Minoru Niizuma
Untitled, c.1980s
Portuguese black granite
43 x 9 x 8 1/4 in
109.2 x 22.9 x 21 cm
109.2 x 22.9 x 21 cm
Minoru Niizuma immigrated to the United States in 1959 and began teaching at the Brooklyn Museum Art School, where he taught until 1970. In a 1977 interview with Kathryn Tolbert...
Minoru Niizuma immigrated to the United States in 1959 and began teaching at the Brooklyn Museum Art School, where he taught until 1970. In a 1977 interview with Kathryn Tolbert for the Greenwich Time, Niizuma notes that “the problem of space was why I couldn’t work or exhibit extensively in Japan.” In New York, the artist had an 8,000 square foot studio a few blocks from Columbia University--where he taught sculpture from 1972 until 1984--which allowed him to freely create sculptures without size restrictions.
Provenance
The artistThe Estate of Minoru Niizuma
Exhibitions
Minoru Niizuma: Waterfall in Autumn Wind, Tina Kim Gallery, New York, November 10-December 10, 2022.1
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