Ei Arakawa-Nash was born in 1977 in Iwaki City, Fukushima, and is a queer Japanese American performance artist living in Los Angeles. His exhibition “Paintings Are Popstars” at the National Art Center, Tokyo, curated by Naoki Yoneda, featured collaborations with more than 60 musicians, painters, and others in what the artist called a “group-solo show.” 

Identity today is being explored and scrutinized with extreme nuance. In your case, how are you exploring all these identities—as an immigrant in the US and now coming back to Tokyo, but no longer a Japanese citizen?