Contemporary Art Gallery

  • Contemporary Art Gallery
  • EXHIBITION
  • GALLERY

Aki Kondo: What I Saw, When I Tore Myself Open

February 15, 2025 - May 6, 2025 10:00―18:00 (no admittance after 17:30)

The Orchestra, 2024. ©The artist. Courtesy of ShugoArts. Photo by Shigeo Muto

The exhibition presents the recent paintings of Aki Kondo (b. 1987), renowned for her dynamic brushstrokes and bold use of color. Since her debut in 2012, amidst the lingering impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake, Kondo has drawn inspiration from everyday objects, plants, figures from memory, children’s words, and profound themes such as life, death, and nature’s transcendent power. Through her art, she envisions a world where all beings are interconnected in the here and now. By confronting life’s unavoidable trials and embracing connections with others, Kondo illuminates the significance of humble, overlooked existences and inexplicable signs, awakening a deeper sensitivity in her viewers.
This exhibition explores the blessings of life, coexistence, compassion for those affected by global crises, and the visions of the world opened up by Aki Kondo’s art of “living” and “painting.”

Courtesy of ShugoArts. Photo by Kohei Shikama

Aki Kondo

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Born in Hokkaido, Japan, in 1987. Aki Kondo's painting gained public recognition when her 10-meter-long painting Mountaind Gods was featured in PHANTOMS OF ASIA: Contemporary Awakens the Past at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, in 2012. Major exhibitions include I Wanted to See You (ShugoArts, Tokyo, 2023), Aichi Triennale 2022 (Aichi, 2022), Stars, Sparkling (Yamagata Museum of Art, 2021), Takamatsu Art Museum Collection + Body and Movement (Takamatsu City Museum of Art, 2020), and Paintings Here and Now (Fuchu Art Museum, 2018), among others. Kondo has received awards such as the Koji Kinutani Art Award (2023) and the VOCA 2022 Honorable Mention Award.

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Venue

Contemporary Art Gallery

Dates

February 15, 2025 - May 6, 2025

Open Hours

10:00―18:00 (no admittance after 17:30)

Contact

Mito Arts Foundation TEL:029-227-8111（9:30-18:00, Closed on Mondays ）

Ticket Information

Admission Group of more than 20 people
Adult￥900￥700
High-school students and younger, senior over 70
Disabled pass holders and one accompanying attendant		Free
One-year Pass¥2,000
  • ※“First Friday” special discount for students and senior citizens (Student card holders and seniors 65 to 69 get a discount rate of ¥100 each first Friday)

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