Hitoshi Nomura Exhibition
Fergus McCaffrey (514 W 26th St.)
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Fergus McCaffrey, New York presents an exhibition of sculptures, sound works, and photographs by the important Japanese artist Hitoshi Nomura.
Nomura’s exhibition in the gallery coincides with For a New World to Come: Experiments in Japanese Art and Photography, 1968-1979 at both the Japan Society (October 9-January 10) and Grey Art Gallery at New York University (September 11-December 5). This critically acclaimed exhibition establishes Nomura as a pioneer in the field of conceptual photography in Japan and reveals his relentless investigation of the interplay between art and science.
From the late 1960s, Nomura started his exploration of the concepts of space and time and their effects on the nature of matter. Works such as Tardiology (1968-69) and Dry Ice (1969) represented a radical reconceptualization of photography, sculpture, and performance by recording the dematerialization of sculptural form and making visible the passage of time. Fergus McCaffrey’s 2010 exhibition Hitoshi Nomura: Marking Time and accompanying publication, Hitoshi Nomura: Early Works, introduced these works in the West.
In the late 1970s, Nomura began studying planetary motion and the meanings and rituals that humankind has developed in response to the rhythm of the universe over millennia. Culturally, these cyclical patterns have inspired sculpture, music, and ritual, and Nomura’s artistic practice reveals fresh representations of these universal rhythms. Four works from the upcoming 2015 exhibition highlight the central themes of Nomura’s work from this period.
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Schedule
from September 10, 2015 to October 24, 2015
Opening Reception on 2015-09-10 from 18:00 to 20:00