Kenji Nakahashi (Japanese, 1947–2017), Time (B), 1980; printed 1985, gelatin silver print, image: 10 in x 13 in; sheet: 10 15/16 in x 14 in, Anonymous gift in memory of Kenji Nakahashi, All rights reserved © Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents, permissions needed, 2022.44.12

Kenji Nakahashi: Between Things
November 20, 2025 – November 20, 2026

The Portland Art Museum is delighted to present Kenji Nakahashi: Between Things, showcasing newly acquired works being exhibited for the first time.

Japanese photographer Kenji Nakahashi (1947–2017) moved to New York City in 1973, finding in the city the creative inspiration that would sustain his practice for the rest of his life. Both playful and profound, his conceptual approach to photography posed questions about everyday objects, materials, and surfaces. From the mundane, his images raise meaningful questions about the distance or difference between things, and about the relationship between parts of a whole. Alongside Nakahashi’s photographs, a selection of tea bowls by contemporary Japanese ceramicists invites viewers to consider Nakahashi’s questions in another, very different medium.

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