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KOJI TANADA, To See Love, 2026. Paint on camphor, single wood-block construction, 202.5 x 93 x 53 cm. Photo by Kei Miyajima. © Koji Tanada, courtesy Mizuma Art Gallery.
Photo by Kei Miyajima. Courtesy Mizuma Art Gallery.
KOJI TANADA: TO SEE LOVE
Koji Tanada’s sculptural practice centers on wood carving and the traditional Japanese technique of ichiboku-zukuri, or carving from a single block of wood. Working in close dialogue with his material, Tanada confronts the time and memory embedded in the wood as well as the subtle variations in character it retains from its past life. His carved human figures quietly emerge from the liminal spaces between various conditions, such as childhood and adulthood, humanity and nature, and the individual and society. As such, they also hold space for viewers’ own experiences and sensibilities, harboring a boundless expanse within their stillness. This exhibition features a combination of new works and recent sculptures and paintings that are being presented in Japan for the first time.
MIZUMA ART GALLERY
Executive Director Sueo Mizuma opened Mizuma Art Gallery in Tokyo in 1994. Since its founding, the gallery has represented artists from Japan and, increasingly, the surrounding regions whose works exhibit unique sensibilities unaffected by stylistic trends. Matching the rapid expansion of Asia’s contemporary art market, Mizuma Art Gallery established additional spaces in Beijing and Singapore in 2008 and 2012, respectively. In 2014 the gallery opened the artist residency space Rumah Kijang Mizuma in Yogyakarta to facilitate exchanges between Indonesian and Japanese artists. Mizuma Art Gallery is an active participant in international art fairs, including Art Basel Hong Kong and the Armory Show in New York, and continues to support and promote many internationally active artists.