For The Time Being is a group exhibition that explores the intersection of distant dreams and memories. The exhibition's concept is inspired by the American curator's lifelong interest in Japanese culture – a fascination that took the form of dreams and waking aspirations.

The exhibition is a meditation on the passage of time from childhood to adulthood, as well as an examination of time's ability to erode and obscure the past - making it difficult to discern between our memories of events that have actually occurred and our fantasies of what might have been.

Do we remember the past correctly or is there a point at which our dreams seep into our memory - affecting our ability to know what is real and what is imagined? This exhibition provokes a series of similar questions through a presentation of compelling paintings and drawings by a varied group of young, US-based artists.

Each artist is being shown in Japan for the first time. Hence, the exhibition also represents a dramatic shift in the timeline of their careers, as it brings their work to an entirely new audience.

For The Time Being features works of art that are primarily in black and white colors - a curatorial decision meant to strip each artist’s work down to the most basic, minimal elements, while offering the viewer a sense of tranquility and the possibility of greater introspection.

-KOKI Arts

Image: © Damian Stamer
Courtesy of the artist and KOKI Arts