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Naoto KawaharaNaked Girl2022oil on canvas72,8 x 53,4 cm
Naoto KawaharaL'Origine du Monde2017oil on canvas45 x 55 cm
Naoto KawaharaNudo sui letto2016oil on canvas53,0 x 41,5 cm
Naoto KawaharaNude S2013oil on canvas50,2 x 65,3 cm
Naoto KawaharaWoman with White Stockings2012oil on canvas63,5 x 50,2 cm
Naoto KawaharaBarefoot Beauty2012oil on canvas35 x 27 cm
Naoto KawaharaButtocks2011oil on canvas41 x 34,2 cm
Naoto KawaharaSpecchiera2011oil on canvas194 x 130,3 cm
Naoto KawaharaReclining Nude2011oil on canvas97,5 x 145,5 cm
Naoto KawaharaFemme Penchee2011oil on canvas84,9 x 100,0 cm
Naoto KawaharaShort Sleep2011oil on canvas91,0 x 72,7 cm
Naoto KawaharaAngles2011oil on canvas60,6 x 45,5 cm
Naoto KawaharaOmbre2010oil on canvas53 x 41 cm
Naoto KawaharaBack2010oil on canvas60,7 x 45,6 cm
Naoto KawaharaGirl in White Chemise2009oil on canvas27,3 x 41 cm
Naoto KawaharaNu assoupi2008oil on canvas60,7 x 45,6 cm
Naoto KawaharaThe Naked to the Ankle Boots2008oil on canvas50,0 x 50,0 cm
Naoto KawaharaPuberty #22007oil on canvas153 x 120 cm
Naoto KawaharaFemme demi-nue2007oil on canvas55,1 x 74,2 cm
Naoto KawaharaTurkish Room2007oil on canvas53,0 x 45,5 cm
Naoto KawaharaSuicide of Lucretia2007oil on canvas40,0 x 26,3 cm
Naoto KawaharaLa Route de Rome2007oil on canvas120,0 x 61,0 cm
Naoto KawaharaLa Ville Endormie2007oil on canvas120,0 x 61,0 cm
Naoto KawaharaNu au Foulard2007oil on canvas90,0 x 58,0 cm
Naoto KawaharaLa Leçon de Guitare2007oil on canvas55,1 x 74,2 cm
Naoto KawaharaBlack Velvet2007oil on canvas107,7 x 200,0 cm
Naoto KawaharaWoman drying herself2006oil on canvas74,2 x 55,1 cm
Naoto KawaharaHalf-nude Woman2006oil on canvas74,2 x 55,1 cm
Naoto Kawaharal'Assassin Menace2006oil on canvas86,7 x 200,0 cm
Naoto KawaharaNu aux bras levés2005oil on canvas90 x 66,4 cm
Naoto KawaharaTronco2005oil on copper30 x 20 cm
Naoto KawaharaPortrait of Laurence2005oil on aluminium30 x 20 cm
Naoto KawaharaLe Lever2005oil on canvas100,0 x 78,5 cm
FRAUENKÖRPER
Kurpfälzisches Museum, Heidelberg, Germany October 24, 2021 - February 20, 2022
TROUBLE IN PARADISE, COLLECTION RATTAN CHADHA
Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands February 7, 2019 - May 26, 2019
Naoto Kawahara, b. 1971 in Tokyo (JP), lives and works in Tokyo (JP).
Naoto Kawahara’s painted women seduce us with their beautiful, soft-skinned young bodies and absent-minded faces. His highly sophisticated formal language goes beyond its many hidden references to art history to reveal a rich fantasy full of strong but subtle erotic undertones. His Japanese models refer to the classical works of Degas, Balthus, Dürer, Magritte, Van Gogh, Munch and other masters of historical Western art. Kawahara reinterprets the masterworks by mentally reimagining and repicturing. The paintings emerge from photographs Kawahara took himself as a sort of diary. He photographs his models in a specific setting and then starts the process of painting. The combination of Japanese and Western imagery can be misleading for viewers who look at the images within the context of their own culture. The works created by Kawahara play with our cultural imprints, our misunderstandings and false interpretations, and with our culture-specific concepts of beauty.
Naoto Kawahara has had a solo exhibition at Le Casa d’Arte in Milan. His work has featured in group shows at Kunsthal Rotterdam, Kunstpalast (Düsseldorf), FLAG Art Foundation (New York), Maison Particulière (Brussels), Assab One (Milan) and the Biennial of Painting (Deinze).
Naoto Kawahara joined the gallery in 2006.
Martin MargielaBodypart b&w2018 - 2020oil pastel on projection screen123 x 222 x 8 cm
N. DashUntitled2022earth, acrylic, canvas, fabric, silkscreen ink, jute151,13 x 78,74 cm59,5 x 31 in
Pietro RoccasalvaStudy for Giocondità2022oil on canvas48 x 64 cm
Kim JonesUntitled2001 - 2007acrylic and ink on photograph45,7 x 30,5 cm
Jenny ScobelAmanda (II)2011pencil, watercolour and wax on gessoed wood81,3 x 61 cm
Pélagie GbaguidiCare2020dry pastel and wool on paper21 x 29 cm
Pélagie GbaguidiCare2020dry pastel on paper29 x 21 cm
Mircea SuciuStudy for "Empathy for Destruction"2022oil, acrylic, liquin, charcoal and varnish on linen70 x 50 cm
Marina RheingantzSexy X2022oil on canvas130 x 110 cm
Jockum NordströmCat Dog Cat2016collage, watercolour and graphite on paper40 x 50 cm
Hyun-Sook Song9 Brushstrokes2017tempera on canvas130 x 70 cm
Jan De MaesschalckImpersonation (based on a photo by Johan Jacobs)2022oil on canvas65,2 x 55,2 cm
Yun-Fei JiThe Dead Are also Moving2007mineral pigments and ink on rice paper89,5 x 97 cm
Grace SchwindtGuard2022ceramic and bronze (edition of 3 + 1 AP)53 x 9 x 9 cm
Kees GoudzwaardOn Display2022oil on canvas70 x 60 cm
Susan HartnettOct. 11 2011 #2, Blue-joint grass (Calamagrostis canadensis)2011charcoal on paper56,5 x 76 cm
Jack WhittenSilver Centerfold2015acrylic on panel3 x (30,5 x 30,5 cm)
Philip Metten2203222022oil and thread on canvas23,1 x 23,2 cm
Paulo MonteiroUntitled2016oil on bronze (edition of 3 + 1 AP)56 x 2 x 4 cm
Paulo MonteiroUntitled2018oil on bronze (edition of 3)16,6 x 10,5 x 4,8 cm
Paulo MonteiroUntitled2016bronze (edition of 2 + 1 AP)18,5 x 62 x 22,5 cm
Bart StolleUntitled (Heat upon Heat)2022acrylic on canvas40 x 40 cm
Photo: Peter CoxCourtesy Zeno X Gallery, AntwerpInstallation view
Naoto KawaharaPortrait BW2011oil on canvas80,3 x 46 cm
Photo: Peter CoxCourtesy Zeno X Gallery - Antwerp
Photo: Peter CoxCourtesy Zeno X Gallery - AntwerpInstallation view
Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar, The Netherlands Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, United States of America
“East meets West” Collect AAA, no. 424, text by Christine Vuegen (p.16) February 2012
“Hoe verschillend schilderen kan zijn – Armen Eloyan bij Tim van Laere, Naoto Kawahara in Zeno X” ART, no. 92, article by Marc Ruyters (p.15) February 2012
“Japanese painter Naoto Kawahara reinterprets Western art” ZOO Magazine, no.29, article by Marta Gnyp (p.82-85) 2010 – 2011
Michael Imhof VerlagPetersberg, Germany, 2021247 pages, ISBN 9783731911593
Taka Ishii Gallery & Zeno X GalleryTokyo, Japan, 200763 pages