Key Facts
• The 61st Venice Biennale will be held in Italy from May 9 to November 22, 2025.
• Nash Arakawa, a 47-year-old avant-garde artist from Iwaki City, will represent Japan.
• Arakawa’s work focuses on parenting twins with a same-sex partner, exploring identity and history.
• He aims to showcase how to shape the future through his art.
• Arakawa, a Japanese-American based in Los Angeles, is known for collaborative and interactive art.
• His past works include a solo exhibition in Tokyo and a 2014 London art fair performance.
• The Japan Pavilion is curated by Mizuki Takahashi (Hong Kong) and Risa Horikawa (Singapore).
• Arakawa emphasized the complementary relationship among the three collaborators.
• Takahashi and Horikawa have prior experience at major art institutions in Japan.
• The event is organized by the Japan Foundation.
Summary
Nash Arakawa, a Japanese-American avant-garde artist from Iwaki City, will represent Japan at the 61st Venice Biennale in 2025. His work, inspired by raising twins with a same-sex partner, delves into themes of identity, immigration, and the future. Known for his collaborative and interactive art, Arakawa has previously exhibited in Tokyo and London. The Japan Pavilion, curated by Mizuki Takahashi and Risa Horikawa, highlights a collaborative approach to exploring contemporary Asian art. The Biennale will run from May 9 to November 22, 2025, in Italy.
