TAGUCHI FINE ART
EXHIBITION
EXHIBITION
AKI TSUKAMOTO
Born in Saitama Prefecture in 1989, Aki Tsukamoto studied painting and printmaking at Musashino Art University in Tokyo while working for Takashi Murakami at Kaikai Kiki Gallery. He later moved to New York to work as an assistant to Tomokazu Matsuyama, before returning to Tokyo, where he is currently based. Tsukamoto’s experiences with silkscreen techniques and assisting these artists with their painting gave him a natural affinity for Pop art, leading him to develop a style he calls “New Cubism,” which he uses to depict popular anime and cartoon characters in vivid colors. Throughout his practice, Tsukamoto samples eclectic motifs from disparate contexts while maintaining a rigorous commitment to oil painting techniques and displaying a sharp consciousness of art history. This solo exhibition will feature a selection of oil paintings, including new works.
VENUE
VENUE
TAGUCHI FINE ART
- B3
- Mitsukoshi-Mae
Taguchi Fine Art was founded in 2001 with the belief that art should address the existential problems of humankind. The gallery promotes Japanese and international artists who share this philosophy by hosting exhibitions in its Tokyo space, staging pop-up shows, and participating in such art fairs as Art Cologne, Art Karlsruhe, Kiaf Seoul, LA Art Show, Art Fair Tokyo, and Art Osaka. Represented artists include Frank Gerritz, Yasutake Iwana, Kim Taek Sang, Christiane Löhr, Yoshinobu Nakagawa, Shigeru Nishikawa, Morio Nishimura, Regine Schumann, Michael Toenges, and Aki Tsukamoto.
