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Mizuma Art Gallery presents a sixth solo exhibition by Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba for the first time in 11 years. The exhibition titled While I am Dead – A Prelude to Life recounts the artist’s 7-year isolation from the art world.

Nguyen-Hatsushiba, born in 1968 in Tokyo to a Japanese mother and Vietnamese father, has continuously presented the series called “Memorial Project,” based on the struggles of political and economic refugees the world over. He has participated in numerous Biennale and Triennale exhibitions around the world and has gained worldwide recognition.

His seeming departure from …