Shio Kusaka's First Italian Solo Exhibition at Gagosian Rome

Shio Kusaka, a Japanese artist born in Morioka in 1972, presents her first solo exhibition in Italy at Gagosian Rome. The show features new ceramic works that blend traditional Japanese ceramic refinement with contemporary minimalist lines. Kusaka's pieces explore geometric abstraction through sinuous lines that systematically slide along circular volumes, creating abstract grids that trace across the works. The exhibition includes both intimate small-scale vessels, described as sketches for larger works, and her largest pieces to date. The minimalist geometry of the forms dialogues with the geodesic curves of Gagosian's Roman space, evoking infinite formal combinations. The works oscillate between materiality and imagination, with evanescent colors and modulated light.