Leiko Ikemura
Motherscapes
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: Brave Girl in Pink, 2022
160 x 110 cm, Tempera and oil on nettle
(© Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Stefan Corte Lisson Gallery
Leiko Ikemura: C-bay, 2020
160 x 110 cm, Tempera and oil on jute
(© Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Lisson Gallery
Leiko Ikemura: Green Scape, 2010
90 x 120 cm, Oil on jute
(© Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Jörg von Bruchhausen
Leiko Ikemura: Haruko, 2016
50 x 60 cm, Tempera on jute
(© Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Lisson Gallery
Leiko Ikemura: Interior III, 1989
149 x 90 cm, Charcoal on paper
(© Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Jörg von Bruchhausen
Leiko Ikemura: Lago Rondo, 2020
160 x 110 cm, Tempera and oil on jute
(© Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Lisson Gallery
Leiko Ikemura: Sleep, 2020/21
15 x 27 x 18 cm, Glass, cast
(© 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
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
160 x 110 cm, Tempera and oil on nettle (© Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Stefan Corte Lisson Gallery
160 x 110 cm, Tempera and oil on jute (© Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Lisson Gallery
90 x 120 cm, Oil on jute (© Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Jörg von Bruchhausen
50 x 60 cm, Tempera on jute (© Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Lisson Gallery
149 x 90 cm, Charcoal on paper (© Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Jörg von Bruchhausen
160 x 110 cm, Tempera and oil on jute (© Leiko Ikemura / Bildrecht, Vienna 2025)
Photo: Lisson Gallery
15 x 27 x 18 cm, Glass, cast (© 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