'Rock You in a Tatami Room': New Works by Yumiko Kayukawa March 12, 2011

San Francisco, CA-The Shooting Gallery is pleased to present, 'Rock You in a Tatami Room', a solo exhibition by Seattle-based Japanese artist, Yumiko Kayukawa. This new collection of works will continue the artist’s affinity for fusing pop culture iconography such as western fashion and rock and roll with varying aspects of traditional Japanese culture. Filled with conflicting realities of pop culture, traditional Japanese aesthetics and cultural traditions, Yumiko Kayukawa’s 'Rock You in a Tatami Room' presents a varied collection of themes representing a confluence of personal narrative, whimsical imagination and contemporary life. The acrylic and ink-based works are explosions of dynamic color and surrealist narratives where empowered females navigate the intricacies of modern life. Kayukawa’s subjects are youthful Japanese heroines in contemporary settings often surrounded by an entourage of displaced wildlife such as bears, wolves, bunnies and deer. By coalescing polar binaries such as nature/urbanity and the primal/the refined, her work intertwines and extends the relationship of femininity, nature, and modernity. The opening reception of 'Rock You in a Tatami Room', will be held at the Shooting Gallery on March 12, 2011 from 7-11pm. The exhibition will be on view through April 2, 2011 and is free and open to the public.

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