aaploit is pleased to present Still / Yet, a two-person exhibition by ITO Nanami and KIKUCHI Torasuke, on view from February 15 through March 8, 2026.
Still / Yet focuses on moments in which things that are otherwise in flux appear, briefly, to stand still. Even works that seem complete retain a sense of indeterminacy. Through differing artistic approaches, the exhibition examines states that appear paused, yet continue to unfold.
ITO’s paintings are constructed from a bird’s-eye perspective, in which layers of flowing color and accumulated traces coexist within the pictorial field. The forms that emerge do not settle into identifiable landscapes or objects; instead, they prompt viewers to repeatedly search for images and let them go. Her paintings preserve a state prior to the fixation of meaning or form, holding within the canvas a sense of time that continues rather than concludes.
KIKUCHI Torasuke works primarily with camphor wood, creating sculptures that stretch sudden change and uncontrollable events into his own temporal framework. For this exhibition, KIKUCHI presents a new relief work titled Gray, in which fragments of past media experiences and memories surface across the plane like noise, only to gradually fade away. Moving alongside an accelerating world, the sculpture advances at its own pace.
Although the two artists differ in material and production speed, their works share an engagement with moments when change briefly lingers. Seen together, their practices reveal contrasting perceptions of time.
What is presented in this exhibition is not flux itself, but moments in which flux temporarily settles into matter or image. Still—yet continuing. Through their respective approaches, the artists suggest the possibility of speeds other than acceleration.
At aaploit, exhibitions are conceived not as something to be immediately understood, but as experiences whose meanings gradually shift within each viewer’s own time.
For inquiries regarding the exhibition or works, please contact info@aaploit.com.
Exhibition Details
Still / Yet
Artist: ITO Nanami, KIKUCHI Torasuke
Dates: February 15 (Sunday) – May 8 (Sunday), 2026
Hours: Friday, Saturday, Sunday 13:00-18:00
*Private appointments available on weekdays
Venue: aaploit TMK Building 2F, 1-21-17 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Inquiries: info@aaploit.com
Artists
ITO Nanami
Selected Exhibitions
2026
Ambivalence, MEDEL GALLERY SHU, Tokyo
2025
The End—No, It Remains Ambiguous, Joshibi University of Art and Design, Tokyo
Desires for Angels, gallery33, Tokyo
2024
The 11th Mirai Exhibition, Nichido Gallery, Tokyo
KIKUCHI Torasuke
Selected Exhibitions
2025
Stars Waiting for Dusk, KUMA Foundation Gallery, Tokyo
2024
Living with Trees: Exploring the Possibilities of Wood, Six Days, Tokyo Midtown, Tokyo
KUMA experiment 2024–25, KUMA Foundation Gallery, Tokyo
2023
Great Artists of the Future, Heisei Memorial Museum Gallery, Tokyo
2022
MASK, powderroom / Uptown Koenji Gallery, Tokyo
2021
Not Yet the Time, Soei Gallery, Tokyo
Awards
2025
Art no Chikara Award, Tokyo University of the Arts
2024
KUMA Foundation Creator Scholarship (8th Term)
2023
Salon de Printemps Award, Tokyo University of the Arts
Heisei Art Award, Tokyo University of the Arts