Lotta's New Solo Exhibition 'Utopia' Now Open at Gallery & Bakery Tokyo 8-pun, Featuring 'Socks' Motifs and New Expressions

The Chain Museum Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Masamichi Toyama; hereinafter 'The Chain Museum') is holding Lotta's new solo exhibition 'Utopia' from Saturday, May 16, to Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 'Gallery & Bakery Tokyo 8-pun', a facility in Kyobashi that combines an art gallery with a bakery & cafe.

In this exhibition, alongside self-portraits projecting the character 'Socks'—which artist Lotta continues to draw—a collection of works with rich storytelling will be presented.

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Exhibition Overview

For the 18th exhibition at 'Gallery & Bakery Tokyo 8-pun', which combines an art gallery and a bakery & cafe, artist Lotta's new solo exhibition 'Utopia' will commence on Saturday, May 16, 2026.

In this exhibition, alongside self-portraits projecting the character 'Socks', which artist Lotta continues to draw, a collection of works with rich storytelling will be presented.

The title of this exhibition, 'Utopia', signifies an ideal land, a dream-like world, and the 'concept of happiness' that people constantly pursue. New works expressing this 'Utopia' through artist Lotta's unique perspective and colors will be showcased.

The venue will be gently draped in Lotta's worldview, inviting visitors in. When touching the artist's sensibility overflowing from the canvas and spreading throughout the entire space, an 'ideal land' detached from everyday life emerges.

Exhibition Statement

My Utopia: A place that is dimly lit rather than bright, warm rather than cold. Silence rather than noise. In the forest, in a bamboo grove (with the sound of the wind and birds. Fewer insects).

Spring nights before I had hay fever. That summer night from back then. Ha Long Bay.

When surrounded by the scent of damp earth, fig leaves, jasmine, and coffee.

Cluttered paint cans entering the corner of my vision. Graffiti-covered concrete walls, back alleys.

The crackling sound coming from a record, the white noise of a rainy day listened to indoors.

What I've listed here are things, places, or parts of memories that calm me down; in short, things that make my life happy.

They all exist in reality, and they might not matter to anyone else.

But add a little element of 'dream' to that, and it becomes my very own utopia.

There might be a completely unmotivated ghost drifting by, cat-ear shaped mushrooms growing, or a vase that occasionally winks at you...

At this rate, my personal utopia will surely continue to expand in the future.

And if possible, I hope to continue inviting many people to that place.

Just like today, at this time, how you have visited my utopia like this.

- Lotta

Information

Lotta New Solo Exhibition 'Utopia'

Exhibition Period
Saturday, May 16, 2026 - Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Business Hours
08:00 - 19:00

Closed
Open every day during the exhibition period

Admission Fee
Free

Venue
Gallery & Bakery Tokyo 8-pun

Address
104-0031
TODA BUILDING 1F, 1-7-1 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Access
3-minute walk from Exit 6 of Kyobashi Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line
5-minute walk from Exit B1 of Nihombashi Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line
8-minute walk from the Yaesu Central Exit of Tokyo Station on all JR lines

Exhibition Page URL
https://artsticker.app/events/126062

Artist Profile

Lotta

Biography
Born in 1993. Started creating 'Socks the Ghost Cat' as a self-taught painter around 2021. Primarily uses acrylic and spray paint.

'Socks the Ghost Cat' (hereinafter 'Socks') is an iconic character drawn by Lotta and is a cat ghost that frequently appears in her works.

Socks sometimes serves as a self-portrait projecting Lotta herself. Many of the works evoke a sense of storytelling, and she has held exhibitions where viewers appreciate the art while reading a story. The characters drawn by Lotta often lack facial expressions, leaving room for the viewers' thoughts.