Exhibition Schedule of the Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art
Special Exhibition "The Fascination of Ceramics x The Excitement of Art"
Saturday, March 3 - Friday, July 6, 2012
Painters such as Joan Miro and Pablo Picasso had a great influence on the ceramic art of the postwar era. In Japan, eminent painters and sculptors such as Okamoto Taro, Yokoo Tadanori, Nara Yoshitomo, Funakoshi Katsura, and Hibino Katsuhiko have also created ceramic art. This exhibition introduces works of ceramic art by painters and sculptors, along with a cross section of contemporary ceramic art that has matured while maintaining its connection to both ceramics and modern art. The exhibition includes work by artists from Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Related events
Gallery Talk(explanation of the exhibition by a curator)
Monday, April 30 (national holiday)
Friday, May 4 (national holiday)
Sunday, May 20
Artist's Talk
Kimura Toshiro Jinjin
Sunday, April 22
Funakoshi Katsura
Sunday, June 3
Yokoo Tadanori "1960s"
Omi Otsuka Co., Ltd., 1985
Nara Yoshitomo "White Riot"
Collection of the Artist, 2010, copyright Nara Yoshitomo, Courtesy of Tomio Koyama Gallery, Photo: Keizo Kioku
Painters such as Joan Miro and Pablo Picasso had a great influence on the ceramic art of the postwar era. In Japan, eminent painters and sculptors such as Okamoto Taro, Yokoo Tadanori, Nara Yoshitomo, Funakoshi Katsura, and Hibino Katsuhiko have also created ceramic art. This exhibition introduces works of ceramic art by painters and sculptors, along with a cross section of contemporary ceramic art that has matured while maintaining its connection to both ceramics and modern art. The exhibition includes work by artists from Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Related events
Gallery Talk(explanation of the exhibition by a curator)
Monday, April 30 (national holiday)
Friday, May 4 (national holiday)
Sunday, May 20
Artist's Talk
Kimura Toshiro Jinjin
Sunday, April 22
Funakoshi Katsura
Sunday, June 3
Yokoo Tadanori "1960s"Omi Otsuka Co., Ltd., 1985
Nara Yoshitomo "White Riot"Collection of the Artist, 2010, copyright Nara Yoshitomo, Courtesy of Tomio Koyama Gallery, Photo: Keizo Kioku
2012 Public Museum Touring Exhibition Support Program
Special Exhibition "Japanese Ceramics of the Meiji and Taisho Periods - Industry, Craft and Art"
Saturday, July 14 - Sunday, August 26, 2012
In the Meiji era, as the Japanese government began to promote export trade and industry, large amounts of Japanese ceramics were exported to foreign countries. With their high level of technical skill and Oriental motifs, Japanese ceramics attracted attention at the international expositions which were held regularly at the time, and triggered the trend of Japonisme. Later, in the 1900s, new trends in design such as art nouveau became popular in Europe and the United States. Under the influence of these trends, new products emphasizing creativity while exploring new techniques and designs began to be produced by Japanese pottery manufacturers. This exhibition introduces the results of recent reearch, displaying some 130 examples of Japanese ceramics from the Meiji and Taisho eras.
Related events
Gallery Talk (explanation of the exhibition by our curators)
unday, July 15 and Sunday, August 19.
Relay Gallery Talk (Yamada Hiroki, curator at Hatsukaichi Art Gallery)
Sunday, July 29
Children's Workshop 1
Colorful Deco - Let's Make a Jar! Saturday, July 21, 10:00 - 3:00
Children's Workshop 2
Colorful Derco - Let's Make a Lampshade! Saturday, July 28
Naruse Seishi, Censer with Seven Gods of Fortune, Overglaze Gold
Kyoto
In the Meiji era, as the Japanese government began to promote export trade and industry, large amounts of Japanese ceramics were exported to foreign countries. With their high level of technical skill and Oriental motifs, Japanese ceramics attracted attention at the international expositions which were held regularly at the time, and triggered the trend of Japonisme. Later, in the 1900s, new trends in design such as art nouveau became popular in Europe and the United States. Under the influence of these trends, new products emphasizing creativity while exploring new techniques and designs began to be produced by Japanese pottery manufacturers. This exhibition introduces the results of recent reearch, displaying some 130 examples of Japanese ceramics from the Meiji and Taisho eras.
Related events
Gallery Talk (explanation of the exhibition by our curators)
unday, July 15 and Sunday, August 19.
Relay Gallery Talk (Yamada Hiroki, curator at Hatsukaichi Art Gallery)
Sunday, July 29
Children's Workshop 1
Colorful Deco - Let's Make a Jar! Saturday, July 21, 10:00 - 3:00
Children's Workshop 2
Colorful Derco - Let's Make a Lampshade! Saturday, July 28
Naruse Seishi, Censer with Seven Gods of Fortune, Overglaze GoldKyoto
Special Exhibition
"Shigaraki Pottery II - Onishi Chuza and the Master Potters of Chokushi"
Thursday, September 6 - Sunday, December 16
The pottery of Chokushi breathed new life into medieval Shigaraki. The potters of Chokushi fired a variety of small ware, including bowls, ritual vessels, and lamps. This exhibition introduces traditional Chokushi pottery through the work of Onishi Chuza, designated by Koka City as the holder of an Intangible Important Cultural Asset, along with other master potters of the village.
Related events
Gallery Talks
Sunday, September 16, Sunday, October 21, and Sunday, November 18
Workshop
Let's Try to Make Chokushi Pottery! Saturday, September 22
Special Exhibition Class
Friday, November 9 and Sunday, November 11
Onishi Chuza,
"Shigaraki Four-Spouted Teapot with Natural Ash Glaze, 1990
Onishi Chuza,
Coffee Set
The pottery of Chokushi breathed new life into medieval Shigaraki. The potters of Chokushi fired a variety of small ware, including bowls, ritual vessels, and lamps. This exhibition introduces traditional Chokushi pottery through the work of Onishi Chuza, designated by Koka City as the holder of an Intangible Important Cultural Asset, along with other master potters of the village.
Related events
Gallery Talks
Sunday, September 16, Sunday, October 21, and Sunday, November 18
Workshop
Let's Try to Make Chokushi Pottery! Saturday, September 22
Special Exhibition Class
Friday, November 9 and Sunday, November 11
Onishi Chuza,"Shigaraki Four-Spouted Teapot with Natural Ash Glaze, 1990
Onishi Chuza, Coffee Set
Special Exhibition "Ceramics of the French Impressionists 1866-1884
- The Maturation of Japonisme"
Saturday, March 9 - Sunday, June 9
The world-famous French tableware Haviland, with the theme of "art for the table," has produced a great variety of tableware. In 1872, together with Limoges, the company established a factory in Auteuil in Paris, and the impressionist painter Felix Bracquemond was selected to be the head of the art department. Bracquemond was said to be the first western artist to have been influenced by Japanese art, and the tableware set "Service Rousseau" provided the stimulus for the popularity of Japonisme. This exhibition will introduce the colorful world of Japonisme, from the search for new uses of color in applying impressionistic designs to terra cotta, through tableware decorated with the patterns of Japonisme.
Related events
Gallery Talk
Sunday, March 24
Lamp Base, "Landscape,"
1876-1881, Haviland Co., Auteuil Factory
"Service Rousseau Plate,"
1866, Felix Bracquemond, Creil et Montereau Factory
The world-famous French tableware Haviland, with the theme of "art for the table," has produced a great variety of tableware. In 1872, together with Limoges, the company established a factory in Auteuil in Paris, and the impressionist painter Felix Bracquemond was selected to be the head of the art department. Bracquemond was said to be the first western artist to have been influenced by Japanese art, and the tableware set "Service Rousseau" provided the stimulus for the popularity of Japonisme. This exhibition will introduce the colorful world of Japonisme, from the search for new uses of color in applying impressionistic designs to terra cotta, through tableware decorated with the patterns of Japonisme.
Related events
Gallery Talk
Sunday, March 24
Lamp Base, "Landscape,"1876-1881, Haviland Co., Auteuil Factory
"Service Rousseau Plate,"1866, Felix Bracquemond, Creil et Montereau Factory