Memory in Translation is Fadojutimi’s first solo exhibition at Taka Ishii gallery, as well as her first in Asia, and will feature entirely new paintings. The paintings will range in size and make full use of her vibrant, expressive use of color.
Postponed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fadojutimi’s solo show at Taka Ishii Gallery marks a long-awaited return of the artist and her work to Japan. Markedly influenced by Japanese animation, video games, clothing, and soundtracks during her childhood, these memories and interests continue to play a pivotal role in Fadojutimi’s practice. It was in Kyoto, during a 2016 residency, that she states her career truly began. Until the pandemic, Fadojutimi would sometimes make several trips a year to Japan for her practice, and this will also mark her first chance to visit since Japan’s borders closed. Despite the prolonged distance, the country’s landscapes still appear within her recent work, as she imagined what it would be like to return.
VENUE: Taka Ishii Gallery (complex665) (complex665 3F, 6-5-24 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032)
HOURS: 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Closed on Monday, Sunday
CONTACT: tig@takaishiigallery.com
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