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K.T. Kobel + Sly Morikawa "Fade Into You"
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K.T. Kobel, Sly Morikawa
From July 5, 2025, LAID BUG will present “Fade Into You,” a duo exhibition by K.T. KOBEL and Sly Morikawa.
K.T. KOBEL is an artist from London who is currently based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He has been dealing with the dark side of memory and traumatic scenes, using airbrush to delve into the complex emotions of human memories and desires in his figurative works. He has exhibited internationally at venues such as SELVA Gallery (2025, New York, USA), SEMESTER9 (2024, Amsterdam, Netherlands), and PLANX (2024, Milan, Italy), and has held two solo exhibitions at LAID BUG.
Sly Morikawa is a photographer based in Sydney and Tokyo whose work explores themes of eros, subculture, and her own memories and roots. She has exhibited at 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art (2025, Sydney, Australia) and Salt and Pepper (2024 and 2023, Tokyo, Japan).
This exhibition will develop the two artist’s intersecting perspectives around the theme of "desire". The images, presented in fragments like disparate memories or a scene from a movie, explore how desire is shaped and distorted through a dialogue between paintings with a soft texture unique to airbrushing and hazy photographs. In conjunction with this exhibition, a new zine co-created by the two artists will be available for purchase. Please take this opportunity to view the exhibition.
K.T. KOBEL is an artist from London who is currently based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He has been dealing with the dark side of memory and traumatic scenes, using airbrush to delve into the complex emotions of human memories and desires in his figurative works. He has exhibited internationally at venues such as SELVA Gallery (2025, New York, USA), SEMESTER9 (2024, Amsterdam, Netherlands), and PLANX (2024, Milan, Italy), and has held two solo exhibitions at LAID BUG.
Sly Morikawa is a photographer based in Sydney and Tokyo whose work explores themes of eros, subculture, and her own memories and roots. She has exhibited at 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art (2025, Sydney, Australia) and Salt and Pepper (2024 and 2023, Tokyo, Japan).
This exhibition will develop the two artist’s intersecting perspectives around the theme of "desire". The images, presented in fragments like disparate memories or a scene from a movie, explore how desire is shaped and distorted through a dialogue between paintings with a soft texture unique to airbrushing and hazy photographs. In conjunction with this exhibition, a new zine co-created by the two artists will be available for purchase. Please take this opportunity to view the exhibition.
Schedule | Jul 5 (Sat) 2025-Jul 19 (Sat) 2025 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Jul 5 (Sat) 2025 17:00 - 20:00 | ||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://www.laidbug.com/art-gallery/exhibition/fade-into-you | ||||
| Venue | Laid Bug http://laidbug.com/ | ||||
| Location | BF, 2-3, Daikanyamacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0071 | ||||
| Access | 7 minute walk from the New South exit of JR Shibuya Station, 8 minute walk from Daikanyama Station on the Tokyu Toyoko line, 11 minute walk from exit 2 at Ebisu Station on the Hibiya line. | ||||
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