【Exhibition】MIKADO2: Fugue for Crocodiles

From Saturday, October 19, the group exhibition 'MIKADO2: Fugue for Crocodiles' will be held at The Triangle at the Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art.

MIKADO2 is an artist collective comprising Yamada Shuhei, Koike Kazuma, and Jinba Keisuke.

From paintings filled only with the words “Ha Ha Ha” to neon signage that says “bright future,” Yamada’s detached and Dadaist work is both conceptual and humorous. Koike’s work examines cult images through the lens of cultural anthropology, creating paintings with a strong narrative and ceramics that function as unique totems. Jinba explores a painterly practice that retraces highly personal experiences and art history. This collaboration between three very different artists results in a contemporary and hybrid form of expression with a distinctive groove.

MIKADO2’s idiosyncratic practice creates absences and misalignments in artistic formats, accompanied by actions and attitudes that initially resemble meaningless play. In the words of the collective: “Our practice is like a stone used to strain water that sinks to the bottom of a river.”

MIKADO2: Fugue for Crocodiles
Dates: Saturday, October 19 - Sunday, December 22, 2024
Opening hours: 10AM - 18PM 
Closed on: Mondays
Venue: Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art, The Triangle | 124 Okazaki Enshoji-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8344 Japan