I visited Tomoo Gokita’s solo exhibition “PEEKABOO.” It is a gallery on the 3rd floor of Opera City.
As you enter, a huge work greets you. Its title is “Come Play with Me.”
It feels like a display that says, “Enjoy the exhibition!”
Tomoo Gokita’s works are so distinctive that you can recognize his signature “Gokita style” at a single glance.
Come Play with Me (2018), acrylic gouache on canvas
Looking closely, the paint is not thickly applied; you can make out careful brushwork alongside bold depiction.
Precisely because it is a black-and-white monotone, you can see how many shades of white and black are intermingled.
Every one of the works is enormous. Overwhelming, full of impact.
“Tokyo Confidential”“How to Marry a Millionaire”
“Please Be Kind”Left: “Old Portrait” Right: “Lady Dada”
“Holiday Flight”
“Sacrifice”
“Grand Reception”
“Nursery Staff”
“Patient and Docto”“Easy Mambo”
In the latter half of the exhibition, this large-scale installation was a delight.
https://burart.jp/tomoo-gokita-peekaboo2/
It was an exceptionally satisfying solo exhibition.
A signing session was also held during the run, and I went along.
https://burart.jp/tomoo-gokita-autograph-session/
The art critic Kurose made a post, as below, criticizing the curation.
It does not directly reject Gokita’s work, but I could also understand the points he raised.
He is surely an artist who will be ever more active going forward. One to watch!
Overview
Tomoo Gokita PEEKABOO
Tomoo Gokita : PEEKABOO
Period: April 14 (Sat) ─ June 24 (Sun), 2018
Venue: Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery [3F Gallery 1, 2] Access Floor Map
Opening hours: 11:00 ─ 19:00 (Fri & Sat 11:00 ─ 20:00 / last admission on all days is 30 minutes before closing)
Closed: Mondays (open on April 30)
Admission: General 1,200 yen (1,000 yen), university & high school students 800 yen (600 yen), free for junior high students and younger
개요
Tomoo Gokita PEEKABOO
Tomoo Gokita : PEEKABOO
기간: 2018년 4월 14일(토) ─ 6월 24일(일)
장소: Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery [3F Gallery 1, 2] 오시는 길 플로어 맵
개관 시간: 11:00 ─ 19:00 (금・토는 11:00 ─ 20:00 / 모두 최종 입장은 폐관 30분 전까지)
휴관일: 월요일 (단, 4월 30일은 개관)
입장료: 일반 1,200엔(1,000엔), 대학・고교생 800엔(600엔), 중학생 이하 무료
