Omochi Solo Exhibition "NEW PINK" to be held at tHE GALLERY HARAJUKU starting Friday, April 3rd!

【 Omochi SOLO EXHIBITION "NEW PINK" 】 On Friday, April 3, 2026, tHE GALLERY HARAJUKU, operated by Yasumasa Yonehara, will host a solo exhibition by Omochi titled "NEW PINK." ●STATEMENT Pink is not just a cute color. I have scooped up the pinks found in my daily life and memories through my own filter. While layering it with 'kawaii' culture, I am painting a world of pink that feels nostalgic yet new. I hope that after seeing it, the usual scenery might look just a little bit different to you. ●Artist profile Omochi An artist from Kumamoto. While studying art education in university, she specialized in human sculpture. While focusing on solo exhibitions, she also creates visuals for various media including advertising, publishing, and the web. Utilizing the soft lines cultivated through sculpture, she creates expressive works with a sense of warmth, using people and animals as motifs. ＜Instagram＞ @omochi_mochimochii https://www.instagram.com/omochi_mochimochii ＜X＞ @omochi_mochimci https://x.com/omochi_mochimci ●From Curator Yasumasa Yonehara The "pink" that Omochi paints is not merely a "cute color"; it is the pink that emerges between the cuteness envisioned by men and the cuteness that women live. To explain what that means: masculine cuteness is cuteness as an object—something to be protected or gazed upon from the outside. In contrast, feminine cuteness refers to cuteness as a state of being. It is a cuteness that is chosen while wavering, worn to support one's own self. However, the figures Omochi paints are not captured by either side. While the large eyes and round forms may look like symbolic 'kawaii' at first glance, there is a definite sense of presence there. It signifies not "cuteness to be looked at," but "cuteness that exists here." The concept of 'erokawa' (erotic-cute) that I have considered until now arises when the body, memory, and time enter into cuteness, and we can see the same structure in Omochi's work. The pink she paints is not just decoration...