2026.5.22 Fri. ICA Kyoto TALK 062 “Bosco Sodi DIFFERENT ROADS” to be held.
Speaker： Bosco Sodi (Artist / New York, Mexico City)
2026.04.24
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ICA kyoto TALK 062
Moderator： Takuya Tsutsumi (Program Director of ICA Kyoto)
Consecutive Interpreter： Miho Tsujii
This talk welcomes Bosco Sodi, an artist based in New York who maintains studios in Greece, Mexico City, and Kyoto. The session traces his creative process and the ideas that underpin his practice.
The first half features documentary footage of his practice — works made with natural materials such as clay and pigment — following the process of handling and shaping matter by hand, and embracing the transformations that emerge through drying and cracking.
The second half turns to the philosophy behind his work: how imperfection, chance, and the inherent nature of materials are woven into his practice. Drawing on the aesthetic of wabi-sabi — a sensibility shaped in part by his experiences in Japan — the discussion will focus on the tension between intention and letting go, and the expressive possibilities that arise in that space.
This is an opportunity to explore how materials, physical action, and the artist’s inner experience intersect across distinct trajectories.
Venue： Screen2, UPLINK Kyoto ShinPuhKan B1
Capacity： Approx. 40 persons / Advance booking is not required
*Admission will be closed once capacity is reached.
Admission： Free
Organized by： ICA Kyoto, Kyoto University of the Arts Graduate School
Cooperation： Higashiyama Artists Placement Service (HAPS)
Sodi leaves many of his paintings untitled, with the intention of removing any predisposition or connection beyond the work’s immediate existence. The work itself becomes a memory and a relic symbolic of the artist’s conversation with the raw material that brought the painting into creation. Sodi’s influences range from l’art informel, looking to artists such as Antoni Tàpies and Jean Dubuffet, to master colorists such as Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, and the bright hues of his native heritage.
DIFFERENT ROADS
Speaker： Bosco Sodi (Artist / New York, Mexico City)Moderator： Takuya Tsutsumi (Program Director of ICA Kyoto)
Consecutive Interpreter： Miho Tsujii
This talk welcomes Bosco Sodi, an artist based in New York who maintains studios in Greece, Mexico City, and Kyoto. The session traces his creative process and the ideas that underpin his practice.
The first half features documentary footage of his practice — works made with natural materials such as clay and pigment — following the process of handling and shaping matter by hand, and embracing the transformations that emerge through drying and cracking.
The second half turns to the philosophy behind his work: how imperfection, chance, and the inherent nature of materials are woven into his practice. Drawing on the aesthetic of wabi-sabi — a sensibility shaped in part by his experiences in Japan — the discussion will focus on the tension between intention and letting go, and the expressive possibilities that arise in that space.
This is an opportunity to explore how materials, physical action, and the artist’s inner experience intersect across distinct trajectories.
Event Details
Date： May 22 (Fri.), 2026, 18:30-20:00Venue： Screen2, UPLINK Kyoto ShinPuhKan B1
Capacity： Approx. 40 persons / Advance booking is not required
*Admission will be closed once capacity is reached.
Admission： Free
Organized by： ICA Kyoto, Kyoto University of the Arts Graduate School
Cooperation： Higashiyama Artists Placement Service (HAPS)
BOSCO SODI
Bosco Sodi (b. 1970, Mexico City) with more than 20 years of career, and more than 50 solo shows, all over the world, is well known for his richly textured, vividly colored large-scale paintings. Sodi has discovered an emotive power within the essential crudeness of the materials that he uses to execute his paintings. Focusing on material exploration, the creative gesture, and the spiritual connection between the artist and his work, Sodi seeks to transcend conceptual barriers.Sodi leaves many of his paintings untitled, with the intention of removing any predisposition or connection beyond the work’s immediate existence. The work itself becomes a memory and a relic symbolic of the artist’s conversation with the raw material that brought the painting into creation. Sodi’s influences range from l’art informel, looking to artists such as Antoni Tàpies and Jean Dubuffet, to master colorists such as Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, and the bright hues of his native heritage.