Gucci will host contemporary artist Tadanori Yokoo's solo exhibition "Tadanori Yokoo: Unfinished Self-Portrait - Journey to Self" at the Gucci Ginza Gallery in Ginza, Tokyo, from April 23, 2025.

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Gucci and Tadanori Yokoo's connection dates back to the window art project that marked the opening of Gucci Shibuya Miyashita Park in 2020. This solo exhibition will further develop that dynamic and creative collaboration.

The theme of this exhibition, "Incomplete," is based on Yokoo's consistently held aesthetic belief that artistic creativity resides not in the moment of completion, but rather in the state of being incomplete. For approximately 60 years since the 1960s, Yokoo has produced numerous works, making full use of ever-changing styles and themes spanning the universe. He has never been content with achieving a single completed form, but has always continued to transform and challenge himself. This attitude resonates with the ever-evolving nature of the Gucci brand.

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Never content with a single "completeness," Yokoo has always challenged himself with new possibilities for expression, undergoing repeated transformations and continuing his "unfinished" "journey." Titled "Tadanori Yokoo: Unfinished Self-Portraits - A Journey to Myself," this exhibition is curated by art critic Yusuke Minami and will feature approximately 30 works by Yokoo, centered around themes evocative of "journey," including six of his latest works, including self-portraits and family portraits, which will be shown for the first time. Additionally, a rooftop space specially opened for this exhibition will feature a dynamic reproduction of Yokoo's installation of bright red scaffolding, a symbolic representation of the "unfinished" image that caused a sensation at the 1970 Osaka Expo. Furthermore, from April 26 to June 22, 2025, the Setagaya Art Museum in Tokyo will host "Yokoo Tadanori: River of Linked Paintings," allowing visitors to simultaneously enjoy Yokoo's work in Tokyo. In addition to the exhibition at the Gucci Ginza Gallery, Gucci will also be developing an art project in Osaka, a city attracting global attention. As the first fashion brand to serve as an official partner of the Setouchi Triennale 2025, Gucci will further strengthen the connection between art and fashion in 2025 through multifaceted initiatives linking the Setouchi area, Tokyo, and Osaka.


#GucciGinzaGallery#tadanoriyokoo Tadanori Yokoo Contemporary artist. Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1936. He held a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1972. He has since been invited to exhibit at the world's three major biennials: Paris, Venice, and Sao Paulo. He has held numerous solo exhibitions at museums around the world, including the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, the Museum of Applied Arts Hamburg, the Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain in Paris, the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, and the Tokyo National Museum. The Tadanori Yokoo Museum of Contemporary Art opened in Kobe in 2012. The Teshima Yokoo House opened in Teshima, Kagawa Prefecture in 2013. He was inducted into the New York Art Directors Club Hall of Fame in 2000. He received the Praemium Imperiale in 2015. In 2023, he was named a Person of Cultural Merit and a member of the Japan Art Academy. His works are housed in major museums around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the British Museum, the Centre Pompidou-Metz, and the Uffizi Gallery. A 500-page collection of his works will be released worldwide by Thames & Hudson in the UK in spring 2026.


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