Listening to clay : conversations with contemporary Japanese ceramic artists / Alice North, Halsey North, and Louise Allison Cort ; principal photography by Taya Mariko and Richard Goodbody.
Publisher:
Monacelli,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
351 pages : color illustrations, portraits, maps ; 28 cm
Includes index. "This book also includes conversations with five important dealers of contemporary Japanese ceramics who have played and are playing a critical role in introducing the work of these artists to the world, several detailed appendices, and a glossary of terms, relevant people, and relationships. Published to coincide with an upcoming exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art ... "--Press release, page 1.
Contents:
Acknowledgments. Alice North, Halsey North, and Louise Allison Cort -- Foreword / Monika Bincsik -- Introduction / Alice North, Halsey North, and Louise Allison Cort -- Exhibitions, Joan B. Mirviss LTD, NYC, 2001-2021 -- Map of Kyoto -- Artist Interviews. 01. Conversation with Hayashi Yasuo, b. 1928. 02. Conversation with Mishima Kimiyo, b. 1932. 03. Conversation with Morino Hiroaki Taimei, b. 1934. 04. Conversation with Kohyama Yasuhisa, b. 1936. 05. Conversation with Miyashita Zenji, 1939-2012, and Miyashita Hideko, b. 1944. 06. Conversation with Miwa Ryukisho, b. 1940 as Ryosaku, formerly Kyusetsu XII. 07. Conversation with Koike Shoko, b. 1943. 08. Conversation with Ogawa Machiko, b. 1946. 09. Conversation with Fukami Sueharu, b. 1947. 10. Conversation with Kakurezaki Ryuichi, b. 1950. 11. Conversation with Miwa Kyusetsu XIII, b. 1951 as Kazuhiko. 12. Conversation with Kaneta Masanao, b. 1953. 13. Conversation with Akiyama Yo, b. 1953. 14. Conversation with Yagi Akira, b. 1955. 15. Conversation with Kitamura Junko, b. 1956. 16. Conversation with Kondo Takahiro, b. 1958 -- Dealer Interviews. 17. Conversation with Kikuchi Misao, b. 1950, about her mother, Madame Kikuchi Tomo, 1923-2016, Kandori Gallery and Musee Tomo, Tokyo. 18. Conversation with Saito Takeo, 1935-2018, Gallery Saito-an, Hagi. 19. Conversation with Koyanagi Atsuko, b. 1961, Gallery Koyanagi, Tokyo. 20. Conversation with Joan B. Mirviss, b. 1952, Joan B. Mirviss LTD, NYC. 21. Conversation with Robert Yellin, b. 1960, Robert Yellin Yakimono Gallery, Kyoto -- Appendices. I. Ceramics Department Faculty, Kyoto City University of Arts (Kyoto Geidai). II. Exhibitions, Musee Tomo, Tokyo, 2003-2021. III. Exhibitions, Gallery Koyanagi, Tokyo, 1987-2001. IV. Exhibitions, Joan B. Mirviss LTD, NYC, 2001-2021 -- Glossaries -- Index -- Image credits -- About the authors -- Acknowledgments.
Summary:
"The first book to tell the stories of some of the most revered living Japanese ceramists of the century, tracing the evolution of modern and contemporary craft and art in Japan, and the artists' considerable influence, which far transcends national borders"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.