"Everybody has an uncertainty or a trouble in their life that they're facing. And I feel like everybody has some raised awareness of the current state of things in the world and what their place in it is. I'm using the Japanese American story as a delivery device. It's a way for me to show we all have histories within our family. We all have similar stories of displacement, of hardship, but also of success and growth."
"The bright colours are caution colours. Red and yellow are supposed to make you aware of your surroundings. Do not hit this thing. Do not go this way. You need to stop. Meanwhile, his paintings are small rays of hope—depictions of a burning candle, a campfire lamp, a ship in a bottle. We can't let the doom and gloom of life put us in a headlock."
Greg Ito's installation titled A Cautionary Tale at Superposition Gallery's Frieze Los Angeles booth features neon orange suitcases, mirrored trunks, and paintings designed to invite personal interpretation. The work draws from Ito's family history, as his grandparents and great-grandparents were forced into internment camps during World War II and could only bring limited possessions. Ito uses bright caution colors to heighten awareness and alert viewers, while his paintings depicting candles, campfires, and ships in bottles represent hope and resilience. He positions the Japanese American experience as a universal delivery device for exploring shared human histories of displacement, hardship, and growth. The installation sold multiple works on opening day.
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