“The Sun Inside” the Work of Susumu Kamijo

Perrotin are pleased to present the first exhibition of New York-based Japanese artist Susumu Kamijo at its Paris gallery. For the occasion, the artist showcases a new series of paintings exploring the psychology of the canine. The dog (canis lupus familiaris) is an ambiguous creature. In ancient Egypt, it was considered a psychopomp, a soul guide, leading the dead to paradise when it was not guarding the gates of hell. Domesticated, altered, and transformed, it nonetheless remains unpredictable today, its primal needs reminding us of this sick nature that threatens us with pandemics and climate change. Initially a hunting dog, the poodle gradually became a pet and then an accessory, exhibited in portraits as a symbol of luxury and fidelity.