7 Artists to Watch at Tokyo Gendai 2024
Zara Zhuang, Grazia Singapore
July 2024
British artist Sophie Barber has created new works for Tokyo Gendai [that explore] symbols significant to Japan while simultaneously referencing historical chronologies of Western art. Barber frequently paints on tightly wrapped offcuts of recycled canvas, which she stuffs with recycled materials (such as chocolate bar wrappers and ephemera from her studio), creating rounded, cushion‑like compositions. […]