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Exhibition: 蟷螂子「KAIJU-目醒め-」

2025/02/03
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9s Gallery is pleased to present "KAIJU - Awakening", a solo exhibition by Mantisuko Mantis from February 14 (Fri) to February 22 (Sat), 2025.




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Mantis is an artist who challenges to "reconstruct beauty painting".

Kamakiriko is a burgeoning artist who has garnered much attention, exhibiting at art fairs in Pusan, Taipei, and Dubai, as well as at Art Fair Tokyo 2023.
In addition, in August 2023, she will be exhibiting with big names such as Yayoi Kusama and KYNE at the group exhibition "SIGNS OF A NEW CULTURE" at GINZA SIX, Art Grolleau.

In the same month, seven works were exhibited at the solo exhibition "Do girls dream of Electric City?" at TRiCERA, nine works at the "27" exhibition in January 2024, and 15 works at the "Kiriko gram - #StillTheResistance" exhibition in August 2024, each of which sold out. The "27" exhibition was held in February 2024.
The expectations of the contemporary art world are increasing, as evidenced by the 151 purchase applications received for the works exhibited at the "100 People 10" exhibition held in February 2024.




Exhibition Statement


The sharp dorsal fins of the Mantis are loaded with "people's prayers" as it strides through the gaps between cramped buildings.

In her new work, "KAIJU" series, a woman with a sharp dorsal fin stares at the viewer with a piercing gaze.
The figure and dorsal fin painted in all black evoke the image of "Godzilla," a milestone in special effects monster movies.

KAIJU" is a series that attempts to depict the future of the city as a whole, a tomorrow whose future is uncertain.

Tracing the lineage of the monsters (mythology and special effects) reveals the steady anxiety that mankind faces.

It may be the fury of nature, the spread of epidemics, or a disastrous war.

KAIJU" is the embodiment of the frustration of people's anxieties, but it is also a violent, egocentric destroyer of the stagnant status quo.

Mantisko's creative endeavor to depict "human beauty" began with the "City" series, which captured the images of women living in the city, and gradually shifted the viewpoint to the deeper inner world.
Her "KAIKA" series sought to liberate women from the constraints of beauty through the motif of flowers, and her "SAITA" series explored the image of women who radiate essential beauty without being buried in urban space. KAIJU" series, which embodies the anxieties and desires of society as a whole.
The existence of women, who have been depicted as flowers breaking through the asphalt, has finally transformed into a presence that shakes the city itself. The women, who embrace the anxiety of society as a whole, but also have a sense of core, suggest that the appearance of the "KAIJU" has a positive aspect that will break through the status quo.

This exhibition, in which the perspectives of "City" and "KAIJU" intersect, depicts that we are part of a huge ecosystem called the city, and that we live within the uncontrollable forces of society.
And the "prayer" we hold in this context may open the way to our future.




KAIJU - Awakening -" Exhibition - KAIJU #2



Exhibition Outline


Dates: Friday, February 14, 2025 - Saturday, February 22, 2025
Opening hours: 12:00 - 19:00
Closed: Monday, 2024/2/17

Venue:9s Gallery by TRiCERA
The Wall 3F, 4-2-4 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0031
Access: Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Roppongi station 10 min. walk, Hiroo station 10 min. walk
10 minutes walk from Nogizaka station on Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
Contact: 03-5422-8370

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