Leiko Ikemura
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From 14 November 2025
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ALBERTINA MUSEUM, VIENNA
This exhibition at the ALBERTINA presents a crosssection of the oeuvre of Leiko Ikemura (*1951 in Tsu, Japan). Known for poetically powerful works in which she unites Western and Eastern influences, this Japanese-Swiss artist devotes herself to themes such as femininity, transformation, and identity.
Ikemura translates the fragility and mystery of human existence into images at once universal and deeply personal. Her oeuvre stands out for its surrealist visual language and ranges from luminous paintings to reduced drawings and on to sculptures done in glazed terracotta, glass, and bronze.
A central aspect of her output is the close linkage of humankind and nature, expressed not only in the melding of body and landscape but also via the inclusion of hybrid beings.
The exhibition is on view from 14 November 2025 until 8 February 2026.
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Leiko Ikemura: Yellow Scape, 2020
160 x 110 cm, Tempera and oil on jute
(© Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Lisson Gallery
Leiko Ikemura: Alone, 1993
42 x 29,7 cm, Charcoal and pastel on paper
(© Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Wien 2025)
Photo: Lothar Schnepf
Leiko Ikemura: Interior III, 1989
149 x 90 cm, Charcoal on paper
(© Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Jörg von Bruchhausen
Leiko Ikemura: Usagi Kannon, 2012/19
340 x 160 x 138 cm, Bronze, patiniert
(© Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Andreas Lange
Leiko Ikemura: Yellow figure with three arms, 1996-2019
78 × 38 × 38 cm, Bronze patinated
(Leiko Ikemura © Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Jörg von Bruchhausen 2021
Leiko Ikemura: Genesis (Triptych Part 1), 2015
190 × 290 cm, Tempera on jute
(Leiko Ikemura © Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Foto: Jörg von Bruchhausen
Leiko Ikemura: Tokaido (Triptych Part 2), 2015
190 × 290 cm, Tempera on jute
(Leiko Ikemura © Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Jörg von Bruchhausen
Leiko Ikemura: Tokaido (Triptych Part 3), 2015
190 × 290 cm, Tempera on jute
(Leiko Ikemura © Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Foto: Jörg von Bruchhausen
Leiko Ikemura: Kitsune, 2022
34.5 × 20 × 14 cm, Glass, cast
(Leiko Ikemura © Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Jörg von Bruchhausen 2024
Leiko Ikemura: Untitled, 1993
42 × 29,5 cm, Charcoal and pastels on paper
(© Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Kioku Keizo, The National Museum of Japan
Leiko Ikemura: Untitled, 1993
42 × 29,2 cm, Charcoal and pastels on paper
(Leiko Ikemura © Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Lothar Schnepf, Cologne
160 x 110 cm, Tempera and oil on jute (© Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Lisson Gallery
42 x 29,7 cm, Charcoal and pastel on paper (© Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Wien 2025)
Photo: Lothar Schnepf
149 x 90 cm, Charcoal on paper (© Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Jörg von Bruchhausen
340 x 160 x 138 cm, Bronze, patiniert (© Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Andreas Lange
78 × 38 × 38 cm, Bronze patinated (Leiko Ikemura © Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Jörg von Bruchhausen 2021
190 × 290 cm, Tempera on jute (Leiko Ikemura © Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Foto: Jörg von Bruchhausen
190 × 290 cm, Tempera on jute (Leiko Ikemura © Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Jörg von Bruchhausen
190 × 290 cm, Tempera on jute (Leiko Ikemura © Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Foto: Jörg von Bruchhausen
34.5 × 20 × 14 cm, Glass, cast (Leiko Ikemura © Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Jörg von Bruchhausen 2024
42 × 29,5 cm, Charcoal and pastels on paper (© Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Kioku Keizo, The National Museum of Japan
42 × 29,2 cm, Charcoal and pastels on paper (Leiko Ikemura © Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Lothar Schnepf, Cologne