If you're in Shibuya and need a break from the noise and crowds, then just behind the Hikarie tower, Nanzuka is a small, quiet basement art gallery. Displays change every month, and you might see sculpture or painting in a wide range of styles: portraits or abstracts, graceful or bizarre, lively or muted. I like to drop in every now and then, both to catch my breath and hopefully find something new and interesting.
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Nanzuka Gallery
Eclectic contemporary art in Shibuya

By Peter Sidell
Community writer

Paintings by Harumi Yamaguchi

I forget who this sculpture was by

More intricate sculpture

Sculpture by Keiichi Tanaami

More colourful art by Keiichi Tanaami

Subtle, minimal paintings by Frank Nitsche

More Frank Nitsche paintings

More paintings by Harumi Yamaguchi

The rear entrance of the building

Nanzuka Gallery is in the basement

The main entrance
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