Yushi Suga – NØ

Maho Kubota Gallery is pleased to present Yushi Suga’s second solo exhibition at the gallery, featuring new paintings and an installation.

Suga has developed a sculptural approach to painting in which thick layers of paint are applied onto a reflective surface and then carved with a palette knife. In recent years, he has focused on the concept of “liminal space,” often evoked by places such as empty shopping malls late at night or amusement parks after closing, where reality seems to blur into unreality. Alongside his paintings, Suga has also developed installations in which CG recreations of the exhibition space are projected onto the gallery itself, layering virtual imagery onto the physical environment and blurring the boundary between the real and the virtual.

This exhibition will present new paintings inspired by liminal spaces, as well as a new series titled “NØ”. Consisting of 26 small works based on the alphabet, each piece combines a hand-painted image with a 3D-printed reproduction derived from the original painting. By connecting handmade and mechanically generated imagery within a single composition, the works blur the boundary between “original” and “copy.” The symbol “Ø” refers to the mathematical sign for the empty set, representing the concept of nonexistence. The title “NØ” also carries a playful sense of simultaneously affirming and negating presence and absence.

In addition to these works, the exhibition will also feature an installation using projection technology.

Gallery hours Tue-Sat 12:00 – 19:00
closed Sun, Mon and National Holidays

Exhibition Duration 12.06. – 18.07.2026

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Location:
Maho Kubota Gallery
2-4-7 Jingumae Shibuya-ku
150-0001 Tokyo
Japan