Interlogue vol.2
Gallery MoMo Projects
Until May 23
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Takumi Saito, Natsuko Sakamoto, Tomoko Nagai, Yu Nishimura
GALLERY MoMo Projects is pleased to present “Interlogue vol.2,” the second installment of an exhibition series based on the legacy of a collector, running from April 18 (Sat) to May 23 (Sat), 2026.
This exhibition series is composed of works from a private collection alongside those by gallery artists. By carefully interpreting the underlying interests, perspectives, and commonalities across the collection, we plan to unfold this series over several stages. For this second installment, we will feature the works of Takumi Saito, Natsuko Sakamoto, Tomoko Nagai, and Yu Nishimura.
Takumi Saito has long depicted scenes of parks, playgrounds, and landscapes on the way home from school, as well as girls staring into the distance and children at play. When viewers discover a familiar landscape within Saito’s work, they project themselves or their own past records onto it—finding traces of existence and a lingering atmosphere within the very “absence” depicted.
Natsuko Sakamoto, who has consistently focused on the “methodology of painting,” constructs labyrinthine compositions where complex viewpoints and textures intertwine. Through repeated technical experimentation, she explores “worlds that do not yet exist,” seeking to open new horizons within the medium of painting.
Tomoko Nagai creates theatrical and imaginary worlds where diverse motifs such as forests, rooms, animals, and children coexist. Her multilayered, narrative-driven compositions possess a kaleidoscopic depth, where innocent joy resides alongside a mysterious sense of unease, offering new discoveries with every viewing.
Yu Nishimura takes everyday landscapes and snapshots as his motifs, expressing light, wind, and the very atmosphere of a place through thinly layered paint. His quiet painterly world, which evokes fragments of memory and a nuanced sense of distance from the subject, captures the viewer's consciousness like a scene from a film, inviting them to a place that is not “here and now.”
The common thread among these four artists is that while their work remains contiguous with reality, they each spin their own unique narratives. Their works are neither simple depictions of scenery nor complete abstractions. Whether it be the presence of absence in Saito’s work, the deconstruction of vision in Sakamoto’s, the multilayered fantasies of Nagai, or the drifting memories of Nishimura—each artist uses painting to reveal a “multilayered reality” beneath the visible world.
As their internal dialogues resonate with one another, a new narrative emerges within the gallery space. We hope you will join us in experiencing how these works respond to one another and give rise to new relationships.
The title “Interlogue” is a coined term combining “Inter” and “Dialogue.” It signifies the beginning of a dialogue between works and between stories, named with the hope that it will serve as an entrance for the collection to be passed on to the next generation.
This exhibition series is composed of works from a private collection alongside those by gallery artists. By carefully interpreting the underlying interests, perspectives, and commonalities across the collection, we plan to unfold this series over several stages. For this second installment, we will feature the works of Takumi Saito, Natsuko Sakamoto, Tomoko Nagai, and Yu Nishimura.
Takumi Saito has long depicted scenes of parks, playgrounds, and landscapes on the way home from school, as well as girls staring into the distance and children at play. When viewers discover a familiar landscape within Saito’s work, they project themselves or their own past records onto it—finding traces of existence and a lingering atmosphere within the very “absence” depicted.
Natsuko Sakamoto, who has consistently focused on the “methodology of painting,” constructs labyrinthine compositions where complex viewpoints and textures intertwine. Through repeated technical experimentation, she explores “worlds that do not yet exist,” seeking to open new horizons within the medium of painting.
Tomoko Nagai creates theatrical and imaginary worlds where diverse motifs such as forests, rooms, animals, and children coexist. Her multilayered, narrative-driven compositions possess a kaleidoscopic depth, where innocent joy resides alongside a mysterious sense of unease, offering new discoveries with every viewing.
Yu Nishimura takes everyday landscapes and snapshots as his motifs, expressing light, wind, and the very atmosphere of a place through thinly layered paint. His quiet painterly world, which evokes fragments of memory and a nuanced sense of distance from the subject, captures the viewer's consciousness like a scene from a film, inviting them to a place that is not “here and now.”
The common thread among these four artists is that while their work remains contiguous with reality, they each spin their own unique narratives. Their works are neither simple depictions of scenery nor complete abstractions. Whether it be the presence of absence in Saito’s work, the deconstruction of vision in Sakamoto’s, the multilayered fantasies of Nagai, or the drifting memories of Nishimura—each artist uses painting to reveal a “multilayered reality” beneath the visible world.
As their internal dialogues resonate with one another, a new narrative emerges within the gallery space. We hope you will join us in experiencing how these works respond to one another and give rise to new relationships.
The title “Interlogue” is a coined term combining “Inter” and “Dialogue.” It signifies the beginning of a dialogue between works and between stories, named with the hope that it will serve as an entrance for the collection to be passed on to the next generation.
Schedule Now in session | Apr 18 (Sat) 2026-May 23 (Sat) 2026 34 days left Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Venue | Gallery MoMo Projects https://en.gallery-momo.com/  | ||||
| Location | 2F 6-2-6 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032 | ||||
| Access | Near exit 1b at Roppongi Station on the Hibiya line, 3 minute walk from exit 3 at Roppongi Station on the Hibiya or Toei Oedo line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-3405-4339 | ||||
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