Sly Morikawa is an artist and photographer based between Sydney and Tokyo.
Known for her sensitive, dreamlike photographs imbued with intimacy and softness, Morikawa’s work draws on continuing themes of sex, subculture and self. Her depictions of the angelic and the unorthodox return her audience to a sense of agency; a permission to suspend biases and taboo.
Interviews & Press
Purple Art. (2024, November). Sly Morikwa’s book release “City of Roses” at Salt and Pepper, Tokyo. Purple.
Moore, S. (2024, November). Sly Morikawa on her photo book ‘Devotion’. To Be Magazine.
Salt and Pepper (2024, October). Don’t think. Grind, True Colors Issue. 109, 222-223.
White, J (2024, August). Photographers in focus: Sly Morikawa. Nowness Asia.
Gerakaris, C (2024, April-June). Sly Morikawa. Art Collector, Undiscovered & Underrated Issue. 108, 96.
Richards, A (2023, December). Meet the cover artist: Sly Morikawa. Vice, The Crafted Issue, 1(1), 81.
Dazed Digital. (2023, December). The 2023 Dazed 100 is here. Dazed.
Pirovic, J. (2023, October). Beneath the dreamy haze of Sly Morikawa’s ‘White Socks’ photo series. RUSSH.
Dinsdale, E. (2023, October). This zine explores the erotic potential of white socks. Dazed.
Warner, M. (2023, August). Sly Morikawa’s ethereal photographs reveal her dreamy inner life. Dazed.
Richards, A. (2023, August). White Socks, Hot Girls, and Blowing Up a Car: The World of Sly Morikawa. VICE.
Russell, E. (2023, January). Photographing sex, subculture & self in Tokyo. i-D.