Shihoko Fukumoto, Galaxy 銀河 (detail), 1999, linen, indigo, H78 3/4 x W70 7/8 in. (H200 x W180 cm)

Aspen Art Fair 2026
Transforming Nature
July 29 – August 1, 2026
Hotel Jerome | Room 121

Ippodo Gallery is pleased to return to the Aspen Art Fair at the historic Hotel Jerome for the second year in Room 121 from July 29 – August 1, 2026. Their presentation Transforming Nature draws the splendor of the organic world into the realm of the decorated interior. Surrounded by the Rocky Mountains, the raw essences of nature convene within the home-style setting in the form of stone, regional clays of Japan, forged iron, Venetian blown glass, carved & lacquered wood, washi paper, bamboo, traditionally dyed textiles, and precious mineral pigment paints. The ensemble of works by more than twenty artists, primarily hailing from Japan, invites new considerations about the relationship between people and the earth: a living medium capable of profound beauty and metamorphosis.

Through a diverse range of textures and forms—from the delicate, metal-worked petals of silver violas and golden ginkgoes by Shota Suzuki to the subconsciously moving white marble sculptures of Kan Yasuda —the featured artists capture the ephemeral cycles of growth, decay, and rebirth. Each piece serves as a bridge between the physical and spiritual. Light, form, and human touch can elevate organic matter into the iconic. Transforming Nature is an invitation to witness the alchemy of the natural world as it is distilled through Japanese craft traditions.

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