Art as Antidote for Homesickness: A Personal Tokyo Journey
The author recounts a trip to Tokyo to attend Keiran Brennan Hinton's solo exhibition at Maki Gallery, his second at the space. The exhibition, painted over a cold Toronto winter, depicts domestic scenes including the author knitting, their cat, and the Toronto skyline. At the Artizon Museum, the author discovers Gustave Caillebotte's 'Young Man Playing the Piano,' finding compositional echoes with his 'The Floor Scrapers' seen at the Musée d'Orsay. The newly opened Soho House Tokyo serves as a rest stop, its collection featuring works by Tomona Matsukawa (seen at Independent New York), Keita Morimoto, and Aya Higuchi. The trip concludes with the author seeking mementos like a ceramic jug and a Miffy gachapon to bring home.
Key facts
- Keiran Brennan Hinton's solo exhibition at Maki Gallery in Tokyo is his second at the space.
- The exhibition was painted over a cold winter in Toronto and includes domestic scenes.
- The author saw Gustave Caillebotte's 'Young Man Playing the Piano' at the Artizon Museum in Tokyo.
- Caillebotte's 'The Floor Scrapers' was seen by the author at the Musée d'Orsay a couple of years ago.
- Soho House Tokyo is newly opened and features works by Tomona Matsukawa, Keita Morimoto, and Aya Higuchi.
- Tomona Matsukawa was recently seen at Independent in New York.
- The author plans to bring home mementos including a ceramic jug, a lantern, a custom-dyed furoshiki, and a Miffy gachapon.
Entities
Artists
- Keiran Brennan Hinton
- Gustave Caillebotte
- Tomona Matsukawa
- Keita Morimoto
- Aya Higuchi
Institutions
- Maki Gallery
- Artizon Museum
- Musée d'Orsay
- Soho House Tokyo
- Independent New York
Locations
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Toronto
- New York