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Miwa Kyusetsu XIII "El Capitan"
Kosaku Kanechika (Kyobashi)
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Miwa Kyusetsu XIII
KOSAKU KANECHIKA is pleased to announce the opening of a second exhibition venue, located in the Toda Building in Kyobashi, Tokyo. Situated in an area known as both a business district and home to a large number of antique dealers for many years, Toda Building, with four galleries and museums, aspires to become a new epicenter for contemporary art.
For the inaugural exhibition, we are pleased to present “El Capitan,” a solo exhibition by Miwa Kyusetsu XIII.
Miwa Kyusetsu XIII, who assumed the family title in 2019, is highly acclaimed throughout the world for his style that incorporates dynamic and innovative sculptural forms while carrying forward the legacy of Hagi ware ceramics by using the white Hagi glaze adopted by the Miwa family. His “El Capitan” series of tea bowls highlights the contrast between the unglazed surface of the pottery cut out using a Japanese sword and the Miwa family’s traditional white Hagi glaze (Kyusetsu white). This series owes its primary inspiration to Miwa’s astonishment at seeing the enormous granite edifice of the same name at Yosemite National Park while studying in the United States. This series constitutes the merger of that inspiration with Hagi clay and ceramic traditions. The works have an enchantingly powerful originality and convey the energy of nature and the long history of kogei crafts.
Created by firing pieces of the earth, the “El Capitan” series of works on view in the exhibition comprises unique tea bowls, shaped by hollowing out chunks of clay. Miwa has said that the process of transforming the clay—a piece of the natural world that brims with life—and making it come together as a single vessel is not at all something that goes according to plan. Miwa’s work is a result of repeated confrontation, questioning, and exchanges of actions and reactions with nature, which is both an absolute power and a menace. In his practice, we discover the fundamental essence of what it means for humanity to create. In this exhibition, Miwa presents about ten new works, large pieces from the “El Capitan” series. We cordially invite you to attend “El Capitan” at KOSAKU KANECHIKA’s new space.
For the inaugural exhibition, we are pleased to present “El Capitan,” a solo exhibition by Miwa Kyusetsu XIII.
Miwa Kyusetsu XIII, who assumed the family title in 2019, is highly acclaimed throughout the world for his style that incorporates dynamic and innovative sculptural forms while carrying forward the legacy of Hagi ware ceramics by using the white Hagi glaze adopted by the Miwa family. His “El Capitan” series of tea bowls highlights the contrast between the unglazed surface of the pottery cut out using a Japanese sword and the Miwa family’s traditional white Hagi glaze (Kyusetsu white). This series owes its primary inspiration to Miwa’s astonishment at seeing the enormous granite edifice of the same name at Yosemite National Park while studying in the United States. This series constitutes the merger of that inspiration with Hagi clay and ceramic traditions. The works have an enchantingly powerful originality and convey the energy of nature and the long history of kogei crafts.
Created by firing pieces of the earth, the “El Capitan” series of works on view in the exhibition comprises unique tea bowls, shaped by hollowing out chunks of clay. Miwa has said that the process of transforming the clay—a piece of the natural world that brims with life—and making it come together as a single vessel is not at all something that goes according to plan. Miwa’s work is a result of repeated confrontation, questioning, and exchanges of actions and reactions with nature, which is both an absolute power and a menace. In his practice, we discover the fundamental essence of what it means for humanity to create. In this exhibition, Miwa presents about ten new works, large pieces from the “El Capitan” series. We cordially invite you to attend “El Capitan” at KOSAKU KANECHIKA’s new space.
Schedule | Nov 2 (Sat) 2024-Dec 14 (Sat) 2024 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Nov 2 (Sat) 2024 17:00 - 19:00 | ||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://kosakukanechika.com/en/exhibition/el_capitan/ | ||||
| Venue | Kosaku Kanechika (Kyobashi) https://kosakukanechika.com/en/ | ||||
| Location | 3F Toda Building, 1-7-1 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8388 | ||||
| Access | 3 minute walk from exit 6 at Kyobashi Station on the Ginza line, 5 minute walk from exit B1 at Nihombashi Station on the Ginza and Tozai lines, 5 minute walk from exit A7 at Takaracho Station on the Toei Asakusa line, 7 minute walk from the Yaesu Central exit of JR Tokyo Station. | ||||
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