Shiga
Art
2021.06.28
In recent years, the boundaries between areas such as art and design, ceramics and sculpture have become increasingly vague. In this exhibition, we will introduce the cutting edge of soil art created while interacting with soil through works on the theme of people and animals by five artists who are currently attracting attention in Japan, the United States, and Europe.
| Session: | Part 1 With children / June 29th (Tuesday) -September 5th (Sunday), 2021 Part 2 Approaching artists / September 18th (Sat) -December 19th (Sun), 2021 | |
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| Venue: | Shiga Prefectural Ceramics Forest Ceramics Museum Exhibition Room 1, 2 | |
| Closed days: | Monday (open on August 9th and September 20th, closed on transfer the next day) | |
| Admission: | General 750 yen (600 yen), high school students 560 yen (450 yen), free for junior high school students and younger * () Is for groups of 20 or more, 10% off when using online discount tickets |
We are also planning various events during the session. Please refer to the link below for details.
＞Shiga Prefectural Ceramics Forest Official Web Page
There are only unique works by artists who take advantage of the characteristics of the soil. The text by Mr. Yamagiwa, a leading gorilla researcher in each corner, invites you to the world of animals. This is an exhibition that both children and adults can enjoy.
Exhibitor
Beth Cavener (1972-, USA)
A work by Beth Cavener, which was released for the first time in Japan. Overwhelm what you see with powerful eyes. Cavener expresses in animals the psychology of human beings who feel suffocated in society.
Stephanie Quayle (1982-, United Kingdom)
She vividly expresses the behavior of animals in the soil. Quale creates her work while facing the animals and touching the wild.
Yoshitomo Nara (1959-, Japan)
In a nostalgic space named “Saturday’s creative room with nobody (although you are)”, there are drawings and new works that lead to ceramic works. There are few opportunities to come across Nara’s ceramic works produced in the past 10 years.
Susan Halls (1966-, United Kingdom)
She inflates from the inside to create an animal, just like making a container. A unique existence that continued to make animals in British ceramics. Exhibiting her masterpieces from the 1990s and recent works.
Kim Simonsson (1974-, Finland)
Through the modeling of humans and animals, we create a unique world that combines the taboo of society with the pop culture symbolized by Japan’s “kawaii”. Introducing his early works to the bright green moss series of recent years.
Exhibition corner of Nara works “Saturday creative room with nobody (although you are)” Photo: Shunsuke kato (NOTA & design) cYoshitomo Nara
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Art
Event
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Shiga
Travel
Event
Culture
The resort hotel ‘KYUKAMURA OHMI-HACHIMAN’, located on the eastern shore of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture, in Omi Hachiman City, known for its Omi merchants and Azuchi Castle, is inviting participants to join the ‘Biwaichi’ bus tour, which immerses them in the historical romance of Shiga Prefecture, which has flourished as a key transport hub since ancient times, close to Kyoto and Nara.
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SAKURA
Event
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Tokyo
Event
Culture
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Food
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