Leiko Ikemura's "de sensu" at Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin: Immersive Paintings and a Single Bronze

The exhibition "de sensu" by Leiko Ikemura at Contemporary Fine Arts in Berlin showcases an immersive installation featuring walls adorned in sage green and a gradient from white to yellow, enhancing her latest artworks. Included in the display are the triptych Green Baby, Dear Spirit, and Green Mom (all 2025), crafted on rough jute, along with sisters (2025) and mamagirl (2025). Born in a small Japanese town in 1951, Ikemura relocated to Spain in 1973, where she studied egg tempera and experienced the conclusion of the Franco dictatorship in Seville. After residing in Zurich and the Swiss mountains, she moved to Cologne in the mid-1980s, connecting with the Junge Wilde group. Her work often delves into themes of motherhood, evident in her 2024 solo exhibition "Momstars" at Contemporary Fine Arts and her 2025 show "Motherscapes" at the Albertina in Vienna. The exhibition features a single patinated bronze sculpture, Milk Lady (2026), positioned on an almond-shaped pedestal. "de sensu" will be on display in 2026, and Ikemura currently resides and works in Berlin.