Third Floor
August-September 2024
San Francisco, CA
Third Floor is an exploration of universal parallels and a shifting sense of identification in the emergence of ‘the other’. The exhibition expands upon a notion of siblinghood beyond a biological connection, into an inner metaphysical sensibility and rarified relationship between two or more coexisting entities.
The paintings from San Francisco based artist Seesha Takagishi create a landscape of memory and veil of solace, depicting emblems of being young and senses of home. In conjunction, Kishino Takagishi’s (Chicago, IL) drawings, paintings, and 3-d object fabrication are arranged in diptychs and sets; each employing aesthetic concepts of light, symbology, and gravity to oppose and relate to its counterparts.
Through this body of work, the Takagishi sisters unveil intimate perspectives that offer testimonies to one another’s childhood and ponder what it means to take shelter under the same roof.
Seesha Takagishi is a Japanese American scientist and self-taught artist, based in San Francisco, CA. She uses painting, illustration, and textile arts to explore cultural identity, particularly related to the liminal space occupied by individuals with a mixed-race background, and the challenge this presents to create bridges between cultures. A representative term for Seesha's art could be “post-oriental”, highlighting the efforts of younger generations of Asian Americans to define, celebrate, and evolve their own culture, through illustrating intentional communities and capturing everyday beauty. She is also the founder of the Family Style Collective, an Asian American arts collective focused on using creative expression to explore cultural identity.
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seesha.takagishi [at] gmail.com
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Solo + Duo Exhibitions
2024 - Third Floor, Medicine for Nightmares - SF, CA.
2023 - Handle with Care, Faris Jewelry - Seattle, WA.
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Group Exhibitions
2025 - Friends of Friends, Isetan - Tokyo, Japan
2024 - Friends of Friends, Pacifica Collectives - Tokyo, Japan
2024 - Portola Autumn Moon Festival, Bahn Mi and Roll - SF, CA.
2024 - Everybody Knows This Is Someplace, Gallery 16, SF, CA.
2024 - An Invitation for Stillness, Arts Itoya - Takeo, Japan
2024 - Beyond Material, Strike Slip Gallery - SF, CA.
2024 - Shed Light, Yucci Outlet – San Francisco, CA.
2023 - Portola Autumn Moon Festival, Bahn Mi and Roll – SF, CA.
2023 - Change in Color, Make Westing - Oakland, CA
2023 - Shoes Off, The Faight Collective - SF, CA.
2023 - Sky, Drawing Room Annex - SF, CA.
2023 - House of Sumo - Oakland, CA.
2021 - Family Style, Medicine for Nightmares - SF, CA.
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Curatorial
2023 - Shoes Off, The Faight Collective - SF, CA.
2021 - Family Style, Medicine for Nightmares - SF, CA.​