Installation view, TAI Modern

We are delighted to feature Santa Fe-based TAI Modern in this week’s Gallery Spotlight. Renowned for its dedication to contemporary art across diverse media—with a special focus on Japanese bamboo and contemporary American art—TAI Modern has been the world’s premier gallery for contemporary Japanese bamboo art for over 20 years. The gallery represents over 35 Japanese bamboo artists alongside select contemporary American artists, with a commitment to nurturing artists’ careers, offering expert guidance to collectors, and curating compelling exhibitions.

TAI Gallery was founded by Japanese bamboo art expert Robert T. Coffland, who began sourcing works from contemporary masters in Japan. In 2014, Margo Thoma acquired the gallery and merged it with her contemporary American art gallery, Eight Modern rebranding it to TAI Modern. Under Thoma’s leadership and with guidance from bamboo expert Koichiro Okada, TAI Modern continues to build museum-quality collections and promote Japanese bamboo art in the West. Thoma collaborates closely with senior Japanese artists, supports emerging talent, advises collectors and institutions, and curates exhibitions and public demonstrations.

TAI Modern’s upcoming exhibition in November, History Painting, will showcase new works by the pioneering digital artist Jason Salavon, who has been creating generative and data-driven artwork since the 1990s. History Painting will employ a host of “custom software, imaginings, and elbow grease,” to reinterpret the history of the universe via eight-hundred idiosyncratic encyclopedic entries created by the artist. They are pleased to open the show with an artist’s reception on Friday, November 29, followed by an artist walkthrough on Saturday, November 30.

To learn more about the show and gallery, click here.