cover #2 motoko ishibashi

 

Motoko Ishibashi, bbt_1, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 59 x 59 inches

 

Motoko Ishibashi, bbt_5, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 59 x 59 inches

Motoko Ishibashi, bbb_1, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 59 x 59 inches Motoko Ishibashi, bbt_2, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 50 3/8 x 37 3/4 inches

interview and portrait

by ALEPH MOLINARI

 

By reappropriating the hypersexualized imagery of hentai and manga, mostly created by men, the young Nagasaki-born artist subverts the power dynamic in gender, playfully projecting tits ‘n’ ass
onto explosive canvases.

 

ALEPH MOLINARI — Can you describe Nagasaki, your hometown?

MOTOKO ISHIBASHI — I was born in Nagasaki, a small city that is the capital of Nagasaki Prefecture, which also includes many remote islands. Nagasaki was one of the only cities that opened up to Western trade about…