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Exhibitions

Anne Kagioka Rigoulet

Installation view, artwork: Anne Kagioka Rigoulet, Photo: Naohiro Utagawa

MAKI Gallery is pleased to announce Undersurface, a solo exhibition by Kamakura-based artist Anne Kagioka Rigoulet. This exhibition, held at our Tennoz gallery space, marks the 10th anniversary of her Reflection series, which has been the main focus of her creative practice since its inception in 2014. The show will reflect on the origins of this series and showcase the latest works of the past decade.

The title of this exhibition, Undersurface, embodies Kagioka's deep-seated desire to visualise "hidden layers and invisible worlds beyond mere surface appearances," a sentiment she has imbued in her work from the very beginning. In this series, the artist is not seeking to recreate the images reflected on water surfaces but rather to capture what lies beneath and behind the perceivable realm—such as the energy that shapes nature, the ambience and sensations of a place, and the movements and forces that emerge during the process of abstraction where tangible forms lose their original shapes. These elements are then brought to life on canvas as paintings.

The resulting works are never about interpretations or specific narratives. Instead, Kagioka seeks to explore the inherent potential of painting itself, avoiding the imposition of words or figurative images. By delving into the essence of painting—what moment to capture, what composition to depict, what colour and material texture to apply, and how to create a painting surface that directly affects someone’s deepest sensibilities—her work brings forth vigour and dynamism.

In this exhibition, Kagioka places particular emphasis on her continued dedication to the exploration of colour, investigating the balance and interplay of hues and saturation in each piece. Alongside meticulously chosen colours, she employs the classical mural technique known as sgraffito and fabric collages to create varied surface textures and volumes, further expanding the diversity of her work. The watercolour studies displayed alongside the finished pieces offer insight into Kagioka's unique use of colour and the process by which the three-dimensional quality of her work emerges, providing viewers with a deeper appreciation of her artistic journey.
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Justine Hill, Miya Ando, Shiori Tono, Ayumu Yamamoto, Sofia Yeganeh

Installation view, Connect #3. Artwork: Justine Hill.

MAKI Gallery is pleased to present Connect #3, a group exhibition of five artists from both Japan and abroad, at its space in Omotesando, Tokyo. The show will include a selection of paintings and sculptures, as well as works that transcend such genre boundaries, by Justine Hill, Miya Ando, Shiori Tono, Ayumu Yamamoto, and Sofia Yeganeh.

Justine Hill draws from a broad range of influences—such as art history, architecture, and science fiction—in her continued pursuit of compositions that extend beyond traditional rectangular constraints. Miya Ando skillfully fuses industrial and organic materials with Eastern and Western techniques to capture the impermanence and interdependence of nature in her diverse oeuvre. Shiori Tono refers to childhood photo albums as well as her own photographs in her depictions of distorted memories, highlighting how such recollections are often fragmented, yet indispensable to the formation the one’s identity. While Ayumu Yamamoto’s colorful paintings may seem to portray a utopian fantasy, an underlying myriad of contradictory emotions and narratives draw the viewer into a deceptively complex pictorial universe. Sofia Yeganeh incorporates thermal imaging and embroidery in her multimedia works, which examine and explore the dynamic flows of energy that emerge as human bodies interact. Although the five artists employ a wide variety of themes and methods, they all pursue their respective creative visions within the contemporary milieu, leaving open the possibility for viewers to find unexpected parallels. We invite you to “connect” with the exhibited works in person and discover what commonalities may lie hidden between them.
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