Takashi Murakami-Approved Artist Brings New Exhibit to LA
Internationally acclaimed artist, Aya Takano, presents “how deep how far we can go.”
Perrotin Los Angeles presents an exhibition by internationally acclaimed Japanese artist AYA TAKANO.
Welcome to “how deep how far we can go,” TAKANO’s 11th exhibit, featuring new paintings, installations and drawings. Renowned for her ethereal dreamscapes, her latest works explore “memory, ancestral consciousness and the timeless connection between all beings – human and non-human alike,” according to the press release. If the name looks familiar, that’s because it is. TAKANO is an integral member of Takashi Murakami’s Superflat art movement, which was influenced by manga and anime.
“Within our bodies is embedded the entire history of life,” says TAKANO. “Our DNA holds the information and memories from the time we were plants, reptiles or fish. If we can access this, we may be able to journey all the way back to a place that feels like the very source of life.”
Opening July 19, “how deep how far we can go” subverts what the viewer may deem as a typical connection. The result is a soft and otherworldly exploration of our innermost limitations. ”In all of these works, the imaginary becomes a tool for displacing normative perception and inviting unexpected forms of kinship.”
Read an excerpt below.
“Wolves, lions, and leopards are painted in profile like figures from a prehistoric fresco—not fierce or menacing, but soft, sentient, and noble. TAKANO’s brush lingers not on claws or fangs, but on fur and gaze. In one painting, a young woman clings to the neck of a rhinoceros whose armored back is not a shield, but a shelter. In another, a cobra engages in gentle conversation with a cat or squirrel; its red bifid tongue is not a threat but a speech act—an offering of friendship.
View the exhibit at Perrotin LA from July 19 to August 30.
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