Mad Dog Jones's First-Ever Exhibition Spotlights Stunning Cyberpunk Anime

Taking place in Tokyo’s Diesel Art Gallery.

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Toronto-based artist Mad Dog Jones is widely-recognized for his digital art illustrations that portray cyberpunk and natural elements. Taking stylistic cues from Japanese animation, the artist spearheads visual narratives in urban settings that spotlight a range of neon-accented characters.

Mad Dog Jones recently launched his first exhibition in Tokyo’s Diesel Art Gallery entitled “AFTERL-IFE WORLD.” The hyphen in the show’s title evokes the “unexpected breaks in life,” described the gallery. “The exhibition is a chance to look to the future and to the past, to take a break from life, and toexamine art, our world, and our daily lives—all while opening the door to a world somehow familiar, yet that maintains an exotic distance.”

View select works and tour the exhibition above. “AFTERL-IFE WORLD” is on view at Diesel Art Gallery in Tokyo until November 14.

For more striking visual art, check out Trevor Andrew and Drew Toonz’s collaborative exhibition at LA’s HVW8 Gallery.

Diesel Art Gallery
1-23-16 Shibuya | cocoti B1F
Shibuya 150-0002, Tokyo
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Keith Estiler is a New York-born curator, writer, and the Managing Editor of Hypeart, the contemporary art arm of Hypebeast. Based in NYC, Keith heads up editorial strategy at the intersection of contemporary art and culture, capturing the icons and outliers of both the local and international scenes. He has curated exhibitions worldwide, dedicated to championing the emerging voices and subcultures currently redefining contemporary visual culture.

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