drawing from elements that characterize the homogenized landscapes of cities and suburbia. Painted using plaster and pigments, images from the suburbs of cities such as plants and billboards are fragmented and reconstituted, sometimes on a scale that envelops the viewer and the entire exhibition space. In recent years, Kawata has also been working with strappo, a technique used for removing fresco from a wall and transferring it to a canvas or other support. A mural forms a strong relationship with the site where it was created, but Kawata employs this technique as a means to temporarily reconstruct the memories contained in the wall surface and architecture at a different space or site.

In this exhibition, Kawata will present new works researched with “suburbia” and “tourism” as clues.
We hope you will come and see the new landscape Kawata creates, born out of an artistic practice that has sought an ideal form of mural painting in the modern age.

The Triangle
The Triangle is a space newly created for the reopening of the Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art. It aims to nurture emerging artists, especially those associated with Kyoto, and to provide opportunities for museum visitors to experience contemporary art. In order to connect the artist, museum, and viewer in a triangle and deepen those connections, the space hosts an eponymous series of special exhibitions and presents new artistic expressions from Kyoto.