HIGHLIGHTS

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In addition to his previous paintings and sculptures, the exhibition includes works on exhibit in Japan for the first time. A record number of representative and recent works will be exhibited, including the "End of today" series, which depicts the artist's daily life like a diary, and the "Portrait" series, which features motifs of family, friends, and famous people.

The exhibitions will travel from Tottori to Kyoto with partially different contents. Visitors will have opportunities to enjoy Ida's powerful art only seen with the encounters at each space and occasion.

Largest Number of Works

Approximately over 350 works will be exhibited, increased from the Tottori exhibition. This is the largest number in Ida’s exhibition history, creating an overwhelming space.

Diverse Expressions

A group of paintings with an exceptional drawing ability and sense of color, as well as bronze and wooden sculptures that have a similar texture to paintings will be exhibited. Please enjoy Ida's diverse expressions as he pursues and continues to create “ICHI-GO ICHI-E”, which means "a once-in-a-lifetime moment".

Exhibition Structure

For this Kyoto exhibition, the international curator Jérôme Sans maximizes the beauty of Ida’s works. The works will be presented in seven exhibition rooms, each with a different theme or series. Please enjoy both of Ida’s elements that “continue to change” and “remain the same” as he evolves from the past to the future, which the exhibition title "Panta Rhei" represents.

Exhibition Structure

Room1

Ida’s representative work “Portrait” series welcomes the audience at the entrance. The faces of people Ida has met in the past are depicted with thickly applied paints and strong, beautiful brushstrokes. The paintings are full of dynamism, as if Ida living in the "now," met them and painted them without missing this "Once in a Lifetime" encounter. The fluid touch of these portraits expresses even the very time we live, creating an overwhelming space.

Room2

A total of 12 bronze sculptures will be exhibited, which mainly consist of a three-dimensional version of the "End of today" series. Please enjoy Ida's unique bronze works, which have a similar texture to his paintings.

Room3

This room focuses on figurative paintings. The figurative paintings, reminiscent of the classics of the modern masters, remind us that Ida has always challenged the past, confronting every master of art from Velazquez to Picasso. From concrete expressions, questions and explorations of abstractions the artist holds such as fiction and imaginary images are revealed.

Room4

This room focuses on abstract paintings, which express the great nature with a variety of colors, glandular compositions, and the material mass of paint. The walls are wrapped with the exhibited artwork, creating an immersive experience in Ida's natural landscape.

Room5

The room is dedicated to the “End of today” series, in which Ida depicts people and landscapes that he encounters in his day-to-day life. 300 works carefully selected from among those that have been created like a picture diary on a daily basis will be exhibited in this room. In this series of works, we can encounter the artist's way of life, as he tries to capture the "miracle" of encounters on that day, at that time, and in that moment, which seem to happen to us every day and pass away. The exhibition composition, which expresses 365 days of the year, creates a stunning sight.

Room6

The wooden sculptures are wildly carved and painted, creating an impressive display of bold expression. The viewer can experience the sculptures created by the painter who emerged while moving back and forth between sculptural and pictorial expressions.

Room7

In this dimly lit room, a large, previously unpublished work, "Last Supper (2022, Oil on canvas, 293.0 x 582.0 cm)," will be exhibited for the first time at this exhibition tour. “The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most famous paintings in the world and has been used as a motif by many artists. Ida is challenging this masterpiece as a painter living in the modern age. Please come and see the modern "Last Supper" reinterpreted by Ida.

Exhibition Structure

Room1

This is a room of works representing the symbols of "Japan”. Upon entering this room, visitors are greeted by three wood sculptures over three meters tall. Each sculpture with a snake motif exudes an overwhelming presence, inviting the viewer into a mystica space. The mysterious space itself, reminiscent of beautiful Japan with its thousands of years of history, can also be experienced as a work of art”. The works in this room will be exhibited only at the Yonago, Tottori venue, so visitors will be able to enjoy the one and only space.

Room2

This room focuses on Ida's broad and diverse expressions. The first is abstract paintings, which express the great nature with a variety of colors, glandular compositions, and the material mass of paint. The second is the "End of today" series, where Ida depicts people and landscapes he came across. In this series of works, in fact, drawn like a picture diary, we can encounter the artist's way of life, as he tried to capture the "miracle" of encounters on that day, at that time, and in that moment, which seem to happen to us every day and pass away. The third is bronze sculptures, a three-dimensional version of the "End of today" series. Visitors will find Ida's unique bronze works, which have a similar texture to paintings.

Room3

This room brings together Ida’s "Portrait" series, one of his most representative works. The faces of people Ida has met in the past are depicted with thickly applied paints and strong, beautiful brushstrokes. The paintings are full of dynamism, as if Ida living in the "now," met them and painted them without missing this "Once in a Lifetime" encounter. The fluid touch of these portraits expresses even the very time we live. Room 3 can be described as the best of the best and most overwhelming spaces.

Room4

This room focuses on figurative paintings. The exhibition includes early paintings, figurative paintings reminiscent of the classics of the modern masters, and a group of works in tribute to Pablo Picasso, exhibited at the Picasso Birthplace Museum in 2022. In this room, a large, previously unpublished work, "Last Supper (2022, Oil on canvas, 293.0 x 582.0 cm)," will be exhibited for the first time. “The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most famous paintings in the world and has been used as a motif by many artists. Ida is challenging this masterpiece as a painter living in the modern age. Please come and see the modern "Last Supper" reinterpreted by Ida.

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Highlights

Largest Number of Works

Diverse Expressions

Exhibition Structure

Exhibition Structure

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Room2

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