White Cube is pleased to invite you to join Minoru Nomata in conversation with Sam Thorne, CEO and Director General – Japan House London, at White Cube Mason’s Yard on Tuesday 9 July to celebrate his solo exhibition Continuum.

Talk starts promptly at 5:30pm.

Followed by the exhibition preview from 6:30pm–8:30pm.

Minoru Nomata’s debut solo exhibition in London features new works that expand upon the artist’s ‘Continuum’ series, first exhibited in Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery in 2023. Solitary architectural structures rise from low horizon lines, ascending toward the sky as Nomata turns his attention from the astral towards the subaqueous, depicting immense hydrological formations – icebergs, frozen waterfalls and glaciers – interacting with manmade mechanical interventions. In this series, Nomata places mortal endeavour in contention with the sublime forces of nature, a preoccupation visible throughout his practice.

Sam Thorne is a curator and writer committed to education, experimentation and exchange. As a museum director, Sam was most recently director of Nottingham Contemporary, where he oversaw more than 30 exhibitions; prior to that he was artistic director of Tate St Ives. Previously, he was associate editor of Frieze Magazine, was a co-founder of Open School East, a free-to-attend independent studies programme, and is the author of the book School (2017). Sam has taught and lectured widely at universities and art schools, and written numerous catalogue essays and articles. He grew up visiting Japan regularly with his Japanese-speaking mother.

Japan House London is the cultural home of Japan in the UK. Located on High Street Kensington, it offers visitors an authentic encounter with cultures from across Japan through free exhibitions and events, a shop, library, café stand and restaurant.

Conversations: Minoru Nomata and Sam Thorne