Makiko KUDO |
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Published: June 11 2011 |
Introduction: Curator and critic David Pagel, in a review of a Makiko Kudo show, noted the similarities between her work and Monet's water lilies, Rousseau's dreamy realism, and Matisse's Fauvism. Pagel concluded, "Her poignant works bring intimacy and introspection to the whiplash graphics of the anime generation. The paradox of being unable to escape a place that never really felt like home is Kudo's great subject." Artist Biography: More recently, she was part of "Winter Garden: The Exploration of the Micropop Imagination in Contemporary Japanese Art" (2009, Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, toured to overseas venues), curated by Matsui Midori. After appearing in "Pretty Baby" at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in 2007 and "MATRIX 213: Some Forgotten Place" at the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive in 2004, her work was added to those museums' collections. Kudo's paintings have also been acquired by the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, the Olbricht Collection, the Japan Foundation, and the Takahashi Collection. * The text provided by Tomio Koyama Gallery. Period: Saturday, June 11 - Saturday, July 16, 2011 |
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