Images
![Soshiro Matsubara, A Tale of Romance, 2020 (detail), carpet, glazed ceramics, artificial hair, fabric, wood, light sphere, Carpet: 350 × 200 cm, Sculpture ca. 20 × 130 × 90 cm, Lamp ø 28](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_tale_of_romance_2020-02.640x0.1591183958.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_tale_of_romance_2020-02.900x0.1591183958.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_tale_of_romance_2020-02.1200x0.1591183958.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_tale_of_romance_2020-02.1500x0.1591183958.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_tale_of_romance_2020-02.1800x0.1591183959.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_tale_of_romance_2020-02.2100x0.1591183959.jpg 2000w)
Soshiro Matsubara, A Tale of Romance, 2020 (detail), carpet, glazed ceramics, artificial hair, fabric, wood, light sphere, Carpet: 350 × 200 cm, Sculpture ca. 20 × 130 × 90 cm, Lamp ø 28
![Soshiro Matsubara, installation view True Romance, Croy Nielsen, Vienna, 2020](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-08.640x0.1591183957.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-08.900x0.1591183957.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-08.1200x0.1591183957.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-08.1500x0.1591183956.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-08.1800x0.1591183957.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-08.2100x0.1591183957.jpg 2000w)
Soshiro Matsubara, installation view True Romance, Croy Nielsen, Vienna, 2020
![Soshiro Matsubara, A Tale of Romance, 2020, carpet, glazed ceramics, artificial hair, fabric, wood, light sphere, Carpet: 350 × 200 cm, Sculpture ca. 20 × 130 × 90 cm, Lamp ø 28](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_tale_of_romance_2020-01.640x0.1591183957.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_tale_of_romance_2020-01.900x0.1591183957.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_tale_of_romance_2020-01.1200x0.1591183957.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_tale_of_romance_2020-01.1500x0.1591183957.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_tale_of_romance_2020-01.1800x0.1591183958.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_tale_of_romance_2020-01.2100x0.1591183958.jpg 2000w)
Soshiro Matsubara, A Tale of Romance, 2020, carpet, glazed ceramics, artificial hair, fabric, wood, light sphere, Carpet: 350 × 200 cm, Sculpture ca. 20 × 130 × 90 cm, Lamp ø 28
![Soshiro Matsubara, A Tale of Romance, 2020 (detail), carpet, glazed ceramics, artificial hair, fabric, wood, light sphere, Carpet: 350 × 200 cm, Sculpture ca. 20 × 130 × 90 cm, Lamp ø 28](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_tale_of_romance_2020-01-detail-02.640x0.1591183959.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_tale_of_romance_2020-01-detail-02.900x0.1591183959.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_tale_of_romance_2020-01-detail-02.1200x0.1591183959.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_tale_of_romance_2020-01-detail-02.1500x0.1591183959.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_tale_of_romance_2020-01-detail-02.1800x0.1591183960.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_tale_of_romance_2020-01-detail-02.2100x0.1591183960.jpg 2000w)
Soshiro Matsubara, A Tale of Romance, 2020 (detail), carpet, glazed ceramics, artificial hair, fabric, wood, light sphere, Carpet: 350 × 200 cm, Sculpture ca. 20 × 130 × 90 cm, Lamp ø 28
![Soshiro Matsubara, A Tale of Romance, 2020 (detail), carpet, glazed ceramics, artificial hair, fabric, wood, light sphere, Carpet: 350 × 200 cm, Sculpture ca. 20 × 130 × 90 cm, Lamp ø 28](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_tale_of_romance_2020-01-detail-04.640x0.1591183960.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_tale_of_romance_2020-01-detail-04.900x0.1591183960.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_tale_of_romance_2020-01-detail-04.1200x0.1591183960.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_tale_of_romance_2020-01-detail-04.1500x0.1591183961.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_tale_of_romance_2020-01-detail-04.1800x0.1591183961.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_tale_of_romance_2020-01-detail-04.2100x0.1591183961.jpg 2000w)
Soshiro Matsubara, A Tale of Romance, 2020 (detail), carpet, glazed ceramics, artificial hair, fabric, wood, light sphere, Carpet: 350 × 200 cm, Sculpture ca. 20 × 130 × 90 cm, Lamp ø 28
![Soshiro Matsubara, Last Night II, 2020, glazed ceramics, light bulbs, and cable, 25 × 24 × 10 cm](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-last_night_ii_2020-01.640x0.1591183961.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-last_night_ii_2020-01.900x0.1591183961.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-last_night_ii_2020-01.1200x0.1591183961.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-last_night_ii_2020-01.1500x0.1591183962.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-last_night_ii_2020-01.1800x0.1591183962.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-last_night_ii_2020-01.2100x0.1591183962.jpg 2000w)
Soshiro Matsubara, Last Night II, 2020, glazed ceramics, light bulbs, and cable, 25 × 24 × 10 cm
![Soshiro Matsubara, Last Night III, 2020, glazed ceramics, light bulbs, and cable, 20 × 26 × 11 cm](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-last_night_iii_2020-01.640x0.1591183962.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-last_night_iii_2020-01.900x0.1591183962.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-last_night_iii_2020-01.1200x0.1591183962.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-last_night_iii_2020-01.1500x0.1591183962.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-last_night_iii_2020-01.1800x0.1591183963.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-last_night_iii_2020-01.2100x0.1591183963.jpg 2000w)
Soshiro Matsubara, Last Night III, 2020, glazed ceramics, light bulbs, and cable, 20 × 26 × 11 cm
![Soshiro Matsubara, installation view True Romance, Croy Nielsen, Vienna, 2020](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-07.640x0.1591183963.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-07.900x0.1591183963.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-07.1200x0.1591183963.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-07.1500x0.1591183963.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-07.1800x0.1591183964.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-07.2100x0.1591183964.jpg 2000w)
Soshiro Matsubara, installation view True Romance, Croy Nielsen, Vienna, 2020
![Soshiro Matsubara, Pink Moon, 2020, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 56 × 73 × 2 cm](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-pink_moon_2020-01.640x0.1591183964.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-pink_moon_2020-01.900x0.1591183964.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-pink_moon_2020-01.1200x0.1591183964.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-pink_moon_2020-01.1500x0.1591183964.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-pink_moon_2020-01.1800x0.1591183964.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-pink_moon_2020-01.2100x0.1591183964.jpg 2000w)
Soshiro Matsubara, Pink Moon, 2020, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 56 × 73 × 2 cm
![Soshiro Matsubara, Portrait of Alma Mahler, 2020, glazed ceramics, artificial hair, wood, fabric, 153 × 30 × 30 cm](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-portrait_of_alma_mahler_2020-01.640x0.1591183965.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-portrait_of_alma_mahler_2020-01.900x0.1591183965.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-portrait_of_alma_mahler_2020-01.1200x0.1591183965.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-portrait_of_alma_mahler_2020-01.1500x0.1591183965.jpg 1333w)
Soshiro Matsubara, Portrait of Alma Mahler, 2020, glazed ceramics, artificial hair, wood, fabric, 153 × 30 × 30 cm
![Soshiro Matsubara, Portrait of Alma Mahler, 2020 (detail), glazed ceramics, artificial hair, wood, fabric, 153 × 30 × 30 cm](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-portrait_of_alma_mahler_2020-03.640x0.1591183966.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-portrait_of_alma_mahler_2020-03.900x0.1591183966.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-portrait_of_alma_mahler_2020-03.1200x0.1591183966.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-portrait_of_alma_mahler_2020-03.1500x0.1591183966.jpg 1333w)
Soshiro Matsubara, Portrait of Alma Mahler, 2020 (detail), glazed ceramics, artificial hair, wood, fabric, 153 × 30 × 30 cm
![Soshiro Matsubara, installation view True Romance, Croy Nielsen, Vienna, 2020](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-03.640x0.1591183967.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-03.900x0.1591183967.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-03.1200x0.1591183967.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-03.1500x0.1591183967.jpg 1333w)
Soshiro Matsubara, installation view True Romance, Croy Nielsen, Vienna, 2020
![Soshiro Matsubara, Memories, 2020 (detail), found floor lamp, glazed ceramics, found jewelry, wire, 180 x ø 26 cm](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-memories_2020-01.640x0.1591183968.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-memories_2020-01.900x0.1591183968.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-memories_2020-01.1200x0.1591183969.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-memories_2020-01.1500x0.1591183969.jpg 1333w)
Soshiro Matsubara, Memories, 2020 (detail), found floor lamp, glazed ceramics, found jewelry, wire, 180 x ø 26 cm
![Soshiro Matsubara, Twilight, 2020, oil and acrylic on canvas in artist frame, 33 × 92 × 3 cm](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-twilight_2020-01.640x0.1591183969.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-twilight_2020-01.900x0.1591183970.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-twilight_2020-01.1200x0.1591183970.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-twilight_2020-01.1500x0.1591183970.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-twilight_2020-01.1800x0.1591183970.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-twilight_2020-01.2100x0.1591183970.jpg 2000w)
Soshiro Matsubara, Twilight, 2020, oil and acrylic on canvas in artist frame, 33 × 92 × 3 cm
![Soshiro Matsubara, Mystery, 2020, oil and acrylic on on board in artist frame, 51 × 61 × 1 cm](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-mystery_2020-01.640x0.1591183971.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-mystery_2020-01.900x0.1591183971.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-mystery_2020-01.1200x0.1591183971.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-mystery_2020-01.1500x0.1591183972.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-mystery_2020-01.1800x0.1591183972.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-mystery_2020-01.2100x0.1591183972.jpg 2000w)
Soshiro Matsubara, Mystery, 2020, oil and acrylic on on board in artist frame, 51 × 61 × 1 cm
![Soshiro Matsubara, installation view True Romance, Croy Nielsen, Vienna, 2020](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-06.640x0.1591183972.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-06.900x0.1591183973.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-06.1200x0.1591183973.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-06.1500x0.1591183973.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-06.1800x0.1591183973.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-06.2100x0.1591183973.jpg 2000w)
Soshiro Matsubara, installation view True Romance, Croy Nielsen, Vienna, 2020
![Soshiro Matsubara, Sphinx I, 2020, glazed ceramics, acrylic, wood, fabric, 94 × 161 × 14 cm](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-sphinx_i_2020-01.640x0.1591183974.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-sphinx_i_2020-01.900x0.1591183974.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-sphinx_i_2020-01.1200x0.1591183974.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-sphinx_i_2020-01.1500x0.1591183974.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-sphinx_i_2020-01.1800x0.1591183975.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-sphinx_i_2020-01.2100x0.1591183975.jpg 2000w)
Soshiro Matsubara, Sphinx I, 2020, glazed ceramics, acrylic, wood, fabric, 94 × 161 × 14 cm
![Soshiro Matsubara, Sphinx I, 2020 (detail), glazed ceramics, acrylic, wood, fabric, 94 × 161 × 14 cm](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-sphinx_i_2020-01-detail.640x0.1591183975.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-sphinx_i_2020-01-detail.900x0.1591183975.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-sphinx_i_2020-01-detail.1200x0.1591183976.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-sphinx_i_2020-01-detail.1500x0.1591183976.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-sphinx_i_2020-01-detail.1800x0.1591183976.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-sphinx_i_2020-01-detail.2100x0.1591183976.jpg 2000w)
Soshiro Matsubara, Sphinx I, 2020 (detail), glazed ceramics, acrylic, wood, fabric, 94 × 161 × 14 cm
![Soshiro Matsubara, Last Night IV, 2020, glazed ceramics, light bulbs, and cable, 20 × 26 × 9 cm](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-last_night_iv_2020-01.640x0.1591183977.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-last_night_iv_2020-01.900x0.1591183977.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-last_night_iv_2020-01.1200x0.1591183977.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-last_night_iv_2020-01.1500x0.1591183977.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-last_night_iv_2020-01.1800x0.1591183978.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-last_night_iv_2020-01.2100x0.1591183978.jpg 2000w)
Soshiro Matsubara, Last Night IV, 2020, glazed ceramics, light bulbs, and cable, 20 × 26 × 9 cm
![Soshiro Matsubara, installation view True Romance, Croy Nielsen, Vienna, 2020](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-05.640x0.1591183978.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-05.900x0.1591183978.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-05.1200x0.1591183979.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-05.1500x0.1591183979.jpg 1333w)
Soshiro Matsubara, installation view True Romance, Croy Nielsen, Vienna, 2020
![Soshiro Matsubara, Light With Hand, 2020, oil in canvas in artist’s frame, 28 × 23 × 4 cm](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-light_with_hand_2020-01.640x0.1591183979.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-light_with_hand_2020-01.900x0.1591183979.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-light_with_hand_2020-01.1200x0.1591183980.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-light_with_hand_2020-01.1500x0.1591183980.jpg 1333w)
Soshiro Matsubara, Light With Hand, 2020, oil in canvas in artist’s frame, 28 × 23 × 4 cm
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Soshiro Matsubara, Love Sick Syndrome II, 2020, card board, plaster, light bulb, paper, 18 × 64 × 39 cm
![Soshiro Matsubara, installation view True Romance, Croy Nielsen, Vienna, 2020](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-02.640x0.1591183981.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-02.900x0.1591183981.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-02.1200x0.1591183982.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-02.1500x0.1591183982.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-02.1800x0.1591183982.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-02.2100x0.1591183982.jpg 2000w)
Soshiro Matsubara, installation view True Romance, Croy Nielsen, Vienna, 2020
![Soshiro Matsubara, TRUE ROMANCE. TRUE ROMANCE, 2020, acrylic on paper, 51.5 × 41.5 × 2.5 cm](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_true_romance_2020-01.640x0.1591183982.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_true_romance_2020-01.900x0.1591183982.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_true_romance_2020-01.1200x0.1591183983.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_true_romance_2020-01.1500x0.1591183983.jpg 1333w)
Soshiro Matsubara, TRUE ROMANCE. TRUE ROMANCE, 2020, acrylic on paper, 51.5 × 41.5 × 2.5 cm
![Soshiro Matsubara, Last Night I, 2020, glazed ceramics, light bulbs, and cable, 20 × 22 × 11 cm](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-last_night_i_2020-01.640x0.1591183983.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-last_night_i_2020-01.900x0.1591183983.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-last_night_i_2020-01.1200x0.1591183983.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-last_night_i_2020-01.1500x0.1591183983.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-last_night_i_2020-01.1800x0.1591183984.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-last_night_i_2020-01.2100x0.1591183984.jpg 2000w)
Soshiro Matsubara, Last Night I, 2020, glazed ceramics, light bulbs, and cable, 20 × 22 × 11 cm
![Soshiro Matsubara, installation view True Romance, Croy Nielsen, Vienna, 2020](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-04.640x0.1591183984.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-04.900x0.1591183984.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-04.1200x0.1591183984.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-04.1500x0.1591183984.jpg 1333w)
Soshiro Matsubara, installation view True Romance, Croy Nielsen, Vienna, 2020
![Soshiro Matsubara, A Head and Two Circles, 2020, Oil and acrylic on board, 17 × 70 cm](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_head_and_two_circles_2020-01_jpg.640x0.1591183985.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_head_and_two_circles_2020-01_jpg.900x0.1591183985.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_head_and_two_circles_2020-01_jpg.1200x0.1591183985.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_head_and_two_circles_2020-01_jpg.1500x0.1591183985.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_head_and_two_circles_2020-01_jpg.1800x0.1591183985.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-a_head_and_two_circles_2020-01_jpg.2100x0.1591183986.jpg 2000w)
Soshiro Matsubara, A Head and Two Circles, 2020, Oil and acrylic on board, 17 × 70 cm
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Soshiro Matsubara, Kiss XIX, 2020, pencil and gesso on canvas in artist’s frame, 56,5 × 51,5 × 3 cm
![Soshiro Matsubara, installation view True Romance, Croy Nielsen, Vienna, 2020](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-01.640x0.1591183987.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-01.900x0.1591183987.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-01.1200x0.1591183987.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-01.1500x0.1591183987.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-01.1800x0.1591183987.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-true_romance_2020-installation_view-01.2100x0.1591183987.jpg 2000w)
Soshiro Matsubara, installation view True Romance, Croy Nielsen, Vienna, 2020
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Soshiro Matsubara, The Caresses, 2020, oil on canvas, 67 × 135 × 2 cm
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Soshiro Matsubara, A Finger I, 2020, glazed ceramics, chain and found jewelry, 40 × 12 × 2,5 cm
![Soshiro Matsubara, A Finger I, 2020 (detail), glazed ceramics, chain and found jewelry, 40 × 12 × 2,5 cm Photos by Kunst-dokumentation.com](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-the_caresses_2020-01-detail.640x0.1591183990.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-the_caresses_2020-01-detail.900x0.1591183990.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-the_caresses_2020-01-detail.1200x0.1591183990.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/2529/croy_nielsen-soshiro_matsubara-the_caresses_2020-01-detail.1500x0.1591183990.jpg 1333w)
Soshiro Matsubara, A Finger I, 2020 (detail), glazed ceramics, chain and found jewelry, 40 × 12 × 2,5 cm
Photos by Kunst-dokumentation.com
Press Release
26 May, 1922
I have a bad headache when I wake up in the noon. Alcohol remains in the body.
I drank too much last night.
Looking at the garden, her broken head is lying. I can’t see her face dazzling due to backlight.
It is beautiful.
I cut her head off last night.
Even though cut it off, she was a doll, so there was no blood and no screaming.
I was expecting it somewhere in my mind. I was waiting for it.
Will you let me hear your voice for the last time?
I could remember her appearance, texture, and gesture, but I was forgetting her voice.
I tried to remember her voice.
It’s almost a creation, because I’ve probably invented it each time I tried to remember it.
This wasn’t a drunk momentum, it was part of a careful plan.
To be honest, I was tired of living with her and thought it was enough.
I was completely sanity, but at the same time I was still drifting back in time. Only one person in this world. With a strong intention.
So living with her was a grand project for me. She was a device that made the time of that time appear
in the present. And to not to forget it.
But now I knew it will be completed at last when I lose it.