The exhibition
YUKO MOHRI: Entanglements
28 March – 6 September 2026
Exhibition organised by Pirelli HangarBicocca (Milan) and Fundación Botín
Yuko Mohri (Kanagawa, Japan, 1980; lives and works in Tokyo) has developed a practice that combines visual art and experimental music. Through complex, site-specific kinetic installations, her distinctive language translates imperceptible natural phenomena such as humidity, gravity, magnetism, and heat into visual and acoustic effects. With a playful approach, she assembles everyday objects and repurposed musical instruments, often connecting them to electronic circuits that activate light, sound, and movement.
Entanglements centers on the idea of interconnectedness between objects, energies, sounds, and people. The title evokes imperceptible connections and alludes to the delicate interplay between natural and artificial structures that create and influence our environment. The exhibition brings together eight of Mohri’s most iconic kinetic sculptures and sound installations. The compositions of the works have been tuned by the artist to respond to the architectural
and environmental features of this space.
The exhibition is accompanied by the most comprehensive monograph to date on Yuko Mohri’s practice.
Pirelli HangarBicocca Curators: Fiammetta Griccioli and Vicente Todolí.
Centro Botín Curator: Bárbara Rodríguez Muñoz.
Mohri’s works have been exhibited at many leading institutions, including the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA), Seoul (2025); Artizon Museum, Tokyo (2024–25); Aranya Art Center, Hebei (2024); Atelier Nord, Oslo (2021); Japan House São Paulo (2021); Ginza Sony Park, Tokyo (2020); Camden Arts Centre London (2018); Towada Art Center, Aomori (2018–19); National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (2018); Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo (2012).
The artist represented Japan at the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024. She has also participated in numerous group exhibitions, including the Gwangju Biennale (2023); Biennale of Sydney (2022); Asian Art Biennial, Taichung (2021); Bienal de São Paulo (2021); Glasgow international (2021); Tai Kwun Contemporary, Hong Kong (2021); Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2018); Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Brisbane (2018); Centre Pompidou-Metz (2017); Biennale de Lyon (2017); Kochi-Muziris Biennale (2016); Yokohama Triennale, Kanagawa, 2014).
Cover Photo
Yuko Mohri
Piano Solo: Belle-Île, 2024
Installation view, Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan, 2025
Courtesy the artist and Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan
Photo: Agostino Osio
