Ahead of her first solo exhibition at David Zwirner in Hong Kong, Katherine Bernhardt talks to Prestige about her love of Japan, the fluidity of pop culture and why Pokémon cards are the perfect never-ending subject matter.
Anyone who grew up in the ’90s will remember the huddles of children, mostly boys, in playgrounds feverishly swapping or competing with Pokémon cards. Images of those neatly kept laminated folders – owned by the proudest and most keen of collectors – are still embedded in school memories. You can thank the wonderfully titled “Dummy doll jealous eyes ditto pikachu beefy mimikyu rough play Galarian rapid dash libra horn HP 270 Vmax full art,” Katherine Bernhardt’s first solo show in Hong Kong at David Zwirner, for bringing characters from Pokémon’s universe back to life.