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until 28.06. | #4637ARTatBerlin | BBA Gallery shows from 2nd May 2025 (Vernissage: 30.04.) the exhibition „IMAGEMAKER“ by the artist Katsutoshi Yuasa.
BBA Gallery Berlin announces the opening of the exhibition ‘IMAGEMAKER’ by Japanese artist Katsutoshi Yuasa, which will take place as part of Gallery Weekend Berlin 2025. This is not only his first solo exhibition in Berlin, but also his first exhibition in Germany. Yuasa has previously exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in London and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About the artist
Katsutoshi Yuasa (b. 1978, Japan) is a printmaker whose work explores the nature of photography through woodblock printmaking. He holds an MA in Printmaking from the Royal College of Art, London, and has exhibited worldwide, including solo exhibitions at the Lawrence Art Centre, Kansas, and YUKI-SIS Gallery, Tokyo. His work can be found in prestigious collections such as the Victoria Albert Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art Leipzig. Yuasa lives and works in Kanagawa Prefecture and teaches at Tama Art University. He has also completed residencies at institutions such as Graphic Studio Dublin, Cité Internationale des Arts and Kala Art Institute.
© Image: Katsutoshi Yuasa
Katsutoshi Yuasa, born in Tokyo and educated at the Royal College of Art in London, has made a name for himself in a career spanning over twenty years by combining the techniques of woodcut with digital photography. His woodcuts are profound explorations of the transience and beauty of everyday life.
Through a meticulous creative process that involves weeks of preparation, Yuasa manages to capture the essence of his subjects in a unique way that is both decorative and impressionistic. The monochrome works, which are mostly inspired by natural scenes and cityscapes, invite us to reflect on the relationship between photography and woodcut.
‘Our perception is shaped by past experiences and environmental influences, so the printing plate is a representation of the past adapted to the present,’ says Yuasa.
© Katsutoshi Yuasa, This is not a story to be passed on (with red eyes), 2023
Katsutoshi Yuasa will be present during Gallery Weekend Berlin to give an insight into his work and the centuries-old tradition. It will be an opportunity to learn more about his creative vision and process.
Vernissage: Wednesday, 30th April 2025, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Exhibition dates: Friday, 2nd May until Saturday, 28th June 2025
Artist talk: Saturday, 3rd May 2025, 12 pm
To the Gallery
Bildunterschrift Titelbild: Katsutoshi Yuasa, ‘Nature Communications 2’, 2022. Oil-based woodcut on paper
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