exhibition report: Kana Kou (Kana Yoshida)exhibition at Inamuragasaki, Kamakura

2020-11-21~2020-11-29

exhibition report and work information of Kou Kana (Kana Yoshida) held in Inamuragasaki, Kamakura thru Nov. 21 to 29, 2020.

Beautiful Limit

This is a exhibition preview which we curated from Nov. 21日 to 29, 2020.

Kana Yoshida (renamed Kou since 2016) was born in 1975 and worked until her death in the end of February 2020.

We received large number of visitors to this exhibition, while due to the short period, we will introduce some of the features of the exhibition.

1F exhibition view   photo: Hiroshi Noguchi
1F exhibition view  photo: Hiroshi Noguchi

1F works on landscapes from 2006―c.a. 2011

On the first floor, drawings taken from natural landscapes were exhibited (from Los Angeles years in 2006 to around 2011). On the large table in the center, many drawings were filed for views to freely see.

Large works on the walls were mainly from a work entitled "Beautiful Limit" from 2010 to 2011. It is originally consisted of about 130 sheet panels. Due to its size, it was only at Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery in 2011 who was able to exhibit the whole set.

Beautiful Limit (detail) Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank
Beautiful Limit (detail) Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank

Takahiro Iwasaki, who was at the same art class in the university, made a new piece for this exhibition, using Kana Kou's crayons inspired by her cactus series which the artist worked around in 2018.

"Trees of Stone" by Takahiro Iwasaki / 2020 / material, crayon from Kana Kou photo: Hiroshi Noguchi

works

untitled (Morning Glory, Yellow Stone) / 2006 / 610 x 450 mm / pastel on paper Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank
untitled (Yellow Stone) / 2006 / 450 x 610 / pencil on paper Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank
untitled / Beautiful Limit drawings / 2006 / 455 x 606 mm / pencil on paper Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank
untitled / Beautiful Limit drawings / 2006 / 455 x 606 mm / acrylic on paper Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank
Jamez Springs / 2004 / 210x240 mm / pen on paper Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank
無題 / Beautiful Limit drawings / 2006 / 455 x 606 mm / acrylic on paper Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank
San-Dan Ridge / 2010 / 915 x 625 mm / pastel and crayon on paper Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank
untiled (waterfall) / 2010 / 930 x 630 mm / pencil on paper Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank

2階 Beer series from 2007年 and landscapes after 2012

In 2007, the artist made a script to trail mountains for 7 days just to enjoy a good beer reaching the goal. Based on the plot, the artist made drawings and paintings from the main scene. Along with this series at the second floor, viewers were able to find landscape series around and after 2012 when the artist moved to live in a small island.

2F exhibition view   photo: Hiroshi Noguchi
2F exhibition view photo: Hiroshi Noguchi

展示作品

It's too Beer to reason / 2007 / 1620 x 1310 mm / acrylic on canvas Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank
Vertical Limit / 2007 / 各220 x 150 mm / pen on paper Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank
untitled / 2012 / 490 x 690 mm / pastel and crayon on paper Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank
untitled / circa 2012 / 300 x 420 mm / crayon and pastel on paper Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank
untitled /waterfall / 545x180 mm / watercolor on paper Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank
untiled / 297 x 406 mm Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank
untiled / 297 x 408 mm Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank
untiled / 245 x 373 mm Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank
Information on the ocean surface / 2018 / 770 x 570 mm / pastel and crayon paper Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank
Part of the Ocean Ball / 2016 / 420 x 320 mm / crayon on softboard Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank

階段等の展示作品

staircase exhibiton view Ⓒcourtesy of the artist's family, photo: Hiroshi Noguchi
Plumeria clouds / 2016 / 850 x 850 x 150 mm / crayon on softboard Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank
bathroom exhibition view photo: Hiroshi Noguchi
Green Forest - Ocean Blue / 2016 / 300 x 900 x 140 mm / crayon on styro and wood Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank

3F works after 2016

On the 3rd floor, works from recent period MOT Annual 2016 (Contemporary Art Museum, Toyko) and Tateyama series from 2019 were exhibited.

3F exhibition view   Photo: Hiroshi Noguchi
3f exhibition view   photo: Hiroshi Noguchi

展示作品

Tateyama UFO / 2019 / 664 x 1019 mm / crayon on paper Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank
Tateyama UFO / 2019 / 664 x 1031 mm / crayon on paper Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank
Chopped Forest / 2016 / (L)1260 x 470 / (R)1210 x 270 mm / crayon on styro board Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank
Fir tree - Nolan Sante / 2018 / 1005 x 602 mm / crayon on paper Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank
Forest Green - Blue Ocean / 2016 / 370 x 595 / crayon on paper Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank
Forest Green - Blue Ocean / 2016 / 370 x 545 / crayon on paper Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank
Potato Interior / 2016 / 290 x 362mm / crayon on paper Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank
Potato Interior / 2016 / 285 x 303 mm / crayon on paper Ⓒcourtesy of artist's family and ArtTank

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