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A colorful painted wood sculpture of various people sitting on a park bench in conversation

Kota Ezawa: Sculptures

In translating iconic artworks, historical events, and cultural moments into acrylic-on-wood sculptures, Ezawa adds a degree of distance and abstraction to familiar images. His work questions the process by which visual representations become embedded in public consciousness, acquiring meaning through repetition and circulation.

Color image of a figure viewing a wooden sculpture depicting several figures seated at a park bench on a lively afternoon against a white gallery wall

Color image of a detail of a wooden sculpture depicting several figures faces

Color image of a detail of a wooden sculpture depicting the legs of several figures seated at a park bench

Color image of a mixed media artwork depicting a figure in a suit jumping onto the sidewalk — Untitled (Klein/Mondrian), 2025

acrylic on wood, 71-7/8 x 57-1/2 x 2-7/8 inches (overall) [182.9 x 156.1 x 9.5 cm]

Color image of a figure viewing a mixed media artwork depicting a figure leaping onto a sidewalk on a white gallery wall

Untitled (Eggleston/Kelly), 2024

acrylic on wood, 64-1/4 x 96 x 3-1/4 inches (overall) [163.2 x 243.8 x 8.3 cm]

Untitled (Eggleston/Kelly), 2024 (detail)

Color image of a wooden sculpture depicting a figure with an ice cream cone laughing in front of shop window — Woman with Ice Cream Cone, 2025

acrylic on wood, 35 x 52 x 2-3/4 inches (overall) [89 x 132.2 x 7 cm]

Color image of a wooden sculpture depicting a figure with an ice cream cone laughing in front of shop window on a white gallery wall with a figure viewing the work

Color image of a detail of a wooden sculpture depicting a figure holding an ice cream cone

A simplified wooden rendering displaying a woman speaking into a microphone from behind a desk. She faces a blurred figure seen from behind. — Kavanaugh Hearings, 2024

acrylic pigment print on wood, 39-3/4 x 59-7/8 x 1 inches (overall) [101 x 152.1 x 2.5 cm]

Hand Vote, 2024

acrylic pigment print on wood, 96 x 120 x 48 inches (overall installed) [243.8 x 304.8 x 121.9 cm]

Hand Vote, 2024 (installation view)

acrylic pigment print on wood, 96 x 120 x 48 inches (overall installed) [243.8 x 304.8 x 121.9 cm]

Kota EzawaWorld’s Fair

2025

acrylic on wood, 40 x 60 x 2-3/4 inches (overall) [101.6 x 152.4 x 7 cm]

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Kota EzawaUntitled (Klein/Mondrian)

2025

acrylic on wood, 71-7/8 x 57-1/2 x 2-7/8 inches (overall) [182.9 x 156.1 x 9.5 cm]

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Kota EzawaUntitled (Eggleston/Kelly)

2024

acrylic on wood, 64-1/4 x 96 x 3-1/4 inches (overall) [163.2 x 243.8 x 8.3 cm]

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"*" indicates required fields

Kota EzawaUntitled (Eggleston/Kelly)

2024 (detail)

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Kota EzawaUntitled (Eggleston/Kelly)

2024 (detail)

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Kota EzawaWoman with Ice Cream Cone

2025

acrylic on wood, 35 x 52 x 2-3/4 inches (overall) [89 x 132.2 x 7 cm]

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Kota EzawaKavanaugh Hearings

2024

acrylic pigment print on wood, 39-3/4 x 59-7/8 x 1 inches (overall) [101 x 152.1 x 2.5 cm]

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"*" indicates required fields

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Kota EzawaHand Vote

2024

acrylic pigment print on wood, 96 x 120 x 48 inches (overall installed) [243.8 x 304.8 x 121.9 cm]

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Kota EzawaHand Vote

2024 (installation view)

acrylic pigment print on wood, 96 x 120 x 48 inches (overall installed) [243.8 x 304.8 x 121.9 cm]

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Color image of a black and white rendering of an image with several figures looking out of windows from a trolley car framed in black

Kota Ezawa: Lightboxes

Ezawa began using lightboxes with his series The History of Photography Remix and has returned to the glowing format in more recent series, harnessing its impact to highlight the singular power of each image.

Kota Ezawa, Trolley, New Orleans, 2024

transparency in lightbox, 20-3/4 x 30-3/4 inches (overall) [52.7 x 78.1 cm], edition of 5

Color image of a color transparency on a light box depicting an aerial view of several homes that have flooded — Kota Ezawa, Flood, 2011

transparency in lightbox, 24 x 36 inches (overall) [61 x 91.4 cm], edition of 5

Color photograph of a light box with a digital rendering of a painting featuring four nude figures in repose within nature framed in black — Kota Ezawa, La Pastorale, 2017

transparency in lightbox, 18 x 21 inches (overall) [45.7 x 53.3 cm], edition of 5

Black and white digital rendering of a figure laughing in front of a store while holding ice cream framed in black — Kota Ezawa, Untitled (New York, after Winogrand), 2024

transparency in lightbox, 20 x 30 inches (overall) [50.8 x 76.2 cm], edition of 5

Color image of a color transparency on a light box depicting a darkly framed abstract image of overlapping geometric shapes hung on a grey wall — Kota Ezawa, Photogram, 2023

transparency in lightbox, 28-3/4 x 20-3/4 inches (overall) [73 x 52.7 cm], edition of 5

Color image of a black and white transparency on a light box depicting the inside of an empty theatre — Kota Ezawa, Theatre (1978), 2005

transparency in lightbox, 22 x 28 inches (overall) [55.9 x 71.1 cm], edition of 5

Color image of a color transparency on a light box depicting a figure in a yellow dress with adornments of various shapes against a yellow background — Kota Ezawa, Adele Bloch-Bauer I, 2016

duratrans transparency & lightbox, 54 x 54 inches [137.16 x 137.16 cm], edition of 5

Color image of a light box with a black and white image of a work space interior framed in black — Kota Ezawa, Merzbau, 2020

transparency in lightbox, 41-1/8 x 31-1/8 inches (overall) [104.5 x 79.1 cm], edition of 5

Color image of a color transparency on a light box depicting a Kodachrome color slide of a van driving down a road — Kota Ezawa, Slide, 2005

transparency in lightbox, 24 x 24 inches (overall) [61 x 61 cm], edition of 5

Color image of a black and white transparency on a light box depicting two figures with pet monkeys in clothes walking through the park — Kota Ezawa, Central Park Zoo (1967), 2005

transparency in lightbox, 20 x 30 inches (overall) [50.8 x 76.2 cm], edition of 5

Color image of a transparency in a light box depicting figures crossing a border framed in black — Kota Ezawa, Kabul, 2021

transparency in lightbox, 10-1/2 x 18 inches (overall) [26.6 x 45.7 cm], edition of 5

Color image of a black and white transparency on a light box depicting an exhibition of black and white photographs — Kota Ezawa, Photo Secession (1902), 2005

transparency in lightbox, 20 x 30 inches (overall), edition of 5

Kota EzawaTrolley, New Orleans

2024

transparency in lightbox, 20-3/4 x 30-3/4 inches (overall) [52.7 x 78.1 cm], edition of 5

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Kota EzawaFlood

2011

transparency in lightbox, 24 x 36 inches (overall) [61 x 91.4 cm], edition of 5

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Kota EzawaLa Pastorale

2017

transparency in lightbox, 18 x 21 inches (overall) [45.7 x 53.3 cm], edition of 5

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Kota EzawaUntitled (New York, after Winogrand)

2024

transparency in lightbox, 20 x 30 inches (overall) [50.8 x 76.2 cm], edition of 5

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Kota EzawaPhotogram

2023

transparency in lightbox, 28-3/4 x 20-3/4 inches (overall) [73 x 52.7 cm], edition of 5

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Kota EzawaTheatre (1978)

2005

transparency in lightbox, 22 x 28 inches (overall) [55.9 x 71.1 cm], edition of 5

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Kota EzawaAdele Bloch-Bauer I

2016

duratrans transparency & lightbox, 54 x 54 inches [137.16 x 137.16 cm], edition of 5

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Kota EzawaMerzbau

2020

transparency in lightbox, 41-1/8 x 31-1/8 inches (overall) [104.5 x 79.1 cm], edition of 5

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Kota EzawaSlide

2005

transparency in lightbox, 24 x 24 inches (overall) [61 x 61 cm], edition of 5

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Kota EzawaCentral Park Zoo (1967)

2005

transparency in lightbox, 20 x 30 inches (overall) [50.8 x 76.2 cm], edition of 5

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Kota EzawaKabul

2021

transparency in lightbox, 10-1/2 x 18 inches (overall) [26.6 x 45.7 cm], edition of 5

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Kota EzawaPhoto Secession (1902)

2005

transparency in lightbox, 20 x 30 inches (overall), edition of 5

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All Portfolios

Color image of a watercolor depicting four figures during the national anthem

Kota Ezawa: Works on Paper

In series such as National Anthem, Ezawa’s meticulous process involves tracing source images onto paper and hand-painting them with watercolor before digitally combining the images back into a moving animation. His works on paper serve as delicate, tangible fragments of the related videos.