We’re excited to announce the first book from Giorgiko, What is and what is not, through Thinkspace Editions. What is and what is not chronicles the duo’s experience of the 2020 apocalypse. Darren and Trisha this artist book from cover to cover and we are thrilled with how it came out.
What is and what is not includes new never-before-seen sketches, photographs, and entries from both of our personal journals, as well as full-color images and exhibition photographs from their 2021 solo exhibition at Thinkspace. This 96-page hardbound book is also beautifully stamped with gold and black foil on both the front and back covers and the spine.
GIORGIKO ‘What is and what is not’ – Hardcover Book 9 x 12 inches / 22.8 x 31 cm- 96 pages Edition of 1,000 First 100 in the edition are signed by the artists Written & designed by Darren & Trisha Inouye of Giorgiko – Published 2021 by Thinkspace Editions $45 Standard Edition | $100 Signed Edition
Available next Friday, January 21 at 10 am Los Angeles / 1 pm New York City via our webshop.
Continuing this year of poignant exhibitions, Thinkspace is proud to present Giorgiko’s ‘What is and what is not’ Created by husband and wife team Darren and Trisha Inouye, a pair known in the art world as Giorgiko, ‘What is and what is not is a result of the 2020 apocalypse.
The exhibition draws on experiences of the last year and the word itself. A weighted word, just hearing “apocalypse” conjures imagery, imagery that Giorgiko has drawn on and specified creating a series that is hauntingly beautiful and relevant. The etymological root of the word “apocalypse” is the Greek word “apokálypsis”, which means “an unveiling or unfolding of things not previously known and which could not be known apart from the unveiling”. The husband and wife duo incorporates this definition, revealing truths about our world while maintaining a sense of whimsy.
“2020 revealed much of what was hidden in us — both things that brought us hope and things that deeply grieved us. ‘What is and what is not’, as a body of work, explores the various questions raised and revelations experienced by so many during that tumultuous year.”
A perfect pairing, Trisha brings a cuteness and sweet innocence to Giorgiko’s characters while Darren incorporates an underground influence stemming from his love of hip hop dancing and graffiti. Together, blending and juxtaposing street and cute, they create the Giorgiko universe, full of relatable images for wanderers of all ages.
‘What is and what is not’ opens April 3, 2021. On view until April 24, 2021 at Thinkspace Projects.
About Giorgiko
Giorgiko (pronounced jee-OR-jee-koh) is the product of a collaborative experiment between husband-and-wife duo Darren and Trisha Inouye. Their work ranges from minimal character illustration to large-scale classical painting, with a sprinkling of Los Angeles street culture. The Giorgiko universe began in 2012 with a simple story of a pink-haired girl and is now home to lost boys, wayfaring girls, and mysterious dogs. Darren and Trisha’s work explores the stories of their wanderings and their dreams of being found again. Darren and Trisha first met during orientation at their alma mater ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California. They sat next to each other in Design 1, and the rest is history. Darren and Trisha reside in the greater Los Angeles area with their twin children.
