Taro Okamoto

未来を見た 1980 Courtesy of Hiromi Yoshii Edition © Taro Okamoto

From painting, sculpture, public art and product design to writing, the pioneer of Japanese contemporary art Taro Okamoto, also known for the prodigious mural in Shibuya station "Myth of Tomorrow", has created a wide range of works, which still continue to have a great influence on us today. After 1970, faces and eyes frequently appear in his work as holes connecting humans with the universe, as if the eyes in the work and those of Taro himself have been unified and represented here as one, as Taro says "Eyes are the holes where the existence coalesces with the universe. From the holes, the universe is merged in the existence".
In this exhibition, monochrome lithographs, colored lithographs, etchings and reproduction furniture featuring faces and eyes as motifs will be on view. Please enjoy the print and product art of Taro Okamoto which expresses the core of his thinking, "Art is for the public".