SAYAKA + SAYAKA: Contemporary Ceramics by Shingu and Oishi Sayaka
October 17 – November 1, 2024
Opening reception with Artists: October 17, 5:00-7:00pm
In our forthcoming exhibition, flora and fauna converge, giving rise to captivating contemporary ceramics. Through the work of two young women artists from a new generation of ceramics in Japan, this show expands the potential of “decoration” as a primary mode of artistic expression, as seen through the contemporary perspectives of Shingu Sayaka and Oishi Sayaka.
Shingu Sayaka’s work places a significant emphasis on the symbolism of flora and botanical forms, allowing her to explore profound Japanese themes of mutability and ephemerality through both sculptural and functional pieces. Her work showcases the intricate beauty of butterfly wings, feathers, petals, leaves and more. In this show, she introduces a new series of “Lotus” pieces, sculpting the iconic lotus flower and its leaves into sensitive and daring ceramic sculptures that remind us of nature’s fragility.
Oishi Sayaka crafts surreal compilations of fauna in her sculptural and functional creations. For this show, she has created work that showcases an exquisite array of fauna, including eagles, turtles, coral reefs, koi fish, deer, lions as well as her signature “Apple” forms that show an amalgam of her animated motifs. Through her work, she explores metaphysical themes: nature, human identity, time, and mortality converge through the mode of decoration.
Both artists from Kansai, who share the same given name and have become fast friends, have explored the tension between form, function, and surface to create new works in dialogue with one another.
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RECENTLY CLOSED ASIA WEEK NEW YORK AUTUMN 2024 EXHIBITION
The Craft of Tea
The Art of Contemporary Japanese Tea Ceramics
September 12 – 20, 2024
Special weekend hours: Saturday, Sept 14th, 10am-5pm
Opening Reception: September 12, 4:30-6:30pm with Tea Service
This September, we are delighted to present The Craft of Tea, an exhibition showcasing the best of Japanese tea ceramics by contemporary Japanese master potters. These artists honor tradition and utility while highlighting their craft with contemporary expressions through their tea bowls, water jars, tea caddies, as well as paintings by master potters who also practiced the art of calligraphy.
We are pleased to introduce two new contributors from the tea ceramics community to our exhibition catalog. The first is Mark Tyson, a collector, artist, and educator. Mark shares his passion for collecting and making tea bowls, offering insights into the significance these objects hold for him and the people he inspires. Our second guest essayist is a tea master from Japan, who has dedicated his life to promoting tea culture globally. Since moving to the US from Japan in 2022, tea master Yoshitsugu Nagano has been advocating for tea as a daily respite from the demands of modern life.
In the Japanese tea ceremony, everything is connected: the tea drinker with their artfully crafted tea bowl, the ink painting adorning the wall, the host, and more. Tea offers a profound sense of gathering and shared experience through art. We welcome you to explore the ways in which the fine craftsmanship of modern Japanese ceramics can create new, contemporary ways of living with art.
Please join us for a special presentation by Japanese Tea Master Yoshitsugu Nagano, who will offer tea drinking and object handling sessions with guests during our opening reception.
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Latest Acquisitions
View our latest acquisitions of modern and contemporary Japanese ceramics online. Since our beginning in 1989, we have been focused on highlighting museum-quality Japanese ceramics to the contemporary art scene in New York City. The gallery has introduced pieces to the permanent collections of several major museums including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Indianapolis Art Museum, The Princeton University Art Museum, and many more.
Our mission is to bring the timeless grace of modern classics, 20th and 21st century Japanese ceramics, to the world by providing leading expertise to collectors, working with established & emerging artists, and showcasing inspiring exhibitions. We strive towards compassionate and bespoke services to our clientele which includes connoisseurs, collectors, curators, interior designers, and more. We work to connect an international audience to the heart of museum-quality Japanese ceramics & ceramic art.
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