| Kozo Nishino | |
|---|---|
 Nishino in 2014 | |
| Born | (1951-08-07) 7 August 1951 (age 73) Hyogo, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, sculptor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
Kozo Nishino (born 1951) is a Japanese sculptor and kinetic artist born in Hyogo Prefecture. He graduated from the Department of Ceramics at the Kyoto City University of Arts in 1977.
Notable works
He has numerous large-scale public works throughout Japan. He was featured in the Echigo-Tsumari Art Field.
His large scale public work titled, In the Wind, is a metallic sculpture of a saxophone. He originally created it in 1988 and the work was presented in Kobe. The work was recreated in 2003 in front of the Museum of Modern Art, Saitama.
In 2013, he was commissioned and created a 30-meter-diameter titanium arc in the 4 World Trade Center building which faces the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York City.
In 2018, Nishino created a series of kinetic public art works, including Breezing in Canberra and In the Stream, at the National Arboretum in Canberra, Australia.
References
- "西野康造". 美術手帖 (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- "西野康造 - 作家｜大地の芸術祭". 大地の芸術祭 (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- "風の中で - 西野康造". Google Arts & Culture (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- Dunlap, David W. (7 August 2013). "At the World Trade Center Site, a Space Begins to Open Up". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- JDD (3 September 2013). "Installation Sky Memory par Kozo Nishino au 4 World Trade Center". Journal du Design (in French). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- Colley, Claire (24 April 2018). "Japanese artist Kozo Nishino finishes public sculptures for National Arboretum". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 5 April 2023.