Galeria Nara Roesler is pleased to announce a solo presentation at Frieze Masters of works by Tomie Ohtake.
Tomie Ohtake (Kyoto, 1913 - São Paulo, 2015) moved to Brazil in 1936. Her career as an artist began at age 39, when she became a member of the Seibi group that brought together artists of Japanese descent. In 1957, invited by critic Mário Pedrosa, she presented her first solo exhibition at the Museu de Arte Moderna in São Paulo, which was followed four years later by her participation at the 1961 São Paulo Biennial. Initially a painter, Ohtake began experimenting with various printmaking methods during the 1970s and, beginning in the late 1980s, undertook large-scale sculptural projects and public works in São Paulo and neighboring cities. She featured in several biennials, including São Paulo Biennial, Brazil (1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1989, 1996, 1998 and 2003); XI Venice Biennale, Italy (1972); 1st and 2nd editions the Latin American Biennial in Havana, Cuba (1984, 1986); the 5th edition of the Cuenca Biennial (1996); among others. Her solo exhibitions include the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art (Tokyo); Mori Art Museum (Tokyo); Barbican Centre (London); Bass Museum of Art (Miami); Museum of Modern Art (Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo); MASP (São Paulo); Fundação Iberê Camargo (Porto Alegre); among other institutions. Her works are included in the collections of the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo; MASP, Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand; MAM-SP, Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo; MAM-RJ, Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro; MAC-USP, Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo; MAC-Niterói, Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói; Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection, Caracas; and Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo. |