Metropolis Japan

WHEN ARE YOU COMING HOME – Freddy Carrasco

Aug 31, 2024 at 5:30pm ~ Sep 15, 2024 at 7:00pm

Tsukigime is pleased to announce “WHEN ARE YOU COMING HOME,” the debut solo exhibition by Freddy Carrasco, a Dominican artist from Toronto, Canada, on view from Saturday, August 31 through Sunday, September 15, 2024.

The opening reception is on August 31st, starting at 5:30PM.

HOURS: 2PM — 8PM (Wednesdays to Saturdays) // 1PM — 7PM (Sundays)

Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Admission is FREE!

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Currently based in Tokyo, his activities are global in scope and include a wide range of expression in manga, illustration, set design, sculpture, music, and painting. One of his most pivotal works is the award-winning graphic novel “GLEEM,” which has gained him a great deal of notoriety and praise among literary fans and critics, being compared to legendary authors like Moebius and Frank Miller in a review by The New York Times. His worldview is a fusion of his Dominican roots, Afro-Futurist ideas born from his upbringing in Toronto, and the cyberpunk atmosphere gained from his life in Tokyo.

This unique perspective has been revered by many brands and creators, leading to a variety of collaborations. In the animation industry, Freddy has worked with esteemed studios such as Pixar and Cartoon Network, in fashion, NIKE and Fragment and most recently working as a creative consultant to Kanye West, all of these projects being praised as “COOL”.

Despite these high profile collaborations, Freddy has spent the past several years being driven by a desire to reject this commercial concept of ‘cool’ and focus solely on expressing universal truths of humanity, family and culture.

After living abroad for over half a decade, his family and friends ask, “When are you coming home?” At this stage in his life the concept of home, much like time itself, is intangible.

These works are a peek into the mind of a spiritual and historical archivist at a pivotal moment in both his life and career, reflecting on the past, present and future and the emotional threads that connect us through culture and community.

“What are you doing in Japan?”
“I’m looking for something. I’m not sure what exactly, I just know I haven’t found it yet.” This question, largely because it was my father who asked it, a man I never really knew, is the basis for the body of work you see here today.
-Freddy Carrasco

With his first solo exhibition, “WHEN ARE YOU COMING HOME,” Freddy Carrasco explores his definition of “home”. Make sure to stop by at Gallery Tsujikime to enjoy the works.