Stickymonger’s New Surrealist Suite Heads to NANZUKA UNDERGROUND
21 paintings that play on nostalgia and everyday moments.
Summary
- Stickymonger is set to open her latest exhibition, See Through, at NANZUKA UNDERGROUND
- Running from November 22 through December 27, the 21-piece showcase explores the curious act of seeing and a tender, self-reflective gaze
Brooklyn-based artist Stickymonger returns to NANZUKA this season with a new solo presentation at its Tokyo flagship gallery. Entitled See Through, the exhibition introduces a new body of uniquely contoured canvases that channel nostalgia through snapshots of everyday life, blending whimsy and introspection with a deft, spray painterly hand.
The girls that enliven these surreal scenes draw their charm from a multicultural blend of pop sensibilities, reminiscent of the artist’s inspirations and creative upbringing. From growing up in Korea in the 1990s to carving out an artistic life in New York, the pieces feel like windows into memories, held behind panes of foggy glass.
Using herself as a “test subject,” the artist probes two emotions at odds: the instinct to hide while craving connection. Peppered throughout the works are cans of spray paint, candy-colored accessories, Sanrio characters and curious gazes, and like any great trinket collection, they tell a story of personal becoming.
See Through, she explains, hinges on this play between opacity and clarity, privacy and exposure: “One can often glimpse a person’s inner world simply by looking at their bookshelf. Objects and gazes connect us, separated only by a thin, transparent layer from others.”
The exhibition will be on view in Tokyo from November 22 through December 27.
NANZUKA UNDERGOUND
3 Chome-30-10 Jingumae,
Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0001,
Japan
