Lehmann Maupin is pleased to present What the Season Left Behind. Hm? The Sky’s Clearing Up., a solo exhibition of new works by leading Japanese artist Mr., marking the artist’s first presentation in Seoul in over a decade. Featuring drawings, paintings, and installations, the exhibition highlights Mr.’s sustained engagement with the urban environment and the visual culture of everyday life. What the Season Left Behind. Hm? The Sky’s Clearing Up. follows the artist’s major museum exhibition, Mr. Solo Exhibition: We’ll Meet Again at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, the first large-scale exhibition in Japan dedicated to examining the core of Mr.’s artistic practice. Notably, his work has recently been acquired by leading American museums, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Phoenix Art Museum.

Born and raised in Japan, Mr. first gained recognition in the late 1990s for transforming the visual language of otaku culture—rooted in manga, anime, and video games—into a distinct artistic vocabulary. A former protégé of Takashi Murakami, Mr. is closely associated with the Superflat movement, whose flattened visual language draws from Japanese art history, manga, anime, and consumer culture. His inclusion in Murakami’s landmark 2000 exhibition Superflat helped establish his international profile, while his practice has also drawn from Arte Povera and its emphasis on unconventional materials and overlooked aspects of everyday life.