Very good condition.
Signed and dated on the verso.

Sculptor and art critic Kenjiro Okazaki (b. 1955), currently holding a solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, is a leading figure in contemporary Japanese art. He first came into the spotlight in 1981 with his ‘Akasakamitsuke’ series, early works featuring polyethylene-colored forms, which shown in his debut solo exhibition ‘Tatemono no Kimochi’ at Muramatsu Gallery. Okazaki’s artistic practice extends beyond sculpture and painting to include media art, architecture, environmental planning, robotics, and education. He has participated in major international exhibitions, including the Paris Biennale, and continues to gain international recognition.

Around 2005, he began working on his ongoing series ‘Zero Thumbnail’, in which size-0 canvases are paired with suggestive and often whimsical titles that hint at narrative. This series, which comprises one of the largest bodies of paintings in Okazaki’s career, is characterized by the playful movement of multicolored paint, often appearing as if applied with a palette knife, dancing freely across the canvas.

“Okazaki Kenjiro”, October 14 - November 11, 2008, Nantenshi Gallery, Tokyo