JOJI Nakamura at Untitled 2025 Solo Show

JOJI NAKAMURA at Untitled 2025
December 2nd to December 7th
Miami Beach

The Fridge is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Japanese artist Joji Nakamura.

Nakamura’s practice moves between recognizable figures and abstract forms. Recurring motifs and soft, cloud-like color shifts define his language. His imagery emerges instinctively from the gestures he has developed over the past 15 years. The paintings follow a consistent format shaped by his ongoing process. Through his daily, almost ritual practice, he introduces new elements while keeping a clear continuity in his work.

 

 

Joji Nakamura 
At that time, at that moment. [2025]
48 x 48 inches (121.92 cm x 121.92 cm)
Acylic on Canvas
(Oak wood frame)





Joji Nakamura 
And here and now. [2025]
48 x 48 inches (121.92 cm x 121.92 cm)
Acylic on Canvas
(Oak wood frame)






Joji Nakamura 
From here. [2025]
48 x 48 inches (121.92 cm x 121.92 cm)
Acylic on Canvas
(Oak wood frame)

Joji Nakamura 
And being here now. [2025]
48 x 48 inches (121.92 cm x 121.92 cm)
Acylic on Canvas
(Oak wood frame)







Joji Nakamura 
That one moment. [2025]
48 x 48 inches (121.92 cm x 121.92 cm)
Acylic on Canvas
(Oak wood frame)

Joji Nakamura 
Melting in the blue night [2025]
36 x 48 inches (91.44 x 121.92 cm)
Acylic on Canvas
(Oak wood frame)

 

Joji Nakamura 
The seasons change, she is blue [2025]
36 x 48 inches (91.44 x 121.92 cm)
Acylic on Canvas
(Oak wood frame)

Joji Nakamura 
The eyes and the flow of time [2025]
48 x 48 inches (121.92 x 121.92 cm)
Acylic on Canvas
(Oak wood frame)

Joji Nakamura 
It was like a storybook [2025]
36 x 48 inches (91.44 x 121.92 cm)
Acylic on Canvas
(Oak wood frame)

 

Joji Nakamura
As if in a dream #3 [2024]
60 x 40 inches (152.4cm x 101.6cm) 
Acrylic on canvas
(Oak wood frame)

 

Joji Nakamura 
She looks perfect [2025]
36 x 48 inches (91.44 x 121.92 cm)
Acylic on Canvas
(Oak wood frame)

 

Joji Nakamura 
Smiling as usual [2025]
36 x 48 inches (91.44 x 121.92 cm)
Acylic on Canvas
(Oak wood frame)

 

Joji Nakamura 
I remembered someone from that day and stood there. In the park [2025]
36 x 48 inches (91.44 x 121.92 cm)
Acylic on Canvas
(Oak wood frame)

 

Joji Nakamura 
Blue Light Yokohama [2025]
36 x 48 inches (91.44 x 121.92 cm)
Acylic on Canvas
(Oak wood frame)

Joji Nakamura 
A piece of blue and her presence [2025]
36 x 48 inches (91.44 x 121.92 cm)
Acylic on Canvas
(Oak wood frame)

 

Joji Nakamura 
Sometimes bubblegum dreams [2025]
36 x 48 inches (91.44 x 121.92 cm)
Acylic on Canvas
(Oak wood frame)

 

 

 

Joji Nakamura 
The light was azure and dreamy [2025]
36 x 48 inches (91.44 x 121.92 cm)
Acylic on Canvas
(Oak wood frame)

 

Joji Nakamura 
I’m ready for the blue [2025]
36 x 48 inches (91.44 x 121.92 cm)
Acylic on Canvas
(Oak wood frame)

 

 

Joji Nakamura
It smelled of peppermint [2024]
40 x 60 inches (101.6cm x 152.4cm) 
Acrylic on canvas
(Oak wood frame)

Joji Nakamura
You who rises to the surface [2024]
40 x 60 inches (101.6cm x 152.4cm) 
Acrylic on canvas
(Oak wood frame)


 

Joji Nakamura
Original landscape (Avocado mountain) [2024]
36 x 48 inches (91.44cm x121.92cm)
Acrylic on canvas
(Oak wood frame)

 

Joji Nakamura
Landscape photography #2 [2024]
36 x 48 inches (91.44cm x121.92cm)
Acrylic on canvas
(Oak wood frame)

 

Joji Nakamura
A black and white world with a bit of color [2024]
60 x 40 inches (152.4cm x 101.6cm) 
Acrylic on canvas
(Oak wood frame)

 

 

 

BIOGRAPHY

Born in 1974, Joji Nakamura currently lives and works in Yokohama, Japan. Joji Nakamura paints with his hands using acrylic, gesso, graphite and ink on canvas. His extruded faces are instantly recognizable. Nakamura’s dynamic strokes transform into his own rendition of a classic portrait, a figure painting or a surreal landscape created with his body. He has held exhibitions in Paris, the Netherlands, Taiwan, Japan and the US. For the past few years, Nakamura added colors to the monotone repertoire paintings of his early years, presenting portraits in soft blotchy hues. Past recent shows include Kaplan Projects in Mallorca, Zieher Smith in Nashville, Galerie Mikiko Fabiani in Paris, Scooters For Peace in Tokyo and The Fridge in New York.

 

 

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