Kenjiro Okazaki's Network of Meanings at Pace London

Kenjiro Okazaki's exhibition at Pace Gallery in London features a three-panel work titled with a Latin biblical quote and lines from Gerard Manley Hopkins' 'Pied Beauty'. The work uses thick acrylic gel to evoke nature's fecundity. Okazaki, also an architect and theorist, explores time perception: each panel was produced separately over a day, with months possibly between them. Brushstrokes echo across panels but avoid overlap, emphasizing contingent proximity. The title references Isaiah 11:1 ('a rod out of the stem of Jesse') and Hopkins' poem, suggesting a tension between historical lineage and divine beauty. Okazaki invites viewers into a 'network structure' of possible meanings. The show underscores Pace's continued London presence despite scaling back.