AND COLLECTION Contemporary Art is pleased to announce "What Is Cute," a duo exhibition by Nei nei and Yuuna Masuda.
This exhibition attempts to re-examine the contours of the sensation of "kawaii" through each artist's expression, starting from the question, "What Is Cute?"
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Nei nei reinterprets the Japan-originated "kawaii" culture historically and archaeologically from a "glocalization" perspective. Through its deconstruction and reconstruction, she presents the possibilities of a new "kawaii culture" from a transborder viewpoint. Using "Tokyo Girl" as an iconic motif, she develops illustrations that depict images constantly transforming with time and culture. |
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Yuuna Masuda creates works that preserve traces of memories and emotions on canvas through semi-figurative painting and vivid colors, starting from memories of encountering and losing animals. She visualizes fleeting existences and ambiguous memories through her paintings. |
The practices of these two artists with different backgrounds will expand the meaning of "kawaii" and provide a space to re-examine its ambiguity and multifaceted nature. The exhibition title "What Is Cute" opens this very question into the space, leaving it to each viewer's interpretation.
