Human Issues
Taka Ishii Gallery•Feb 14, 2026 — Mar 28, 2026
Taka Ishii Gallery•Feb 14, 2026 — Mar 14, 2026
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Taka Ishii Gallery Kyobashi is pleased to present “Human Issues,” a solo exhibition of works by Goro Kakei, from Saturday, February 14, through Saturday, March 14. Kakei is recognized as a major postwar Japanese sculptor, and while this was his primary medium, he also worked in media and techniques ranging from oil painting and drawing to etching and lithography. This second solo exhibition at the gallery brings together 31 sculptures made from the early 1950s through 2021, the final year of his life, offering a view of how his approach to form evolved over time and the consistent stance underlying his extensive body of work.
Kakei enrolled in the sculpture department of Tokyo University of the Arts at the age of 19 and began to devote himself fully to sculpture. Dissatisfied with academic techniques, he gradually turned toward an approach of his own, working directly with plaster to introduce bold distortions into the human form. He later produced a number of works based on biblical…
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Human Issues
Taka Ishii Gallery•Feb 14, 2026 — Mar 28, 2026
Taka Ishii Gallery•Feb 14, 2026 — Mar 14, 2026
Press Release
Taka Ishii Gallery Kyobashi is pleased to present “Human Issues,” a solo exhibition of works by Goro Kakei, from Saturday, February 14, through Saturday, March 14. Kakei is recognized as a major postwar Japanese sculptor, and while this was his primary medium, he also worked in media and techniques ranging from oil painting and drawing to etching and lithography. This second solo exhibition at the gallery brings together 31 sculptures made from the early 1950s through 2021, the final year of his life, offering a view of how his approach to form evolved over time and the consistent stance underlying his extensive body of work.
Kakei enrolled in the sculpture department of Tokyo University of the Arts at the age of 19 and began to devote himself fully to sculpture. Dissatisfied with academic techniques, he gradually turned toward an approach of his own, working directly with plaster to introduce bold distortions into the human form. He later produced a number of works based on biblical…
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