Last night, the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery presented a comprehensive new show from Tomoo Gokita entitled Peekabo. Featuring various-sized pieces made since 2000 as well as 10 all new paintings, the exhibition provided a nice overview of the Japanese artist’s recent work including surreal paintings with oftentimes obscured faces, some family-style portraits, as well as a large-scale installation, which incorporates over 800 small drawings. Oftentimes created thru referencing a collaged assortment of found images, the pieces feature his signature monochromatic palette, a mastery of various gradients and textures, and also reveal his sense of humor.
Photo credit: yu_kawasaki8, @madokahattori, daniel_lippitsch, misasudo, oo2443, satomi_wada_, miki_satake, ta1s, eiketsubaba, rotajima, kazuyuki_matsushita, hirona7, and nodoka_kinsho.
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