(Right): Yukiya Izumita, Sekisoh, layered Fissure 積層裂, 2026, ceramic; (Left): YMER&MALTA / Sylvain Rieu-Piquet Galet, Akari Unfolded Collection for the Noguchi Museum, 2018, resin, sand, LED; (Back Wall): Ikuro Yagi, Impressions – Kyoto 印象 京都, 2003, washi paper, panel board, adhesive paste, Sumi ink, gold leaf; Courtesy Ippodo Gallery

Summer Symphony: Work from Ippodo Gallery’s Archive
June 18 – August 8, 2026
35 N Moore St, NYC

Ippodo Gallery is pleased to present Summer Symphony: Work from Ippodo Gallery’s Archive, a new curation of artworks from the Ippodo Gallery collection, from June 18 to August 8, 2026. The exhibition includes special offerings on artworks both which were exhibited previously and also never before seen works.

As summer comes to New York, they welcome the season as a time of light, beauty, and discovery; themes that resonate through the Summer Symphony curation. Celebrating the diversity of kogei (Japanese fine art craft), the exhibition strikes a rhythm between mediums: ceramic, painting, metal, calligraphy, photography, and glass. Spanning across generations, artistic practices, and origins, each work contributes its own note to create a carefully composed arrangement.

Evoking the atmosphere of the most lively and warm season, Summer Symphony moves between moments of vibrancy and reflection. Mitsukuni Misaki’s blue vessels conjure serene ocean horizons; KAKU’s carefully folded washi spirals resemble white seashells, shaped by the wind and tide; YMER&MALTA’s lamps bring to mind shards of sunlit seaglass; Ken Matsubara’s Nihonga paintings capture crashing waves on a warm summer night. Together, the works invite viewers to experience the senses of the season through the richness of Ippodo Gallery’s contemporary world of fine art and craft.

The presentation unfolds in two movements; new artworks will be featured in mid-July.

To learn more and view these evocative pieces, click here.