The Japanese artist Tomokazu Matsuyama, known as Matsu, has long been drawn to Edward Hopper’s treatment of urban space—his use of geometry and light to evoke a sense of eerie solitude. Take Hopper’s Morning Sun. A woman sits on a bed, arms loosely hugging her knees, and gazes out the window. The room is spare, her pink dress is plain. In response, Matsu has painted Morning Sun Dance, in which a woman sits within a similarly light-filled room, but surrounded by the clutter of modern life—magazines, pillows, a poster. And still the solitude lingers. In this exhibition, Morning Sun Dance serves as the centerpiece among a range of paintings and works on paper by both artists. —Elena Clavarino
The Arts Intel Report
Tomokazu Matsuyama: Morning Sun

Tomokazu Matsuyama, Morning Sun Dance, 2025.
When
Until Oct 5
Where
Etc
Photo courtesy of the Edward Hopper House
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American Museum of Natural History