In "Re-Populated: A Play on Culture", Suzuki offers a fresh, tongue-in-cheek take on pop art, blending humor, appropriation, and cultural commentary. This first solo show in Asia, set in the vibrant context of Singapore, reimagines familiar symbols, consumer culture, and everyday objects through playful reinterpretation.

By repurposing iconic imagery, Suzuki challenges notions of ownership, authenticity, and the values we assign to art itself. The works blur the boundaries between high and low art, questioning what makes something "art" and inviting viewers to rethink originality, context, and value in today’s world.

From clever revisions of well-known objects to humorous takes on cultural trends, each piece is infused with joy and irreverence. "Re-Populated" is not just an exploration of pop culture but a critique of how art and culture evolve, adapt, and acquire meaning.

Step into this playful world where nothing is what it seems, and every artwork prompts a smile, reflection, and a fresh perspective on the value of art.

“I consider my work to be artefacts of my own particular culture, which is not the generalized Japanese American culture, but that which formed as a direct result of being a first-generation immigrant. Though a long assimilation process, I found myself not fully belonging to either culture, but rather somewhere in between, which I began to call Japamerica.”

Joe Suzuki is a Los Angeles-based visual artist. Concerned with the notions of culture and hybridity, Joe's works often feature instantly-recognisable American art iconography -- Popeye, Brillo, Jeff Koons, as well as Japanese cultural artifacts and art icons like Kusama. Blending his Eastern and Western identites into a myriad of pop, and Lichenstein aesthetics, Joe's visual representations of Japamerica offers the art consumer a dash of fun, nostalgia, and funk.