Kimiyo Mishima | Solo Exhibition

Thursday, February 2 - Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Sokyo Gallery(Kyoto)

Artists
Kimiyo Mishima

Born in 1932 in Juso (Osaka prefecture), Mishima began painting in the 1950s at the studio of Tsuguro Ito. Later, while studying with Shigeji Mishima, she experimented with collages, using printed and discarded materials such as newspapers, magazines, racing tickets and mosquito netting. On display here, Sokyo Gallery presents “Work E,” one of Mishima’s most important early pieces, which helped establish her reputation in the Japanese avant-garde scene of the 1960’s. Later, beyond producing paintings and collages, Mishima began to combine discarded pieces of metal and wood to create experimental sculptures. “Work 72-J,” which combines found materials including wire, metal, tree branches and paper, was a starting point in the artist's discovery of expression through sculptural installations.
This exhibition features Mishima's work from the 1960s, when she began her career, to two of her latest pieces, “Work 22-CS22” and “Box Post Box 22.” The show offers an overview of one woman’s long and powerful artistic direction. We hope you will take this opportunity to visit the exhibition. 

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