Shingo Yamazaki

Steve Turner is pleased to present Acts of Service, a solo exhibition by Los Angeles-based Shingo Yamazaki that features nostalgic paintings depicting scenes from his family's restaurant in Honolulu. He draws upon childhood memories to present a behind the scenes look at the restaurant showing taped up notes and business cards, cluttered shelves, and the careful placement of images that are specific to Hawai'i. To Yamazaki, the restaurant was a second home rather than just a place of work. He conveys the rhythm of work and play shared by many immigrant families as they share their culture with the communities in which they settle.

Shingo Yamazaki (b. 1985, Honolulu) earned a BA from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. His work combines Hawai'i's multicultural iconography with his personal history as a mixed Korean and Japanese American. His work has been exhibited at Sow & Tailor, Los Angeles; Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston; and Richard Heller Gallery, Los Angeles. This is his first exhibition at Steve Turner.