MISA SHIN GALLERY
EXHIBITION
NAOYOSHI HIKOSAKA
PWP: PRACTICE BY WOOD PAINTING
Misa Shin Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Naoyoshi Hikosaka, an artist who challenged the institutional framework of art in Japan in the 1970s. “PWP: Practice by Wood Painting” features 12 wood paintings from the 1980s and 1990s that were recently discovered in Hikosaka’s studio. On view for the first time, they include abstract works on wooden supports of various shapes and are characterized by minimalistic forms and tones, layers of colorful transparent paint, and fractal elements. Following performances such as Floor Event (1970), Hikosaka’s wood pieces further his experiments with “post-painting painting.”
VENUE
MISA SHIN GALLERY
- D4
- Hiroo
3-9-11 Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku
Tel. 81-(3)-6450-2334
Misa Shin Gallery opened in 2010 in Shirokane, a central and historically industrial area of Tokyo that still contained small factories at the time. In 2018 the gallery relocated to Minami-Azabu, a quiet residential neighborhood that is also home to many embassies. The gallery represents a multigenerational roster of Japanese and international artists, many of whom work with conceptual and interdisciplinary approaches. The gallery seeks to both present exhibitions of cutting-edge work and establish the historical significance of its artists. In particular, the gallery’s representation of Japanese conceptual artists from the 1960s and ’70s has made lasting contributions to the global understanding and appreciation of postwar Japanese art.
