🎭 Culture Oct 27, 2026 · Kate Mothes

Timeless Totemic Figures by Izumi Kato Coexist in an Otherworldly Aquatic Realm

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Timeless Totemic Figures by Izumi Kato Coexist in an Otherworldly Aquatic Realm
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In Izumi Kato’s surreal paintings, stones appear to float, bodies disappear in water, and feet become fish tails. In his new eponymous solo exhibition at Perrotin, two- and three-dimensional works converge in a dreamlike grouping where time slips, bodies morph, and space is simultaneously flattened, compartmentalized, and stretched.



The Tokyo- and Hong Kong-based artist’s practice has evolved from painting to include wood forms, soft vinyl sculptures, and cast metal. As Kato explores ma

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