The exhibition, Hairy Takes, presents a new series of exuberant paintings and fluffy sculptures from the mind and hand of the Japanese master of intuitive contemporary kawaii, Misaki Kawai. Over the past two decades Kawai has continued to engage, develop and expand the figurative language of painting, sculpture and installation. Vibrant and bold, often on the verge of compositional collapse, punk and cute, works with gut, history, humour, empathy and edge.
hairy tales
we have hairy tails
out in the woods
we go hop skip jump
wonder tales
magic tales
we have fluffy tails
so puffy, so ticklish
we wash our tails in the puddle
charming tales
romantic tales
we have funny tails
sometimes up sometimes down
we can also spin our tails
sunny tales
moon tales
—Misaki Kawai, 2022