Codaï Nakamura Solo Show
Codai Nakamura grew up, studied and leaves in Japan.
West Berlin Gallery presents his first solo show in Europe from June 3rd to July 3rd.
Codai Nakamura‘s first key inspiration comes from Taro Okamoto. The Japanese mentor, noted for his abstract and avant-garde paintings and sculpture, changed is vision for Art. Okamato’s vision being very different from the approach of the traditional Japanese Fine Art Schools. Okamato showed him that Art doesn’t necessarily needs to be beautiful in the conventional way, opening new doors to his creativity.
Nakamura‘s paintings & illustration are very iconic, with central characters who represents Japanese people in their daily life. His work draws heavily from a pessimistic view of the urban experience which he describes in his work as tired characters and sad persons. Later on he was also influenced by Barry McGee and got to paint a lot of street characters.
Despite his young age, Codai has already had numerous shows in galleries in Japan such as galerie 6C or the Sunsui Museum. He uses pens and oil acryl and favors aqueous inks. West Berlin Gallery will present a collection of his latest works, exhibited for the very first time in Europe. During the vernissage on Thursday June 3rd he will do live paintings for the pleasure on the audience.
The Opening Ceremony will be held on Thursday the 3rd of June at 19:00 in West Berlin Gallery, Brunnenstr. 56 Berlin. The evening will be completed with a live painting session by the artist, music by Massimiliano Pagliara (Balihu / Rushhour / Robert Jonhson) and nice drinks to make it a date!
Despite his young age, Codai was born in 1983, he already has a quite a lot of experience and his curriculum is very impressive.
Solo exhibitions
2003
“GENKAN TANBARIN” <Gallery Spoon>
2004
“Cora-Hori Decoration” <Gallery Spoon>
“Cora-Hori Decoration 2nd” <Cafe NEUTRAL>
2005
“NEE-TOO” <Gallery iTohen>
2006
“MEAT” <Gallery Moguri rooM>
“FATMART” <Cafe NEUTRAL>
2007
“NIKKO” <Gallery iTohen>
2008
“MOTOGOE” <Cafe NEUTRAL>
“a museum.” <sunsui>
2009
“KOEN” <galerie 6C>
“Codai Nakamura Solo exhibition” <Hair salon Tity>
“torstrasse60″ <galerie 6C>
Live Painting
2005
“ART stream riverplace 2005″ <MINATO town riverplace>
“Orchestra band with Codai Nakamura”<Gallery &’s>
2006
“ART stream riverplace 2006″ <MINATO town riverplace>
2007
“Joint Art Battle” <TOYAMA shopping center>
2008
“SUMMER SONIC 08″ <MAISHIMA OSAKA>
2009
“Illustration Factry Opening event” <SEIKEI UNIVERSITY>
“”SUMMER SONIC 09″ <MAISHIMA OSAKA>”
Art events
2002
“Free soul” <Club Dawn>
“Artbeat riverplace” <MINATO town riverplace>
2003
“GEISAI#4″ <TOKYO Big Sight>
“The 1st ARTSTREAM” <MINATO town riverplace>
“DESIGNER’S WEEK 2003 Design bridge Project” <Gallery SUMISO>
“PARK ART MARKET in CRYSTA 01″ <CRYSTA NAGAHORI Plaza>
2004
“PARK ART MARKET in CRYSTA 02″ <CRYSTA NAGAHORI Plaza>
“PARK ART MARKET in CRYSTA 03″ <CRYSTA NAGAHORI Plaza>
“PARK ART MARKET in CRYSTA 04″ <CRYSTA NAGAHORI Plaza>
“PARK ART MARKET in CRYSTA 05″ <CRYSTA NAGAHORI Plaza>
“PARK ART MARKET in CRYSTA 06″ <CRYSTA NAGAHORI Plaza>
“PARK ART MARKET in CRYSTA 07″ <CRYSTA NAGAHORI Plaza>
“PARK ART MARKET in CRYSTA 08″ <CRYSTA NAGAHORI Plaza>
“PARK ART MARKET in CRYSTA 09″ <CRYSTA NAGAHORI Plaza>
“PARK ART MARKET in CRYSTA 10″ <CRYSTA NAGAHORI Plaza>
“PARK ART MARKET in CRYSTA 11″ <CRYSTA NAGAHORI Plaza>
“PARK ART MARKET in CRYSTA 12″ <CRYSTA NAGAHORI Plaza>
“The 2st ARTSTREAM” <MINATO town riverplace>
2005
“ARTSTREAM 2005″ <SUNTORY MUSEUM Coast street>
2007
“ARTSTREAM 2007″ <MINATO town riverplace>
“DESIGN FESTA vol.25″ <TOKYO Big Sight>
“1000000 people Candle night” <UMEDA chayamachi>
“DESIGN FESTA vol.26″ <TOKYO Big Sight>
2008
“Scientific technique a project~plastic100~” <Osaka municipal science pavilion>
“GEISAI MUSIUM #2″ <TOKYO Big Sight>
“1000000 people Candle night” <UMEDA chayamachi>
“GEISAI #11″ <TOKYO Big Sight>
“ARTSTREAM 2008″ <SUNTORY MUSEUM Coast street>
“1000000 people Candle night” <UMEDA chayamachi>
“1000000 people Candle night” <NISHI-UMEDA>
“Parent and child classroom” <galerie 6C>
2009
“1000000 people Candle night” <UMEDA chayamachi>”
“1000000 people Candle night” <NISHI-UMEDA>
“SEIKEI SUMMER FES.2009″ <SEIKEI UNIVERSITY>
Group exhibitions
2002
“40mm Badge exhibition” <Gallery ROKUSHIKI>
“T-Shirt exhibition” <Gallery Moguri rooM>
“KENKADO ART FEST” <Gallery SUMISO>
“Peace Touch exhibition” <FUJII Temple City office>
“Two exhibition~ MINORITY ~” <Gallery ROKUSHIKI>
“I exhibition” <Gallery Spoon>
“3B exhibition” <Hair salon Brush up>
“Psychology decalcomanie exhibition” <Gallery Moguri rooM>
“THE Eyepatch exhibition” <Gallery Moguri rooM>
2003
“Twenty exhibition” <Gallery Moguri rooM>
“The 10th Small small large exhibition” <OSAKA Heiwa Paper Voice>
“Portable camera Applique exhibition” <Gallery Moguri rooM>
2004
“First dream of the new year diary exhibition” <Gallery Moguri rooM>
“The 11th Small small large exhibition” <TOKYO Shinjuku park tower>
“The south art festival RIKI EXPO 2004″ <Gallery mainascapes>
“Christmas exhibition” <Gallery Spoon>
2005
“LP Record Jacket exhibition” <Cafe NEUTRAL>
“Trio exhibition~Monkey and Jam and Forest of neon~” <Gallery Spoon>
“Everyone’s ITOE” <Gallery iTohen>
2006
“sorameet” <Gallery iTohen>
2007
“LP Record Jacket exhibition02″ <Cafe NEUTRAL>
“Last handkerchief & Business card exhibition” <Gallery Moguri rooM>
“ARTHOUSE 7anniversary~7exhibition~”<Gallery ARTHOUSE>
2008
“Photo frame exhibition” <Cafe NEUTRAL>
“Letter paper exhibition” <Gallery osoblanco>
“ONSA” <Gallery iTohen>
“EROSHI O REKI REKI” <Cafe NEUTRAL>
2009
“Cherry blossoms weather” <galerie 6C>
“Creators paper exhibition” <Gallery osoblanco>
“ONSA” <Gallery iTohen>
“LP Record Jacket exhibition04″ <Cafe NEUTRAL>
Looking for a Gallery Assistant – Internship Position Open
We are looking for a presentable and service minded individual with fluency in English & German. Additional language is a plus. Graphic Design skills is a must.Knowledge in the field of street, urban and contemporary art is given.
We need an outgoing person who frequently attends gallery and museum openings and is involved in Berlins cultural life. Please apply with a CV in english or in french to job at info@westberlingallery.com We’ll invite the candidates we are interested in for an interview within the next two weeks.
Work & skill tasks include:
* Sales Responsibilities
* Contribution to a growing Client base
* Graphic Design
* Photoshop, Illustrator, In-Design & html/css basics (Mac please, we use no PC)
* Co-ordination of gallery schedule, openings and special events
* Buildup and breakdown of exhibitions / Structural planning of exhibitions
This is an internship position at the moment, but our goal is clearly to enlarge our team in a sustainable manner as the business is growing.
2011 West Berlin Gallery