M A N I K A N AG A R E

Line of Sight

MIYAKO YOSHINAGA GALLERYNew York

M A N I K A N AG A R E

Line of SightMARCH 6 – APRIL 12, 2014

MIYAKO YOSHINAGA GALLERY547 WEST 27TH STREET SUITE 204 NEW YORK NY 10001T +1 212 268 7132 WWW.MIYAKOYOSHINAGA.COM

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There or Thereabout

2014

Oil on canvas

8 15/16 x 6 ¼ in. (22.7 x 15.8 cm)

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Atop

2014

Oil on canvas

9 7/16 x 26 3/16 (66.5 x 24 cm)

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See the Light

2014

Oil on canvas

13 1/8 x 9 7/16 in. (33.3 x 24 cm)

Photo by Ken Kato

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Depth

2013

Oil on canvas

20 7/8 x 13 in (53 x 33 cm)

Cleanliness

2013

Oil on canvas

13 x 20 7/8 in (33 x 53 cm)

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Well Up

2013

Oil on canvas

35 13/16 x 28 5/8 in (91 x 72.7 cm)

Photo by Ken Kato

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Fleeting Feeling

2013

Oil on canvas

31 5/8 x 25 11/16 in (80.3 x 65.2 cm)

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Contrail

2013

Oil on canvas

25 11/16 x 31 5/8 in (65.2 x 80.3 cm)

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Correspondence

2013

Oil on canvas, diptych

9 13/16 x 35 7/16 in (25 x 90 cm) & 9 13/16 x 47 1/4 in (25 x 120 cm)

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Playing on the Edge

2013

Oil on canvas, diptych

38 3/16 x 51 5/16 in (97 x 130.3 cm)

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Mercury and the Woodman

2013

Oil on canvas, diptych

38 3/16 x 76 3/8 in (97 x 194 cm)

Photo by Ken Kato

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Manika NagareOver the last two years, I have made frequent trips to Tohoku to organize art workshops for children affected by the earthquake and tsunami. In contrast with the scenes of destruction, the sights that I could not tear my eyes away from were those filled with the natural beauty of the surrounding environment, the landscapes whose force impressed with a sheer strength and intensity.

Although my previous works tended to reflect a personal interest in human beings, I have recently started to trace the breath and pulse of the landscape that unfolds before my eyes.

When I stand before a magnificent natural wonder, I fear a potentially violent force within the sublime landscape. I have realized that all we, as individuals, can do is turn to an internal state of being, remain before the scene, and stare, taking in the contours. Our eyes form a line that wanders around, and this line of sight is directed back towards us, as one vision.

The works featured in Line of Sight depict the lines that live in nature – both the ones that we can perceive with our own eyes, and those that are invisible to us. All I intend to do is keep my eyes diligently trained on these lines, confront them, and continue painting.

Manika Nagare, 2013

BiographyManika Nagare was born in Osaka in 1975 and raised in Kagawa, Japan. After studying painting at the Joshibi University of Art and Design, she exhibited her work at the VOCA exhibition, a platform for young emerging artists, in 2000 and 2006. From 2002 to 2004, she lived in New York for an artist-in-residency and interned at the studio of Frank Stella. She has been exhibiting her work in Japan, the United States, Turkey and other countries.

Solo Exhibitions2014Line of Sight, Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, New York

2013Colorless and White, Gakushuin Woman’s College Gallery, TokyoVisible Edge, Yuka Tsuruno Gallery, Tokyo

2012Tenmaya, Okayama

2011Tenmaya, Kagawa Galerie Petit Bois, Osaka

2010Bouncing Manner, Yuka Tsuruno Gallery, TokyoGushing Manner, Galerie Tokyo Humanite, Tokyo

2008Melting Scene, Galerie Tokyo Humanite, TokyoOn a String, PANTALOON, Osaka

2007Mitsukoshi Gallery, Kagawa

2006The Boundaries, Desperado, Tokyo

2005Kocaeli Municipality Art Museum, TurkeyClue, Galerie Tokyo Humanite, TokyoClue, The Art Fiend Foundation, New York10301, Garando Gallery. Aichi

200410301, Edobori Gallery, Osaka

2003Wardrobe, Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art at Snug Harbor Cultural Center, New York

2002Closet, Edobori Gallery, OsakaTansu, Galarie Tokyo Humanite, Tokyo

2001Opening exhibition, Tokyo Wonder SiteTokyo Designer’s Week 2001, NOVA OSHIMA, Tokyo

2000Tokyo Wonder Wall, The Tokyo Metropolitan Government

1999Sano Gallery, KagawaMitsukosi Gallery, KagawaGarando Gallery, Aichi

1998Edobori Gallery, Osaka

Group Exhibitions2013Why not live for Art? Ⅱ, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo

2011Various Colors, Garando Gallery, AichThe 30th Outstanding Rising Artist Exhibition, Sonpo Japan Museum of Art, Tokyo

2010Domani: The Art of Tomorrow, The National Art Center, TokyoTokyo Wonder Wall 2000= 2009 10 Years, The Museum of Contemporary Art, TokyoInstallation for the Opening Ceremony of the Japanese Year in Turkey, Ankara

2009No Man’s Land. The French Embassy, Tokyo

2008Installation for dedication to Morris Louis, DIC Design Gallery, TokyoThe 27th Outstanding Rising Artist Exhibition, Sonpo Japan Museum of Art, TokyoSorekara, Joshibi Galerie Nike, Tokyo

2007Land[e}scape, Onishi Gallery, New York Love(?)Letter, Asahi Beer Oyamazaki Villa Museum, Kyoto

2006Glib Reticence, Recent Glibness, The Pola Museum Annex, Tokyo The Vision of Contemporary Art- VOCA2006, The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo

2005Home Sweet Home, The Project Diversity, Rongio Gallery, NYCThe Boundaries, The Art Fiend Foundation, NYC., Art Zone, Kyoto

2004Trip, Uplink Gallery, Tokyo

2003The Arts of Recovery, Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art at Snug Harbor Cultural Center, South Beach Psychiatric Center, NYC

2002Ruhun Gidasi, Izmit City Art Museum, TurkeyField of Now, YOKYO Art Hall, TokyoJADA, YOKYO Art Hall, Tokyo

2001Commemorative Exhibition of Grand Prize at “Tokyo Wonder Wall”, The Museum of Contemporary Art, TokyoTokyo Wonder Wall Follow Up, The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Field of Now, YOKYO Art Hall, Tokyo

2000Field of Now, YOKYO Art Hall, TokyoThe Vision of Contemporary Art- VOCA2000, The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo

1999The 10th YOSHIWARA Jiro Prize Art Exhibition, Osaka Contemporary Arts Center

1997The 61st, 62nd Exhibition of Shinseisaku Association, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

Awards and Fellowships2001Tokyo Wonder Wall Awards Committee Chairman’s Prize

2002The Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs Grant

2004The Pola Art Foundation Grant

Public CollectionsThe Museum of Contemporary Art, Karuizawa, NaganoKocaeri University Museum, TurkeyJR Tower Hotel Nikko Sapporo, HokkaidoPark Court Azabu Juban the Tower, TokyoUrabandai Kogen Hotel, FukushimaProud Tower Shinonome Canal Court, Tokyo Morioka Yuai Senior care center, IwateMinato City Public Library, Tokyo