12/08/2026
TARO NASU GALLERY
Tsuyoshi Watanabe “Memorial Exhibition”
Saturday, June 13th, 2026 - Saturday, June 27th,
Ended Exhibition
Through his singular use of dots, Watanabe continually questioned the illusion and aura of painting.
This exhibition traced an artistic practice devoted to challenging ideas of originality, uniqueness, and the relationship between figure and ground,ultimately seeking to dismantle the image itself.
Since his first solo exhibition at TARO NASU in 1999, Watanabe’s work has remained an important part of the gallery’s history, presented through three solo exhibitions and numerous group shows.
In recent years, declining health led him to step away from his artistic practice. It is with profound sadness that this exhibition now stands as his final project,a reflection on a singular body of work and the questions he pursued throughout his life.