nca | nichido contemporary art

Date: 9.18 (thu.) – 10.25 (sat.), 2025
Gallery hours: Tue. – Sat. 11:00 – 19:00 (Closed on Mon., Sun., and National Holidays)
Opening reception: 9.18 (thu.) 17:00 –

nca | nichido contemporary art is pleased to present artist Shinya Imanishi’s new solo show Seeing the Unseen.
While drawing on Eastern philosophy, Western pictorial traditions, and Japanese art, Imanishi investigates the relation between material and image, perspective and distance, trying to give visibility to the ambiguity and uncertainty of those things we deem familiar. First, Imanishi applies several, thick layers of oil paint to the canvas, then, through a vigorous touch, he leaves visible brushstrokes on the painted surface and finally scoops out the paint as he goes. This is the set of actions that breathe life into Imanishi’s works. The smallest change in our perspective or stance brings to light new visual possibilities showing us how our own existence and reality are bursting with changes, ever-so organic and unpredictable.
The exhibition features Imanishi’s new painting series Ties, focusing on small-scale pieces only, and a selection of three-dimensional works which represent the artist’s new artistic endeavor.