NADA Miami 2024

Moriuchi’s work harkens to Buddhist ideals and ancient Japanese myths, yes, but her practice is rooted in the principles instilled within her from Gutai, and many other historically important figures of international modernism. She lived in the same building as Ad Reinhardt in the late 60’s in New York (on East 19th Street and 3rd Avenue), and counts her relationships with him, Isamu Noguchi, Matsumi Kanemitsu, and Gutai founder Jiro Yoshihara as formative to her development as an artist. A lifetime of artistic exploration, study, and growth has crystallized into these vibrantly baroque paintings with fortified surfaces encased in gold and white gold leaf.