Group Exhibition “Pure Curiosity”
EXHIBITION |Friday, January 30, 2026 - Saturday, February 14, 2026
Commune co-curated the Ace Hotel's "Artist In Residence" program from September 2024 to August 2025. In this program, four artists - Daniel David Freeman, Emma Kohlmann, Shiori Ikeno, and ancco - spent one month at the Ace Hotel Kyoto to create works, and then presented the results of their work in a three-month exhibition.
Gallery Commune will be holding a group exhibition featuring four participating artists, centered around the project's annual theme, "Pure Curiosity." This will be an opportunity for those who were unable to see the exhibition at Ace Hotel Kyoto, as well as those who have already seen it, to enjoy it from a new perspective. We hope you will come and visit us.
Group Exhibition “Pure Curiosity”
Friday, January 30, 2026 – Saturday, February 14, 2026
💡Closed on Sun&Mon
Daniel David Freeman
Emma Kohlmann
Shiori Ikeno
ancco
Daniel David Freeman | Daniel David Freeman is a London-based artist specializing in experimental printmaking and fashion design. Influenced by subculture, outsider art, craft art, and the counter-culture of tattoo culture, his work spans a wide range of media, including paintings, installations, videos, animations, and limited edition apparel.
@danieldavidfreeman
Emma Kohlmann | Emma Kohlmann is a watercolorist, painter, and zine maker living in Massachusetts. Driven by her intuitive sensibility and eagerness to learn, her work draws on influences ranging from Greek and Roman mythology to folk art. Interpreting the past through a contemporary lens, she infuses her lush canvas and paper works with a sense of optimistic wonder.
@meiow_mix
Shiori Ikeno |
Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1991. Photographer. In recent years, she has continued to work on his photographic expression in a variety of scenes, regardless of genre, mainly in fashion, music, and commercials. She is also actively working both domestically and internationally, holding exhibitions and publishing collections of her work, based in Tokyo and Kyoto. Her photo book "Ove" was published by commune Press. In 2022, she published the zine "SADO" through the US photo publishing label Deadbeat Club. In 2023, she held a photo exhibition themed on Sado, "Memories of the Mud," at Studio 35 Minutes (Tokyo).
@ikenoshiori
ancco |
Based in Tokyo since 2011, ancco is known as an artist who elevates fantasy elements with her unique aesthetic. She has collaborated with a variety of domestic and international brands, including Marc Jacobs, Converse, RIMOWA, and GAP, bringing her fantastical visuals to the fields of fashion and culture. In recent years, she has expanded her field to include three-dimensional works using ceramics and 3D printers, embodying the mysterious creatures that inhabit her fantasy world, such as fairies and little devils, through the new expressive method of sculpture.
@ancccoo
A!R | Ace Artist in Residence
Ace Hotel New York launched its Artist in Residence (AIR) program in 2014, inviting artists from around the world to use a hotel room as a studio. The artists' works are exhibited at the hotel during their stay and are open to the public. The program has since expanded to Ace Hotels outside of New York, with many more participating artists. Participating artists engage in activities such as music production, writing, sketching, photography, and painting. Currently, each hotel partners with local facilities and organizations to curate the program.
@acehotel
