©2024 Chiho Aoshima and Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.Asia Society Texas has announced the launch of its latest exhibition “The House of Pikachu: Art, Anime, and Pop Culture,” set to take place from October 17, 2025, to March 15, 2026. This exhibition will be hosted at the Asia Society Texas Center in Houston, Texas.
The new exhibition is characterized as “a survey of the present-day, far-reaching influence of Japanese animation on contemporary art,” showcasing 25 artists from various countries including Japan, Brazil, China, Mexico, Côte d’Ivoire, Texas, among others.
Throughout the exhibits of “The House of Pikachu: Art, Anime, and Pop Culture,” guests will encounter whimsical gestures and sophisticated fan art paying tribute to cherished animated classics such as Astro Boy, Dragon Ball, and Sailor Moon, as well as an immersive tribute to Pokémon’s Pikachu.
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Yoshitaka Amano, ‘Time and Light,’ 2018, Automotive paint on aluminum, Courtesy the artist and LOMEX. -
Keiichi Tanaami, ‘Ultraman,’ 2018. Courtesy the Marquez Family Collection Miami -
Gao Hang, ‘Pikachu,’ 2025. Acrylic on canvas. Courtesy the artist. -
Chiho Aoshima, ‘Butterfly Maiko,’ 2024. Ceramic. ©️2024 Chiho Aoshima and Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy Perrotin -
Julien Ceccaldi, A Collection of Little Memories, 2025. Acrylic on wall panels with metal stair. Courtesy the artist and Jenny’s, New York and Gaga, Mexico City
Yoshitaka Amano, ‘Time and Light,’ 2018, Automotive paint on aluminum, Courtesy the artist and LOMEX.
Keiichi Tanaami, ‘Ultraman,’ 2018. Courtesy the Marquez Family Collection Miami
Gao Hang, ‘Pikachu,’ 2025. Acrylic on canvas. Courtesy the artist.
Chiho Aoshima, ‘Butterfly Maiko,’ 2024. Ceramic. ©️2024 Chiho Aoshima and Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy Perrotin
Julien Ceccaldi, A Collection of Little Memories, 2025. Acrylic on wall panels with metal stair. Courtesy the artist and Jenny’s, New York and Gaga, Mexico CitySome highlights of the exhibition include:
- • Time and Light by Yoshitaka Amano
- • Gao Hang — a Houston-based artist recognized for his retro-futurist styles drawing from the vocabulary of ’90s video games, who has crafted a new Pikachu painting that captures the iconic essence of this cherished character.
- • Monsieur Zohore — an artist who spends time between the United States and Cote D’Ivoire, having grown up with an intrigue for and admiration of anime.
- ○ He is producing a new large-scale painting Houston, We Have A Problem (2025). This piece showcases an imaginative free-for-all featuring a mix of postwar anime and manga characters such as: Kurama from Naruto, Tetsuo from Akira, Frieza and Cell from Dragon Ball Z, Inuyasha from Inuyasha, Griffith from Berserk, Char Aznable from Mobile Suit Gundam, Motoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell, Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop, Kamina from Gurren Lagann, along with Shinji Ikari, Rei Ayanami, and Gendo Ikari from Neon Genesis Evangelion.
The comprehensive list of artists featured in the exhibition includes:
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- • Yoshitaka Amano
- • Chiho Aoshima
- • Daniel Arsham
- • Emily Yong Beck
- • Katherine Bernhardt
- • Julien Ceccaldi
- • CFGNY
- • Chim↑Pom from Smappa!Group
- • Maya Fuji
- • Trenton Doyle Hancock
- • Gao Hang
- • Loc Huynh
- • Teppei Kaneuji
- • Izumi Kato
- • Taylor Lee
- • Jarod Lew
- • Ileana Moreno
- • Yoshitomo Nara
- • Robert Nava
- • Otani Workshop
- • Rozeal.
- • Keiichi Tanaami
- • Andrew Norman Wilson
- • Yuli Yamagata
- • Monsieur Zohore
Tickets for the exhibition will be priced at US$8.00 for general admission. Children under six, along with students with I.D. and AST members, will enjoy free entry. More details and information can be found on the exhibition’s official website.
Sources: Email correspondence, press release
