Honest Desires

The Phatory LLC is pleased to announce Honest Desires, an installation of cutout drawings by Yuko Suzuki. The exhibition opens on November 18th, and will run through January 13th, with an artist’s reception held on Saturday, November 18th, between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.

As George Bernard Shaw once remarked: "Youth is wasted on the young". Of the many things implied by this statement is the sentiment that people do not know how to value the moment. Yuko Suzuki’s show at The Phatory wrestles with this assessment, portraying those moments of childhood when the loss of innocence for children begins to occur. Her linear wooden cutouts of little girls capture the unselfconsciousness that children enjoy and that adults regretfully leave behind. As humorous as the behavior of these little girls seem, it is easy to feel a twinge of regret knowing their will to innocence will soon succumb to social pressure.

A Japanese native, Suzuki moved to the United States in 1994. She received her BFA in Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts in 2001. Since graduation, Suzuki has exhibited in group shows at Goliath Visual Art Space, Marvelli Gallery, and at the Body Archive Gallery. More information about Suzuki and her work will available on her website, www.yukosuzukistudio.com, come mid-November.