Kazumasa Nagai

Kazumasa Nagai (in Japanese: 永井 一正, Nagai Kazumasa; Ōsaka, April 20, 1929) is a Japanese printmaker and graphic designer. He attended the University of the Arts in Tokyo to study sculpture, but had to stop due to health problems.[1]

In 1964, he took part in documenta III, in Kassel.

He co-founded the Nippon Design Center (1960), where he was president until 2001.

Although his first works were abstract at the beginning, he changed for handmade designs of animals and plants in the 1980s.

His work is held in many museums, including the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco,[2] the National Gallery of Australia,[3] the Museum of New Zealand,[4] the British Museum,[5] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[6] the Walker Art Center,[7] the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam,[8] and the Museum of Modern Art.[9]

References and sources
  1. Helen. "Kazumasa Nagai: a 90-year-old designer and his fantastic beasts. | USA Art News". Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  2. "Kazumasa Nagai". FAMSF Search the Collections. 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  3. Nagai, Kazumasa. "(Poster for the joint exhibition by four artist)". Item held by National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  4. "Loading... | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  5. "print | British Museum". The British Museum. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  6. "Exchange: Kazumasa Nagai Design Life". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  7. "Poster for The World of Kazumas Nagai (at Ikeda 20th Century Museum)". walkerart.org. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  8. Grrr.nl. "Kazumasa Nagai - Kazumasa Nagai". www.stedelijk.nl. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  9. "Kazumasa Nagai. Kazumasa Nagai Exhibition at Imabashi Gallery. 1969 | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  • documenta III. Internationale Ausstellung; Katalog: Band 1: Malerei und Skulptur; Band 2: Handzeichnungen; Band 3: Industrial Design, Graphik; Kassel/Colonia 1964


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