Ibuki Minami “RISING”
I visited Ibuki Minami’s solo exhibition “RISING.”
The venue is Seibu Shibuya. It is her second solo exhibition in Japan, following her 2019 show at Miura Jiro Gallery.
Ibuki Minami’s practice is carried out through the technique she calls algorithm.
The algorithm is a symbolic notation into which she distills the finished image she envisions before painting. What art-makers normally hold in their minds she instead translates into signs, laying them out openly on the canvas.
These signs can only be deciphered by the artist herself. Example: “OPR” is short for Operation.
According to her, not all of her works are algorithmized, and the meaning of the signs is never disclosed to the viewer.
The show includes roughly 200 works overall, including mid-run rotations, and sales — from small pieces to large-scale works — were extremely strong.
Installation view
Going forward, she plans to build her foundation through further exhibitions in Japan while actively expanding overseas — including the United States, where she studied for five years.
