Kikuo Saito 2025

The result suggests the fundamentally abstract nature of craquelure, a network of rips, tears, and seams abraded and coming loose — lines along which light might enter the painting and illuminate it from within.

Kikuo Saito forged his own path in the Color Field movement, on a mission to find colors that had never before existed. Curated by Mikiko Ino Saito, wife of the late artist, this selection of works explores his bold and unique use of colors and gestures to evoke moods, feelings, and sensations.