Fujiko Nakaya: Fog Sculpture

About the Exhibition

This exhibition is themed on the fog sculptures of Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya, offering a fleeting, boundaryless artistic experience as they interact with the iconic architecture of the Neue Nationalgalerie, designed by Mies van der Rohe. Running from April 30 to October 25, 2026, the exhibition features a new installation Nakaya has created for the museum's sculpture garden. This work is set among the garden's trees and the permanent sculptures of Henri Laurens, Wolfgang Mattheuer, and Alicja Kwade, with the fog slowly dissipating from the center, offering visitors an experience that blurs the boundary between nature and art. The exhibition is structured around an 8-minute fog sequence, allowing visitors to commune with natural elements in real time, and the gallery's long glass exterior wall allows the changing fog to be appreciated from inside as well. The exhibition is meaningful for exploring the relationship between art and nature, time and space, offering an opportunity to experience both the transience and persistence of art at once through Nakaya's distinctive fog sculpture technique.