Whitney Biennial 2026 | Art & Artists

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Akira Ikezoe (he/him)

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Akira Ikezoe paints elaborate circular systems, narratives with no beginning or end. They often include power sources—the sun, a nuclear power plant, and methane from cow feces. Energy flows from these sources throughout the compositions according to Ikezoe’s own imaginative logic, illuminating connections between humanity and nature.

Akira Ikezoe pinta elaborados sistemas circulares, narrativas sin principio ni fin. A menudo incluyen fuentes de energía (el sol, una planta eléctrica nuclear y metano producido por heces de vacas). La energía fluye desde estas fuentes a través de las composiciones según la lógica imaginativa de Ikezoe, arrojando luz sobre las conexiones entre la humanidad y la naturaleza. 

Frog Stories Around Nuclear Power Plant, 2025

Many small anthropomorphic foxes perform various tasks across a dark, surreal landscape.
Many small anthropomorphic foxes perform various tasks across a dark, surreal landscape.

Installation view of Whitney Biennial 2026 (Whitney Museum of American Art, March 8–August 2026). Akira Ikezoe, Frog Stories Around Nuclear Power Plant, 2025. Photograph by Audrey Wang

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