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Contemporary Japanese Crafts - Reinterpretation, Exquisite Craftsmanship, and Aesthetic Exploration
Asahi Group Oyamazaki Villa Museum
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Noritaka Tatehana, Takuro Kuwata, Riusuke Fukahori, Terumasa Ikeda, Akane Yamamoto, Masayasu Mitsuke, Akio Niisato, Kengo Takahashi, Daigo Adachi, Naoki Sakai, Michiko Sago, Chitaka Hashimoto et al.
This exhibition features 12 craft artists who were born in the 1970s or later, the generation that now attracts the most attention of art audiences. These artists create craftworks based on the Japanese sense of beauty. The current age of globalization has triggered both the homogenization of various objects around us and our reaction to it, providing increased momentum for the revaluation of craftwork traditions preserved around Japan as a resource for artists who aim to create unique artistic expressions.
The artists featured in this exhibition are not bound by the conventional framework of craft. Their pursuit of the beauty of craft through the best use of materials and their own skills is not only an endeavor to reconsider relationships between humans and objects but also a sign of new possibilities for craftsmanship. The subtitle of the exhibition represents three trends observed in contemporary Japanese crafts: the “reinterpretation” of the Japanese sense of beauty and traditional Japanese culture, “exquisite craftsmanship,” and “aesthetic exploration” of materials. We hope that the exhibition, which heralds a new age of Japanese crafts, will provide you with an opportunity to consider emerging possibilities for long-preserved Japanese craftsmanship.
The artists featured in this exhibition are not bound by the conventional framework of craft. Their pursuit of the beauty of craft through the best use of materials and their own skills is not only an endeavor to reconsider relationships between humans and objects but also a sign of new possibilities for craftsmanship. The subtitle of the exhibition represents three trends observed in contemporary Japanese crafts: the “reinterpretation” of the Japanese sense of beauty and traditional Japanese culture, “exquisite craftsmanship,” and “aesthetic exploration” of materials. We hope that the exhibition, which heralds a new age of Japanese crafts, will provide you with an opportunity to consider emerging possibilities for long-preserved Japanese craftsmanship.
Schedule | Sep 18 (Sat) 2021-Dec 5 (Sun) 2021 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | University and High School Students ¥500, Persons with Disability Certificates ¥300, Junior High School Students and Under free. Special Exhibition Fees may be charged separately. | ||||||
| Website | https://www.asahibeer-oyamazaki.com/english/tokubetu/43813/ | ||||||
| Venue | Asahi Group Oyamazaki Villa Museum https://www.asahibeer-oyamazaki.com/english | ||||||
| Location | 5-3 Zenihara, Oyamazaki-cho, Otokuni-gun, Kyoto 618-0071 | ||||||
| Access | 10 minute walk from Yamazaki Station on the JR Kyoto line or Oyamazaki Station on the Hankyu Kyoto line. | ||||||
| Phone | 075-957-3123 （総合案内） | ||||||
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