CURRENT & UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
The gallery regularly has exhibitions by talented up-and-coming artists from around the world. Of particular note are the first rate contemporary artists from Japan, whose painting, sculpture, installation/video and works on paper offer a vision from their unique perspective.
Fugetsu-Sha:
Japanese Artist Group Show
Tuesday, October 31st (12pm-6pm) - Friday ,November 3rd (12pm-6pm)
Reception: Thursday, November 2nd (6pm-8pm)
AKEMI FUJITA: SOLO EXHIBITION
A Standstill: Sculpture series
Tuesday, April 4th - Saturday, April 8th (12pm- 6pm)
Reception: Thursday, April 6th (6pm-8pm)
Caelum Gallery is proud to present a second solo show by the sculptor Akemi Fujita.
Fujita’s powerful work is in three categories for this show: a blistering memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, an enigmatic series of blocks tied with rope, and a stunning bust of a woman. The materials the artist used unify this diverse show: drift wood, clay and cement. The former two are natural and the latter is manufactured; there is a battle between the two. Each block of cement is tide with a rope that is made of clay, as if the rope is constraining the monolith.
The artist has an ingenious method of combining driftwood with clay to create convincing and haunting pairs of legs- life-size without torsos- and the woman’s bust that surges with emotion. Another unifying element to the show is color- the grey of the cement and clay, and the bleached wood. Although the show is somber in tone, it is also deeply human and moving.
"Sore" h:50.5 w:15 l:15 (cm)
"It's still there" h:75 w:45 l:83 (cm)
"You're a Jerk" h: 52 w:48 l:24 (cm)
"Red" h:25 w:25 l:21 (cm)
"Knot small #4" h:45 w:28 l:26 (cm)
"Vision of Auschwitz" h:60 w:100 l: 70 (cm)
Fugetsu-Sha: Japanese Artist Group Show
Monday, July 26 - Friday 30, 2021
Reception: Thursday July 29, 2021 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Akemi Fujita: A Standstill Sculpture Series
Monday, October 19 - Saturday, November 7, 2021
Reception: Thursday October 22, 2021 6pm - 8pm
Caelum Gallery is proud to present a second solo show by the sculptor Akemi Fujita.
Fujita’s powerful work is in three categories for this show: a blistering memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, an enigmatic series of blocks tied with rope, and a stunning bust of a woman. The materials the artist used unify this diverse show: drift wood, clay and cement. The former two are natural and the latter is manufactured; there is a battle between the two. Each block of cement is tide with a rope that is made of clay, as if the rope is constraining the monolith.
The artist has an ingenious method of combining driftwood with clay to create convincing and haunting pairs of legs- life-size without torsos- and the woman’s bust that surges with emotion. Another unifying element to the show is color- the grey of the cement and clay, and the bleached wood. Although the show is somber in tone, it is also deeply human and moving.
