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Go for Kogei 2024 - Craft and Art: Philosophies for Life
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Akito Akagi&Momoko Otani, Ichizo Ino, Yui Ishiwata, Hirofumi Isoya, En Iwamura, Tsutomu Iwasaki, Koji Kakinuma, Masaru Kawai & Yoshiki Tsukamoto, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Shiro Miura & En-Kai Project, Sareena Sattapon, Kensho Sawada, Gaku Shakunaga, Haruka Sotome, Yuichi Takemata & Koichiro Oniki, Noritaka Tatehan, Kazuhiro Toyama, Takahiro Yagi, Taizo Yasuda
Go for Kogei 2024 features works by an exciting cast of craftspeople, designers, and artists. This year’s exhibition presents visitors with a nuanced view of the adjacent fields of contemporary craft and art, placing a renewed emphasis on material, technique, utility, and expression—the defining characteristics of modern crafts. The exhibition consists of multiple venues in two areas: the Iwase Area (Toyama), which was featured in last year’s exhibition, and the Higashiyama Area (Kanazawa), which is a new addition. Unlike a neutral museum environment, both areas are defined by traditional cityscapes that reflect the daily lives of residents. By inserting contemporary craft and art into this milieu, the exhibition transforms the familiar landscapes of each district.
The Iwase Area offers visitors a chance to enjoy local sake and food alongside site-specific installations that play off the district’s unique architecture and scenery. Meanwhile, the Higashiyama Area plumbs the depths of this year’s theme of “Craft and Art: Philosophies for Life,” featuring event programs that build off of Go for Kogei’s 2021 project Craft and Design: Kogei in Daily Life. Visitors can witness how works of craft, which usually exist in the miscellaneous spaces of daily life—mingling with light, weather, scent, and sound—can transcend ornamentation to meld with the life of the city, appearing as social objects with new value and meaning.
The Iwase Area offers visitors a chance to enjoy local sake and food alongside site-specific installations that play off the district’s unique architecture and scenery. Meanwhile, the Higashiyama Area plumbs the depths of this year’s theme of “Craft and Art: Philosophies for Life,” featuring event programs that build off of Go for Kogei’s 2021 project Craft and Design: Kogei in Daily Life. Visitors can witness how works of craft, which usually exist in the miscellaneous spaces of daily life—mingling with light, weather, scent, and sound—can transcend ornamentation to meld with the life of the city, appearing as social objects with new value and meaning.
Schedule | Sep 14 (Sat) 2024-Oct 20 (Sun) 2024 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | [Passport] Adult: ¥2500, University/Technical College Students: ¥2000 [Advance Tickets] Adult: ¥2000, University/Technical College Students: ¥1800 | ||||||
| Website | https://goforkogei.com/en/ | ||||||
| Venue | Kai https://kai36.jp/ | ||||||
| Location | 2-8-25 Higashiyama, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa 920-0831 | ||||||
| Access | From the East exit of JR Kanazawa Station, take the bus and get off at Hashibacho. The venue is 10 minute walk from there. | ||||||
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