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Kenta Cobayashi's Portraits at NonostanteMarras during Photo Vogue Festival 2019

exhibition · 2026-05-04

During the Photo Vogue Festival 2019 in Milan, the Japanese artist Kenta Cobayashi (born 1992) presented 'Portraits' at NonostanteMarras, the showroom of fashion designer Antonio Marras located at via Cola di Rienzo 8. Curated by Marcella Manni, the exhibition featured a selection of portraits taken during long nighttime walks through Tokyo. Cobayashi's digital manipulation creates images that appear scratched, exploring dimensional interferences and multiple layers of reality. The works combine faithful portraiture with digital alterations that modify details and contours. The exhibition was produced by Metronom, a gallery based in Modena that promotes research projects on contemporary visual culture, including conferences, residencies, meetings, and publications. 'Portraits' ran until December 8, 2019.

Key facts

  • Kenta Cobayashi is a Japanese artist born in 1992.
  • The exhibition 'Portraits' took place at NonostanteMarras in Milan.
  • NonostanteMarras is the showroom of fashion designer Antonio Marras.
  • The exhibition was part of the Photo Vogue Festival 2019, held from November 14 to 17, 2019.
  • The curator is Marcella Manni.
  • The portraits were taken during nighttime walks in Tokyo.
  • Cobayashi uses digital manipulation to create scratched-like images with dimensional interferences.
  • The exhibition was produced by Metronom, a gallery in Modena.

Entities

Artists

  • Kenta Cobayashi
  • Antonio Marras
  • Marcella Manni

Institutions

  • NonostanteMarras
  • Metronom
  • Photo Vogue Festival

Locations

  • Milan
  • Italy
  • Tokyo
  • Japan
  • Modena
  • via Cola di Rienzo 8, Milan

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