Yukiko Hata: Cycle

It has been six years since Hata’s last solo exhibition. In this new show, the artist will exhibit her first attempts at still-life paintings, along with other new works that differ from her traditional motifs.

While focusing on subjects like social anxiety and occlusion, Hata’s vividly colored canvasses also evoke the viewer’s sense of humor. Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the ever more unstable state of world affairs has hovered above our heads like a dark cloud. Hata’s works attempt to repaint that cloud in a gorgeous variety of hues. In doing so, they may serve as a source of cheer amid the daily reality that we all share.