Lehmann Maupin: Mr. 'Those that Bring Color to Life and Living'

1 Nov-16 Nov 2024

Mr., Untitled, 2024, acrylic paint and silkscreen print on canvas, 45.5 x 37.8 cm. Credit: © Mr. / Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Seoul, and London.

Overview

Lehmann Maupin is pleased to announce an exhibition of new works by pioneering Japanese artist Mr., marking the artist’s debut solo presentation in the United Kingdom. Across a new body of work, including painting, sculpture, and works on paper, the exhibition harnesses the Japanese aesthetics of anime (presented with motion and sound) and manga (presented in a print medium) as a means of examining Japanese culture, fusing high and low forms of contemporary expression. The works on view continue Mr.’s longstanding interest in the circulation of popular imagery and its role in fantastical or escapist world-building that stems from postwar Japanese youth subculture.

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