Oscar Oiwa METROPOLIS Opening Reception
Oscar Oiwa METROPOLIS:
Opening Reception
Thursday, June 8, 2023, 6pm–8pm
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Oscar Oiwa METROPOLIS: Exhibition
June 8 - July 16, 2023
NowHere is pleased to announce the opening of "METROPOLIS," an exhibition of recent artworks by Japanese-Brazilian artist Oscar Oiwa.
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ABOUT
Oscar Oiwa
Born in São Paulo, Brazil
Lives and Works in New York City
Oscar Oiwa was born to Japanese immigrants in São Paulo, Brazil in 1965. He received his B.F.A. in 1989 from the School of Architecture and Urbanism at São Paulo University. He first experienced contemporary art during this time in nearby galleries and became an assistant at the São Paulo Art Biennial. Oiwa held his first solo exhibition while he was still in college and thereafter participated in the 21st São Paulo Art Biennial in 1991.
He lived in Tokyo, where he worked at an architectural firm and continued to exhibit his art, from 1991 until 2002. Oiwa has been recognized with Pollock-Krasner Foundation grants, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship (2001), and by the Asian Cultural Council in 2002. In 2019, he received the Medal of Honor from His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of Japan.
His works have been shown widely throughout Asia, the United States, South America, and Europe, including numerous solo exhibitions. He has lived and worked in NYC since 2002.
