Artists

Leiko Ikemura

Press release

This exhibition at the ALBERTINA presents a crosssection of the oeuvre of Leiko Ikemura (*1951 in Tsu, Japan). Known for poetically powerful works in which she unites Western and Eastern influences, this Japanese-Swiss artist devotes herself to themes such as femininity, transformation, and identity.

Ikemura translates the fragility and mystery of human existence into images at once universal and deeply personal. Her oeuvre stands out for its surrealist visual language and ranges from luminous paintings to reduced drawings and on to sculptures done in glazed terracotta, glass, and bronze.

A central aspect of her output is the close linkage of humankind and nature, expressed not only in the melding of body and landscape but also via the inclusion of hybrid beings.