Katsumi Nakai at MAMCO

06.03.2026

Katsumi Nakai at MAMCO, Art Genève 2026

We are pleased to announce that the work Object 46-104 by Katsumi Nakai has been acquired by the MAMCO – Musée d’art moderne et contemporain in Geneva.

The work was part of the solo exhibition Katsumi Nakai. Flying High and of the project Italy-Japan, Japanese Artists in Milan since 1960. Katsumi Nakai was born in 1927 in Hirakata, in Osaka Prefecture. His journey eventually led him to Milan, a city that deeply impressed him and became the final stop of his journey “following the sun.” Nakai was close to the circle of artists that the art critic Guido Ballo in 1967 defined as the “Nuova Scuola di Milano.” Among them he met Tomonori Toyofuku and Lucio Fontana, who would play a fundamental role in shaping his artistic vision.

Katsumi Nakai, Object 46-104, 1973, acrylic and oil on plywood.