Fault Lines
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Ichi Tashiro, Minh Lan Tran, Rose Salane
Gallery Common is pleased to present Fault Lines, a group exhibition of new works by Ichi Tashiro, Minh Lan Tran, and Rose Salane. Curated by Ichi Tashiro in his first exhibition as an artist/curator, the exhibition will run from Friday 8th August – Sunday 7th September 2025.
The title Fault Lines evokes the geological fractures that reveal the earth’s inner layers and the metaphorical rifts that mark cultural, technological, and emotional terrain. Each artist engages with themes of layers, fissures, and openings, exploring what lies beneath the surface of structures—whether they appear as material forms or in response to cultural memory and the aftermath of historical events.
Ichi Tashiro is an artist whose practice centres on experimentation with materials, layering, and the interplay between additive and subtractive processes on a planar surface. Tashiro’s recent works are composed of layered, carved, and burned canvases. His transformative process turns acts of cutting and burning into gestures of healing, functioning as acts of active meditation and explorations of both the interior and exterior self. Tashiro has exhibited internationally, with recent solo shows at Gallery Common (Tokyo), Hong Kong Basel.
Minh Lan Tran, born in Hong Kong and residing in Paris, integrates painting, writing, and performance into her diverse practice. Tran has created a series of mixed media works that use materials such as print media, fabrics, pigments, ink and wood sourced whilst in residency in Japan, responding to the local environment, cultural climate and traces of collective memory. Her works expand on her ongoing exploration of embodiment, resistance, and language. Tran has exhibited at Jan Kaps (Cologne), Francis Irv (New York), and Balice Hertling (Paris).
Rose Salane, based in New York, works with collections of objects—“dynamic sets”—that narrate stories of memory, value, and exchange. Salane’s new works also respond to local histories and materials, revealing the intricate relationships between personal narratives and collective memory. For this exhibition she investigates the interplay between technology, human memory, and emotion, documenting the relationship between technology and media central to the cultural and economic history of Japan. Salane’s work has been featured in the New Museum Triennial (New York, 2021), Whitney Biennial (New York, 2022), and at the Walker Art Center (Minneapolis, 2025).
Together, these artists explore what they refer to as "fault lines" as boundaries and points of connection, inviting viewers to consider what surfaces reveal when they are touched, fractured, or disrupted.
The title Fault Lines evokes the geological fractures that reveal the earth’s inner layers and the metaphorical rifts that mark cultural, technological, and emotional terrain. Each artist engages with themes of layers, fissures, and openings, exploring what lies beneath the surface of structures—whether they appear as material forms or in response to cultural memory and the aftermath of historical events.
Ichi Tashiro is an artist whose practice centres on experimentation with materials, layering, and the interplay between additive and subtractive processes on a planar surface. Tashiro’s recent works are composed of layered, carved, and burned canvases. His transformative process turns acts of cutting and burning into gestures of healing, functioning as acts of active meditation and explorations of both the interior and exterior self. Tashiro has exhibited internationally, with recent solo shows at Gallery Common (Tokyo), Hong Kong Basel.
Minh Lan Tran, born in Hong Kong and residing in Paris, integrates painting, writing, and performance into her diverse practice. Tran has created a series of mixed media works that use materials such as print media, fabrics, pigments, ink and wood sourced whilst in residency in Japan, responding to the local environment, cultural climate and traces of collective memory. Her works expand on her ongoing exploration of embodiment, resistance, and language. Tran has exhibited at Jan Kaps (Cologne), Francis Irv (New York), and Balice Hertling (Paris).
Rose Salane, based in New York, works with collections of objects—“dynamic sets”—that narrate stories of memory, value, and exchange. Salane’s new works also respond to local histories and materials, revealing the intricate relationships between personal narratives and collective memory. For this exhibition she investigates the interplay between technology, human memory, and emotion, documenting the relationship between technology and media central to the cultural and economic history of Japan. Salane’s work has been featured in the New Museum Triennial (New York, 2021), Whitney Biennial (New York, 2022), and at the Walker Art Center (Minneapolis, 2025).
Together, these artists explore what they refer to as "fault lines" as boundaries and points of connection, inviting viewers to consider what surfaces reveal when they are touched, fractured, or disrupted.
Schedule Now in session | Aug 8 (Fri) 2025-Sep 7 (Sun) 2025 30 days left Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Aug 7 (Thu) 2025 19:00 - 21:00 | ||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://www.gallerycommon.com/en/exhibitions/fault_lines | ||||
| Venue | Gallery Common http://www.gallerycommon.com/ | ||||
| Location | B1F, 5-39-6 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001 | ||||
| Access | 6 minute walk from exit A1 at Omotesando Station on the Hanzomon, Chiyoda and Ginza lines. 8 minute walk from exit 7 at Meiji-jingumae Station on the Chiyoda and Fukutoshin lines. 9 minute walk from exit B7 at JR Shibuya Station. | ||||
| Phone | 03-6427-3827 | ||||
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