Tally Beck Contemporary is delighted to present the second solo exhibition in New York for Japanese artist Nobuhito Nishigawara. 

The show consists of approximately a dozen sculptures based on iconic elements of Japanese and Western art. Nishigawara focuses on dichotomies and the blending of cultures. He combines images of toys with replicas of pre-historic and ancient artifacts to convey a sense of visual cross-pollination. Having immigrated from Japan when he was 15 years old, he likes to incorporate images of haniwa as a means to construct identity.

Nishigawara has shown extensively in exhibitions on the West Coast and had his first New York solo show in the autumn of 2012 with Tally Beck Contemporary. He has also shown with Tally Beck Contemporary at artMRKT Hamptons and Art Asia Miami in 2012, at artMRKT San Francisco in 2013, and at the Los Angeles Art Show in 2014. He is an Associate Professor of Art at California State Fullerton and a Visiting Professor at UCLA.

*image (left)
© Nobuhito Nishigawara 
courtesy of the artist and Tally Beck Contemporary Gallery