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The Centre Pompidou acquires Katsumi Nakai s Untitled, 1971
Katsumi Nakai, Untitled, 1971, wooden construction, acrylic paint on wood, 160 x 120 cm.
LONDON
.-Ronchini announced that the Centre Pompidou in Paris has recently added Untitled, 1971 by Katsumi Nakai to their permanent collection. Nakai, whose work has recently garnered greater critical attention, acts as a bridge between European and Japanese postwar art. The acquisition was made possible thanks to the generous support of the Japanese Friends of the Centre Pompidou. Since 2018, Ronchini represents the Estate of Katsumi Nakai. The Gallery has worked closely with the artists daughter to re-introduce Nakais oeuvre to a new generation of artists and collectors. We are delighted that Untitled has now entered the collection of the Centre Pompidou. The leading French cultural venue is the first institution in Europe to acquire a work by Nakai, setting an important precedent for the re-contextualisation of the Japanese ar