AISHO Tokyo is honoured to announce Lola Gil’s first solo exhibition in Japan. Open Window, will be on view through July 26, 2025. Drawing inspiration from Surrealist masters, Gil has developed her distinctive artistic practice through self-study. Her sophisticated works blend Surrealism and Symbolism, creating what she describes as "Narrative Escapism" — dreamlike narrative that invite viewers to journey through her visual world.
“Open Window in its simplicity is a metaphor for looking inside. An informal invitation to walk up closer and peek in. While typically my works have largely been created under the guise of escaping, I’m finding that it’s awfully exhausting to always feel like you’re running away.
As I stand staring into the depths of my own internal window, more than ever before in my career I take great notice of my dualities within. The mother/painter. I have been splitting much of my “awake mind” toward listening and providing comfort to my children ( young adults ) who are in a constant state of fear that their father might die. He’s stage 4 cancer, and only 49. He has had a few close calls recently, so we now live within a new mind state. Constant anxiety.
This experience has set in motion a flood of information to sift through. Within the subconscious mind, the window feels almost brutally open, revealing a constant flurry of quick moving yet faint imagery. As quickly and honestly as I can, I gather what information is being shared and let it unfold on the canvas to the best to my ability.
There are 6 new works in this series. Within them I feel a strong pull towards the allowance for rest. To surrender under exhaustion and to embrace absolute pause. The viewer has the chance to look directly through the window, I invite them to see the artist who bares weight, takes great care, and continues to grow over, around and through. I want the viewer to consider self reflection, and to see there is strength in resting and regenerating yourself.” — Lola Gil, 2025.
