Nobuho Nagasawa

Utsusemi 2019

“Come back to me.”
Emotional Treasures Emotional Revelations 2019

Even in a society where everything is exposed to social media, it seems to be difficult…
Landings 2009
Transcendence of Justice 2013

“until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream”
Luminescence 2018 Hunter’s Point, Long Island City

“Luminescence” (2018) by Nobuho Nagasawa at Hunter’s Point South Park, Long Island City, New…
Optical fiber dress 2016

Nagasawa is wearing her optical fiber dress in front of her woven optical fiber rocking chair…
2014 長澤伸穂とミノル・コリン～アクションとしての美術表現 (Japanese) by アライヒロユキ

2014長澤伸穂とミノル・コリン～アクションとしての美術表現
2016 Umi no Utsuwa and Earth Vortex:Nobuho Nagasawa’s Interweaving of Oceanic and Island Imaginaries by Midori Yoshimoto

By focusing on two recent site-specific sculptures created on Japanese islands – Umi no Utsuwa (Voyage…
2014 Beyond Japanese/Women Artists’ Transnational Dialogues in the Art of Nobuho Nagasawa and Chiharu Shiota by Midori Yoshimoto

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Bio Lux, First Prototype 2015

Nagasawa’s idea to create an interactive sartorial art was manifested in “Synesthesia Playground” project, which was…
Earth Vortex 2014

“Earth Vortex” was inspired by habu, the local snakes, and the legend of the oversized eel…
Utsusemi 2015

The title Utsusemi derives from two Japanese characters representing emptiness and cicada.
Synaesthesia Playground 2016

Pianist Jocelyn Ho performs “Lux Venit” composed by Daniel Weymouth, commissioned for her “Synaesthesia Playground” project,…
Sun Catcher 2014

Village of Sustainable Living, Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, Oregon Commissioned by Oregon Institute of Technology…
2013 Nobuho Nagasawa’s Tenmabune by Rei Uda (Japanese) 長澤伸穂の伝馬船 by Rei Uda

長沢伸穂の伝馬船 by Rei Uda Voyage through the Void
2005 NY Times Atomica by Holland Cotter

NY Times Atomica by Holland Cotter 2005 The Atomic Cowboy
2004 Collaborative Art of Nobuho Nagasawa by Midori Yoshimoto

Collaborative Art of Nobuho Nagasawa 2oo4
2005 Essay by Nobuho Nagasawa (Japanese) 季刊誌アルネエッセイ

Arune 季刊誌エッセイ Essay by Nagasawa 2005
2010 長澤作家論 Art of Nobuho Nagasawa by Midori Yoshimoto

長澤作家論 Art of Nobuho Nagasawa by Midori Yoshimoto 2010
Crossings 2014

Crossings 2013 Terrazzo floor pattern, slate floor tiles with stainless steel inlay, engraved concrete, stainless steel…
TED Talk 2013
Transcendence of Justice 2013

City University of New York, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New YOrk Commissioned by…
Ship Shape Shifting Time 1992-2013

ISLAIS CREEK San Francisco, California, 1992 Commissioner: San Francisco Arts Commission Consultants: Keller Mitchell & Co.,…
2013 Voyage through the Void (Umi no Utsuwa) Setouchi Triennial Shodoshima

You will encounter a boat enveloped by light as you enter a dark storage space. Visitors…
Fist size Survival 2013

Wind and Earth Biennial 2013 Toshouji Temple, Fukushima, Japan “Fist Size Survival,” consisted of 311…
Embracing the Earth 2012

Fukushima Airport, Fukushima, Japan Corresponding to the Fukushima Biennial’s theme, “Sky,” artist and the Fukushima University…
Survival 2012

Fukushima Biennial 2012 Japanese Garden, Fukushima, Japan “Survival,” consisted of eleven pinecones cast in hydrocal.…
Timecast 2012

Columbia Street, Brooklyn, New York Commissioned by the City of New York, Cultural Affairs Office Received…
Time Sculpture 2012

Millennium Forest, Tokachi, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan Commissioned by Millennium Forest 9’ (h) x 60’ dia.…
Witness of Time 2012

“Fourth State of Water,” Centre of Contemporary Art, Toruń, Poland A circular layer of white silica…
Water Landings 2011

Commissioned by the Water Resources Administration Building 12ʼ(h) x 5ʼ (l) x 5ʼ(w) / Powder coated aluminum,…
Flotilla 2010

Commissioned by the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida Four Boats: 20”(h) x120”(l) x 22”(w) / Stainless…
Landings 2009

Commissioned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Los Angeles, California 15’ dia. Stainless steel nest, 2’ Cast…
Mirage 2009

WATER RECLAMATION FACILITIES, St. Petersburg, Florida, 2009 Commissioner: City of St. Petersburg Reclaimed Water Office Conceptualized…
Biotope / Bio Jacket 2009

A R T A N D N A T U R E W A L K …
Topos 2009

L A N D A R T P R O P O S A L, Albuquerque,…
Blueprints 1998-2008

Commissioned by the San Francisco Arts Commission, California Glass Mural 36ʼ(h) x 19ʼ(w) / 21 Individual…
Great Wall of California 2007

State Road 99, Stockton, California Commissioned by Cal Trans, California Several miles long / Cast concrete Architect:…
Bodywaves 2007

M A K I N G A H O M E: J A P A N E…
Sunnydale Station 2007  

Commissioned by San Francisco Art Commission, California Merit Award, Design Category, T-Third Street Light Rail Project…
I.E.D. (Improvised Explosive Desire) 2006

1 S T S I N O P B I E N N I A L…
Sinop Penitentiary 2006

Sinop Penitentiary, Sinop, Turkey, 2006 Director: Melih Görgün Bird Calling Turkish blue bird feathers, light, sound…
Pulse 2006

R O N A L D R E A G A N U C L A …
Interactivity 2006

P H I L A D E L P H I A I N T E…
LIGHTS 2005

A R T H E A L I N G S P A C E Charles…
Water Sense 2005 North City Wastewater Reclamation Plant, San Diego, CA

Commissioned City of San Diego Metropolitan Wastewater Department Sizes of Dragonfly wings variable: 12’,14’,16’,18’, 20’ wide…
Water Weaving Light Cycle 2004-2005

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu0MMo6zp4o Seattle, Washington, 2004-2005 Commissioner: City of Seattle, Gregory J. Nickels, Mayor Fleets and Facilities Department…
Bird Songs Wind Songs 2005

S E A T T L E – T A C O M A I N…
Clear Tooling 2004

R E C E N T V I S I O N S University Art Gallery,…
Seeding Time 2004 Austin City Hall, Austin, Texas

Selected as one of the best public Artwork for the Annual 2004-2005 Art in America Commissioned…
Her Render 2003

6 T H S H A R J A H I N T E R N…
See though Eyes 2003

2 N D E C H I G O – T S U M A R…
Passage of Time 2003

Post Gallery, Los Angeles, California, 2000 hourglass, phosphor, steel, fabric, light, sound This site and…
Landscape of Life 2002

A R T I S T S T O A R T I S T S…
Water Sense 1999-2002

M E T R O P O L I T A N W A S T…
Vanishing 2002

I M A G I N I N G T H E B O O K,…
Lost Knowledge 2002

I M A G I N I N G T H E B O O K,…
Bangladesh 2002

W O R K S H O P O F C O N T E M…
On the Edges of Time 2002

1 0 T H A S I A N A R T B I E N…
Passage of Time 2000

Post Gallery, Los Angeles, California, 2000 hourglass, phosphor, steel, fabric, light, sound This site and…
Geography of Time 2000

The Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, California, 2000 hourglass, sand, silk doll faces, lead,…
Wild Life of Guadalupe River 1997-2000

W I L D L I F E O F T H E G U…
Tsukuyomi 2000

Commissioned by Metropolitan Government, Japan 42,000-square-foot plaza / Phosphor, Granite, Concrete, Mist fountain Architect: Nikken Sekkei…
Far East- Far West 1999

A R B O R E S C E N C E : B R…
Sound Transit 1999

S O U N D T R A N S I T C E N T…
Behind the Great Wall 1999

A R T A N D D E M O C R A C Y,…
Ring of Time 1999

A R B O R E S C E N C E : B R A…
Kiva 1998

Ushimado, Okayama, Japan, 1988 Commissioner: Japan Ushimado International Arts Festival earth, granite, fired clay, olive seedling…
Celsius 233 1996

O R I G I N A N D M Y T H S O F …
Cesar Chaves/ Soto Station 1996

M E T R O P O L I T A N T R A N…
May 13th 1996 10A.M. I called the pentagon 1996

B E T W E E N E A R T H A N D T…
Banned, Censored, Chalenged: Banned in the U.S.A. 1993-1996

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont_Square_Branch V E R M O N T S Q U A R E B…
Imagination 1993-1996

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont_Square_Branch http://www1.ucsc.edu/oncampus/currents/97-09-22/awards.htm V E R M O N T S Q U A R E B…
Where are you going? Where are you from? 1995-1996

Yumeooka , Yokohama, Japan, 1995-1996 Commissioner: Yumeooka Art Project Committee Organization: Kamiooka Neighborhood Renewal Office, Development…
Nucleus 1995

E XP L O R I N G A M O V E M…
Bare Foot 1995

S A N D D U N E P A R K, Manhattan Beach, California, 1995…
Bunker Motel: Emergency Womb 1995

Bunker Motel – Emergency Womb 1995 Tyboron, Denmark In collaboration with the local community, World…
Truth or Fiction? 1992-1995

C U L V E R C I T Y D O W N T O…
Orient • a• tion 1995

Pacific Asian Museum, Pasadena, California, 1995 Curator: Candace Lee In cooperation with: AT&T New Art/New Vision,…
Mappa Mundi: Geo Politics Geo Art 1994

C O N N E C T I O N S 2 : E XP L…
Dragonplane 1993-1994

F A R E T T A C H I K A W A U R…
Phalz Kapelle (Phalz Chapel in German) 1994

I N V I S I B L E N A T U R E, Ludwig…
Arcus (Gate in Latin) 1993

I N V I S I B L E N A T U R E, Ludwig…
Rock Scissors Paper 1992-1993

Hoya Children’s Park, Tokyo, Japan, 1992-1993 Commissioner: Tama Life 21, Tokyo Metropolitan Government Art Planner: Atelier…
Where are you going? Where are you from? 1993

Royal Garden of the Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic Commissioned by the Office of President of…
My Home Sweet Home in Ruins 1992

T H E U R B A N E N V I R O N M…
Toyo Miyatake Camera 1991-1992

L I T T L E T O K Y O H I S T O…
Koll Anaheim Center 1990-1992

K O L L A N A H E I M C E N T E…
The Atomic Cowboy: The Daze After 1992

Solo show at Daniel Saxon Gallery, Los Angeles, California, 1992 The atomic bomb known as “Dirty…
Babel 1991

B E Y O N D T H E M A N I F E S…
Temple 1990

T E M P L E, Plano, Texas, 1990 Commissioner: Commemara Concervancy brick, earth, straw, cedar…
Behind the Great Wall 1989

A R T A N D D E M O C R A C Y,…
Waterways 1986-1988

Kruzberg, Berlin, 1986-1988 Commissioner: International Architecture Exhibition (IBA), Berlin cobblestone, marble, granite, copper, glass tiles …
Earthwork Process 7 1987

Valencia, California, 1987 S c h e m a t i c m o d e…
Missing House 1986

Valencia, California 1986 Collection of the Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, California silkscreen on recycled…
Navel of the Earth 1985

West Berlin, Germany, 1985 earth, fire 11 x 43 x 46’ / 300 x 1300 x…
Rain Drum 1985

Formine, Italy, 1985 earth, fire 6 x 11 x 11’ / 170 x 330 x 300…
Noyaki 1984

Tokoname, Aichi, Japan, 1984 earth, sea water, fire 7 x 17 x 5’ / 200 x…

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