Kenzi Shiokava - Hardcover

Name: Kenzi Shiokava - Hardcover
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by Kenzi Shiokava (Artist), Nolan Jimbo (Editor), Madeleine Grynsztejn (Foreword by)

The first comprehensive monograph on the Los Angeles-based Nippo-Brazilian artist, whose sculptural practice blended traditional woodcarving with found-object assemblage

Published with Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.

A second-generation Brazilian of Japanese descent, Kenzi Shiokava (1938-2021) moved to Los Angeles when he was 25 and remained there for the rest of his life. Working out of a refurbished auto body shop in Compton, he built towering wooden totem sculptures and found-object assemblages that combine traditional woodcarving practices of Asia and the Americas with the contemporary currents of Southern California. Though unclassifiable and therefore commercially unsuccessful, Shiokava's work was nonetheless admired by Jack Nicholson and Marlon Brando, and he was finally given his due as the winner of the Made in L.A. 2016's Public Recognition Award. This insightful catalog accompanies the first ever retrospective of Kenzi Shiokava's work and reveals the ways that the artist embraced diverse influences over decades of artmaking in Los Angeles, creating novel connections across nature, spirituality and material culture.

Number of Pages: 192

Dimensions: 0.9 x 10.7 x 8.1 IN

Publication Date: June 30, 2026

ISBN	9781636811901
Publisher	Delmonico Books
Genre	Arts
Format	Hardcover
Published	June 2026
Language	ENG- English
Pages	192
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print