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An installation conceived by Toronto artist Akira Yoshikawa during a month-long residency in the Koffler Gallery exhibition space.

Organized for the Koffler Gallery by guest curator Georgiana Uhlyarik, the way of now comprises an installation conceived by Toronto artist Akira Yoshikawa during a month-long residency (August 5–September 10) in the exhibition space. Incorporating drawing and three-dimensional elements executed directly on the gallery walls and floor, this project builds upon the artist’s recent concerns with temporality, duration, and transition.

For the past few years, Yoshikawa has been exploring Eastern philosophy that emphasizes the “present moment”, seeking perfection in the imperfect daily life. Integrating the artistic influences of North American Modernism with the spiritual depths of Japanese culture, Yoshikawa installs simple objects and materials mounted on the wall or grouped on the floor to establish formal and symbolic relationships reminiscent of ritual gestures. As part of his installations, he also produces mysterious, contemplative drawings of densely textured graphite. Deriving inspiration from the immediacy of our both simple and complicated daily surroundings, the resulting artworks may be used as “tools” to reflect about one’s life.

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