For Liste 2025, Numanohashi presents Paul Gondry and Itsuki Kaito, a two-person booth with our concept exploring a theme of transformation and Illicit reflection. Gondry's paintings navigate dreamlike scapes where forms emerge from richly textured surfaces, merging classical references with personal unease. His images are present in varying states of dissolution between memory and personal lore. Kaito's works explore subtle vulnerabilities through abstracted bodily representations, inviting intimate encounters with prying eyes. Together, their works inhabit a charged psychological space where ‘brief images’ become a glimpse of clarity that reveal latent confusion and desire—creating visceral encounters that linger long after viewing.

Kaito Itsuki is a Japanese artist born 1993 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Currently based in Tokyo and New York City. Kaito Itsuki’s notable solo shows include "Treed Codependency" at GalleryMEME in 2024, "Looming Digits" at Blue Velvet in 2023, and "The Monopolistic Sweet Spots" at Mamoth in London, which marked her first European solo exhibition. In 2022, she presented "Tools are Validated" at Tang Contemporary Art1. 

Paul Gondry is a Paris-born and New York City-based multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker. Paul graduated from RISD with a BFA in Film in the class of 2014. An active community member, Paul founded and co-founded many projects, such as 15 Orient Gallery from 2016 to 2020, Eddie Winters, SoftEthix, and Newtonn.io from 2020 to the present.