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New York-based painter Hiroshi Senju (b. 1958, Tokyo) is renowned worldwide for his sublime waterfall and cliff images, which are often monumental in scale. He combines a minimalist visual language rooted in Abstract Expressionism with elements of traditional Japanese painting. 

 

Hiroshi Senju was the first Asian artist to receive an Honorable Mention Award at the Venice Biennale (1995), and has participated in numerous notable exhibitions including The New Way of Tea, curated by Alexandra Munroe, at the Japan Society and Asia Society, New York, 2002; Paintings on Fusuma at the Tokyo National Museum, 2003; and Frontiers Reimagined at the Venice Biennale, 2015. In 2021, Senju produced a monumental, site-specific fluorescent waterfall installation for the Art Institute of Chicago. It was on view for eight months in a gallery in the Asian wing designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando. The fifty-foot wide folding screens are now part of the museum’s permanent collection. In 2023 two specially commissioned waterfall paintings were installed in the United States Embassy in Tokyo. A waterfall painting is currently on view in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

 

Among his many honors, Senju was awarded the Foreign Minister’s Commendation from the Japanese government for contributions to art in 2017, and in the same year, was honored with the Isamu Noguchi Award. In 2020, he was awarded the 77th Imperial Prize and Japan Art Academy Prize. In 2022 he was elected to the Japan Art Academy for outstanding achievements in artistic activities, the youngest artist to be so honored. 
 
Notable public installations include seventy-seven murals at Juko-in, a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji, a Zen Buddhist temple in Japan, and multiple monumental waterfalls at Tokyo International Airport (Haneda). The Benesse Art Site of Naoshima Island houses two large-scale installations. The artist’s monumental cliff and waterfall paintings for the Kongobuji Temple at Koyasan—a UNESCO World Heritage Site and sacred Buddhist monument—traveled to museums throughout Japan before being consecrated and installed in 2020. Assouline released a lavish coffee-table volume featuring 100 color photographs documenting this historic project in 2022.
 
Senju’s work is in the permanent collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Brooklyn Museum, New York; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco; Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri; Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto; Museum of Modern Art, Toyama, Japan; Yamatane Museum of Art, Tokyo; Tokyo University of the Arts; and Kushiro Art Museum, Hokkaido. In 2009, Skira Editore published a monograph of his work titled Hiroshi Senju. The Hiroshi Senju Museum Karuizawa in Japan opened in 2011.
 
Hiroshi Senju lives and works in New York.

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Between Movement and Stillness March 8 – April 27, 2024
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THERE IS STILL A LIGHT May 3 – 21, 2023
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Spectrum November 18, 2021 – January 15, 2022
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At World's End December 1, 2017 – January 26, 2018
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At World's End November 9, 2017 – January 13, 2018
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Day Falls/Night Falls January 17 – March 15, 2015
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Day Falls/Night Falls April 16 – June 9, 2013
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Cliffs March 1 – 31, 2012
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Out of Nature: Cliffs and Falling Water September 23 – November 10, 2009
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Haruka Naru Aoi Hikari May 2 – July 19, 2009
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Hiroshi Senju: Between Movement and Stillness
Conversation with the Artist 3 – 5 pm Saturday, March 9, 2024
Grand Opening of our Newest Gallery
London
Grand Opening of our Newest Gallery
Opening Reception with the Artist 6 – 8 pm Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Singapore
Artist Talk
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Hiroshi Senju at Art Stage Singapore January 23, 2015, 12:30–1:30 pm
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Hiroshi Senju: Day Falls/Night Falls January 23, 2015, 6–9 pm
Paintings by Hiroshi Senju acquired for the American Embassy in Tokyo
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Paintings by Hiroshi Senju acquired for the American Embassy in Tokyo
A painting by Hiroshi Senju is now in the permanent collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London
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A painting by Hiroshi Senju is now in the permanent collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London
Hiroshi Senju Elected a Member of the Japan Art Academy
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Hiroshi Senju Elected a Member of the Japan Art Academy
Hiroshi Senju at Art Insitute of Chicago
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Hiroshi Senju at Art Insitute of Chicago
Hiroshi Senju Honored with Japan Art Academy Prize and Imperial Prize
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Hiroshi Senju Honored with Japan Art Academy Prize and Imperial Prize
Hiroshi Senju Dedication Ceremony at Kongobuji Temple, Japan
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Hiroshi Senju Dedication Ceremony at Kongobuji Temple, Japan
Hiroshi Senju at the Brooklyn Museum
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Hiroshi Senju at the Brooklyn Museum
Hiroshi Senju at the Kobe Artists Museum and Kobe Fashion Museum
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Hiroshi Senju at the Kobe Artists Museum and Kobe Fashion Museum
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Hiroshi Senju at the Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design
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Hiroshi Senju at the Metropolitan Museum
Work by Miya Ando and Hiroshi Senju at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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Work by Miya Ando and Hiroshi Senju at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Hiroshi Senju Honored by Noguchi Museum
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Hiroshi Senju Honored by Noguchi Museum
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Painting by Hiroshi Senju added to The Metropolitan Museum of Art's permanent collection.
Museum Exhibition
Painting by Hiroshi Senju added to The Metropolitan Museum of Art's permanent collection.
Hiroshi Senju awarded the Japanese Foreign Minister's Commendation
Award
Hiroshi Senju awarded the Japanese Foreign Minister's Commendation
Robb Report
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Robb Report
Hiroshi Senju: Bridging Worlds Through Serene Brushstrokes March, 19, 2024

‘Between Movement and Stillness’ marks Hiroshi Senju’s return to Singapore since 2021.

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Pen Online
Hiroshi Senju: Sacred works at Koyasan March 19, 2020

Famous for being the home to numerous Buddhist temples, Mount Koya, a sacred site of Shingon Buddhism, celebrated its 1,200th anniversary in 2015. On this occasion, painter Hiroshi Senju was commissioned to create a work of art unlike any other, a fusuma-e of gigantic dimensions.

Tokyo Weekender
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Tokyo Weekender
Q & A with Artist Hiroshi Senju September 30, 2021

10 Questions With Renowned Japanese Artist Hiroshi Senju

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Beyond Boundaries December 1, 2017

New works by beloved artist Hiroshi Senju mark a turning point in his career and offer a unifying message in chaotic times.

Artnet
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Artnet
Meet Hiroshi Senju December 1, 2017

The Japanese painter is the only artist in Chelsea right now who uses a 1,000-year-old Japanese technique (and weasel-hair brushes).

China Daily
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China Daily
Eau Naturel April 2017

Hiroshi Senju’s sublime, large-scale paintings of waterfalls and cliffs are renowned for combining the techniques of abstract expressionism with Japan’s centuries-old nihonga style of painting.

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The Gulf Today
Drawing People Together March 2017

Writer Muhammad Yusuf reports on Sundaram Tagore Gallery from Art Dubai

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T: The New York Times Style Magazine
The Houses of Karuizawa February 2017

The architect Ryue Nishizawa was commissioned to build a museum that would house works by Hiroshi Senju — an artist whose monumental waterfall paintings adorn many Japanese public buildings.

OnBeat
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OnBeat
Interview: Hiroshi Senju January 2017

The internationally acclaimed artist speaks passionately about his views on art.

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The art and design channel
Video interview with Hiroshi Senju and Sundaram Tagore July 2015

Shot on location in Singapore, the art and design channel spoke to Sundaram Tagore and acclaimed Japanese painter Hiroshi Senju about his artistic practice.

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Harper's Bazaar Malaysia
The Inspiration July 2015

Inspired by the calmness of moving landscapes, Hiroshi Senju enlightens with Zen musings.

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Blouin Artinfo
Dealer's Notebook: Q&A With Sundaram Tagore June 2015

Blouin Artinfo speaks with Sundaram about STG's early days; what makes a good gallerist; and which historical figure he would like to share a drink with.

Artsy
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Artsy
Sundaram Tagore’s “World Art” Fills a Venetian Palazzo May 2015

Sundaram Tagore had his first taste of the Venice Biennale as a graduate student, when a scholarship from the Italian Ministry of Culture landed him in the city to study museology at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. Now, 26 years on, with eponymous galleries in New York, Singapore, and Hong Kong, Tagore has returned to mount his own exhibition to run alongside the 56th Venice Biennale.

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Artist interview: Hiroshi Senju February 2015

Fans of the Fendi baguette will remember a series of one-off pieces created by various artists. One such bag by New York based Japanese artist Hiroshi Senju depicts a waterfall on the back, and is also the carrier of an environmental message.

Artsy
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Artsy
Hiroshi Senju Debuts New Fluorescent Waterfall Paintings January 16, 2015

When asked about the motif that has occupied him for nearly 25 years—waterfalls—the celebrated Japanese artist Hiroshi Senju once explained: "I wanted to paint something that will not be old-fashioned after 1,000 years, a timeless landscape.”

South China Morning Post | Post Magazine
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South China Morning Post | Post Magazine
The Exhibitionists October 2014

Gallerist Sundaram Tagore's 2,500 sq ft Mid-Levels flat is filled with artwork that speaks volumes about his family.

星島日報(副刊)|  Sing Tao Daily
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星島日報(副刊)| Sing Tao Daily
藝術有價 September 2014

世界上最遠的距離,不是生與死的距離,而是我站在你面前,你不知道我愛你.....世界上最遙遠的距離,是魚與飛鳥的距離,一個在天,一個卻深潛海底。

想想,不管是不是泰戈爾(Rabindranath Tagore) 譜寫了《世界上最遠的距離》,開頭的選段記載了情侶間的愛情,慢慢接近,慢慢遠離,生成了優美的距離。優美的距離,不止歸屬於愛情、人文藝術的世界裏,不止一次地承載和釋懷各名族文化間幽美而又遙遠的距離。因為遠離,我們彼此仰慕,慢慢接近,學習與自身文化不同的世界和人情。

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藝術新聞(The Art Newspaper ) 號外
當代絲路 August 2014

絲綢之路,自西漢張騫出塞,由中國長安和洛陽出發,橫貫歐亞,直通羅馬。途經中國,印度,波斯,伊斯蘭和希臘文化,象徵西方和非西方聞名的交匯。在由泰戈爾第五代傳人Sundaram Tagore於香港開的同名畫廊的「2014夏季聯展」(The Summer Group Show) 上, 延續了絲綢之路的精神,薈萃了當代非西方和西方的藝術思緒。

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Artnet
Hiroshi Senju, On What Modernity Has Wrought July 2014

Acclaimed Japanese artist Hiroshi Senju talks with Artnet about his artistic process as a collaboration with the forces of nature.

Cut and paste this link into your browser to watch the video:
http://news.artnet.com/art-world/hiroshi-senju-on-what-modernity-has-wrought-17249

Robb Report
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Robb Report
A Curated Life December 2013

Acclaimed historian and gallerist Sundaram Tagore lives and breathes art.

蘋果日報
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蘋果日報
泰戈爾後人 「藝術是歷史解碼器」 October 2013

「當我們大為謙卑的時候,便是我們最接近偉大的時候。(We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility)」這是曾獲諾貝爾文學獎的印度大文豪泰戈爾(Rabindranath Tagore)讓人耳熟能詳的名句。他周遊列國,與徐悲鴻、譚雲山為友,對促進東西文化最落力,描寫也最為細膩,甚至影響中國一代詩風。個半世紀後,泰戈爾對文化融通的深層視野仍然像基因遺傳在第五代子孫 Sundaram Tagore 的血液裏。「當我曾曾祖父拿到諾貝爾文學獎後,把獎金都捐到大學去,他深信人道主義(humanity)而非民族主義(nationalism)會令世界變好。我也深受影響,藝術不是商品也不只講求美輪美奐,最重要是有沒有達到歷史解碼的功能。」Sundaram Tagore這印度大文豪之後如是說。他更侃侃而談「文化衝擊」作為自己收藏和經營事業的單一準則與品味。

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Blouin Artinfo/Modern Painters
500 Best Galleries Worldwide July 2013

Sundaram Tagore Gallery has been named one of the top galleries in the world by Blouin Artinfo and Modern Painters magazine.

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The Art Newspaper | 號外 。藝術新聞 。特寫
光浴興感召 (看千住博的"瀑布"系列) JUNE 2013

每一次,無論是在靜謐的畫廊,或器雜的藝展,站在千住博的,”瀑布” 系列前,總有一種沐浴於靈光的感動。

藝術,是一種由藝術家要犧牲自己的生命,身不由己地傳達這些自己也不甚明白的,高於人類標準的 "美" 因此,藝術是關乎 "感召" 。

這是為什麼千住博被公認為日本國寶級藝術家, 他的 "瀑布" 系列、以半寶石、珊瑚、貝母、動物皮膠混合的傳統日本畫礦物顏料、毛筆(以至噴筆),將當日在原始森林受水靈洗滌一新的感召經驗,一次又一次寫在桑皮紙上。

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Capturing the Passage of Time MAY 2013

Acclaimed Japanese artist, Hiroshi Senju's solo show in Sundaram Tagore Gallery awards the viewer a glimpse of serenity and an inkling of the passage of time as planet earth measures it rather than in fleeting human terms.

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信報(優雅生活)
信報專訪日本國寶級當代藝術大師"千住博" MAY 2013

〜藝術是想像的交流與傳達〜

The Glass Magazine
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The Glass Magazine
A Sense of the Sublime May 2013

Gazing upon Hiroshi Senju’s large-scale, mystical waterfalls, one isn’t immediately struck by the questions: What is beauty? What is art? “Here is beauty”, you think. “Here is art”.

South China Morning Post
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South China Morning Post
Stepping Forward APRIL 2013

Sundaram Tagore sees his role as facilitating arts dialogue between cultures.

Hong Kong Tatler
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Hong Kong Tatler
Sundaram Tagore Gallery Welcomes Hiroshi Senju April 2013

Inspired by the beauty of waterfalls, Japanese artist Hiroshi Senju speaks with Hong Kong Tatler about his passion to create beyond nationality and embracing art as a global practice.

South China Morning Post
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South China Morning Post
Glowing, glowing, gone April 2013

Japanese artist Hiroshi Senju is a celebrated master of the 1,000-year-old Nihonga style of painting, which uses natural ingredients, such as ground rocks, shells and coral as materials.

大公報
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大公報
千住博描繪巨幅螢光瀑布 April 2013

Sundaram Tagore Gallery 於4月16日至6月9日在香港隆重舉行享譽國際藝壇的日本當代藝術大師千住博(Hiroshi Senju)個人展覽:《日之瀑布.夜之瀑布》,呈獻一系列巨幅熒光瀑布畫作。

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明報
水之幻影 April 2013

古哲先賢常道「智者樂水」,認為水既是天地萬物之源, 為人類供豐饒的物質,其萬千之姿也能讓人感悟造物的奧妙。日本當代藝術家千住博,同樣好奇「水」的幻變性,常跑到郊野觀察並將所見所想入畫,而他香港的個 人展覽"日之瀑布,夜之瀑布"中展示的螢光瀑布作品,就是他多年來跨越繁華與自然,現實與夢幻境界的重要藝術結晶。

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Artinfo.com
Art Stage Singapore Sales Off to a Strong Start JANUARY 2013

Over at Sundaram Tagore Gallery, which has branches in New York, Hong Kong, and Singapore, a pair of waterfall paintings by Japanese master Hiroshi Senju went home with an American collector based in Singapore.

Jetstar Magazine
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Jetstar Magazine
Sundaram Tagore Gallery November 2012

Sundaram Tagore on his eponymous gallery in Singapore, uniting art from the East and West.

Sing Tao Daily
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Sing Tao Daily
Descendant of Tagore plans to set up gallery at WKCD July 2012

Sundaram targets the West Kowloon Cultural District as the gallery’s future location and plans to introduce local artists to the international art scene.

Artforum
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Artforum
Hiroshi Senju Review June 2012

The exquisite works in Hiroshi Senju’s series “Cliffs,” 2012—eleven mixed-media paintings, one triptych, all on mulberry paper mounted on board—appear to illustrate Lao-tzu’s idea of Tao as a sort of universal flow or elemental flux informing all things.

Asian Art News
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Asian Art News
Hiroshi Senju Review May/June 2012

Japanese painter Hiroshi Senju is best known for the serenity of his large-scale waterfall paintings that he has made since 1990. His recent cliff paintings that he has developed since 2007 articulate both artistic and metaphysical tension.

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Gafencu
Sundaram Tagore profile in Hong Kong's Power 300 issue December 2011

Sundaram Tagore has a distinct sense of style. That's probably just as well, bearing in mind his status as an art historian and the owner of a gallery that bears his name.

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JAPAN. Hiroshi Senju Museum Karuizawa designed by Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA just opened to the public DECEMBER 2011

The design of the Hiroshi Senju Museum Karuizawa is a collaborative effort between Ryue Nishizawa and the Japanese artist Hiroshi Senju, whose paintings from 1978 to the present day are on display at the new museum.

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the pocket arts guide
Sundaram Tagore: Tradition and Transcendence OCTOBER 2011

Sundaram Tagore Gallery has supported Fine Art Asia since the fair started in 2006. It has branches in Hong Kong, New York and Beverley Hills. The gallery specialises in artwork that interweaves the modern, the cultural and the abstract.

Art Collection +Design
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Art Collection +Design
Interview of Sundaram Tagore Gallery Establisher SEPTEMBER 2011

Established in 2000 in New York and with branches in Beverly Hills and Hong Kong, Sundaram Tagore Gallery was the first international gallery to open in Hong Kong.

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Spoon & Tamago
Hiroshi Senju Museum in Karuizawa by Ryue Nishizawa July 2011

Hiroshi Senju became a famous artist in the same way Ernest Hemingway described a man going broke: “Two ways, gradually and then suddenly.”

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BBC
High-end art in Hong Kong June 2011

One of the early arrivals, back in 2007, was Sundaram Tagore, a gallerist with outposts in New York and Beverly Hills who focuses on the intersection of Western and non-Western art and shows pieces that further a global dialogue.

Life Magazine China
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Life Magazine China
Water From Sky May 2011

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The Wall Street Journal
Sundaram Tagore Focuses on Hong Kong MAY 2011

At the time, Mr. Tagore was one of the first international gallery owners to open a space in the city. Since then several foreign galleries have followed, including Gagosian Gallery and Ben Brown Fine Arts. “Hong Kong has become an important artistic center,” said Mr. Tagore. “There is an audience here that has a voracious appetite for art.”

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Orientations
Asia Week New York March 2011

Sundaram Tagore Gallery will present a group exhibition, "Facing East’, of works that transcend cultural boundaries while reflecting Eastern elements. The show represents artists of Korean, Indian, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Uzbeki-Israeli origins. These works define an aesthetic language of East-West dialogue, featuring artists Kim Joon, Nathan Slate Joseph, Sohan Qadri, Hiroshi Senju, Robert Yasuda, Nhat Tran, Amina Ahmed, and Taylor Kuffner. Through their works, these artists struggle to create a sense of beauty that is universal through a wide range of mediums.

Gallery Guide
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Gallery Guide
Lee Waisler - About Faces March 2011

For his second solo exhibition in Hong Kong, California-based American painter Lee Waisler presents a series of moving portraits of historical and contemporary figures. Having practiced abstraction for decades, Waisler returned to figuration full-force six years ago, making what he calls "dimensional portraits," combining strips of wood and blocks of color to create nuanced faces and figures.

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Living Galleries
Sundaram Tagore Gallery - Hong Kong July 2010

"Sundaram Tagore Gallery opened its doors in 2000 with a mission to foster the exchange of ideas between different cultures. With three locations in New York, Hong Kong and Beverly Hills, the stable of transnational artists straddles the terrain of east and west. The artists fail from such countries as India, Japan, Korea, , Uzbekistan, Mexico, Europe and America. The galleries have become known for cultural activities and collaborative events across the world."

Hong Kong Gallery Guide
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Hong Kong Gallery Guide
Cascading Time November 2009

"It would be no exaggeration to call the works of Hiroshi Senju 'out of this world.' In his first solo show in Hong Kong at Sundaram Tagore Gallery, the celebrated Japanese artist reveals a new dimension to his inner vision. Transcendence flows through his sublime waterfalls and fills the landscape of canyons and cliffs, in a series of new works that are unveiled especially for the local audience."

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ARTgazine
A Vibrant Platform for Modern and Contemporary Art September 2009

"The Art section of Hong Kong International Art and Antiques Fair 2009 will feature exceptional works by celebrated artists in a diversity of artistic styles and media. Sundaram Tagore Gallery of New York, Beverly Hills and Hong Kong will show work that encourages a dialogue between the East and West. Featured artists include Hiroshi Senju(Japan), Sohan Qadri (India) and Kim Joon (Korea) along with Susan Weil (USA), Natvar Bhavsar (India)."

Jet Magazine
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Jet Magazine
See The Water, Enter the Mist September 2009

"If one encounters Hiroshi Senju's work in the Tokyo International Airport
hanging high from the ceiling or under the atmospheric lighting of the
Tokyo Grand Hyatt Hotel, one will surely be moved by their power."

City Magazine
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City Magazine
Bringing Happiness Home: Hong Kong International Art and Antiques Fair 2009 September 2009

"Aside from exhibiting a wide variety of antiques, the Hong Kong International Art and Antiques fair has also invited contemporary artists to display their latest works. A specially presented work in the fair is Day Falls Night Falls VI by the Japanese artist Hiroshi Senju who was the first Asian artist to receive an individual award in the Venice Biennale. His painting style is a blend of traditional Japanese painting style and contemporary aesthetics."

Time Out Hong Kong
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Time Out Hong Kong
Preview: Hiroshi Senju September 2009

"Aesthetically, when the East meets West seamlessly, the results can be staggering. Such is the case for Japanese artist Hiroshi Senju whose waterfall paintings have been renowned for years. In 1995, he became the first Asian artist to receive an individual award at the Venice Biennale, propelling him to become one of Japan's most celebrated artists."

THE Magazine
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THE Magazine
Hiroshi Senju Haruka Naru Aoi Hikari (New Light from Afar) August 2009

"Humans need to commune with the elements of nature and art at its best can provide such an experience of communion. Artists often reflect on nature and transform it into intensely condensed metaphors, poems, and songs.Through his sublime paintings, Japanese artist Hiroshi Senju has contemplated multiple facets of water, especially its fundamental power, for almost twenty years [...]n essence, he transforms solid materials from the earth to create images of elusive aquatic torrents."

Asian Art Newspaper
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Asian Art Newspaper
Profile on Hiroshi Senju January 2009

And Finally, after being interested in the sky, I discovered the waterfall. I felt something clicking as if I recognized some kind of DNA that I had in me, like a past memory. I find that a lot of people whether they are Europeans, Americans or Japanese have similar feelings towards waterfalls. I find that these emotions go beyond the boundaries East/West, or old/new. Once I understood what art was all about and that art should go beyond people's boundaries, it was very important for me to further explore that path.

Decorati
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Decorati
Insider Guide to LA's Contemporary Art Scene July 2009

Sundaram Tagore Gallery showing of Hiroshi Senju's Waterfalls are nature inspired, well crafted paintings that express movement.

Newsweek
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Newsweek
Signs of Life in the Art Market April 2009

The contemporary-art market may be down, but it is definitely not out. In fact, these unKoonsian times, like many downturns before, allow artists and dealers to be more creative, and collectors to focus on the fundamentals […] Sundaram Tagore, a grandnephew of Indian poet Rabindranath and a dealer with galleries in New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong says good art works by key artists—especially in the $500,000 and over range—have been moving.

South China Morning Post
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South China Morning Post
Preview: Here and Now at Sundaram Tagore Gallery March 2009

Art historian Sundaram Tagore's doctoral thesis looks at Indian artists' response to European modernisation from the 1940s to 1980s. As a curator, however, his focus is more on the here and now. Hence the title of his gallery's latest group exhibition by 18 international artists, which opens today at the Sundaram Tagore Gallery's Hong Kong branch.

Antiques and the Arts Online
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Antiques and the Arts Online
ART20 Explores Cross-Currents in Art January 2009

Sundaram Tagore Gallery making it's first appearance at ART20, placed the emphasis on the exchange of ideas between Western and non-Western cultures.

Genlux
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Genlux
The Art Issue January 2009

Features Hiroshi Senju, Sohan Qadri, Nathan Slate Joseph and Hosook Kang. Photographs by Marc Baptiste.
Also includes an interview with Sundaram Tagore.

Asian Art News
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Asian Art News
Universal Waterfalls November 2008

"I started painting by brush," Senju says. "It didn't really work the way I wanted it to, It was more like the Hudson River School or the work of 19th-Century European artists, which was not what I wanted to do. The more I painted the more I felt to the two most important elements on the earth - gravity and water. And I thought: why don't I try to use gravity, to pour down the paint from the top?"

South China Morning Post
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South China Morning Post
City Reviews: In your Mind's Eye; Sundaram Tagore Gallery October 28, 2008

"...Less-colour-saturated but no less intuitive are the pieces by Natvar Bhavsar, who sprinkles pigment delicately on his canvases in an echo of Jackson Pollock, although the works' understated quality reflects a gentle Asian sensibility that's the opposite of the American painter's frenetic, ego-driven style..."

Art in America
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Art in America
Hiroshi Senju: Sundaram Tagore Gallery September 2008

"...Senju creates, from the most simple of low-tech means, cinematic spectacles that appear to be in motion. They are startlingly beautiful works - perhaps too beautiful, since we tend to be wary of beauty - and raise the question of optical trickery, although the trickery is completely transparent..."

Art Ltd'
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Art Ltd'
Specialty: World Art Sept/Oct 2008

"With galleries in three cities across the world, and plans for two more, Sundaram Tagore tends to take a global perspective."

ArtAsiaPacific
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ArtAsiaPacific
The Business of Cultural Diplomacy May 2008

"Art, globalization and inter-cultural dialogue are themes dear to Tagore. The latter populates his conversation and is reflected in the work he shows. Recent exhibits at his Chelsea gallery have included the metalwork of an Israeli-American, Nathan Slate Joseph; the lush, Scandinavian-influenced paintings by the Indian artist Sohan Qadri; and the ethereal waterfalls of Japanese painter Hiroshi Senju. Tagore's gallery statemnt, afterall, is to develop exhibitions and host events that "engage in spiritual, social and aesthetic dialogues with traditions other than our own."..."

Bloomberg.com
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Bloomberg.com
Gagosian, Tagore Boost Hong Kong's Ambitions as Asia Art Hub May 27, 2008

"Hong Kong's ambition to be Asia's art hub received another boost with the recent arrival of three top galleries: Gagosian, Sundaram Tagore and Tang Contemporary. Sundaram Tagore opened on the city's gallery street, Hollywood Road, on May 9."

Sing Tao Daily
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Sing Tao Daily
May 7, 2008

"...With two other locations in New York and Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Sundaram Tagore Gallery represents some of the most well known contemporary artists, such as Hiroshi Senju and Judith Murray..."

Asian Art News
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Asian Art News
New Openings May/June 2008

"Gallerist Sundaram Tagore said, "All these artists have spent their lives working in and exploring different Eastern and Western cultures - including India, China, Nepal, Japan, Italy, Holland and America. Together they create an incredible mosaic and foster an intercultural dialogue that reflects a diversity of thought and artistic style."

Kee
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Kee
The Essence of Life May 2008

"Tagore explains how his passion for art has enabled him to dissolve differences in cultures and bring them together in a unique and creative way, denoting that art can transcend all culture and social standings."

Prestige
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Prestige
Art, No Commerce April 2008

"These 'philosophical discussions' are fundamental to Tagore's vision for his galleries, or 'cultural spaces' as he prefers to call them. Unlike galleries that buy and sell art solely as a monetary transaction, Tagore has a mission to create a global community of artists and foster a dialogue between Western and non-Western cultures."

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Art + Auction
Back East March 2008

"Among the returning dealers is New York's Sundaram Tagore Gallery, which is bringing a selection of richly hued abstractions, priced between $25,000 and $250,000, by the likes of Natavar Bhavsar and Hiroshi Senju, who were born in Gujurat, India, and Tokyo, respectively."

Art & Antiques
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Art & Antiques
Hiroshi Senju June, 2007

"...His art reflects [this] geographical and cultural duality, for his approach combines ancient Japanese painting practices with modern Western imagery."

Own Magazine
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Own Magazine
Hiroshi Senju February 2007

"Hiroshi Senju, one of the world's most revered and internationally acclaimed contemporary artists, is a painter with divinity."

Art & Antiques
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Art & Antiques
Coming to America March 1, 2007

"...Hiroshi Senju, one of Japan's most revered and internationally acclaimed contemporary artists showed 27 murals at Japan's Yamatane Museum of Art..."

Japan Info
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Japan Info
Masterpiece Comes to Philadelphia's Japanese House and Garden Spring 2007

"Hiroshi Senju is renowned for his unique combination of modernism and ancient methods of Japanese painting."

Asian Art News
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Asian Art News
Sundaram Tagore Gallery at the Hong Kong Exhibition Center August 2006

"...a group of four gloriously shimmering works [by Hiroshi Senju] from this acclaimed series."

Shofuso
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Shofuso
Mural Project July 2005

"Hiroshi Senju, one of Japan's most revered and internationally acclaimed contemporary artists, will complete his work in December of 2006 on a set of 27 syohekiga murals to be donated to Shofuso."

KIPPO NEWS
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KIPPO NEWS
Kansai in Focus: Japanese-style painter Senju seeking to foster students into worldwide artists December 8, 2004

"Senju says . . . artists can be recognized as worldwide ones only when their works have been publicly recognized as those which have a clear-cut philosophy and vision toward world peace and environmental conservation."

International Research Center for the Arts, Kyoto University of Art and Design
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International Research Center for the Arts, Kyoto University of Art and Design
Hiroshi Senju 2005

"Coming to the 21st century, we bade farewell to contemporary art of the 20th century . . . realizing that only art works which are recorded in history can lend us encouragement, vitality and healing."

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