Shinpei Okawa - Searching for a Yellow Pebble
February 27th — March 15st, 2026

OPENING Friday, Feb 27th 5-7pm

Wada Garou is pleased to present Searching for a Yellow Pebble, a solo exhibition by Shinpei Okawa, opening on February 27.

The exhibition begins with the memory of a small pebble the artist once encountered by chance in his daily life. From this fleeting experience, it turns quietly toward the acts of seeing and remembering, and toward the uncertainty of the moment an image comes into being.

A sharply pointed yellow pebble glimpsed on a morning sidewalk, casting a vivid shadow in the eastern light.
On a rainy morning, the same pebble—overturned, its color and shape altered—before one day disappearing entirely.
What the pebble ultimately was remains unclear. Yet the images that arise before the canvas resemble this “yellow pebble,” emerging through chance encounters, repetition, and subtle shifts of memory.

By layering fragments of landscape with personal and art-historical memory, Okawa creates pictorial spaces where time and perspective fold into one another.

Featuring primarily new works, the exhibition reflects on the delicate space between finding and losing. As viewers engage with the paintings, the time spent before them gradually opens into an act of searching in itself. 

Counting the Vanished Leaves, 2026, oil on canvas, diptych, each 57 by 71 cm, overall dimensions variable

Shinpei Okawa was born in Tokyo in 1983. He received his BFA in Oil Painting from Tokyo University of the Arts in 2007 and completed his MFA at the same institution in 2009.
By combining fragments of images retained within landscapes with layers of personal and art-historical memory, Okawa creates multi-faceted works that unfold through shifting perspectives and temporal overlaps. He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Japan and internationally.
His works are included in the collections of the UESHIMA MUSEUM COLLECTION (Tokyo), Teikyo University (Tokyo), and the Gwangju Museum of Art (Korea).

INSTAGRAM @shinpeiokawa

INFORMATION
Shinpei Okawa - ​ Searching for a Yellow Pebble

February 27th - March 15th, 2026
Open 1:00 – 6:30 pm 
​Closed Sundays and Mondays (open on Sunday, March 15 only)

Ginsei Bldg. 7F, 7-12-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 1040061

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