[:it]Hidetoshi Nagasawa al Palazzo Reale di Napoli – “Sotto il cielo e sopra la terra”[:en]Hidetoshi Nagasawa at Palazzo Reale in Naples – “Under the sky and above the earth”[:ja]Hidetoshi Nagasawa at Palazzo Reale in Naples – “Under the sky and above the earth”[:]
[:it]Le connessioni fra Giappone ed Italia sono sempre più presenti sul nostro territorio e la mostra di Hidetoshi Nagasawa al Palazzo Reale di Napoli ne è una prova.
“Sotto il cielo e sopra la terra” così si chiama la mostra di Hidetoshi Nagasawa al Palazzo Reale di Napoli fino al 10 marzo 2020. Tuttavia, prima di addentrarci nel vivo dell’esposizione, vediamo in breve chi è l’artista.
Chi è Hidetoshi Nagasawa
Nagasawa nacque nel 1940 in un piccolo villaggio della Manciuria. Qui il padre prestava servizio come ufficiale medico dell’esercito imperiale. A seguito dell’invasione da parte dell’Unione Sovietica, la famiglia fu costretta a lasciare bruscamente il paese. Il tema del viaggio segnerà profondamente il carattere dell’artista e buona parte della sua produzione artistica.
Il grande Viaggio
All’età di ventisei anni, sposato da soli sei mesi, decise di smettere la carriera di architetto per dedicarsi esclusivamente all’attività artistica. Quindi lasciò il Giappone con soli cinquecento dollari e una bicicletta. Il viaggio in bicicletta durò un anno e mezzo e lo portò a visitare gran parte dei paesi del continente asiatico per giungere fino in Turchia. Tuttavia, mentre si accingeva a far ritorno l’ascolto alla radio di un’opera di Mozart lo spinse a proseguire. Partì così su un traghetto che lo avrebbe portato in Grecia e, da lì, con la sua bicicletta, arrivò a Brindisi.
Una volta arrivato in Italia, Hidetoshi Nagasawa , visitò Napoli, Roma, Firenze, Genova e Milano. Qui, come dal titolo del celebre film, gli rubarono la bicicletta e così decise di fermarsi nell’agosto del 1967.
L’evoluzione artistica
La prima mostra dell’artista risale al 1969 presso la Galleria Sincron di Brescia. La produzione di questo periodo è legata al concettualismo. Si tratta infatti di giochi verbali incisi su lastre metalliche, “azioni” nella campagna lombarda e video.
A partire dal 1972 si dedica alla scultura e realizza opere impegnative con l’uso prevalentemente di oro, marmo e bronzo. E’ proprio in questo periodo che il linguaggio di Nagasawa assume una precisa fisionomia e originalità. Infatti il suo stile si caratterizza per la fusione di elementi mitici e religiosi in un dialogo continuo tra la cultura orientale e occidentale.
Negli anni ottanta comincia a creare ambienti, operando al confine tra scultura e architettura. Qui decide di sperimentare la creazione di opere “antigravitazionali” e questi lavori rappresentano il focus delle sue ricerche.
Il giardino diventa elemento preponderante negli anni novanta. Partendo dai giardini zen della tradizione giapponese Hidetoshi Nagasawa arriva ad un risultato ibrido. Infatti, ancora una volta nasce una continua elaborazione e riflessione personale. Possiamo infatti dire che i temi al centro della ricerca e della creazione di “luoghi” sono il recinto e il passaggio. Il giardino non è più un semplice elemento paesaggistico o architettonico, ma diventa un vero e proprio organismo vivente.
Hidetoshi Nagasawa: Sotto il cielo e sopra la terra
Noi suoi innumerevoli viaggi, Nagasawa entrò in contatto con varie culture tutte differenti fra di loro. “Per capire una cultura ce ne vuole sempre un’altra” affermò in una delle sue ultime interviste e questa pare essere la citazione più efficace per la mostra al Palazzo Reale di Napoli, a cura di Anna Imponente.
Realizzata in collaborazione con la Fondazione CAMUSAC-Cassino Museo D’Arte Contemporanea di Cassino, diretta da Bruno Corà, con il prezioso contributo di Ryoma Nagasawa, l’esposizione si incentra su una serie di grandi sculture.
Infatti, nella corte d’onore troviamo il maestoso “Pozzo nel cielo”, 1995-2014 (200x1000x1000 cm). Barca, 1983-1988 (60x350x80 cm) di ottone e carta si aggrappa alle pareti dello Scalone monumentale di accesso. il Groviglio di quanta, 2014 (525x40x40 cm) e Matteo Ricci, 2010 (50x360x360 cm), composta da otto elementi in marmo di Carrara e acciaio adagiati a terra sono opere in cui il ferro e il marmo creano un gioco di incastri apparentemente vacillanti.
Tuttavia le bellezze di Hidetoshi Nagasawa non finiscono qui. Infatti, troviamo esposte anche una selezione di opere grafiche in cera e carboncino. Questi lavori configurano galassie e paesaggi e riecheggiano dell’idea di uno spazio delimitato e concluso tipico dei giardini orientali.
“Le installazioni di Nagasawa calate nella architettura razionale delle forme geometriche tardo manieriste di Palazzo Reale”, afferma Anna Imponente, “esprimono, in opposizione, il concetto estetico e filosofico del ‘Ma’, l’intervallo dello spazio ‘vuoto’ tra più elementi strutturali, in posizioni indefinite e sospese”.
Se in questi ultimi weekend invernali non sapete cosa fare, noi vi suggeriamo di fare un piccolo stop a Napoli e godervi questa mostra in tutta la sua bellezza e grandezza.
Dettagli sulla mostra
Quando: Dal 10 dicembre 2019 al 10 marzo 2020
Orari: da giovedì a martedì 9:00- 20:00 (ultimo ingresso 19.00); mercoledì chiuso.
Dove: Palazzo Reale Piazza del Plebiscito, Napoli
Prezzo biglietto: Palazzo Reale e mostra € 6 – Riduzioni e gratuità secondo la normativa vigente
Contatti e informazioni: polomusealecampania.beniculturali.it
Fonte: napolidavivere.it[:en]The connections between Japan and Italy are increasingly present on our territory and the exhibition by Hidetoshi Nagasawa at the Royal Palace of Naples is proof of this.
“Under the sky and above the earth” is the name of Hidetoshi Nagasawa’s exhibition at the Royal Palace of Naples until 10 March 2020. However, before going into the heart of the exhibition, let’s briefly see who the artist is.
Who is Hidetoshi Nagasawa
Nagasawa was born in 1940 in a small village in Manchuria where his father served as a medical officer of the imperial army. Following the invasion by the Soviet Union, the family was forced to abruptly leave the country. The theme of the trip will deeply mark the heart of the artist and a large part of his artistic production.
The great journey
At the age of twenty-six, married for only six months, he decided to quit his career as an architect to devote himself exclusively to the artistic activity. So he left Japan with only five hundred dollars and a bicycle. The bicycle trip lasted a year and a half and led him to visit most of the countries of the Asian continent to reach Turkey. However, as he was about to return, listening to a Mozart opera on the radio prompted him to continue his journey. So he left on a ferry that would take him to Greece and, from there, with his bicycle, he arrived in Brindisi.
Once arrived in Italy, Hidetoshi Nagasawa visited Naples, Rome, Florence, Genoa, and Milan. Here, just like from the title of the famous movie, they stole his bicycle and so he decided to stop in August 1967.
The artistic evolution
Hidetoshi’s first exhibition dates back to 1969 at the Sincron Gallery in Brescia. The production of this period is linked to conceptualism. These are verbal games engraved on metal plates, “actions” in the Lombard countryside and videos.
Since 1972 he has dedicated himself to sculpture and creates demanding works with the use mainly of gold, marble, and bronze. It is precisely in this period that Nagasawa’s language takes on a precise physiognomy and originality. In fact, his style is characterized by the fusion of mythical and religious elements in a continuous dialogue between Eastern and Western culture.
In the eighties he began to create environments, operating on the border between sculpture and architecture. Here he decides to experiment with the creation of “anti-gravity” works and these works represent the focus of his research.
The garden became a predominant element in the nineties. Starting from the Zen gardens of the Japanese tradition, Hidetoshi Nagasawa arrives at a hybrid result. In fact, once again a continuous elaboration and personal reflection are born. We can, in fact, say that the themes at the center of research and the creation of “places” are the fence and the passage. The garden is no longer a simple landscape or architectural element but becomes a real living organism.
Hidetoshi Nagasawa: Under the sky and above the earth
With his innumerable journeys, Nagasawa came into contact with various cultures all different from each other. “To understand a culture, you always need another” he said in one of his last interviews and this seems to be the most effective quote for the exhibition at the Royal Palace of Naples, curated by Anna Imponente.
Created in collaboration with the CAMUSAC-Cassino Foundation Museum of Contemporary Art in Cassino, directed by Bruno Corà, with the valuable contribution of Ryoma Nagasawa, the exhibition focuses on a series of large sculptures.
In fact, in the court of honor we find the majestic “Well in the sky”, 1995-2014 (200x1000x1000 cm). Boat, 1983-1988 (60x350x80 cm) of brass and paper clings to the walls of the monumental access staircase. Il Groviglio di quanta, 2014 (525x40x40 cm) and Matteo Ricci, 2010 (50x360x360 cm), composed of eight Carrara marble and steel elements lying on the ground are works in which iron and marble create a game of seemingly vacillating joints.
However, the beauties of Hidetoshi Nagasawa do not end there. In fact, we also find a selection of graphic works in wax and charcoal. These works configure galaxies and landscapes and echo the idea of a delimited and concluded space typical of oriental gardens.
“Nagasawa’s installations lowered into the rational architecture of the late Mannerist geometric forms of Palazzo Reale,” says Anna Imponente, “express, in opposition, the aesthetic and philosophical concept of the “Ma”, the interval of the “empty” space between multiple elements structural, in indefinite and suspended positions “.
If in these last winter weekends you don’t know what to do, we suggest you make a small stop in Naples and enjoy this exhibition in all its beauty and grandeur.
Details on the exhibition
When: From 10 December 2019 to 10 March 2020
Hours: Thursday to Tuesday 9: 00-20: 00 (last admission 19.00); Wednesday closed.
Where: Royal Palace Piazza del Plebiscito, Naples
Ticket price: Royal Palace and exhibition € 6 – Reductions and gratuity according to current legislation
Contact and information: polomusealecampania.beniculturali.it
Source: napolidavivere.it[:ja]The connections between Japan and Italy are increasingly present on our territory and the exhibition by Hidetoshi Nagasawa at the Royal Palace of Naples is proof of this.
“Under the sky and above the earth” is the name of Hidetoshi Nagasawa’s exhibition at the Royal Palace of Naples until 10 March 2020. However, before going into the heart of the exhibition, let’s briefly see who the artist is.
Who is Hidetoshi Nagasawa
Nagasawa was born in 1940 in a small village in Manchuria where his father served as a medical officer of the imperial army. Following the invasion by the Soviet Union, the family was forced to abruptly leave the country. The theme of the trip will deeply mark the heart of the artist and a large part of his artistic production.
The great journey
At the age of twenty-six, married for only six months, he decided to quit his career as an architect to devote himself exclusively to the artistic activity. So he left Japan with only five hundred dollars and a bicycle. The bicycle trip lasted a year and a half and led him to visit most of the countries of the Asian continent to reach Turkey. However, as he was about to return, listening to a Mozart opera on the radio prompted him to continue his journey. So he left on a ferry that would take him to Greece and, from there, with his bicycle, he arrived in Brindisi.
Once arrived in Italy, Hidetoshi Nagasawa visited Naples, Rome, Florence, Genoa, and Milan. Here, just like from the title of the famous movie, they stole his bicycle and so he decided to stop in August 1967.
The artistic evolution
Hidetoshi’s first exhibition dates back to 1969 at the Sincron Gallery in Brescia. The production of this period is linked to conceptualism. These are verbal games engraved on metal plates, “actions” in the Lombard countryside and videos.
Since 1972 he has dedicated himself to sculpture and creates demanding works with the use mainly of gold, marble, and bronze. It is precisely in this period that Nagasawa’s language takes on a precise physiognomy and originality. In fact, his style is characterized by the fusion of mythical and religious elements in a continuous dialogue between Eastern and Western culture.
In the eighties he began to create environments, operating on the border between sculpture and architecture. Here he decides to experiment with the creation of “anti-gravity” works and these works represent the focus of his research.
The garden became a predominant element in the nineties. Starting from the Zen gardens of the Japanese tradition, Hidetoshi Nagasawa arrives at a hybrid result. In fact, once again a continuous elaboration and personal reflection are born. We can, in fact, say that the themes at the center of research and the creation of “places” are the fence and the passage. The garden is no longer a simple landscape or architectural element but becomes a real living organism.
Hidetoshi Nagasawa: Under the sky and above the earth
With his innumerable journeys, Nagasawa came into contact with various cultures all different from each other. “To understand a culture, you always need another” he said in one of his last interviews and this seems to be the most effective quote for the exhibition at the Royal Palace of Naples, curated by Anna Imponente.
Created in collaboration with the CAMUSAC-Cassino Foundation Museum of Contemporary Art in Cassino, directed by Bruno Corà, with the valuable contribution of Ryoma Nagasawa, the exhibition focuses on a series of large sculptures.
In fact, in the court of honor we find the majestic “Well in the sky”, 1995-2014 (200x1000x1000 cm). Boat, 1983-1988 (60x350x80 cm) of brass and paper clings to the walls of the monumental access staircase. Il Groviglio di quanta, 2014 (525x40x40 cm) and Matteo Ricci, 2010 (50x360x360 cm), composed of eight Carrara marble and steel elements lying on the ground are works in which iron and marble create a game of seemingly vacillating joints.
However, the beauties of Hidetoshi Nagasawa do not end there. In fact, we also find a selection of graphic works in wax and charcoal. These works configure galaxies and landscapes and echo the idea of a delimited and concluded space typical of oriental gardens.
“Nagasawa’s installations lowered into the rational architecture of the late Mannerist geometric forms of Palazzo Reale,” says Anna Imponente, “express, in opposition, the aesthetic and philosophical concept of the “Ma”, the interval of the “empty” space between multiple elements structural, in indefinite and suspended positions “.
If in these last winter weekends you don’t know what to do, we suggest you make a small stop in Naples and enjoy this exhibition in all its beauty and grandeur.
Details on the exhibition
When: From 10 December 2019 to 10 March 2020
Hours: Thursday to Tuesday 9: 00-20: 00 (last admission 19.00); Wednesday closed.
Where: Royal Palace Piazza del Plebiscito, Naples
Ticket price: Royal Palace and exhibition € 6 – Reductions and gratuity according to current legislation
Contact and information: polomusealecampania.beniculturali.it
Source: napolidavivere.it[:]