Leiko Ikemura - Aquí estamos / Here we are

With her multifaceted oeuvre comprising paintings, watercolors, drawings, as well as terra-cotta and bronze sculptures, Leiko Ikemura has created a diverse cultural universe that acts as an intermediary between Western and Asian culture.Ikemura's international renown is based above all on her sculptural works. Her hybrid creatures, seemingly archaic, oscillate between human, animal and plantlike shapes. Sometimes childlike or feminine in appearance, the figures and their peculiar physiognomy evoke moments of calm reflection and deep emotion; at times they gesture towards vulnerability and pain, at others they symbolize bliss and dreaminess.This title introduces Ikemura's most recent installation: six sculptures displayed in the open air at Valencia's City of Arts and Sciences, an ensemble of buildings and parkland designed by Santiago Calatrava. The large-format pictures included bear witness to the unreal, almost dreamlike dialogue between the sculptures and Calavatra's iconic architecture, while also presenting unrelated works by Ikemura. In this way, the book offers a comprehensive introduction to Ikemura's unique visual universe.

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• Authors: Kosme de Baranano, Leiko Ikemura
• Assisted by: Anita Back (Photographs), Jörg von Bruchhausen (Photographs), Martin P. Bühler (Photographs), Kunstmuseum Lichtenstein (Photographs), Moritz Lange (Photographs), Gunter Lepkowski (Photographs), Maria Mira (Photographs), Neue Nationalgalerie (Photographs), Kei Okano (Photographs), Robert Schittko (Photographs), Lothar Schnepf (Photographs), Eric Tschernow (Photographs), Ferdinand Ullrich (Photographs), Jörg von Bruchhausen (Photographs), Jonty Wilde (Photographs), Ciudad de las Artes y las ciencias Valencia (Editor), Ciudad de las Artes y las ciencias Vale (Editor)
• Publisher: Verlag Kettler
• Languages: English, German, Spanish
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2022
• EAN: 9783862069798
• ISBN: 978-3-86206-979-8
• No. of pages: 148
• Dimensions: 240 mm x 20 mm x 280 mm
• Weight: 1040 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Plastic arts