Lupo Horiokami's First Design Exhibition at CAVE in Rome

Lupo Horiokami, a leading Japanese tattoo artist from Vicenza (born 1979), presents his first design exhibition, 'Cerimony of Separation', at CAVE, a new space of the Contemporary Cluster gallery in Palazzo Brancaccio, Rome. The show features totemic objects in bronze, wood, and marble, inspired by Wabi Sabi and Kintsugi, reflecting imperfection and fragility. Horiokami cites influences from Carlo Scarpa, French Brutalism, Art Deco, and 1930s aesthetics, as well as Le Corbusier's matières brutes. The exhibition space, a grotto-like room with vaulted ceilings and a wet-look floor, complements the raw materials. The title alludes to separation, loss, and maturation, explored through a Taoist duality of black and white. After 23 years in tattooing, Horiokami expands into design, aiming for a dynamic, experimental artistic practice.