Exhibition at Joan B Mirviss LTD places Kitaōji Rosanjin's oeuvre in dialogue with works by mid-century masters
The First Art Newspaper on the Net    Established in 1996 Tuesday, November 26, 2024


Exhibition at Joan B Mirviss LTD places Kitaōji Rosanjin's oeuvre in dialogue with works by mid-century masters
Kitaōji Rosanjin (1883-1959), Large Karatsu madara glazed vase. Glazed stoneware, ca. 1955. 17 1/4 x 15 5/8 in.



NEW YORK, NY.- Rosanjin has long been hailed as one of the greatest ceramists of the twentieth century. His bold, eclectic ceramics emerged from the highly creative atmosphere of postwar Japan. Rosanjin forged a remarkable career, but it was not without first crossing paths, and even colliding, with many of his contemporaries who were themselves renowned ceramic masters and connoisseurs: Arakawa Toyozō, Fujiwara Kei, Kaneshige Tōyō, Katō Tokurō, Kawakita Handeishi, and Koyama Fujio. For Asia Week New York 2021, Joan B Mirviss LTD re-examines the legend of Rosanjin and his place within this Japanese artistic milieu in Tradition Redefined: Rosanjin and His Rivals.

In his own words, Kitaōji Rosanjin (1883-1959) came to ceramics as a gourmand; dissatisfied with the tableware options for presenting elegant cuisine, Rosanjin set about creating them himself for his exclusive eating club in Tokyo. Not wanting to imitate past traditional forms and glazes, he instead ‘remixed’ the elements in surprising ways that were defiantly unconventional and characteristically ‘Rosanjin’.

“Of all the postwar reconfigurations of the ‘taste’ of classic prototypes, Rosanjin’s seems most literally based on a desire to treat clay like food. His vessels appear tender, delicious, tempting the viewer to take a bite.” --Louise Cort, Curator Emerita, Freer | Sackler, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC in Isamu Noguchi and Modern Japanese Ceramics: A Close Embrace of the Earth (2003), p.130.

Rosanjin’s appetite led him to other artists for support and inspiration, and each left a profound impact on the other’s art. All of these men rediscovered ancient techniques while simultaneously bringing forward a uniquely modern sensibility that paved the way for Japanese ceramics today. Koyama Fujio (1900-1975) was an established expert in ancient ceramics who traveled to Kyoto to work with Rosanjin, who had inspired him to become a potter.

Working side by side with Rosanjin, Arakawa Toyozō (1894-1985) through his discoveries of ancient sherds, committed himself to the reinvention of Shino ware, eventually becoming a Living National Treasure (LNT). Kaneshige Tōyō (1896-1967) was in his forties when he turned to the clay of Bizen, the mastery of which led to his LNT designation. He met these other artists in the Karahinekai discussion group formed in 1942 by Kawakita Handeishi (1878-1963), a banker, patron of the arts, and eventual potter. Fujiwara Kei (1899-1983) learned Bizen techniques from Kaneshige and followed his teacher as the second LNT for Bizen ware. Katō Tokurō (1898-1985) was adept in a vast range of styles and most closely rivaled Rosanjin's forceful artistry and experimental approach; he was the first to be designated a LNT for Oribe, ahead of Rosanjin, in 1952. Interestingly, for a multiplicity of reasons, Rosanjin himself resolutely declined the newly conceived LNT honor twice.

Tradition Redefined places Rosanjin’s oeuvre in dialogue with works by mid-century ceramic masters, some of whom were indispensable to the advancement of Rosanjin’s outsized reputation. All of these featured artists were brilliant technicians whose mastery of the medium positioned Japanese clay art to become the most diversified and inventive in the world today.

Joan B Mirviss LTD is the leading US dealer in the field of Japanese fine ceramics. From her New York gallery on Madison Avenue, Joan Mirviss exclusively represents the top modern Japanese clay artists. This exhibition was organized in collaboration with Shibuya Kurodatoen Co., LTD, the foremost modern ceramic dealer in Japan. The Mirviss gallery is open by appointment only, Monday through Friday from 11 am to 6 pm.










Today's News

February 26, 2021

Charm and negligence behind network of master forgeries

Colonial Williamsburg, William & Mary identify structure of 18th-century school

Sotheby's to offer $150 million art collection of legendary Texan & visionary philanthropist Mrs. John L. Marion

Yale University Art Gallery receives major gift from Friday Foundation

Exhibition at Joan B Mirviss LTD places Kitaōji Rosanjin's oeuvre in dialogue with works by mid-century masters

New Orleans Museum of Art announces extraordinary gift of photographs from Cherye and James Pierce

Bonhams to offer major Picasso portrait at New York Impressionist & Modern Art sale

The Magnum Gallery exhibits photographs of Morocco taken by Harry Gruyaert

The outsized influence of teen T. Rex and other young dinosaurs

The Frick savors the opulence of emptiness

Exceptional 20th century art collection donated to the Seattle Art Museum

Beeple brings crypto to Christie's

Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art Online Sale series now open for bidding

J. Garrett Auctioneers to offer the Loyd-Paxton Collection

Artist Tim Kent joins Hollis Taggart Gallery

Florence Birdwell, singing teacher to Broadway stars, dies at 96

The birth of 'Rent,' its creator's death and the 25 years since

50 years later, Gamble and Huff's Philly sound stirs the soul

Sotheby's to offer unique Cognac bottled in celebration of Shawn "JAY-Z" Carter's 50th birthday

Nye & Company announces highlights included in the Estate Treasures auction

Pirelli HangarBicocca opens first major solo exhibition devoted to Neïl Beloufa in an Italian institution

sepiaEYE opens a solo online exhibition of works by Qiana Mestrich

UK artist hopes world's largest art canvas sparks humanitarian movement

Pax Romana's March 7 auction explores Chinese decorative art for interiors

Ways to Transform Your Living Space

Signs of Dyslexia

YouTube Downloader for YouTube to mp3

Museums Embrace Art Therapy Techniques for Unsettled Times




Museums, Exhibits, Artists, Milestones, Digital Art, Architecture, Photography,
Photographers, Special Photos, Special Reports, Featured Stories, Auctions, Art Fairs,
Anecdotes, Art Quiz, Education, Mythology, 3D Images, Last Week, .

 



Founder:
Ignacio Villarreal
(1941 - 2019)
Editor & Publisher: Jose Villarreal
Art Director: Juan José Sepúlveda Ramírez
Writer: Ofelia Zurbia Betancourt

Attorneys
Truck Accident Attorneys
Accident Attorneys
Houston Dentist
Abogado de accidentes
สล็อต
สล็อตเว็บตรง
Motorcycle Accident Lawyer

Royalville Communications, Inc
produces:

ignaciovillarreal.org juncodelavega.com facundocabral-elfinal.org
Founder's Site. Hommage
to a Mexican poet.
Hommage
       

The First Art Newspaper on the Net. The Best Versions Of Ave Maria Song Junco de la Vega Site Ignacio Villarreal Site Parroquia Natividad del Señor
Tell a Friend
Dear User, please complete the form below in order to recommend the Artdaily newsletter to someone you know.
Please complete all fields marked *.
Sending Mail
Sending Successful