To celebrate the opening of the exhibition “You made me leave home… and the artist’s visit to Japan, an artist talk will be held on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at Hillside Plaza (Daikanyama Hillside Terrace). The conversation will feature Rina Banerjee in dialogue with Yasufumi Nakamori, independent curator and curatorial adviser to the exhibition.
Banerjee has, since the late 1990s, consistently explored themes of bodies and narratives that traverse boundaries. Her work has been presented in numerous major international exhibitions, including the Busan Biennale and the Venice Biennale. Her works are also held in the collections of leading institutions such as the Centre Pompidou and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
In 2025, Nakamori curated “(Re)Generations” at the Asia Society in New York, in which Banerjee participated.
In this talk, Banerjee’s ideas behind the exhibition, the background of her artistic practice, and her recent activities will be explored in depth through a dialogue with Nakamori, who has previously organized exhibitions featuring her work. It will be a rare opportunity to hear directly from the artist about her creative process.
Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo
Rina Banerjee “You made me leave home…
Opening Commemorative Artist Talk
Date: Thursday, March 19, 2026, 7:00–8:30 pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
Venue: Hillside Plaza (Daikanyama Hillside Terrace)
29 Sarugakucho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0033
Guest: Rina Banerjee (Artist)
Moderator: Yasufumi Nakamori (Independent Curator, Curatorial Adviser to the Exhibition)
Language: English / Japanese (with simultaneous interpretation)
Capacity: 80 participants (advance reservation required)
Admission: Free
Co-organized by:
Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo
Arts Initiative Tokyo [AIT]
Speakers
Rina Banerjee
Rina Banerjee was born in 1963 in Kolkata, India. She lives and works in New York City (USA). She hails from multiple cultures within India and emigrated to the United Kingdom (London and Manchester) before her family moved to the United States (Queens, New York City) when she was seven years old.
Before art-making, encouraged by her parents, she studied polymer engineering at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland (Ohio, USA), an interdisciplinary field focused on designing, analysing, modifying, and processing polymer materials such as plastics, rubbers, fibres for diverse applications. As a result, her thought and artwork demonstrates this unique training in engineering.
https://www.otafinearts.com/artists/65-rina-banerjee/
Yasufumi Nakamori
Independent Curator. After five years as Senior Curator of International Art at Tate in London, he served until April 2025 as Vice President of Arts and Culture and Director of Asia Society Museum in New York City. His numerous exhibitions and catalogues include Martin Wong: Chinatown USA (Wrightwood 659 & Gregory R. Miller, 2026), (Re)generations: Rina Banarjee, Byron Kim, and Howardena Pindell amid the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection (Asia Society Museum, 2025), The 80s: Photographing Britain (Tate Britain, 2024), Zanele Muholi (Tate Modern, 2020), Naoya Hatakeyama: Excavating the Future City (Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2017), For a New World to Come: Experiments in Japanese Art and Photography, 1968 – 1979 (The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2015). His most recently coedited volume Miyako Ishiuchi: Traces will be published by Thames and Hudson in May. For the Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo exhibition RINA BANERJEE “You made me leave home…” Nakamori serves as curatorial adviser and authored all the exhibition texts.
He is a graduate of Waseda University (BA in Political Science) and Cornell University (PhD in art history and visual studies).
About the Exhibition
The exhibition Rina Banerjee “You made me leave home… presents nineteen selected works, ranging from installations to sculptures and paintings, drawn from the artist’s practice spanning nearly three decades. Through these works, Banerjee explores themes central to contemporary society, including global mobility and the legacies of colonialism.
The exhibition is presented as part of the Hors-les-murs programme, which showcases works from the Collection of the Fondation Louis Vuitton at the Espaces Louis Vuitton in Tokyo, Munich, Venice, Beijing, Seoul, and Osaka. The programme embodies the Fondation Louis Vuitton’s commitment to mounting international projects and reaching a wider global audience.
Rina Banerjee “You made me leave home…
Venue: Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo
Louis Vuitton Omotesando Bldg. 7F 5-7-5 Jingumae Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-0001
Dates: March 19 – September 13, 2026
Hours: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Admission: Free
Closed on Louis Vuitton Omotesando store holidays.
More information:
https://www.espacelouisvuittontokyo.com/