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We have some exciting news as we gear up toward the opening of SEIZAN artist Asako Tabata’s first solo show next month! Two of her works are featured in the current issue of MONKEY, a literary magazine founded by renowned translators Motoyuki Shibata and Ted Goossen. The magazine, originally launched as MONKEY BUSINESS in 2011 introduces new voices from Japan. The latest issue themed “Travel” features writings by Mieko Kawakami, Haruki Murakami, Hideo Furukawa and many more, along with artworks and illustrations by master and emerging artists. Tabata contributed her sculpture of an Amabie made of Papier-mâché as well as an oil painting of an Amabie accompanied by Hiromi Kawakami’s short story “Sea Horse.” The issue is on sale at: https://monkeymagazine.org Asako Tabata, Amabie, 2020. Acrylic on papier-mâché. 11.4 x 2.8 x 3.5 inches (29 x 7 x 9 cm)

SEIZAN Gallery is delighted to announce we will join SCOPE Miami Beach, November 30 through December 5. For our inaugural participation in the Miami Art Fair, we will present two exciting new talents from Japan: Yasushi Ikejiri and Kenta Takahashi. Yasushi Ikejiri (b. 1971 in Hokkaido, Japan) is a contemporary expressionist influenced by a wide range of landscape painters, from Ivan Shishkin to Edward Hopper. Ikejiri chooses mundane scenes from everyday life in Tokyo and depicts them with astonishing detail and saturated color. His painstaking style and modest subject matter reminds us of the pure, celebratory joy found in landscape painting. Ikejiri’s works were first shown in the US at the 2019 Seattle Art Fair followed by a successful solo exhibition HERE, THERE in 2021 at SEIZAN Gallery New York. Kenta Takahashi (b. 1996 in Aichi, Japan) is trained in traditional Japanese style painting called “Nihonga.” For his US debut, the artist completed five new paintings including a large scale “byobu” screen. The paintings feature images of diamond steel plate, patinated and covered with random graffiti. Takahashi recreates these ubiquitous urban scenes with washi paper, mineral pigments, and shell powder covered with silver leaves. Takahashi’s paintings defy expectations and present new approaches to the concepts of high and low, East and West, ubiquitous and specific, craftsmanship and industrialism. SEIZAN Gallery at SCOPE Miami Beach BOOTH C015 November 30 - December 5 SCOPE Miami Beach Pavilion 801 Ocean Drive Miami Beach, FL 33139 DOWNLOAD ARTWORK LIST DOWNLOAD ARTIST BIO Photo: Kenta Takahashi, 4-7 Ueno, Taito-ku #1, 2021. Natural mineral pigment, silver leaf on Japanese paper. 28.6 x 23.9 x 0.8 inches (72.7 x 60.6 x 2.1 cm)

SEIZAN Gallery Tokyo & SEIZAN New York are delighted to announce our participation in Art on Paper. It takes place at Pier 36 from September 9th through 12th. Our booth will feature a solo presentation of work by Japanese artist Toshiyuki Kajioka. Born in 1978 in Tokyo, now living and working in Shiga, Japan, Toshiyuki Kajioka has stoically painted one subject only for the last twenty years: the surface of a flowing river. He received his training in Nihonga, traditional Japanese painting, as a young artist at school. Early on, Kajioka experienced an epiphany with the profound realization that the surface of a flowing river was to be his ultimate subject. Working in sumi ink and graphite pencil, Kajioka captures the transcendental wildness, tranquility, and depth of rivers. While the artist captures a riverscape, the work also displays the intense, experiential characteristics of abstract painting. Fumio Nanjo, a curator and former director of Mori Art Museum wrote of Kajioka’s painting, “The creative spirit here is rooted in a kind of outer limit. This very much embodies the spirit of contemporary art. Art is a clear concept, but also a ‘limit’ that is a common thread throughout insanity.” DOWNLOAD ARTWORK LIST DOWNLOAD ARTIST BIO Art on Paper New York Booth: B37 Sep 9 - 12, 2021 Pier 36, Downtown Manhattan 299 South Street New York, 10002 Select VIP Preview Thursday, September 9, 2021 — 6:00pm to 7:00pm Opening Evening Thursday, September 9, 2021 — 7:00pm to 10:00pm Public Hours Friday, September 10, 2021 — 11:00am to 7:00pm Saturday, September 11, 2021 — 11:00am to 7:00pm Sunday, September 12, 2021 — 12:00pm to 6:00pm Photo: Toshiyuki Kajioka, Nagare / Flow, 2021. Ink, pencil on Japanese paper mounted on wood panel. 89.4 x 71.6 x 0.8 inches (227.3 × 181.8 × 2cm).

SEIZAN Gallery Tokyo, New York is delighted to announce our participation for the first time ever in Market Art & Design The Hamptons. It takes place at The Bridgehampton Museum from August 12 through 15. We will present new and recent work of three women artists: Yasuko Hasumura, Eri Iwasaki and Rose Morant. Each artist masterfully utilizes traditional materials of art making as they explore their unique vision in highly contemporary expressions. Yasuko Hasumura (b.1958, Hokkaido, Japan) manipulates Japanese washi paper and sumi ink into a unique abstract expression, capturing air, light or a fleeting instant onto canvas. Hasumura studied oil painting at Tama Art University and contemporary art theory under Lee Ufan. Greatly influenced by her encounter with Noh theatre, which she describes as a “soul-trembling experience,” Hasumura recreates this experience onto canvas. Eri Iwasaki (b. 1968, Hyogo, Japan) circumvents the boundaries of Nihonga, the traditional Japanese painting style. While exploring new techniques via the traditional mediums of mineral pigments, shell powders and gold leaves, Iwasaki powerfully interprets her favorite subjects: nuanced portraits of women and children. Amid haunting dreamlike atmospheres, the strong and willful faces of Iwasaki's portraits appear both real and divine; archaic and contemporary. Rose Morant (b. 1963, Paris, France) has extensive experience of working with artisans in Asia as a collaborator with European luxury fashion and homeware brands. After changing careers and becoming a full-time artist, she began creating sculptural works made of “flower powder.” The powder is derived from dried petals collected from a pagoda in Myanmar and mixed with black lacquer by a local family of artisans. With this unique and vernacular material, Morant presents rhythmic sculptures and golden panels which offer the viewer an epiphanic yet serene experience of strolling in nature. DOWNLOAD ARTIST BIO DOWNLOAD LIST OF WORKS SEIZAN Gallery : Booth B33 General Hours Select VIP Preview: Thursday, Aug 12th - 1:00-5:00 Opening Evening: Thursday, Aug 12th - 5:00-9:00 Public Hours: Aug 13th - 11:00-7:00 Aug 14th - 11:00-7:00 Aug 15th - 11:00-6:00 Location: The Bridgehampton Museum 2368 Montauk Highway Bridgehampton, NY 11932 https://artmarkethamptons.com/ Photo: Eri Iwasaki. Tiny Night, Tiny Light, 2021. Mineral pigment, gofun, gold leaf on Japanese paper mounted on wood panel. 35.8 x 35.8 inches (91 x 91 cm) Photo by GION

SEIZAN Gallery is proud to be an exhibitor with Intersect Chicago, a virtual art fair replacing SOFA for the 2020 edition due to COVID-19. Live online from November 6-12, 2020 at Intersect Chicago with a dedicated VIP Preview Day by invitation only on November 5. The fair will be open to the public, virtually, from November 6 at 12am ET through November 12 at 9pm ET. SEIZAN Gallery will present selected works by contemporary Japanese painters Yasuko Hasumura, Haruomi Izumi, Shigemi Yasuhara and by acclaimed Swiss sculptor Étienne Krähenbühl. About Intersect Chicago The fair is the evolution of SOFA – Sculpture Objects Functional Art. It is the intersection of art, design, and objects. SOFA includes daily highlights on Glass, Contemporary Art, Design, Ceramic and Craft, Outsider Art, Fiber, and Public Art / Sculpture. Intersect Chicago will feature institutions from around the globe with dedicated programming and a selection of galleries showcasing work of these disciplines. Visit the Fair on Artsy Intersect Chicago has partnered with Artsy, the global marketplace for discovering and collecting art. In addition to accessing the fair through the Intersect Chicago website, visitors may also visit the fair through Artsy. As Intersect Chicago’s Main Marketplace Partner, Artsy will provide a unique opportunity for exhibiting galleries to promote their virtual booths to Artsy’s global audience. Collectors can experience Intersect Chicago on Artsy to discover artists, save favorite works, as well as view works on their home walls through Artsy's AR mobile tool to directly purchase work from galleries. Join the Conversation Connect with us on Instagram and Facebook @sofaexpo and hashtags #IntersectChicago and #IntersectFairs. Intersect Chicago Contact: Ashlin Ballif, ashlin@vgmgt.com SEIZAN Gallery Contact: director@seizan-gallery.com Photo: Haruomi Izumi The Eternal Hour, 2019 Natural mineral pigment on Japanese paper mounted on wood panel 38.2 x 63.8 x 0.8 inches (97 x 162 x 2 cm) Photo by GION

Painter Motohide Takami will join the Artist Talk for the upcoming exhibition Catenations hosted by Tiger Strikes Asteroid. Cantenations, is a group exhibition curated by Rachael Gorchov and Jo Yarrington. Works in various mediums explore the roles water plays in health, happiness, as well as the politics of water. Motohide Takami will be showing FIRE.P, 2013 along with works by Atul Bhalla, Gail Biederman, Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow, Mary Dwyer, Timothy Fadek, Julia Krolik and Owen Fernley, Phoebe Murer, Bridget Frances Quinn, Karolin Schwab, and Cheryl Yun. FIRE.P is from the artist's iconic series of “burning house” paintings. They reference the Japanese expression, “fire on another shore,” meaning unfortunate events that are not related to you. This painting addresses the limitations of human empathy and is especially resonant now in 2020. In anticipation of the opening of “Cattentions” now rescheduled for fall, Gorchov and Yarrington are hosting Zoom discussions to introduce the works. Takami will join five of the participating artists from his studio in Tokyo. DATE: JUNE 24, 2020 @8PM (EDT) RSVP HERE: HTTPS://BIT.LY/2AP8N3K You will receive a Zoom link two hours before the start time for this event. Photo: Motohide Takami FIRE.P, 2013 Oil on canvas 51.2 x 76.4 inches (130 x 194 cm)

ART ON PAPER 2020 MARCH 5 - 8, 2020 PIER 36 299 SOUTH STREET NEW YORK, 10002 SEIZAN Gallery Tokyo | New York is pleased to announce the gallery’s participation in the 2020 edition of Art on Paper. Our presentation will showcase a selection of contemporary artists who have mastered traditional materials and techniques, including hand-made washi paper. Featured Artists: Yasuko Hasumura Eri Iwasaki Haruomi Izumi Toshiyuki Kajioka Hasui Kawase Étienne Krähenbühl To request a preview please contact us via email info@seizan-gallery.com For more information on Art on Paper and how visitors can purchase tickets, please visit the Fair’s website. Top: Toshiyuki Kajioka Hyohaku / Spiritual Darkness, 2017 Ink, pencil on hemp paper mounted on wood panel 63.9 x 63.9 x 1.4 in (162.2 x 162.2 x 3.5 cm) Middle: Étienne Krähenbühl Plastique, 7 June 2018 Monotype 22 x 29.5 inches (55.9 x 74.9 cm) Bottom: Yasuko Hasumura Yo / Within the Wind – Embrace, 2010 Ink, Japanese paper on canvas mounted on wood panel 51.3 x 63.8 x 1.2 in (130.3 x 162 x 3 cm)

BEYOND NIHONGA: TRADITION MEETS MODERNISM IN JAPANESE FIGURE PAINTING BY DARIA MELNIKOVA SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2 PM AT SEIZAN GALLERY 521 W 26TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10001 SEIZAN Gallery welcomes Daria Melnikova, Postdoctoral Fellow and Lecturer at the Mary Griggs Burke Center for Japanese Art at Columbia University, for a unique gallery talk on Nihonga painter Eri Iwasaki. Melnikova, whose essay on Iwasaki is included in the exhibition catalog, will explore major artistic traditions in Japan and beyond as well as how contemporary artists rediscover and reinterpret the traditions of the past. Participants will look at The Tale of Genji and 17th-century genre paintings, Ukiyo-e prints, Renaissance portraiture, modern Yōga and Nihonga, and contemporary artists such as Yoshitomo Nara in conjunction with Iwasaki's work. To attend the talk, please RSVP to info@seizan-gallery.com. Photo: Eri Iwasaki, Tiny Light, Tiny Night, 2019 Photo by GION

SEATTLE ART FAIR AUGUST 1-4, 2019 CENTURYLINK FIELD EVENT CENTER SEIZAN Gallery has been selected to participate in the 2019 edition of the Seattle Art Fair. For the fair, SEIZAN Gallery will present a selection of paintings from Japanese artists that include Yasuko Hasumura, Yasushi Ikejiri, Yuichi Inoue, Haruomi Izumi, Toshiyuki Kajioka, Yayoi Kusama, and Toko Shinoda. SEIZAN is pleased to join the fifth edition of the Seattle Art Fair, and to present a cutting-edge selection of contemporary Japanese art. Each artist chosen for the SEIZAN Gallery booth pursues a fresh view of the world with their distinctive style and extraordinary skill gained through their dedication to enduring practices of Japanese painting. For more information on the Seattle Art Fair and how to purchase tickets, please visit the fair’s website. Photographs by Robert Wade