{"id":297067,"date":"2026-05-13T09:42:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T00:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adfwebmagazine.jp\/?p=297067"},"modified":"2026-05-13T09:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T00:48:08","slug":"dissolving-horizons-a-new-figure-ground-proposition-by-mitsumasa-kadota-at-goca-by-garde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adfwebmagazine.jp\/en\/art\/dissolving-horizons-a-new-figure-ground-proposition-by-mitsumasa-kadota-at-goca-by-garde\/","title":{"rendered":"”Dissolving Horizons: A New Figure-Ground Proposition” by Mitsumasa Kadota at GOCA by Garde"},"content":{"rendered":"

Depicting Eastern Philosophical Thought Through American Abstract Expressionism<\/h3>\r\n

A<\/span>\u00a0solo exhibition by contemporary artist Mitsumasa Kadota<\/a>, titled Dissolving Horizons: A New Figure-Ground Proposition<\/a>, has been held at GOCA by Garde<\/a> in New York City from May 7 to June 18, 2026. The exhibition coincides with Frieze Week<\/a>, one of the largest international events in the contemporary art world.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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\u201cAlive\u201d 2026 Acrylic and Carborundum on Cotton 2273\u00d71818mm<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n

Drawing on the legacy of American Abstract Expressionism, Kadota has developed a distinctive painterly practice informed by a Japanese polytheistic worldview. In this exhibition, he explores the fundamental pictorial structure of \u201cfigure and ground\u201d \u2014 the relationship between subject and background \u2014 presenting a visual experience in which boundaries continually fluctuate through the lens of nondualism, a philosophy that perceives divinity within all things, including space and action, self and world.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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\u201cPioneer\u201d 2026 Acrylic and Carborundum on Cotton 2272\u00d71822mm<\/p><\/div>

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\u201cPlanetes\u201d 2026 Acrylic and Carborundum on Cotton 1168\u00d71170mm<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n

The dynamic interplay of bold brushwork and color creates a constant oscillation between space and the act of painting itself, dissolving the boundaries that separate them. While inheriting the possibilities of flatness pursued by Abstract Expressionism, Kadota\u2019s work also seeks to elevate Eastern philosophical thought into the very structure of painting.<\/p>\r\n

\"Dissolving Horizons: A New Figure-Ground Proposition\" by Mitsumasa Kadota<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Dates<\/td>\r\nMay 7 to June 18, 2026<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Venue<\/td>\r\nGOCA by Garde<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
URL<\/td>\r\nhttps:\/\/tinyurl.com\/5hdfkyue<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table><\/article>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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