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Past Exhibition Special Exhibition

The Power of Decoration―A Viewpoint on Contemporary Kôgei (Studio Crafts)

Date

Location

Crafts Gallery, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

About the Exhibition Events & Education Hours & Admissions

About the Exhibition

Recent years have seen a flowering of excessively decorated craftworks that seem as if artists’ aim is the act of decorating itself, rather than producing ornamented objects. It seems as though these pieces show signs of the wish to restore primitive relationships between human beings and things through contact with materials. This show explores the possibilities of kôgei (studio crafts) in the 21st century with decoration as a hint.

List of Exhibits

Cat.No.Room No.ArtistBirthーDeathTitleDateMaterial・TechniqueCollection（the other＝private）
12AOKI Katsuyo1972-Tell the Story2006ceramics 
22AOKI Katsuyo1972-Mirror, Mirror2006ceramics 
34AONO Chiho1974-Fog About Which It Is Sad2004ceramics 
44AONO Chiho1974-Drop2005ceramics 
54AONO Chiho1974-I Am To Me2006ceramics 
64AONO Chiho1974-The Connected Rhythm2006ceramics 
74AONO Chiho1974-Blur2007ceramics 
82ISOZAKI Mariko1964-Small Red Flowers2008ceramics 
92ISOZAKI Mariko1964-Big Bud-t12009ceramics 
102ISOZAKI Mariko1964-Big Flower-t12009ceramics 
112ISOZAKI Mariko1964-Flower-t12009ceramics 
121IMAIZUMI Imaemon XIV1962-Incense burner with elephant motifs, sumi-resist underglazing, overglaze enamels in sumi color2003ceramics 
131IMAIZUMI Imaemon XIV1962-Vase with floral and calico patterns, sumi-resist underglazing, overglaze enamels in sumi color2007ceramics 
141IMAIZUMI Imaemon XIV1962-Lily-shaped bowl with snow-flower patterns, sumi-resist underglazing2007ceramics 
151IMAIZUMI Imaemon XIV1962-Bowl with snow patterns, sumi-resist underglazing, underglaze grey and overglaze enamels2008ceramics 
161IMAIZUMI Imaemon XIV1962-Incense burner with kylin and begonia motifs, sumi-resist underglazing, underglaze grey and overglaze enamels in sumi color2008ceramics 
171UEKI Hiroko1978-Strolling on a Rainy Day2003glass 
181UEKI Hiroko1978-ASPARAGO2003glass 
191UEKI Hiroko1978-La sepia2003glass 
201UEKI Hiroko1978-Mermaid2003glass 
211UEKI Hiroko1978-La borsa, Mermaid2004glass 
221UEKI Hiroko1978-A Being With Hidden Stories2008glass 
231UEKI Hiroko1978-Appearance Full of Dignity2009glass 
245UEDA Junpei1978-Custom Ornament Pot2003-2007ceramics 
251UEBA Kasumi1978-Chimera X2008ceramics 
261UEBA Kasumi1978-Chimera XI2008ceramics 
271UEBA Kasumi1978-Chimera XIII2009ceramics 
281UEBA Kasumi1978-Chimera2009ceramics 
291UEBA Kasumi1978-Genji, incense burner in Chimera design2009ceramics 
303OTSUKI Satoko1979-borboleta2008ceramics 
313OTSUKI Satoko1979-junho-bolo2008ceramics 
323OTSUKI Satoko1979-a lua2009ceramics 
333OTSUKI Satoko1979-fruto2009ceramics 
345OHARA Reira1980-Dissolving Lady2004ceramics 
355OHARA Reira1980-Burnt Woman Hors d’oeuvre2005ceramics 
365KAJIKI Naho1981-Kajirailway Worship Park2007ceramics 
375KAJIKI Naho1981-Kaihen the World2008ceramics 
385KAJIKI Naho1981-Watashimaguro2008ceramics 
395KAJIKI Naho1981-Phantom Chongking Park2009ceramics 
405KAWABATA Kentaro1976-Female (Spoon)2006ceramics 
415KAWABATA Kentaro1976-Female (Spoon)2007ceramics 
425KAWABATA Kentaro1976-Female (Spoon)2008ceramics 
434KITAMURA Junko1956-Untitled1998ceramicsMOMAT
444KITAMURA Junko1956-Vessel 99-A1999ceramics 
454KITAMURA Junko1956-Vessel 06-J2006ceramics 
464KITAMURA Junko1956-Vessel 08-E2008ceramics 
474KITAMURA Junko1956-Vessel 09-N2009ceramics 
482KOSHIKAWA Kumiko1983-Rotting Cocoons2004glass 
492KOSHIKAWA Kumiko1983-Quail-shaped Vase2004glass 
502KOSHIKAWA Kumiko1983-Atheroma 12004glass 
512KOSHIKAWA Kumiko1983-Atheroma 22004glass 
522SAITO Daisuke1985-African Vase2006glass 
532SAITO Daisuke1985-Afro Beat vol.1″Dancer”2006glass 
542SAITO Daisuke1985-Evolution2007glass 
552SAITO Daisuke1985-Afro Beat vol.2″Anikulapo”2007glass 
562SAITO Daisuke1985-Past tears2009glass 
573SAGO Michiko1984-Decoration fetishism -go back to the basics-2009ceramics 
583SAGO Michiko1984-Things That Live With People2009ceramics 
593SAGO Michiko1984-fossil2009ceramics 
603SHINOZAKI Yumiko1987-Four-sided Tribe2009ceramics 
613SHINOZAKI Yumiko1987-Forty-sided Tribe2009ceramics 
623SUZUKI Hideaki1959-Dimension of Water2006ceramics 
633SUZUKI Hideaki1959-Inner Time Flow2008ceramics 
643SUZUKI Hideaki1959-Space Mandala2009ceramics 
653SUZUKI Hideaki1959-Space Mandala Light2009ceramics 
663SUZUKI Hideaki1959-Space Explorer2009ceramics 
673SUZUKI Hideaki1959-Dish with sunshine motifs, gold and silver2009ceramics 
683SUZUKI Hideaki1959-Dish with fireworks-in-the-sky motifs, gold and silver2009ceramics 
691SOMEYA Satoshi1983-Praying for Rain2005lacquer 
702SOMEYA Satoshi1983-Osumashiruyo2009lacquer 
712SOMEYA Satoshi1983-Owan JÛzaburÔ2009lacquer 
721SOMEYA Satoshi1983-Fujika2009lacquer 
732SOMEYA Satoshi1983-Ima wa Mukashi wa Ima2009lacquer 
743TAKAISHI Jiro1957-Congratulation Japan1994ceramics 
753TAKAISHI Jiro1957-Our “Merry Christmas”1994ceramics 
763TAKAISHI Jiro1957-Voyage in Search for Rice1994ceramics 
773TAKAISHI Jiro1957-How To Learn Western Culture1994ceramics 
783TAKAISHI Jiro1957-The Different Sides of the Japanese People1994ceramics 
791TAKAMURA Takashi1947-Space-Time Series I 94021994ceramics 
801TAKAMURA Takashi1947-Space-Time Series I NY52003ceramics 
814TANAKA Tomomi1983-Lesson on Sunday VI2006ceramics 
824TANAKA Tomomi1983-Anxious Fruit2006ceramics 
834TANAKA Tomomi1983-core 20062006ceramics 
844TANAKA Tomomi1983-Ulterior Motive2007ceramics 
854TANAKA Tomomi1983-Expectation2007ceramics 
865TOKUMARU Kyoko1963-For whom do flowers bloom? III2008ceramics 
875TOKUMARU Kyoko1963-Cosmic plants 2008 11A2008ceramics 
885TOKUMARU Kyoko1963-Tea pot Movement2008ceramics 
895TOKUMARU Kyoko1963-Tea pot Festive2008ceramics 
905TOKUMARU Kyoko1963-Yugafushima Anejima2009ceramics 
914TOMITA Mikiko1972-blossom2007ceramics 
924TOMITA Mikiko1972-metamorphose2008ceramics 
934TOMITA Mikiko1972-metamorphose2008ceramics 
944TOMITA Mikiko1972-metamorphose2008ceramics 
954NAKAMURA Makiko1982-Detoxification 22006ceramics 
964NAKAMURA Makiko1982-Detoxification 32006ceramics 
974NAKAMURA Makiko1982-Teacup Poodle2009ceramics 
984NAKAMURA Makiko1982-Bear With a Salmon2009ceramics 
994NAKAMURA Makiko1982-Taxidermy2009ceramics 
1005HATTORI Makiko1984-a sign2007ceramics 
1015HATTORI Makiko1984-a sign 09-012009ceramics 
1025HATTORI Makiko1984-a sign 09-022009ceramics 
1035HATTORI Makiko1984-signs2009ceramics 
1042HANAZUKA Ai1982-Tiny Star—Night Hours2008ceramics 
1052HANAZUKA Ai1982-Image of Lost Things2009ceramics 
1062HANAZUKA Ai1982-Distant Voice 22009ceramics 
1071MASUMOTO Keiko1982-Airplane/ Pot2004ceramics 
1081MASUMOTO Keiko1982-Mountain/Pot2005ceramics 
1091MASUMOTO Keiko1982-Waterfall/ Pot2005ceramics 
1101MASUMOTO Keiko1982-White Heron/Pot2007ceramics 
1115MURAKAMI Ai1985-Patch! Patch! Patch!2008ceramics 
1125MURAKAMI Ai1985-Jumbo—An Ornamental March2009ceramics 
1132MORINO Akito1969-W.O.O. 2002 42002ceramics 
1142MORINO Akito1969-W.O.O. 2007 12007ceramics 
1152MORINO Akito1969-W.O.O. 2007 22007ceramics 

Events & Education

Artist’s Talk

Tokumaru Kyoko

Date

2009.11.22(Sun)

Time

14:00-15:00

Morino Akito

Date

2009.12.13(Sun)

Time

14:00-15:00

Ueba Kasumi

Date

2010.1.10(Sun)

Time

14:00-15:00

*Offered in Japanese only

Curator’s Talk

Date

2009.12.6(Sun)
2010.1.24(Sun)

Time

14:00-15:00

Touch and Talk: Tour with our volunteer staff members

Date

Every Wednesday, Saturday (except January 2, 2010)

Time

14:00-15:00

Hours & Admissions

Location

National Crafts Museum

Date

2009.11.14(Sat)-2010.1.31(Sun)

Time

10:00-17:00
*Last admission is 30 minutes before closing.

Closed

Mondays(except November 23, 2009 and January 11, 2010), November 24, December 28, 2009-January 1 and 12, 2010

Admission

Adult  ¥500 (350)   ／  Student (college / university)  ¥300 (150)
*(Group of 20 persons or more)
*All prices include tax.
*Ticket valid for admission to this exhibition and “Works of Living national Treasures and Great Masters”.

Free for high school students and under 18.
Persons with disability and one person accompanying them are admitted free of charge.

Organizer

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

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