YAYOI KUSAMA

Posted on 2017-11-13

Kusama’s work has transcended some of the most important art movements of the second half of the twentieth century, including Pop art and Minimalism. Born in 1929 in Matsumoto, Japan, she briefly studied painting in Kyoto before moving to New York City in the late 1950s. She began her large-scale infinity net paintings during this decade, and went on to apply their obsessive, hallucinatory qualities to three-dimensional work. In a unique style that is both sensory and utopian, Kusama’s work—which spans paintings, performances, room-size presentations, sculptural installations, literary works, films, fashion, design, and interventions within existing architectural structures—possesses a highly personal character, yet one that has connected profoundly with large audiences around the globe. Throughout her career she has been able to break down traditional barriers between work, artist, and spectator.

Exhibition runs through to December 16th, 2017

David Zwirner
525 West 19th Street
NY 10011 New York
USA

www.davidzwirner.com

   Tweet

MADSAKI – BADA BING, BADA BOOM

Posted on 2017-11-13

New works will be featured in the exhibition, including works based on scenes from classic American films popular among Koreans such as Roman Holiday, Léon: The Professional, Rebel Without a Cause, Gone With the Wind, Indiana Jones and Sound of Music. In addition, the Self-portrait and Flower Series by Andy Warhol, as well as new works from MADSAKI’s Character Series, an assemble of American and Japanese characters, will also be on view. MADSAKI, a master of spray paint, uses the paint splashing nozzle like a brush, a technique which ultimately yields wild, yet delicate works.

Spray paint is a powerful tool that injects and peppers paint, allowing Graffiti artists to quickly cover huge walls or storefront shutters and billboards, or sides of subway trains with large letters a few meters wide. The paint that scatters through the air under pressure does not require any physical contact with its user, irregardless of whether the surface flat or uneven. Ordinarily, it would be considered a violent act to use spray paint on a canvas which is more often appropriate for delicate paintings displayed indoors. Yet the enticing attraction of the motifs in MADSAKI’s works seem familiar and are strongly tied to the details that reside within those spattered paint particles.

Opposite – Riders On The Storm, 2017.

Exhibition runs through to January 13th, 2018

Perrotin
1F 5 Palpan-Gil, Jongno-Gu
Seoul
South Korea

www.perrotin.com

   Tweet