Asia Society Texas has announced the opening of its newest exhibition “The House of Pikachu: Art, Anime, and Pop Culture” that will run from October 17, 2025 to March 15, 2026. The exhibition will be located in the Asia Society Texas Center in Houston, Texas.
The upcoming exhibition is described as “a survey of the present-day, far-reaching influence of Japanese animation on contemporary art,” and will feature 25 artists from around the world, including Japan, Brazil, China, Mexico, Côte d’Ivoire, Texas, and beyond
Throughout the galleries of “The House of Pikachu: Art, Anime, and Pop Culture,” visitors will come across playful nods and high-brow fan art to beloved animated classics such as Astro Boy, Dragon Ball, and Sailor Moon, as well as an immersive homage to Pokémon’s Pikachu.
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Yoshitaka Amano, ‘Time and Light,’ 2018, Automotive paint on aluminum, Courtesy the artist and LOMEX. -
Keiichi Tanaami, ‘Ultraman,’ 2018. Courtesy the Marquez Family Collection Miami -
Gao Hang, ‘Pikachu,’ 2025. Acrylic on canvas. Courtesy the artist. -
Chiho Aoshima, ‘Butterfly Maiko,’ 2024. Ceramic. ©️2024 Chiho Aoshima and Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy Perrotin -
Julien Ceccaldi, A Collection of Little Memories, 2025. Acrylic on wall panels with metal stair. Courtesy the artist and Jenny’s, New York and Gaga, Mexico City
Some of the exhibition’s highlights include:
- • Time and Light by Yoshitaka Amano
- • Gao Hang — a Houston-based artist known for his retro-futurist aesthetics that mine the language of ’90s video games, who has created a new Pikachu painting that encapsulates the iconic nature of this beloved character.
- • Monsieur Zohore — an artist based who divides time between the United States and Cote D’Ivoire and grew up with a fascination for and appreciation of anime.
- ○ He is creating a new monumental painting Houston, We Have A Problem (2025). The piece is an imaginative all-out melee among a cast of postwar anime and manga figures including: Kurama from Naruto, Tetsuo from Akira, Frieza and Cell from Dragon Ball Z, Inuyasha from Inuyasha, Griffith from Berserk, Char Aznable from Mobile Suit Gundam, Motoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell, Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop, Kamina from Gurren Lagann, and Shinji Ikari, Rei Ayanami, and Gendo Ikari from Neon Genesis Evangelion.
The full list of featured artists in the exhibition includes:
- • Yoshitaka Amano
- • Chiho Aoshima
- • Daniel Arsham
- • Emily Yong Beck
- • Katherine Bernhardt
- • Julien Ceccaldi
- • CFGNY
- • Chim↑Pom from Smappa!Group
- • Maya Fuji
- • Trenton Doyle Hancock
- • Gao Hang
- • Loc Huynh
- • Teppei Kaneuji
- • Izumi Kato
- • Taylor Lee
- • Jarod Lew
- • Ileana Moreno
- • Yoshitomo Nara
- • Robert Nava
- • Otani Workshop
- • Rozeal.
- • Keiichi Tanaami
- • Andrew Norman Wilson
- • Yuli Yamagata
- • Monsieur Zohore
Admission for the exhibition will cost US$8.00 for general tickets. Children under the ages of six, along with students with I.D. and AST members will receive free entry. More details and information can be found on the exhibition’s official website.
Sources: Email correspondence, press release
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