Current Exhibition
「REINVENTED TRADITIONS: CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE CRAFT FROM THE ISE COLLECTION」
UNIVERSITY MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY, THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
(90 Bonham Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong)
(Exhibition) 07 August, 2019 - 27 October, 2019
(Official Ceremony) 09 October, 2019
(Symposium) 10 October, 2019
The modern Japanese term for artisan crafts, kōgei, refers to a form of highly skilled artistic expression associated with specific regions in Japan. Kōgei typically include ceramics, textiles, lacquer, metalwork, glass and wood, and have at their core a concern for fine craftsmanship and the inherent qualities of materials. Informed by centuries of tradition, these crafts have been revitalized and expanded in recent years, with emerging avant-garde tendencies in fields like bamboo sculpture and studio glass competing with established practices and values embedded in Japanese culture. Drawn from the Ise Collection, Reinvented Traditions highlights eighty kōgei works by contemporary Japanese craftsmen, ranging from rustic ceramics with asymmetrical forms to abstract glasswork with elegant silhouettes and sensuous colours. Each demonstrates how contemporary artisans appreciate and continue the long tradition of Japanese craft, while at the same time departing from convention in search of the new.
WEB: https://www.umag.hku.hk/en/exhibition_detail.php?id=1141721