Venue: YOD Gallery (Tennoz, Tokyo)

2F TERRADA ART COMPLEXⅡ 1-32-8 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku,Tokyo

Opening hours: 11:30-18:30

Closing date: Mondays & Tuesdays, May 23 (Sat), May 30 (Sat)

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YOD Gallery (Tennoz, Tokyo) is pleased to present "Word (Kotoba)", a solo exhibition by Susumu Koshimizu, on view from May 8 (Fri) to June 6 (Sat), 2026.
 

Born in Ehime Prefecture in 1944, Susumu Koshimizu is recognized as a central figure of Mono-ha, a significant movement in postwar Japanese art. Since the late 1960s, he has explored the relationship between “things” and space through the use of materials such as wood, stone, and paper, employing minimal intervention.
 

Koshimizu’s practice is not simply about creating forms, but about engaging with materials—touching them and physically sensing their texture, weight, and spatial relationships. This approach is evident not only in his sculptural works, but also in his drawings and use of language.
 

This exhibition presents a series of cover drawings and accompanying texts created by Koshimizu for Ehime Magazine, a monthly magazine published by Ehime Shimbun beginning in 1988.
 

These works have previously appeared only in print, making this a rare opportunity to view the original drawings. Through the combination of drawing and language, this series offers a renewed perspective on Koshimizu’s practice.

We warmly invite you to take this opportunity to view the exhibition.