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Masayoshi NojoUnder the Moonlight


16th January 2020 - 15th February 2020

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JD Malat Gallery is proud to present ‘Under the Moonlight’, the first solo exhibition by Japanese artist Masayoshi Nojo, on display from 16 January 2020 until 15 February 2020.

‘Under the Moonlight’ presents a new series of work entitled “Mirage”. Inspired by natural phenomena and Japanese landscapes, Nojo fuses contemporary visual languages with Japanese aesthetics to explore the themes of memory and the passage of time. His use of silver foils on top of a marbled acrylic base creates an array of dark and reflective passages, deeply resonating with the atmospheric mirage one may feel when under moonlight.

Nojo’s new series is highly motivated by the relationship between light and dark in natural scenery. The multi-layered images with both dark and light shimmering passages present an array of grayscale tones in constant flux, allowing the viewer to traverse the complexity of the surfaces and be transported to a landscape in the distant memory of the viewer.

Born in 1989 in Kanagawa, Japan, Masayoshi Nojo completed his MA in Japanese Paintings in 2015 from the Kyoto University of Art and Design. Rooted in Japanese art history, Nojo’s use of silver is reminiscent of Ogata Kōrin’s celebrated work during the Edo Period in seventeenth-century Japan. Drawing upon contemporary methods of creation and traditions in Japanese art and culture, ‘Under the Moonlight’ explores themes of memory and time.

‘Under the Moonlight’ is Nojo’s first solo show outside of Japan. Nojo has shown in many galleries in Japan, such as Tokyo Arts Gallery, Tokyo and the Gallery Art Composition, Tokyo. The widespread acknowledgement and admiration of his work has been marked by his awards, most notably the Grand Prize, Tadasu no Mori Dessin Contest (2009) and the Grand Prize Turner Award (2013).

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Masayoshi NojoMirage #45, 2019Cotton on panel, acrylic, silver foil, aluminium foil150 x 250 cm

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Masayoshi NojoUntitled, 2019Cotton on panel, acrylic, silver foil, aluminium foil80 x 60.5 cm



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Nojo Masayoshi CVb. 1989 - in Kanagawa, Japan. Lives and works in Japan

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2019 Summer Exhibition JD Malat Gallery, London, UK

2017 Mirage, Tokyo Arts Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2016 Mirage, Gallery Art Composition, Tokyo, Japan

2015 Stars popped out of Chaos - Next generation of artists Kyoto University of Art and Design, SPIRAL, Tokyo, Japan

2015 Brilliant Corners, Tokyo Arts Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2015 Kuriwada Eichi special award Ceremony, Sagawa Art Museum, Shiga, Japan

2015 Art Award Tokyo Marunouchi, Tokyo, Japan

2015 Postgraduate Exhibition, Kyoto University of Art and Design, Kyoto, Japan

2014 When the attitude becomes a Form, ARTZONE, Kyoto, Japan

2014 Stories reconsidered by materials, T- Art Complex, Tokyo, Japan

2014 Gashinten, The Sato Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan

2014 This is where I learnt Nihonga, Galerie Aube, Kyoto, Japan

2013 TOKYO WONDER SEED, Tokyo Wonder Site, Tokyo, Japan

2013 Kyoto University of Art and Design Graduation Exhibition, Kyoto University of Art and Design, Kyoto, Japan

2013 Graduation Exhibition pre-event, connect, Dohjidai Gallery of Art, Kyoto, Japan

2012 Gen the 3rd, ex Rissei Elementary School, Kyoto, Japan

2012 Art Festival, Iwami the Blue, Shimane, Japan

2012 The 8th World Painting Grand Prize Exhibition, Sekaido Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

2012 Mebae, Galerie Aube, Kyoto, Japan

2012 INNOV A TE, 3 Japanese Painters, Gallery Kato, Kyoto, Japan

2012 Gashinten, Muromachi Art Court, Kyoto, Japan

2011 Art Auction – STORY vol. 3, Doshisha University , Kyoto, Japan

2011 Gashinten, Muromachi Art Court, Kyoto, Japan

Art Fairs

2019 ZONA MACO, JD Malat Gallery, CDMX, Mexico

2019 Comtemporary Istanbul, JD Malat Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey

2018 Art Fair Tokyo, Gallery Art Composition, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan

2018 VOLTA NY, Gallery Art Composition Tokyo, PIER 90 NY, USA


2017 Art Jakarta, Gallery Art Composition Tokyo, The Ritz – Carlton Pacific Place, Jakarta, Indonesia


2016 Art Osaka, Gallery Art Composition, Tokyo, Hotel Granvia, Osaka, Japan

Awards

2014 Kyoto University of Art and Design Graduate Diploma Exhibition

2014 Sagawa Art Museum Eiichi Kuriwada Special A ward

2013 Academic Prize, Kyoto University of Art and Design Graduation Exhibition

2013 Grand Prize, Art Bar

2013 Creation of Kyoto Albion Award

2013 Grand Prize Turner Award

2013 Tokyo Wonder Seed

2012 The 6th Seison Maeda Prize

2012 The 8th World Painting Grand Prize

2009 Grand Prize, Tadasu no Mori Dessin Contest

Public Collections

HOTEL MYSTAYS PREMIER Group, Tokyo, Japan PIGMENT by Warehouse TERRADA, Tokyo, Japan

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Special Thanks: Jean-David MalatMasayoshi NojoRafael BarrosRichard MorrisseyVictoria Aboucaya

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