Babel 1991
B E Y O N D T H E M A N I F E S T O : M I T O A N N U A L ’… continue reading
Author Archives: Nobuho Nagasawa
Temple 1990
T E M P L E, Plano, Texas, 1990 Commissioner: Commemara Concervancy brick, earth, straw, cedar 16 x 17 x 27’ / 500 x 530 x 830 cm Temple… continue reading
Behind the Great Wall 1989
A R T A N D D E M O C R A C Y, Merging One Gallery, Santa Monica, California, 1989 brick, earth, wheatgrass, sound Commemorating the… continue reading
Waterways 1986-1988
Kruzberg, Berlin, 1986-1988 Commissioner: International Architecture Exhibition (IBA), Berlin cobblestone, marble, granite, copper, glass tiles Waterways was inspired by the music of Toru Takemitsu (1931-1996) by the same title. … continue reading
Earthwork Process 7 1987
Valencia, California, 1987 S c h e m a t i c m o d e l sbrick, mud, straw, copper glaze, sea water, fire 24 x 16 x 16’… continue reading
Missing House 1986
Valencia, California 1986 Collection of the Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, California silkscreen on recycled paper towel Missing House was Nagasawa’s first public artwork completed in the United… continue reading
Navel of the Earth 1985
West Berlin, Germany, 1985 earth, fire 11 x 43 x 46’ / 300 x 1300 x 1400 cm In a World War II bomb site where an old Jewish… continue reading
Rain Drum 1985
Formine, Italy, 1985 earth, fire 6 x 11 x 11’ / 170 x 330 x 300 cm In Northern Italy, an earthen drum was created in nature. Holding the… continue reading
Noyaki 1984
Tokoname, Aichi, Japan, 1984 earth, sea water, fire 7 x 17 x 5’ / 200 x 530 x 160 cm In 1984, Nagasawa took the Trans-Siberian Railroad and traveled… continue reading