VENUES
KOJI KAMOJI, Martwa Nature / Still Life No. 10, 2022. Photo by Kei Okano. © Koji Kamoji, courtesy Take Ninagawa.
AWT FOCUS
Koji Kamoji
Curated by Maria Brewińska
Take Ninagawa
Koji Kamoji left his native Japan for Poland in 1959 and went on to become a key figure in the Polish avant-garde art scene—but is still under-recognized outside his adopted homeland. Warsaw-based curator Maria Brewińska is working closely with the 91-year-old artist to develop this presentation of spatial interventions and abstract compositions for AWT Focus.
ABOUT THE CURATOR
Take Ninagawa
Established in 2008, Take Ninagawa is dedicated to promoting emerging and historically established Japanese artists in a cross-generational, international framework. Represented artists build upon precedents in Japanese postwar experimental art in developing their own approaches to address contemporary concerns. International artists in the gallery’s program are invited to respond to the specific context for contemporary art and culture in Japan while giving expression to the broader perspectives they bring with them. Each exhibition at the gallery is conceived on a project basis, with artists encouraged to develop ideas across a series of exhibitions. Driven by a mission to produce new values that can challenge entrenched power structures in art and society, Take Ninagawa frequently collaborates on initiatives with other galleries in Japan, the Asia Pacific, and beyond. Represented artists include Ryoko Aoki, Thea Djordjadze, Kazuko Miyamoto, Shinro Ohtake, Aki Sasamoto, Danh Vo, Andro Wekua, Tsuruko Yamazaki, and Gozo Yoshimasu.
