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Not for the time by Kazu Nakagawa
Kazu Nakagawa Not for the time 1994 Wood and mixed media. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 2002
Art Bite
Past event
Meet in the exhibition
Join art consultant Grant Banbury as he discusses Kazu Nakagawa's Not for the time on display in Absence on the first floor.
Art Bites are 30-minute lunchtime presentations on a single work on display, presented by our staff, guides and guest speakers.
There's a new Art Bite to enjoy each Friday at 12 noon (except during public and school holidays)
Related reading: Free event
Collection
Kazu Nakagawa not for the time
Kazu Nakagawa’s sculptures express the Japanese concept of ‘ma’ – the space between objects, or the room around things. Here, an elegant arrangement with a place set mysteriously for one calls our attention to what – or, perhaps more importantly, who – might be missing. The unexpected scale – too insubstantial for usual use, yet also not toy-like – and the care and precision with which the artist has made these objects, adds an atmosphere of expectation to an otherwise ordinary domestic scene.
(Absence, May 2023)
