Not the doll-like, weightless beauty of much bijinga: these two painters are rare among their contemporaries in being able to paint a grown woman with real force. Here they dig into the idea of wickedness, and paint what a woman carries.

Not the doll-like, weightless beauty of much bijinga: these two painters are rare among their contemporaries in being able to paint a grown woman with real force. Here they dig into the idea of wickedness, and paint what a woman carries.

Exhibition Information
ExhibitionOn Wicked Women: Toko Okamoto and Yuko Kitajima
DatesDecember 8 (Fri) – December 16 (Sat), 2023
VenueGallery SHUKADO
Hours10:00 - 18:00
NotesOpen every day of the exhibition. Admission free.

悪女はどこに消えただろう。強靭な意志を持ち男を蠱惑する『悪女』は社会から姿を消したように見える。だが、二人の画家は悪女に美学を見出す。悪女たちは今も確かにどこかで生きている。