Natsuyuki Nakanishi

Natsuyuki Nakanishi (Kanji: 中西夏之, "Nakanishi Natsuyuki", 1935-2016) is a Japanese artist who is part of the 1960s avant-garde movement in Japan. His artworks started from Neo-Dadaist object-based works to abstract painting in his later years. He has collaborated with Butoh dancers Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno for his paintings.
Nakanishi grew up in Tokyo and graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Tokyo National University of Arts and Music. He was also part of the Hi-Red Center avant-garde artist group, together with Jiro Takamatsu and Genpei Akasegawa, which was active from 1962 to 1964. Nakanishi has held several exhibitions in several museums worldwide, including The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, and Seibu Museum.