The artist’s first solo show in Texas, this site-specific, sculptural installation is populated with spirits, shapeshifters, and other changelings animated by a longing for recognition and connection amidst a rapidly changing world. Rendered through Masako Miki's vibrant visual language in a style informed by twentieth-century art movements, including Surrealism and manga, this exhibition interprets themes from Japanese folklore and brings them into relation with the present. 

Reflecting the artist’s interest in storytelling and myth as forces that shape how the world is understood, Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits invites visitors to imagine how traditional stories can speak to contemporary socio-political realities, and how expressions of imagination and joy are radical acts with the potential to disrupt prevailing cultural discourse and inspire a more compassionate and harmonious future. 

This exhibition is curated by Associate Curator Claudia Mattos with Suzanne Deal Booth Executive Director Alison Weaver and is made possible by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance, the Moody Center for the Arts Excellence Fund, the H. Russell Pitman Fund for the Moody Center for the Arts, the Tamara de Kuffner Fund, the Kilgore Endowment Fund, and the Sewell Endowment.