Mika Kato’s first monograph, “We call it Tiger’s Tail River, not that we’ve ever seen a real tiger”, documents her solo exhibition held at Tomio Koyama Gallery Roppongi in June 2024—the artist’s first in 18 years. The works presented there marked a profound evolution in her practice, reflecting shifts in her daily life and emotions.
This book brings together documentation of that exhibition alongside earlier works, newly commissioned texts, and an in-depth interview with the artist. A rare and comprehensive volume, it condenses the trajectory of Kato’s artistic life and the culmination of her current practice.

【Mika Kato: We call it Tiger’s Tail River, not that we’ve ever seen a real tiger】
Texts by Mika Kato, Yuko Mizuta (Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo)
Design by Mine Suda Takamizawa
Published by Tomio Koyama Gallery
Size: 260 × 260 mm
Binding: Softcover, sewn binding
Pages: 120 pages (72 pages + 48 smaller pages)
Language: Japanese / English bilingual