Collapse / Rebirth II
September 11 – October, 2025
Special Autumn 2025 Weekend Hours: Saturday, Sept 13, 12-6pm
39 East 78th Street, Ste 401, NYC
In conjunction with Asia Week New York Autumn 2025, Joan B Mirviss LTD is thrilled to present Collapse / Rebirth II, the second conjoint solo exhibition by renowned female ceramists, Fujino Sachiko (b. 1950) and Futamura Yoshimi (b. 1959). While each artist creates works that balance organic spontaneity with deliberate control, their approaches could not be more distinct. In Fujino’s body of work, delicately ruffled, petal-like forms emerge from calculated and geometrical foundations. Futamura treats the surfaces of textured and crevassed biomorphic sculptures with porcelain slip, which she carefully manipulates into crackled striations that evoke an array of natural imagery.
Nearly a decade after the 2016 exhibition that first placed these artists in conversation, Collapse / Rebirth II provides an opportunity to experience these artists’ evolving approaches to clay as a medium of expression.
Fujino Sachiko (b. 1950) brings her background in textile design to her ceramic sculptures, which transition effortlessly from their structured, solid foundations to delicate forms that ripple and fold with the suppleness of cloth. She first found herself drawn to ceramics in the early 1980s after taking an introductory pottery class. This inspired her to train under Tsuboi Asuka (1932–2022), a pioneering female ceramist who herself often played with clay’s ability to evoke the fluidity of fabric. Over her career, Fujino’s ceramic forms have evolved in response to the artist’s own engagement with her material as she continues to explore the juxtaposition of organic and geometric elements.
A native of Nagoya, Futamura Yoshimi (b. 1959) first studied ceramics at the Seto School of Ceramics, where she trained in the region’s historical ceramic techniques. However, it was after moving to Paris in 1986 that she developed her unique technique and aesthetic. She applies porcelain slip to the surface of her powerful, roughly hewn forms before manipulating the clay from the inside in order to create her signature striated and crevassed surface texture.
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