MotherSister Brooklyn

So I stopped by Gallery Hanahou to pick up my beloved Assunta, and besides interviewing Kana and Gabe, I got a sneak preview of “Summer Sanctuary,” which opens tomorrow. Koko Nakano, Executive Creative Agent and Vice President of CWC International, guided me through the works, which were created specially for the show’s theme of imaginary summer escapes.

The illustrators include Chris Long, who uses Technicolor tones in his tropical scenes; Lotie, whose ink drawings feature nature teeming and rampant; Yuka Katagiri, who weaves intricate lines that seem to undulate as you study them; APAK!, a husband-and-wife team whose universe I’d love to escape to on a hot July day; and Marcus Oakley, whose works for the show include an irresistible owl. They’re all really great, but I think my personal favorites were Team Macho’s collage-like imagery (pictured above) and IMAKETHINGS’s killer skateboard decks (pictured below).

Tokyo-based CWC has been repping illustrators in New York since 1999, and it’s exciting to see Gallery Hanahou highlight an art that’s comparatively underappreciated in the U.S. Try to make it to the “Summer Sanctuary” opening reception tomorrow, July 19, from 6 to 9pm; rsvp to info@galleryhanahou.com. If you can’t make the opening, stop by before August 31 for a visual break from the steamy city.

Pictured from left to right: Gabriel Smith, Anna Hrachovec, Makiko Sasanuma, Koko Nakano, and Kana Togashi. Gallery Hanahou is at 611 Broadway, Ste. 730 (tel. 646/486-6586). Open Monday through Friday from noon to 6pm, Saturday by appointment only.

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