SHINJI NANZUKA / NANZUKA UNDERGROUND
http://www.nug.jp/
1978 Born in Tokyo
2000 Graduated the special course of Art History, School of Letters, Arts and Sciences, WASWDA University.
2005 Finished Master of Art History major, the department of School of Letters, WASWDA University
2005 Started The Contemporary Art Gallery ”NANZUKA UNDERGROUND” He aims to be “UNDERGROUNG=avant-garde” to the concept of fine art itself, and finds widely the talent, which is out of the framework of the existent art scene. He works to encourage and familiarize Japanese artists, such as Keiichi Tanaami, known as a graphic artist, MUSTONE, who is from street art, Tomoki Kurokawa, known as an illustrator, and media artists such as Taku Anekawa, Hiroki Tsukuda, and Akiyoshi Mishima. On the other hand, he works to familiarize foreign alternative artists, such as Alexander Gelman, and Paul Davis.