Gentaro Ishizuka
OVERVIEW
Gentaro Ishizuka(Tokyo, b. 1977)was awarded for the Photographic Society of Japan Newcomer’s Award in 2004, and later in2011, he was selected as the member of Overseas Study for Upcoming Artists of the Cultural Agency Program. In his early works, Ishizuka explored photography through documentary and artistic approach, and his photobook “PIPELINE ICELAND/ALASKA”(pub. Kodansha), the compilation of these early works, took the Higashikawa New Photographer Award in 2014. In 2016, he took the grand prize for Steidl Book Award Japan and his photobook “GOLD RUSH ALASKA” will be published from Steidl. He joined the exhibition ‘Syncopation: Contemporary encounters with the Modern Masters‘ held in Pola Museum of Art, Kanagawa, Japan and attracted attention for its installation work that was composed together with the modern paintings by Cézanne and Magritte. Recently, he has been exploring with spatiality of photographic expressions, for example, sculptural work made from a photographic paper exposed in the darkroom and mosaic work that weaves photo- graphic papers in layers, whilst photography has become perceived as a plain code in our social media era. In 2022, Ishizuka participated in the exhibition ‘Latent Scenery,’ Arts Maebashi, Gunma, Japan; ‘DOMANI: The Art of tomorrow’ Exhibition 2022-23, The National Art Center, Tokyo, Japan. In 2024, his solo exhibition ‘Gold Rush Alaska’ was held at KOTARO NUKAGA Tennoz, Tokyo, Japan.
HISTORY
2025
‘Chasing Modernism Around BAU’, Cassina ixc. AOYAMA Shop, Tokyo, Japan
2024
‘Gold Rush Alaska’, KOTARO NUKAGA, Tokyo, Japan
2022
‘Ondulatoire’, KOTARO NUKAGA, Tokyo, Japan
2020
‘Gold Rush California / NZ’, KOTARO NUKAGA, Tokyo, Japan
2018
‘Middle of the Night’, Akio Nagasawa Gallery Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan
2017
‘Panorama’, Spiral Garden, Tokyo, Japan
‘Demarcation’, Gallery 916, Tokyo, Japan
2014
‘PIPLINE ICELAND/ALASKA collection exhibition for the New Photographer Award in the Higashikawa Awards’, Hasselblad Japan Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2013
‘GOLD RUSH ALASKA BONANZA TRAIL’, Gallery 916 small, Tokyo, Japan
2012
‘Compound Eyes’, Gallery TRAX, Yamanashi, Japan
‘Glacier Diary Glacier Bay’, Slope Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
‘GOLD RUSH ALASKA CHILKOOT TRAIL’, SLANT, Ishikawa, Japan
2010
‘Glacial Diary In Patagonia’, Slope Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2008
‘INNER PASSAGE’, Gallery White Room, Tokyo, Japan
2007
‘WWWWW’, Harajuku Kurkku Library, Tokyo, Japan
‘You went too far north’, Gallery Sora, Osaka, Japan
‘Line to the Beginning: Trans Alaska Pipeline’, Spiral Garden, Tokyo, Japan
‘Trans Alaska Pipeline’, Spiral Garden, Tokyo, Japan
‘Tokyo 10’, Shinjuku Epsite, Tokyo, Japan
’10’, Lotus Root Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2006
‘WWWWW’, Lotus Root Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2002
‘worldwidewarp’,(traveling exhibition)Visual Arts Gallery
2001
‘Worldwidewonderful’, Shinjuku Epsite, Tokyo, Japan
1999
‘Concrete Major Strategy’, Galley Niepce, Tokyo, Japan
1998
‘Godsummer’, Konica Photo Plaza, Tokyo, Japan
2026
‘Worlding — No Oars, No Shore, ‘, POLA MUSEUM ANNEX, Tokyo, Japan
2022
‘“DOMANI: The Art of Tomorrow” Exhibition 2022-23’,The National Art Center Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
‘Latent Scenery’, Arts Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
2021
‘The Past in Motion’, KOTARO NUKAGA, Tokyo, Japan
2019
‘Syncopation: Contemporary encounters with the Modern Masters’, POLA Museum of Art, Kanagawa, Japan
‘The 10th Gelatin Silver Session 2019’, AXIS Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2017
‘Tokyo Now’, Espace des Coutures Saint Gervais, Paris, France
2015
‘Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial’, Echigo-Tsumari, Niigata, Japan
2013
‘We Like Ueda: Shoji Ueda Centenary Event’, Shoji Ueda Museum of Photography, Tottori, Japan
2012
‘The 6th Gelatin Silver Session 2012’, Axis Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
‘Silent Month’, SIM Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland ‘Tokyo-ga’, Gallery 21, Tokyo, Japan
2011
‘Breezeless’, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
2010
‘The 5th Gelatin Silver Session 2010’, Axis Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2009
‘Paris Photo 2009’, Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
2006
‘New Vision Of Photography’, Refined Nest Gallery, Shanghai, China
WORKS
NEWS
Gentaro Ishizuka and Keita Morimoto will participate in 'The Image Burns, Distorts, and Sublimates into Light' at UESHIMA MUSEUM
Works by Gentaro Ishizuka, Shoup Glacier #001, and Keita Morimoto, Soliloquy, are being exhibited in ‘The Image Burns, Distorts, and Sublimates into Light’ at UESHIMA MUSEUM, opening September 2, 2026. This exhibition is curated by Yuko Hasegawa, who served as the Director of 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, until March 2025. 【EXHIBITION DETAILS】
Akiko Ueda, Gentaro Ishizuka, and Keita Morimoto will participate ‘Worlding − No Oars, No Shore,’ at POLA MUSEUM ANNEX
We are pleased to announce POLA MUSEUM ANNEX will present ‘Worlding — No Oars, No Shore,’ from June 12 to July 5, 2026. The exhibition will feature Akiko Ueda, Gentaro Ishizuka and Keita Morimoto, each offering a distinct mode through which a world comes into being. Worlding - No Oars, No Shore, A single thread, trembling. Waves rise, fold, become
KOTARO NUKAGA to participate in 'ART FAIR TOKYO 20'
KOTARO NUKAGA is pleased to announce its participation in ART FAIR TOKYO 20, held at the Tokyo International Forum from March 13 to March 15, 2026. ART FAIR TOKYO is one of the largest art fairs in Japan, showcasing a wide range of artworks that cross eras and genres. For this presentation, under the theme “Narratives Woven by Meshwork,” KOTARO NUKAGA will introduce
Gentaro Ishizuka's solo exhibition 'Chasing Modernism Around BAU' will be held at Cassina ixc. AOYAMA Shop
Gentaro Ishizuka’s solo exhibition ‘Chasing Modernism Around BAU’ will be held at Cassina ixc. AOYAMA Shop from October 2 – October 14, 2025. In this exhibition, around ten works will be presented, with a focus on Gentaro Ishizuka’s architectural photography, spanning from seminal earlier pieces to his most recent work. It offers a rare
KOTARO NUKAGA to participate in 'ART FAIR TOKYO'
KOTARO NUKAGA is pleased to announce our participation in Japan’s largest art fair “ART FAIR TOKYO”, to be held at the Tokyo International Forum from March 7 to 9 with a lineup of 9 international artists including Gentaro Ishizuka, Nanami Inoue, Kazuhito Kawai, Tomona Matsukawa, Keita Morimoto, New York based artist Esmaa Mohamoud, Nir Hod,
Gentaro Ishizuka ‘Gold Rush Alaska’
KOTARO NUKAGA, Tennoz is pleased to present ‘Gold Rush Alaska,’ an exhibition showcasing the works of Gentaro Ishizuka,from March 23 to May 18. This exhibition is a tie-in with Ishizuka’s art book Gold Rush Alaska, scheduled to be published by prestigious German publisher Steidl. His book was selected for publication as the winner of Steidl
KOTARO NUKAGA to participate in "Art Collaboration Kyoto"
KOTARO NUKAGA is pleased to announce our participation in ‘Art Collaboration Kyoto (ACK)’, an art fair themed on “contemporary art and collaboration” to be held in Kyoto from October 28 (Sat) to 30 (Mon), 2023. KOTARO NUKAGA will be exhibiting with Almine Rech. Starting with Tomokazu Matsuyama, who is represented by both galleries, KOTARO NUKAGA will bring
Gentaro Ishizuka will exhibit his work in 'DOMANI・明日展 2022-2023' at the National Art Center, Tokyo.
Gentaro Ishizuka will participate in the 25th ‘DOMANI・明日展 2022-2023’ starting Saturday, November 19, 2022.(URL: https://domani-ten.com/2023/) The ‘DOMANI・明日展 2022-2023’ exhibition began in 1998 as an opportunity for young artists to present the results of the Overseas Study Program for Emerging Artists (Zaiken), an overseas training program for young artists conducted by the Agency for Cultural Affairs
Gentaro Ishizuka・Mariko Kobayashi ・Kyoji Takubo | CADAN Yurakucho
KOTARO NUKAGA will hold the exhibition “Gentaro Ishizuka / Mariko Kobayashi / Kyoji Takubo by KOTARO NUKAGA” at CADAN Yurakucho from June 28 (Tue) to July 17 (Sun), 2022. Gentaro Ishizuka has traveled to polar regions such as Iceland and Alaska with a large format film camera to photograph nature and the man-made structures and
Gentaro Ishizuka ‘Ondulatoire’
From February 5th (Sat) to March 31st (Thu), 2022, KOTARO NUKAGA, Roppongi is pleased to present ‘Ondulatoire’, a solo exhibition by Gentaro Ishizuka. The exhibition will present 17 artworks including new worksby the artist. EXHIBITION DETAILS Gentaro Ishizuka, ‘Ondulatoire’ February 5 (Sat) – March 31 (Thu), 2022 11:00-18:00 (Tue – Sat) *Closed on Sun, Mon