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Otani Workshop's 'Anima': A Journey Through Playful Imagination

12/10/2025

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Otani Workshop, a Japanese artist, explores the complexity of human experience through exhibition, 'anima,' at Perrotin in New York.
Workshop uses whimsical, humanlike figures to evoke childhood wonder, empathy, and importance of play and imagination.
Workshop creates paintings and sculptures that use a tactile engagement with clay to embody memory and emotion.
The work aims to resonate universally and encourage viewers to adopt a renewed, inquisitive perspective on the world.

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Story summary

Otani Workshop, a Japanese artist, explores the complexity of human experience through exhibition, 'anima,' at Perrotin in New York.
Workshop uses whimsical, humanlike figures to evoke childhood wonder, empathy, and importance of play and imagination.
Workshop creates paintings and sculptures that use a tactile engagement with clay to embody memory and emotion.
The work aims to resonate universally and encourage viewers to adopt a renewed, inquisitive perspective on the world.