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Photo by Silvia Ros SEIZAN Gallery is excited to announce our inaugural participation to Expo Chicago, open from April 11th through 14th at Navy Pier in Chicago, IL. The gallery will present recent works by Hiroyoshi Asaka, Alexa Hoyer, and Toshiyuki Kajioka. Hiroyoshi Asaka (b. 1977, Osaka, Japan) presents his signature series of marble sculptures meticulously rendered to represent blocks of Styrofoam. The artist plays on the drama and surprise of these contrasting opposites, Styrofoam and marble. Asaka intrigues viewers and challenges conventional views on materiality and representation. Despite the lightness and disposability depicted with the subject matter, the marble sculptures are hand-carved entirely by Asaka. This showcases the artist’s conceptual interests as well as his masterful skill as a stone carver. Alexa Hoyer (b. Hamburg, Germany) is a NYC-based Visual Artist working in photography. For Chicago Expo, Hoyer will present work from her ongoing series “Targets,” featuring homemade gun targets in the Nevada desert. The artist traveled to unregulated shooting sites adjacent to Las Vegas, where people shoot recreationally, bringing random everyday items — wood cut-outs, plastic containers, and signs — to use as targets, then left behind, riddled with bullet holes. The "found" assemblages are framed and "shot" again by Hoyer with her camera. The result is unsettling with dark humor and surprising whimsy. The targets resemble readymade sculptures or anti-shrines to mass consumerism, environmental crisis, and American gun culture. Toshiyuki Kajioka (b. 1978, Tokyo, Japan) presents new work from his “Riverscape” series. The monolithic black paintings are rendered with meticulous brushwork in sumi ink and graphite on Japanese washi paper. The series has been the artist’s life work for the last twenty years. Every evening, Kajioka walks to the waterfront in his neighborhood and observes flowing water until sunrise. Back in the studio he recreates images from his memories of the flowing water. Some are calm, others are aggressive. Kajioka’s paintings capture time and being in the transcendental wilderness. Navy Pier in the Festival Hall 600 E Grand Ave Chicago IL 60611 Thursday, April 11, 12-9pm (VIP Preview) Friday, April 12, 11am-7pm Saturday, April 13, 11am-7pm Sunday, April 14, 11am-6pm www.expochicago.com Please email to info@seizan-gallery.com for any inquiries. Photos by Silvia Ros Alexa Hoyer Cone with Balloons and Hose, 2017 Edition of 10, 2 AP Archival Pigment Print 30 x 24 in (76.2 x 61 cm) SE-1474 Toshiyuki Kajioka Tokoyami / Everlasting Darkness, 2024 Sumi Ink, pencil on Japanese paper (Kochi Mashi) mounted on wood panel 63.8 x 63.8 x 1.5 in (162 x 162 x 3.8 cm) SE-1957

[Left] Photo by Rinko Kawauchi [Right] Photo by Sharona Jacobs Photography Special Event Hiromi Kawakami & Kelly Link in Conversation Saturday, April 6, 2pm– SEIZAN Gallery 525 W 26th St. Ground Floor. New York, NY 10001 SEIZAN Gallery is excited to host a very special event: Hiromi Kawakami & Kelly Link in Conversation, in collaboration with the annual anthology MONKEY New Writing from Japan. On Saturday, April 6, MONKEY’s founder, scholar, translator and author Motoyuki Shibata will moderate a conversation between acclaimed authors and MONKEY contributors Kawakami and Link. They will take a deep dive into their latest works and writing practices. MONKEY, published in English and Japanese in separate editions, features visual work by artists, illustrators and photographers, including SEIZAN artists Asako Tabata and Motohide Takami. To celebrate this special event, recent paintings by Asako Tabata and Motohide Takami will be on view in the gallery's Project Space, March 28 through April 27. MONKEY New Writing from Japan and volume 6 of Monkey Business, which features the work of Kelly Link, will be available for purchase at the gallery. HIROMI KAWAKAMI is one of Japan’s most popular fiction writers. Her writing has been published in English, in Manazuru, The Nakano Thrift Shop, Parade, Record of a Night Too Brief, Strange Weather in Tokyo (shortlisted for the Mann Asian Literary Prize in 2013), and The Ten Loves of Nishino. Dragon Palace, translated by MONKEY editor-in-chief Ted Goossen, was published under the MONKEY imprint in 2023. KELLY LINK is an award-winning writer and co-founder of Small Beer Press. Her latest book is the debut novel The Book of Love. Her story collections include Get in Trouble, Magic for Beginners, Pretty Monsters, Stranger Things Happen and White Cat, Black Dog. Her short stories have been published widely, including in The Best American Short Stories and Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards. “Horoscopes,” a collection of 12 very short stories, appeared in Monkey Business, vol. 6 (2016).

[Left] Photo by Carlos Cid. [Right] Photo by Levi Mandel. ©️The Noguchi Museum/ARS ARTIST TALK: Jorge Palacios and Dakin Hart Saturday, January 27, 2-3pm SEIZAN Gallery presents an Artist Talk with sculptor Jorge Palacios and curator Dakin Hart on the occasion of Palacios' solo exhibition Paradoxes of Cognitive Constructs: Physics As Language, which open from Thursday, January 25th through Saturday, March 9th, 2024. Hart, who curated Palacios’ solo exhibition at The Noguchi Museum (New York, 2018-2019), will discuss with the artist his latest sculptures, which are full of conceptual rigor and theoretical depth, and take a deep dive into his artistic practice. For general general inquiries, email to info@seizan-gallery.com For press inquiries, contact Hannah Gottlieb-Graham, ALMA Communications Dakin Hart is currently Curator for Fundación Casa Wabi (Mexico City and Puerto Escondido, Mexico and Tokyo, Japan). Between 2013 and 2023, he was Senior Curator at The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum (New York, NY), where he oversaw the Museum’s exhibitions, collections, catalogue raisonné, archives, and public programming—and had the daily good fortune to collaborate with Isamu Noguchi in absentia. His other previous positions include Assistant Director at the Nasher Sculpture Center (Dallas, TX), Artistic Director and Director of Artists in Residence at Montalvo Center for the Arts (Saratoga, CA), and Assistant to the Director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. He has also worked as an independent writer and curator.

To kickstart 2024, SEIZAN Gallery is excited to host a special dance performance by ELF on Saturday, January 6. ELF is a group of four dancers from Japan, led by Akihito Ichihara, a renowned Butoh dancer and a member of Sankaijuku. ELF will present a special one-day-only performance based on “The Little Mermaid.” Please book your ticket at this link. All proceeds go to support the dancers. About Akihito Ichihara and ELF:Akihito Ichihara is a dancer and a member of the internationally acclaimed Butoh dance group Sankaijuku since 1997. In addition to performing in the company, Ichihara actively produces his solo projects and collaborates with choreographers, directors, and other dance groups internationally. In 2022, Ichihara founded ELF with dancers Rino Fujimoto, Kei Kamioka and Miu Shibata. The company has presented their original performances and hosted workshops in Bogota, Columbia, throughout Mexico, in San Francisco, and Taiwan. A new tour is upcoming in 2024. When Saturday, January 6, 2024 Performance starts at 2pm. Running time 40-60 mins. Where SEIZAN Gallery New York 525 W 26th St. Ground Floor. New York, NY 10001 About Akihito Ichihara and ELF Akihito Ichihara is a dancer and a member of the internationally acclaimed Butoh dance group Sankaijuku since 1997. In addition to performing in the company, Ichihara actively produces his solo projects and collaborates with choreographers, directors, and other dance groups internationally. In 2022, Ichihara founded ELF with dancers Rino Fujimoto, Kei Kamioka and Miu Shibata. The company has presented their original performances and hosted workshops in Bogota, Columbia, throughout Mexico, in San Francisco, and Taiwan. A new tour is upcoming in 2024.

Photo: Courtesy of the artist Holiday Special Akie: Stone Alive December 21, 2023 - January 20, 2024 SEIZAN Gallery is excited to host a special holiday show, Akie: Stone Alive. From December 21, 2023 through January 20, 2024, the artist presents 150 pieces of her latest “stone-art" animals, meticulously rendered on palm-size stones. Akie will join the opening reception on Thursday, December 21, 4-7pm. Additionally she will be at the gallery all day on December 22nd. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to animal rescue and conservation organizations. Inspired by Native American fetish carver and jeweler Jeff Shetima, Akie has developed her own distinctive artistic style, "finding" animal images within stones gathered from rivers. The images are brought to life through her expert application of paint on stone. With fans spanning around the globe, Akie's whimsical stone art has garnered widespread acclaim. This exhibition is an important international debut for the artist outside of her native Japan. How To Purchase Akie's Work: 1 . Check work's availability on ONLIVE VIEWING ROOM. 2 . Email following information to info@seizan-gallery.com Artwork title you wish to purchase Your name Shipping address Phone number Email address Each person can purchase up to 10 pieces. We will reply strictly in order of receipt by email (Please note inquiry/offer through Artsy does not confirm your purchase). We cannot hold any works in reserve. You will receive an email invoice with a payment link for the artwork and shipping cost (FedEx 2 Day). Please click the payment link and complete your purchase promptly. If we do not receive your payment within 24 hours after the email invoice is sent, we will list the works as available again. We will accept international orders. We will inform you of the delivery timeline when the invoice is sent. Works will be shipped after the exhibition is closed on January 20th, 2024. For any questions, please email info@seizan-gallery.com

SEIZAN Gallery is excited to announce our inaugural participation to Art Miami, open from December 5th through 10th at One Herald Plaza in Miami, FL. The gallery will present recent works by five distinguished artists: Ruiji Aiba, Astrid Köppe, Yen Yen-Jui Lai, Asako Tabata, and Motohide Takami. SEIZAN Gallery (Booth AM228) Art Miami One Herald Plaza NE 14th Street & Biscayne Bay Miami, FL, 33132 Hours: Platinum VIP Preview Tuesday, December 5th: 4:30-6:30pm VIP Preview Tuesday, December 5th: 6:30-10pm General Admission Wednesday, December 6th: 11am-7pm Thursday, December 7th: 11am-7pm Friday, December 8th: 11am-7pm Saturday, December 9th: 11am-7pm Sunday, December 10th: 11am-7pm To receive preview, please email info@seizan-gallery.com

Artist Talk with Aya Fujioka Saturday, November 11th, 2-3pm Please join us for an Artist Talk with photographer Aya Fujioka on Saturday, November 11th, 2-3pm. She will be in conversation with art historian Emiko Inoue. They will discuss Fujioka's award-winning series Here Goes River, on view at SEIZAN Gallery New York as part of the group exhibition, Things She Carries. Here Goes River is a tranquil, private documentation of Fujioka's hometown, Hiroshima. Nearly 160 photos show scenes from everyday life around the delta area of Hiroshima, the site of the atomic bomb devastation 70 years ago. Mundane scenes against a backdrop of historic disaster are captured: people gathering in front of a TV showing news of President Obama’s visits to the city; high school students practicing a dance choreography with the iconic Atomic Bomb Dome in the background. For the Artist Talk, Fujioka will discuss how the series started as a personal chronicle, and her struggles to document the city so heavily burdened with history. Aya Fujioka (b. 1972 ) was born in Hiroshima and studied photography at Nihon University College of Art in Tokyo. With a scholarship from the Agency for Cultural Affairs in Japan, she stayed in New York from 2007 through 2012 and created the series Life Studies. After returning to her hometown Hiroshima, she completed Here Goes River, which won her numerous awards including the Kimura Ihei Photography Award and the Hayashi Tadahiko Award. Fujioka’s works have been exhibited at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, The National Art Center in Tokyo, Hiroshima Prefectural Museum, Higashi-Hiroshima City Museum of Art, and Spiral Gallery in Tokyo among many others. Fujioka currently lives and works in Higashi Hiroshima City in Japan. Soft drinks and refreshments will be served. Sign-Up for the event here. Image: Aya Fujioka, Here Goes River (74), 2017. ©Aya Fujioka

Motohide Takami, You(r desire) Ablaze, 2022. Oil and chalk on Panel. 63.8 x 63.8 x 1.2 inches (162 x 162 x 3cm). Photo by Kenichi Hashimoto. SEIZAN Gallery is excited to announce our return to VOLTA New York, open from May 17th through 20th at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City. The gallery will present recent work by three contemporary artists, Yen Yen-Jui Lai, Asako Tabata and Motohide Takami. SEIZAN Gallery (Booth C2) VOLTA New York Metropolitan Pavilion 125 W. 18th St. (bet. 6th & 7th Aves) New York, NY 10011 Hours: Wednesday, May 17, 5-9pm (for VIP ticket holders) Thursday, May 18, 12-9pm Friday, May 19, 12-8pm Saturday, May 20, 12-8pm Sunday, May 21, 12-5pm Register for Tickets here. (Code: SVNY) For previews, email: info@seizan-gallery.com

Dear SEIZAN Gallery supporters, We are writing to share important news of SEIZAN Gallery New York, with a great deal of excitement. After four years, when we inaugurated the gallery, we are moving in April into a new space on the ground floor of 525 W 26th Street, New York, NY 10001. With the new space of 2500 square feet, we will continue and expand our exciting programs of contemporary art. The current exhibition, Yasuko Hasumura: Air and the Void will be temporarily closed after Saturday, March 18th. It will reopen in our new space in early April. Reopening date will be announced shortly. We are very excited to welcome you to our new space soon. Meanwhile we continue to take private viewing appointments while closed to the public. Please don’t hesitate to email info@seizan-gallery.com. Thank you, Seiko Yamada, the owner/founder and the SEIZAN Gallery Team Image: Yasuko Hasumura A Memory, or a premonition, 2022 Sumi ink, Japanese paper on canvas 25.7 x 31.6 x 1 inches (65.2 x 80.3 x 2.5 cm)

SEIZAN Gallery is pleased to announce our return to Art on Paper, open from September 8th through 11th at Pier 36 in New York City. The gallery will present new visions and voices of four contemporary artists who work in “Nihonga,” a traditional style of Japanese painting on “washi” paper. Eri Iwasaki (b. 1968 in Hyogo, Japan) brings new portraits to the fair. Pitch dark backgrounds painted in ground minerals, feature ethereal characters and swirling clouds rendered in platinum paint. The serene faces with steady gaze and straight postures are reminiscent of Buddhist statues in Kyoto, where the artist lives and works. Toshiyuki Kajioka (b. 1978 in Tokyo, Japan) has stoically painted the same subject for twenty years: the surface of a flowing river. Working in sumi ink and graphite pencil, he explores the transcendental wildness and tranquility of watery depths. Kajioka brings new works to the booth in connection with his two-artist show with Kengo Takahashi opening September 8th at SEIZAN Gallery New York. For this presentation, Kenta Takahashi (b.1996 in Aichi, Japan) completed new works from his signature "diamond steel plate” series. Takahashi recreates ubiquitous urban scenes with traditional painting materials of mineral pigment, silver leaf and washi paper.They defy expectation and present new approaches to concepts of abstraction and figurative, East and West, craftsmanship and industrialism. Shigemi Yasuhara (b. 1984 in Aichi, Japan) addresses with solemnity, the most popular subject of Nihonga: nature. Working on a signature butter-yellow background, Yasuhara depicts the branch of a tree, a vine, or a landscape in pitch perfect brush strokes and delicate colors. The paintings are fresh and captivating with the pure joy that nature paintings can offer. SEIZAN Gallery (Booth B39) Art on Paper 2022 Pier 36, Downtown Manhattan 299 South St New York, NY 10002 Hours Thursday, Sep 8, 5-9pm (for VIP ticket holders) Friday, Sep 9, 11am-7pm Saturday, Sep 10, 11am-7pm Sunday, Sep 11, 11am-6pm

SEIZAN Gallery is pleased to announce our return to Art Market Hamptons, open from August 11th through 14th at Nova’s Art Project and Sculpture Park. We will be presenting three contemporary artists: Haruomi Izumi, Étienne Krähenbühl, and Takashi Seto. Haruomi Izumi (b.1979 in Chiba, Japan) is a successor of “Nihonga,” the Japanese-style painting practiced over centuries. Working with traditional materials such as mineral pigments, shell powders, metal leaves and washi paper, Izumi constructs ethereal scenes based on nature. “Nature has a perfect beauty and I don’t find it interesting to only copy it in my painting,” says the artist. "I pursue new beauty by eliminating randomness and creating patterns from a single motif and then simplifying elements I find in nature.” For the Fair, we will present works from his signature “Hour” series. Étienne Krähenbühl (b. 1953 in Vevey, Switzerland) is known for large scale sculptures in a range of metals, including shape-memory alloys and reclaimed metals. They are often kinetic and site specific to the natural environment and to architectural settings. Recently the video of his signature work "Bing Bang" went viral on social medias. In the video, the 3.5 meter round sculpture composed of thousands of wooden chimes produces breathtaking sounds in the park. For this presentation, we will be showing Krähenbühl's interactive works in various sizes. Takashi Seto (b. 1974 in Saitama, Japan) is an artist and researcher of traditional Japanese textiles. He deciphers 17th-century fabric books to revive and reinterpret the forgotten paint dye techniques of "Yuzen.” Works by Seto featured at Art Market Hamptons are created by incorporating and reinterpreting traditional techniques. He fabricates whimsical and delicate scenes from nature and city scapes on silk using the meticulous paint dye process of Yuzen. After painting, the thin silk is stretched over a panel gilded with silver. The glittering of silver shimmers through the thin fabric. Over time the silver gains patina, another distinctive element of Seto’s work. SEIZAN Gallery (Booth B21) Art Market Hamptons 2022 Nova’s Art Project & Sculpture Park 206 Millstone Road Water Mill, NY 11976 August 11 through August 14, 2022 For inquiries, please email to info@seizan-gallery.com. 1 Haruomi Izumi Shady Pines, 2020 Natural mineral pigment on Japanese paper mounted on wood panel 27.6 × 22.1 × 0.59 inches (70 × 140 × 1.5 cm) 2. Haruomi Izumi The Eternal Hour, 2020 Natural mineral pigment on Japanese paper mounted on wood panel 63.8 × 63.8 × 0.59 inches (162 × 162 × 1.5 cm) 3. Étienne Krähenbühl Au fil de l’O (In the Flow), 2018 Edition 1/5 Corten steel, nickel titanium Diameter 27 inches (69 cm), adjustable height 4. Takashi Seto, Namiko Kuroyanagi ME TA KA KE RO, 2016 Japanese cypress, Yuzen dyed silk, silver leaf 36.6 × 47.2 × 1.2 inches (93 x 120 x 3 cm)

Yasushi Ikejiri, Among the Peony Flowers, 2022. Oil on Canvas. 23.9 x 31.6 x 1.2 inches (60.6 × 80.3 x 3 cm). SEIZAN Gallery is delighted to announce our inaugural participation in VOLTA New York, May 18 through May 22. The focus of our presentation is the work of artist Yasushi Ikejiri. Influenced by a variety of landscape painters, from Ivan Shishikin to Edward Hopper, Yasushi Ikejiri (b.1971, Hokkaido, Japan)explores mundane scenes from everyday life in Tokyo. He depicts these images with extraordinary detail and saturated color. The paintings recall the pure, celebratory joy often found in landscape painting, yet a dystopian undercurrent is also present. For VOLTA New York, Ikejiri presents new oil paintings from his recent “candy box” series. The classic children's story The Chocolate Candy Angel by Mimei Ogawa (1882-1961) in a key impetus for this series. Each painting depicts the corner of a desolate street or park and a mysteriously placed empty candy box. With evocative hints at human life in otherwise empty landscapes, Ikejiri speaks to the viewer’s imagination with implied narratives. SEIZAN Gallery at VOLTA New York Booth 309 May 18 through May 22, 2022 548 W 22nd Street New York, NY 10001 Wednesday May 18 Private View: 2-6pm Public Vernissage: 6-9pm Public Opening Thursday, May 19 12-8pm Wednesday, May 20 12-8pm Saturday, May 21, 12-8pm Sunday, May 22, 12-5pm All Inquiries please email: info@seizan-gallery.com