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SEIZAN Gallery is excited to announce its participation in Art Miami , open December 3rd through 8th at One Herald Plaza in Miami, FL. The gallery will present works by Hiroyoshi Asaka, Yasuko Hasumura, James Isherwood, and Taro Tabuchi. Hiroyoshi Asaka  (b. 1977, Osaka, Japan) creates hand-carved marble sculptures that challenge our perception of materiality. His works transform marble - a medium historically synonymous with permanence, power, and prestige - into apparent Styrofoam forms, creating an engaging dialogue between the monumental and the seemingly mundane. While demonstrating exceptional technical precision, Asaka's pieces move beyond mere trompe l'oeil to explore deeper questions about value, labor, and time. Yasuko Hasumura  (b. 1958, Hokkaido, Japan) creates ethereal works that emerge through a dialogue between ink, water, air, and washi paper. She begins by applying layers of ink and water onto the canvas, allowing temperature, humidity, water temperature, and other natural elements to influence the ink's pigment and patterns. Upon these atmospheric foundations, Hasumura builds translucent layers of ultra-thin washi paper, trapping air between the fibers to create distinctive whites. Through repeated layering, she engages the materials in conversation, resulting in works that are at once delicate and bold, serene yet vibrant, subtle yet commanding. James Isherwood  (b. 1971, Massachusetts, USA) creates paintings where architectural forms become protagonists in deceptively complex visual narratives. Working in acrylic on paper and panel, his paradoxical compositions are devoid of human presence, inviting viewers to mentally inhabit these dreamlike spaces. His technical process involves hundreds of layered washes combined with precise draftsmanship, resulting in hyper-saturated dreamscapes that hover between playful and unsettling. While drawing on Surrealist traditions, Isherwood has developed a distinctive visual language where familiar architectural elements unfold into nested realities, each seemingly offering passage to another world while remaining tantalizingly out of reach. Taro Tabuchi  (b. 1977, Takamatsu, Japan) creates works in his signature "Yohen Hakuji" style. "Yohen" means kiln mutation or kiln effects, a technique to create unpredicted patterns during the wood-firing process. "Hakuji" is a white porcelain made of mineral-based clay, a style originated in 6th century China. While "Hakuji" was historically developed in the pursuit of pure white, smooth surface porcelain, Tabuchi explores dramatic transformations through an intensive 100-hour firing process in his hand-built "Ana-Gama" kiln in the mountains of Takamatsu. Through the extended interaction of fire, ash, and glaze, Tabuchi achieves complex patterns that emerge organically from the firing process. Art Miami One Herald Plaza NE 14th Street & Biscayne Bay Miami, FL, 33132   Fair Hours: Platinum VIP Preview Tuesday, December 3rd: 11am – 1pm   VIP Preview Tuesday, December 3rd: 1pm - 4pm   General Admission Tuesday, December 3rd: 4pm - 9pm Wednesday, December 4th: 11am - 7pm Thursday, December 5th: 11am - 7pm Friday, December 6th: 11am - 7pm Saturday, December 7th: 11am - 7pm Sunday, December 8th: 11am - 6pm   www.artmiami.com     For further inquiries, please email manager@seizan-gallery.com   Top image: James Isherwood,  Exit To Last Year,  2024. Acrylic on paper. 22.3 x 22.7 in (56.5 x 57.5 cm) 30 x 30.5 x 1.25 in (76.2 x 77.5 x 3.2 cm) Framed. Photo by Thomas Barratt Hiroyoshi Asaka,  KASHOUMON -Corner Protection-Ⅲ,  2023. Marble. 5.1 x 5.9 x 5.9 in (13 x 15 x 15 cm)  Photo by GION. Yasuko Hasumura, To infinity and beyond , 2023. Ink, Japanese paper on canvas. 44.1 x 63.8 x 1.3 in (112 x 162 x 3.2 cm). Photo by GION. Taro Tabuchi,  Round Vase , 2021. Ceramic. 23 x 5.3 x 5.3 in (58.5 x 13.5 x 13.5 cm)

Join us at SEIZAN Gallery for a special screening of  Half Life (2020)  by  Alex Ito , followed by a conversation with curator Howie Chen. In commemoration of  Day of Remembrance (February 19)—marking the issuance of Executive Order 9066 in 1942, which led to the forced incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II—SEIZAN Gallery presents Ito’s  Half Life . This 12-minute video work dreamily weaves together 3D animation and footage from the artist’s visit to Gila River, Arizona, where his grandparents were incarcerated, alongside imagery from a nuclear waste site in New Mexico, Trinity Site at White Plains Missile Range and a family home.  Following the screening, Howie Chen, director and curator at 80WSE Gallery (NYU), will engage in a discussion with Ito about his ongoing exploration of family memory, war, and displacement. The talk will also delve into Ito’s works currently on view in the group exhibition  LIFE STUDIES , including  Western Verbiage V (Risk Management) —a site-specific assemblage in dialogue with works by Miné Okubo and Hiroshima-based photographer Aya Fujioka. Screening & Gallery Talk: Alex Ito X Howie Chen Saturday, February 22, 2pm SEIZAN Gallery 525 W 26th St. Ground Floor, New York, NY 10001 A mixer with refreshments will follow the talk. About the Speakers Alex Ito  is a fourth-generation Japanese American artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the visual cultures of violence, war, and industrialization. His work reflects on historical memory, inviting viewers to recognize the precarious frameworks of life within a world of uncertainty and possibility. Ito’s art has been featured in numerous exhibitions, including  Other World/s  at the Schneider Museum of Art in Ashland, Oregon, currently on view through March 15, 2025. Howie Chen is the director and curator of 80 Washington Square East (80WSE) Gallery at NYU and the founding director of Chen’s, a Brooklyn townhouse gallery. Previously, he held positions at the Whitney Museum and MoMA PS1. His work spans curatorial practice, publishing, and research. Chen is also the editor of Godzilla: Asian American Arts Network 1990-2001 and the curator of Legacy: Asian American Art Movements in New York City (1969-2001) at 80WSE Gallery. Still Image from Alex Ito HALF LIFE (2020)