To be released in end of January📣
Sasaoka Yuriko’s Paradise Dungeon
Contemporary artist Yuriko Sasaoka creates her works using video. These videos feature characters that are slightly eerie yet comical, sometimes played by Sasaoka herself or created by synthesizing parts of her face or body. In her earlier works, the characters existed solely within the video. However, in more recent pieces, the relationship between the video and the characters has been inverted.
This book serves as the official catalogue for Sasaoka’s highly anticipated solo museum exhibition, set to open this winter. The exhibition will feature works ranging from Sasaoka’s earliest videos to her most recent pieces, including new works created specifically for this exhibition. In addition to work commentary and lyrics to her original songs, the book includes a special dialogue between manga artist Akiko Higashimura and Yuriko Sasaoka. Yasuhiro Arai, curator of the Shiga Prefectural Museum of Art, provides an insightful analysis of Sasaoka’s artistic oeuvre, characterized by its dynamism, captivation, and distinctiveness, which defies conventional categorization. It explores the relationship between video and character in her work, tracing their evolution over time.
Exhibition
Sasaoka Yuriko’s Paradise Dungeon
Dates: January 17 – March 22, 2026
Venue: Shiga Museum of Art (1740-1 Seta-Minamiogaya-Cho, Otsu-City, 520−2122 Shiga, Japan)
Publication
Title: Sasaoka Yuriko’s Paradise Dungeon
Dialogue: Akiko Higashimura and Yuriko Sasaoka
Texts by Yasuhiro Arai(Curator, Shiga Museum of Art)and Paweł Pachciarek
Design: Shohei Yoshida(Shiroi Rittai)
Price: 3800 JPY (excl. VAT)
Format: A5 Size (148×210mm) / 248 Pages / Softcover
Languages: Japanese / English
ISBN978-4-908062-67-4 C0070
To be released in end of January 2026
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