The Earth Garden gallery on the ground floor of the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation East Building is currently hosting an exhibition centred on the theme of 'depicting humanity'. This is the second instalment of the SMBC Art HQ initiative, led by the Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, which focuses on showcasing portraits.
The exhibition is organised into three sections, spanning from the past to the present. Centred around the 'Obayashi Collection' curated by Goro Obayashi, the chairman of the Obayashi Foundation, the show brings together works from 30 contemporary artists including Hiroshi Sugimoto, Cindy Sherman, Ryan Gander and Go Watanabe.
On display are paintings and a broad array of pieces including photographs and antiques. Visitors can discover the evolution of human representation and its diverse expressions by tracing both the past and the future.