet | Scenography: Kohei Nawa
Music : Marihiko Hara (Special Guest: Ryuichi Sakamoto)
Dancers : Aimilios Arapoglou, Nobuyoshi Asai, Nicola Leahey, Ruri Mitoh, Jun Morii, Mirai Moriyama, Naoko Tozawa
Lighting : Yukiko Yoshimoto, Kazuya Yoshida
Stage Director: So Ozaki | Sound: Marie Charles
Production : Sandwich Inc., Théâtre National de Bretagne
Cooperation : ARARIO GALLERY, Warehouse TERRADA, AMUSE INC., GRAND MARBLE, Caisse des Dépôts Group, The Japan Foundation
photo: Yoshikazu INOUE
Plume d’Or du Spectacle
Kohei Nawa’s sculpture “Trans-Sacred Deer (g/p cloud)”, is presented at NARA TSUTAYA BOOKS in Nara, Japan. This artwork was developed as 3D modeled data, and hand-made by traditional craftsmen excelling in woodcarving, lacquer, gold and platinum leaf techniques. It represents the shinroku deer depicted in the Kasuga Shinroku Shari Zushi sculpture, which is deemed to have been made sometime between Japan's Kamakura Period and the Northern and Southern Dynasties Period.
Venue : NARA TSUTAYA BOOKS
1-691-1, Sanjo-oji, Nara 630-8013, Japan
Opening Hours : 8:00 - 23:00
photo: Nobutada OMOTE | Sandwich
NARA TSUTAYA BOOKS
Kohei Nawa’s “PixCell-Deer#48” is part of the OKETA COLLECTION : A NEW DECADE exhibition held at Spiral Garden in Tokyo, Japan.
Exhibition Period : until 10 August [Mon.], 2020
Opening Hours : 11:00 - 20:00
Admission : All visitors must book in advance from the website.
Venue : Spiral Garden
Spiral 1F, 5-6-23 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062, Japan
OKETA COLLECTION : A NEW DECADE
Exhibition Period : until 10 August [Mon.], 2020
Opening Hours : 11:00 - 20:00
Admission : All visitors must book in advance from the website.
Venue : Spiral Garden
Spiral 1F, 5-6-23 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062, Japan
OKETA COLLECTION : A NEW DECADE
Kohei Nawa’s “PixCell-Deer#44” is part of the exhibition Animals in Art held at ARKEN – Museum of Modern Art in Ishøj, Denmark, that explores various connections between humans and animals as played out in the Western world’s consumption patterns, storytelling and outlooks on nature views.
Exhibition Period : until 10 January [Sun.], 2021
Opening Hours : [Tuesday - Sunday] 10:00 - 17:00 [Wednesday] 10:00 - 21:00
Closed : Monday
Venue : ARKEN – Museum of Modern Art
Skovvej 100, 2635 Ishøj, Denmark
Animals in Art
Exhibition Period : until 10 January [Sun.], 2021
Opening Hours : [Tuesday - Sunday] 10:00 - 17:00 [Wednesday] 10:00 - 21:00
Closed : Monday
Venue : ARKEN – Museum of Modern Art
Skovvej 100, 2635 Ishøj, Denmark
Animals in Art
Kohei Nawa’s “PixCell-Bambi#10” is part of the exhibition Cherish, your imagination held at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan.
Exhibition Period : until 27 September [Sun.], 2020
Opening Hours : 10:00 - 18:00 (Tickets available until 30 minutes before closing.)
Closed: Monday (Open on August 10th and September 21st), August 11th, September 23rd
Venue : Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
4-1-1 Miyoshi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0022, Japan
Cherish, your imagination
Exhibition Period : until 27 September [Sun.], 2020
Opening Hours : 10:00 - 18:00 (Tickets available until 30 minutes before closing.)
Closed: Monday (Open on August 10th and September 21st), August 11th, September 23rd
Venue : Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
4-1-1 Miyoshi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0022, Japan
Cherish, your imagination
“Ether (Octagon)”, standing at around 7.3-meters tall was installed as an outdoor permanent work in the ShinPuhKan Complex in Kyoto. The complex was reopened to the public on June 11th. This piece is the first public artwork of Kohei Nawa that is located in Kyoto and symbolizes the eternity of all life forces.
Grand Open : 11 June [Thu.], 2020
Hours : [Product sales] 11:00 - 20:00 / [Food & Drink] 11:00 - 23:00 *Excluding some shops
Venue : ShinPuhKan
586-2, Karasumadori Aneyakoji-sagaru, Banocho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8172, Japan
photo: Nobutada OMOTE | Sandwich
ShinPuhKan
(THISIS)SHIZEN, a shop focusing on the bounty of nature and on forms and foods produced from nature by the work of human hands, is opening on the ground floor of ShinPuhKan. Sandwich was responsible for spatial design and art direction.
“Seed”, Kohei Nawa’s sculpture at the center of the shop, was inspired by the panspermia hypothesis, which suggests that life on Earth was seeded by meteorites from out in the Cosmos. Its motifs include organic compounds that are the building blocks of life, spores or seeds, and ova, and it conveys the way that they arrive on Earth through the clouds. As little design as possible was applied to the shop’s interior—utilizing the space as built, with inorganic materials such as mortar, stainless steel, and glass added where necessary to provide functionality.
Grand Open : 11 June [Thu.], 2020
Hours : [Food] 8:00 - 20:00 *Opens 11:00 - 20:00 from 11th to 14th of June
[Nature & Art] 11:00 - 23:00
Venue : (THISIS)SHIZEN
ShinPuhKan 1F, 586-2, Karasumadori Aneyakoji-sagaru, Banocho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8172, Japan
Tel : +81-(0)75-585-5226
photo: Nobutada OMOTE | Sandwich
(THISIS)SHIZEN
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Meiji Shrine, the Meiji Jingu Forest Festival of Art will be held in the Meiji Jingu forest. Various events will be held throughout the year under the theme of “Celebrate, Pray and Create”. Kohei Nawa's artwork "White Deer (Meiji Jingu)" will be exhibited at the outdoor sculpture exhibition Tenkukaikatsu opening on March 20th.
Date (Tenkukaikatsu) : 20 March [Fri.] - 13 December [Sun.], 2020
Venue: Meiji Jingu Inner Shrine
1-1 Yoyogikamizonocho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8557, Japan
Hours: Following the opening/closing time of the gate at Meiji Shrine
* “Throne (g/p_pyramid)” will be shown at the exhibition Kiinseido held at Homotsuden Treasure Museum.
Meiji Jingu Forest Festival of Art
SANDWICH was in charge of the art direction of “HOTEL ANTEROOM NAHA”, which opened its doors on February 27th. This hotel will be the second "ANTEROOM" following the Kyoto branch, and is a place to experience new art and culture in Okinawa.
The curatorial group "ONIDAIMYO" (consisting of Kengo Kito, Daisuke Ohba, and Kohei Nawa) focuses on showing young artists from Okinawa, Kyoto, and Tokyo in their exhibition titled "ANTEROOM NAHA_Phase 2020". This space allows one to experience art and culture throughout the hotel.
Venue : HOTEL ANTEROOM NAHA
3-27, Maejima, Naha City 900-0016 Okinawa, Japan
Reservation : https://asp.hotel-story.ne.jp/ver3d/planlist.asp?hcod1=6A050&hcod2=001&mode=seek&clrmode=true&reffrom=
TEL : +81-98-860-515
《Participating Artists》
Saki Inamoto, Nanami Inoue, Taisei Otsuka, Yurina Okada, Kota Kamida, Toru Kamiya, Kengo Kito, Nanako Kinjo, Yu Kurosaka, Erika Kobayashi, Daichi Sato, Mika Shinagawa, Kanako Shintaku, Masahasu Shin, Tomohiro Takahashi, Rie Tanji, Narumi Tsubakino, Sango Terada, Ena Nagao, Kohei Nawa, Marihiko Hara, Misaki Hirokawa, Atsuki Fujimoto, Aoi Horiguchi, Yuzuho Matsuoka, Koga Miura, Nao Mie, Saya Mimura, Moeko Miyazaki, Eri Yagi, Mio Yamato, yang02, Taena Yoshida, Yuto Yonemura
HOTEL ANTEROOM NAHA
ARTISTS' FAIR KYOTO 2020 is a brand new art fair in Kyoto that is organized and produced by artists. The fair and its satellite events will be held throughout Kyoto, Japan. Along with the event, Kohei Nawa will exhibit his works in collaboration with the programmer Ryo Shiraki at the Kyoto Shimbun BLDG. B1F, Kyoto, Japan.
Exhibition Period : 29 February [Sat.] - 1 March [Sun.], 2020
Venue : 1. Museum of Kyoto Annex (Former Bank of Japan Kyoto Branch)
Sanjo-Takakura, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8183, Japan
2. The Kyoto Shimbun BLDG. B1F
B1F, 239, Shoshoicho, Ebisugawa-agaru, Karasuma-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-0862, Japan
Hours : 11:00 - 18:00
*Please check the official website for the information relates to satellite events.
ARTISTS’ FAIR KYOTO 2020
Exhibition Period : 29 February [Sat.] - 1 March [Sun.], 2020
Venue : 1. Museum of Kyoto Annex (Former Bank of Japan Kyoto Branch)
Sanjo-Takakura, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8183, Japan
2. The Kyoto Shimbun BLDG. B1F
B1F, 239, Shoshoicho, Ebisugawa-agaru, Karasuma-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-0862, Japan
Hours : 11:00 - 18:00
*Please check the official website for the information relates to satellite events.
ARTISTS’ FAIR KYOTO 2020
SANDWICH has collaborated with the Starbucks Coffee Kyoto BAL Store to curate their space with over 80 idiosyncratic artworks by young artists. Since its opening, 15 artworks have been replaced and are now on display.
Store Location : Starbucks Coffee Kyoto BAL Store
Kyoto BAL 3F, 251, Yamazakicho, Kawaramachi dori-Sanjo-Sagaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8032, Japan
Business Hours: 11:00 - 20:00
Regular holiday : Irregular
Tel: +81-75-746-6710
photo: Nobutada OMOTE | SANDWICH
Starbucks Coffee Kyoto BAL
To celebrate their 30th anniversary, SCAI THE BATHHOUSE will exhibit their show SCAI 30th Anniversary Exhibition in Tokyo at SCAI PARK. For this special occasion, Kohei Nawa will exhibit “Catalyst#20,” which is a site-specific installation specifically made for this exhibit.
Exhibition Period : 25 January [Sat.] - 8 February [Sat.], 2020
Venue : SCAI PARK
TERRADA Art Complex 5F, 1-33-10 Higashi Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0002 Japan
Hours : [Tue. / Wed. / Thu. / Sat.] 11:00 - 18:00 / [Fri.] 11:00 - 20:00
*Closed on Sundays, Mondays, National holidays
SCAI 30th Anniversary Exhibition
Kohei Nawa was awarded the 32nd Kyoto Art Culture Award. His series “Ether” and “Direction” are exhibited in the special exhibition held at the Museum of Kyoto.
Exhibition Period : until 26 January [Sun.], 2020
Venue : The Museum of Kyoto
Sanjo-Takakura ,Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8183, Japan
Hours : 10:00 - 18:00 (10:00 - 16:30 on the final day)
Kyoto Art Culture Award Exhibition
Choreographer Damien Jalet and Kohei Nawa will present their performance piece “VESSEL” at Théâtre National de Chaillot in Paris, France. It will be the first presentation of this collaboration in 2020.
◾️VESSEL Paris
Dates : 6 March [Fri.], 2020 *Starts 20:30
7 March [Sat.], 2020 *Starts 19:45
8 March [Sun.], 2020 *Starts 15:30
10 March [Tue.], 2020 *Starts 19:45
11 March [Wed.], 2020 *Starts 20:30
12 March [Thu.], 2020 *Starts 19:45
13 March [Fri.], 2020 *Starts 20:30
Venue : Salle Jean Vilar, Théâtre National de Chaillot
1 Place du Trocadéro, 75016 Paris, France
Bookings : https://www.theatre-chaillot.fr/en/season-2019-2020/vessel
Organization : Théâtre National de Chaillot
Cooperatoin : ARARIO GALLERY, Warehouse TERRADA, AMUSE INC., GRAND MARBLE, Caisse des Dépôts Group, The Japan Foundation
Production: SANDWICH Inc., Théâtre National de Bretagne
《VESSEL Project by Damien Jalet | Kohei Nawa》
Choreography : Damien Jalet | Scenography : Kohei Nawa
Music : Marihiko Hara (Special guest: Ryuichi Sakamoto)
Dancers : Aimilios Arapoglou, Nobuyoshi Asai, Nicola Leahey, Ruri Mitoh, Jun Morii, Mirai Moriyama, Naoko Tozawa
Lighting : Yukiko Yoshimoto, Kazuya Yoshida
Stage director : So Ozaki | Sound: Marie Charles
photo: Yoshikazu INOUE
VESSEL
Kohei Nawa is participating in DIOR LADY ART, a project where artists are asked to reinterpret the iconic Dior bag “Lady Dior” as an original art piece. Nawa has created a bag inspired by his installation “Biomatrix” which generates infinite bubbles on the surface of silicone oil.
Store Location (Japan) : House of Dior, Ginza
6-10-1, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061
Business Hours: 10:30 - 20:30
Tel: +81-03-3569-1081
*The sale ends when all the stock is sold out.
photo: Go Itami for Dior
#diorladyart #dior #ladydior
DIOR LADY ART
Nawa’s sculpture “Moment#116” is on exhibit at the group show Miracle held at Gallery Nomart, Osaka, Japan.
Exhibition Period : until 1 February [Sat.], 2020
Venue : Gallery Nomart
3-5-22, Nagata, Joto-ku, Osaka 536-0022 Japan
Hours : 13:00 - 19:00
*Closed on Sundays, National holidays, During 28 December to 6 January
Miracle
Nawa’s “PixCell-Deer#51” is on exhibit at the group show Globe as a Palette ;Contemporary Art from The Taguchi Art Collection held at Sapporo Art Museum, Hokkaido, Japan.
Exhibition Period : until 13 January [Mon], 2019
Hours : 9:45 - 17:00 (Last admission 16:30)
Closed : Mondays (open on 13 January) & 29th December to 3rd January
Venue : Sapporo Art Museum
2-75, Geijutsunomori, Minami-ku, Sapporo-shi 005-0864, Japan
Globe as a Palette
Exhibition Period : until 13 January [Mon], 2019
Hours : 9:45 - 17:00 (Last admission 16:30)
Closed : Mondays (open on 13 January) & 29th December to 3rd January
Venue : Sapporo Art Museum
2-75, Geijutsunomori, Minami-ku, Sapporo-shi 005-0864, Japan
Globe as a Palette
Kohei Nawa participates in a group show focusing on works by Japanese hyogu-shi (master of Japanese traditional framing and mounting method) Hideki Murayama, held at Nihombashi Takashimaya S.C., Art Gallery X, in Tokyo, Japan. Nawa's collaborative works "Direction," mounted by Murayama, are on the show.
Exhibition Period : until 25 November [Mon.], 2019
Hours : 10:30 - 19:30
Venue : Nihombashi Takashimaya S.C. 6F, Art Gallery X
2-4-1 Nihombashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8265, Tokyo
Nihombashi Takashimaya S.C.
Exhibition Period : until 25 November [Mon.], 2019
Hours : 10:30 - 19:30
Venue : Nihombashi Takashimaya S.C. 6F, Art Gallery X
2-4-1 Nihombashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8265, Tokyo
Nihombashi Takashimaya S.C.
Nawa’s “PixCell-Deer#51” is on exhibit at the group show Globe as a Palette ;Contemporary Art from The Taguchi Art Collection held at Hakodate Museum of Art, Hokkaido, Japan.
Exhibition Period : until 10 November [Sun.], 2019
Hours : 9:30 - 17:00 (Last admission 16:30)
Closed : Mondays (4 November will be opened)
Venue : Hakodate Museum of Art, Hokkaido
37-6 Goryokaku-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido 040-0001, Japan
Globe as a Palette
Exhibition Period : until 10 November [Sun.], 2019
Hours : 9:30 - 17:00 (Last admission 16:30)
Closed : Mondays (4 November will be opened)
Venue : Hakodate Museum of Art, Hokkaido
37-6 Goryokaku-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido 040-0001, Japan
Globe as a Palette
Kohei Nawa's sculptures “Ho / Oh,” inspired by the Hou-Ou phoenix, are presented for the grand re-opening of the main building of Daimaru Shinsaibashi Store in Osaka, Japan.
The two phoenixes were created using 3D modeling technology, and crafted by the skills of three artisans from Kyoto, specialized in traditional wood carving, lacquer and gold and platinum leaves gilding. The gems on their necklaces have a bamboo fruit shape, which the mythical East Asian phoenix is said to have liked. The wood used for the sculptures is taken from Meiji Shrine camphor trees.
Grand open : 20 September [Fri.], 2019
Open : 10:00 - 20:30
Venue: 1-7-1 Shinsaibashisuji, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 542-8501 Japan
*“Ho / Oh” will be exhibited on the first floor of the main building of Daimaru Shinsaibashi until 11 October. Then, the sculptures will be transferred in the show windows of the Midosuji entrance.
photo: Nobutada OMOTE | SANDWICH
Daimaru Shinsaibashi Store
As an artist and a curator, Kohei Nawa participates in the art, music and food festival, Reborn-Art Festival 2019, organized in Oshika Peninsula and Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
He curated in the "Oginohama" area, a show where the universal image that has existed since ancient times will blend with the scenery. It will be a place full of "Primal Energy".
Exhibition Period : until 29 September [Sun.], 2019
Hours : [Weekdays] 10:00 - 16:00 (final admission at 15:30) / [Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays] 10:00 - 17:00 (final admission at 16:30)
*"Ishinomaki Station" and "Central Ishinomaki" area will be opened from 10:00 - 17:00 every day. (final admission at 16:30)
*Hours may differ depending on the facility and work, so please check each artist’s page.
*Closed on Wednesdays (except when special events are held)
Venue : Oshika peninsula, Ajishima, Central Ishinomaki, Matsushima Bay (Ishinomaki City, Shiogama City, Higashimatsushima City, Matsushima Town, Onagawa Town, Miyagi Prefecture)
Organizers : Reborn-Art Festival Executive Committee, ap bank
Sponsors : GRAND MARBLE, RYOSEN Co., Ltd.
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【Announcement: Workshop to be held in Oginohama】
We will hold a dance workshop in collaboration with choreographer Damien Jalet, an international cast of dancers, and composer/pianist Koki Nakano.
Date/time : 26 September [Thu.] a.m. - 29 September [Sun.] p.m., 2019
Venue : Oginohama area, Ishinomaki
Note : The schedule will depend on the creative directions developed during the workshop. Photography and film are prohibited. Visitors are welcome to watch from the distance to avoid disturbing the workshop.
Participants: [Choreographer] Damien Jalet [Curator] Kohei Nawa [Special participant (Piano)] Koki Nakano [Dancer] Aimilios Arapoglou, Benjamin Bertrand, Jun Morii, Mayumu Minakawa, Ruri Mitoh, Wataru Murakami
photo: Keiko Watanabe(Pontic Design Office)
Reborn-Art Festival
Kohei Nawa will present a solo exhibition at Gallery Nomart for the first time in five years in the Kansai region. Entitled Element - Black, it consists of works from the print work that displays deep vision created by integrated digital layers made from abstractive images and textures from numerous drawings, and new works from "Velvet" series.
Exhibition Period：10 November [Sat.] - 8 December [Sat.], 2018
Hours：13:00 - 19:00 on Monday - Saturday（Closed on Sundays, holidays）
Reception : 10 November [Sat.] 18:00 -
Closing event "Black" : 8 December [Sat.] open 19:00 / start 19:30
Venue：Gallery Nomart
3-5-22, Nagata, Joto-ku, Osaka 536-0022 Japan
URL：http://www.nomart.co.jp/gallery/exhibition/2018_nawa.php
Kohei Nawa will present a solo exhibition at SCAI THE BATHHOUSE in Tokyo for the first time in three years. Entitled Biomatrix, it explores the relationship between skins of objects and spaces.
Central to this exhibition is Nawa’s long-standing sculpture series "LIQUID" (2003 - ongoing): an installation of endless cycles of eruptive cell bubbles emerge on the surface of a liquid compound of silicone oil, metal powder, and pigment. These bubbles spring up and disappear one after another—each of them articulates a unit of the phenomenon caused by particle motion, and constitutes an element of its entirety. This closed circulation of the liquid evokes magma and blood, and due to the high viscosity of silicon oil, illustrates the movement of the material at a speed deceptively slower than the viewer's expectation. The electrically controlled pool becomes an interface that amplifies visual impact, and a flat circuit for the "Pixel", which infinitely produces cell patterns. An orderly grid formation appears as a digital matrix, while closer observation reveals irregularities such as the sporadic and simultaneous effervescence and plosive sounds breaking the surface tension. Viewers are immersed in an audio-visual sensation brought by a series of these events.
For Nawa, the white cube has been a site for enacting primordial natural phenomenon using today’s synthetic compounds. This can be seen in the linear black oil that continues to flow (“Force” 2015-), and a multiplied expanse of foam grown to an oppressive scale (“Foam", 2013-). Striping all materials down to the molecular level, his elemental sculptures visually manifest physical laws, appearing as biological membranes that bind our perception with the substance. Consolidating conceptual oppositions such as the real and the virtual, the micro and the macro, the natural and the artificial, Nawa in this exhibition challenges the boundary between life and the artifact.
Exhibition Period : 10 October [Wed.] - 8 December [Sat.], 2018
Reception : 10 October [Wed.] 18:00 - 20:00
Opening hours : 12:00 - 18:00 on Tuesday - Saturday（Closed on Mondays, Saturdays, holidays）
Venue : SCAI THE BATHHOUSE
Kashiwayu-Ato, 6-1-23 Yanaka, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0001 Japan
URL: https://www.scaithebathhouse.com/ja/exhibitions/2018/09/biomatrix/