Katsuhito Nishikawa
Katsuhito Nishikawa (* 1949 in Tokyo ; 西川 勝 人 ) is a Japanese-German visual artist. His work includes architecture, design, graphics, painting, sculpture and drawing.
Life
He studied at the Keiō University in Tokyo until 1972 , from 1974 to 1976 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and from 1976 to 1980 at the Düsseldorf Art Academy . Nishikawa lives and works in Neuss .
Works
One of his most famous works is the rocket station in Hombroich , part of the Insel Hombroich Foundation , which he designed on behalf of Karl-Heinrich Müller together with Erwin Heerich and Oliver Kruse from 1994 onwards.
For the office furniture manufacturer Löffler in Reichenschwand , Nishikawa designed, among other things, the “NK1” office chair.
Exhibitions (selection)
- 2020 About the light , Herbert Gerisch Foundation , Neumünster
- 2018 Nishikawa Katsuhito, Art Office Ozasa, Kyoto, Japan
- 2017 Concept space , Shibukawa, Gunma , Japan
- 2012 Traces , ARTE, Strasbourg , France
- 2009 Neige de Silence , Musee des Beaux-Arts, Angers , France
- 2007 Color as Shadow , Krefelder Kunstverein , Krefeld
- 2006 Mazzocchio , Kulturforum Alte Post , Neuss
- 2005 Floating Clover , Herbert Gerisch Foundation , Neumünster
- 2005 Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, Chiba , Japan
- 2001 Center Buropeen d'Actions Artistiques contemporaines, Strasbourg , France
- 2001 Cultural Forum Franciscan Monastery , Kempen
- 1998 Katsuhito Nishikawa. Works 1990–1997 , Museum Schloss Moyland , Bedburg-Hau
- 1995 Shadows of White Rooms , Heidelberger Kunstverein , Heidelberg
- 1993 Shadows of White Rooms , Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum , Duisburg
- 1992 Museo Comunale Galleria d'Arte Contemporanea, Rimini , Italy
- 1981 Art Forum of the Municipal Gallery in the Lenbachhaus Munich
- 1981 Frankfurter Kunstverein , Frankfurt am Main
Individual evidence
- ^ Gallery Friedrich Müller: Katsuhito Nishikawa
- ^ NDR.de: Exhibition by Katsuhito Nishikawa in Neumünster
- ^ Arte.tv - Katsuhito Nishikawa: Traces
Web links
Commons : Katsuhito Nishikawa - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nishikawa, Katsuhito |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 西川 勝 人 |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese-German visual artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tokyo |