Dexter Wimberly has curated the exhibition “Tomorrow’s Bridge” in conjunction with Tokyo-based gallery KOKI ARTS. The virtual show brings together the work of three emerging Japanese artists Hiroya Kurata, Ryoichi Nakamura, and Tomonari Nakayashiki, presented in partnership with Sharon Obuobi’s immersive 3D art platform Oarbt.
“Tomorrow’s Bridge” was conceived to highlight artists from the contemporary Japanese art scene and stems from Wimberly’s Hayama Artist Residency—a program focused on giving international artists the opportunity to exhibit work in Japan. Visitors in the rendered virtual galleries will see the Tokyo-based Nakamura’s manipulated portraits of Japanese Americans from World War II, expressionist paintings depicting everyday life from the Brooklyn-based Kurata, and abstracted works made by the Kyoto-based Nakayashiki, like the bright-hued Gap in a Gap in a Gap.
