1. New works take primary focus

Iba has engaged in preparing for this exhibition for over three years, ever since plans got underway in spring 2016. Featured will be paintings, print art, and video art—all with a focus on new works. Iba uniformly produces paintings on the basis of photographs she herself takes. Among the works displayed this time—paintings produced on the basis of photographs the artist took at this museum. The light permeating Kunio Mayekawa’s architecture will be reborn through Iba’s lens and brush.

2. Iba’s first efforts in the video medium!

After majoring in print art in university, Iba moved to painting and has since worked in that medium. This time, however, she will present her first video works. Produced using stereopsis (stereo vision), the videos may appear a departure from her paintings of tranquil space filled with light. Yet, at their foundation, as ever, is her interest in phenomena inhabiting the interval between her eye and her subject—light, air, and atmosphere. Works that let us glimpse the essence of Iba’s art.

3. First solo show in 10 years at an art museum. (First at a Tokyo museum!)

Although an artist collected by major museums in Japan and abroad, Iba is also highly regarded by collectors. Many of her works hang in private residences. This time, with the cooperation of numerous collectors, we will display recent and new works of the period since 2004, an important year in the evolution of her style. A chance to view Yasuko Iba works valued by collectors, at a museum.