Eight years after his last solo exhibition in Tokyo, Miami-based painter Hernán Bas is back with "TIME TO SHINE! (the salesmen)," on view at Perrotin Tokyo in Roppongi through 11 November. In an interview with Bijutsu Techo, he discusses the new paintings and the sensibility behind them. The show follows "The Visitors" (2026), the series of tourist protagonists he unveiled in Venice, and turns its attention to a different cast: salesmen, painted as unlikely figures granted a brief moment in the spotlight. Bas, who has painted young men for more than two decades, brings a characteristically humorous eye to American society and a distinctly queer lyricism to his subjects. Bas's work has long balanced romantic atmosphere with sly observation. The salesmen continue that thread, portraits of strivers caught between aspiration and absurdity, rendered in the artist's lush, cinematic palette. The interview explores how his long-standing fascination with youth, desire, and Americana has matured across twenty years of painting. For Tokyo audiences, the exhibition is a reintroduction: a chance to see how the painter's world has shifted since his previous visit, from wandering tourists to the men who try to sell them something. It runs until 11 November, and the full interview is free to read until midnight on 11 October.