Mahomi Kunikata, Outside, 2007, Acrylic on canvas, 1303 x 1620 mm. Courtesy Reflex Gallery, Amsterdam. ©2007 Mahomi Kunikata/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved

NEW YORK.- A series of acrylic paintings and drawings by Japanese artist Mahomi Kunikata will be on display at the Tilton Gallery from November 20 - December 22. Kunikata, an artist with Kaikai Kiki LLC, the artist-led art enterprise founded by Takashi Murakami, will be showing her graphic and colorful manga-inspired work for the first time in New York. A reception will be held Tuesday, November 20th from 6 PM to 8 PM.

Kunikata’s works employ the same narrative qualities of manga, or Japanese comics, though with a pathos that is entirely her own. She has adapted the conventions of the genre to tell stories more personal and emotionally demanding than those found in the typical work. Her style reflects this motivation, eschewing a more precise graphic line that is both raw and powerful. At first her scenes, like those found in manga, seem instantly familiar and engaging, but an enigmatic melancholy permeates each one.

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