Kogei (craft) and design are divided in two distinct categories regardless of that fact that both are monozukuri (the making of things) and, in this sense, the same. We need not look close, however, to see works/products describable as "design-like Kogei" and "Kogei-like design" in the interval between them.
This exhibition will show clearly the ambiguous boundary between Kogei and design by seeing them freshly from the perspectives "Process and Material," "Hand and Machine," "Form," and "Sabi (Change over the Years)." While so doing, it will also consider possibilities on the horizon for Kogei and design, both of which are diversifying with the development of advanced technology.
A series introducing rising young artists in a solo exhibition format."Aperto" is Italian for "open."
This exhibition of works by eight artists employs the word "diary" with its multiple associations as a foothold for viewing and understanding those works. When memory of past actions and experiences receives formal expression in an artwork, what kind of "diary" can we discover in it?
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa possesses in its collection some 3,000 artworks and materials by AWAZU Kiyoshi. "Makurihirogeru (EXPOSE)" is a series of exhibitions launched in 2014 to exhibit the Awazu collection from varying perspectives.
Our third exhibition takes the theme, "architecture." As a participant in the avant-garde architectural movement "Metabolism" in the 1960s, Awazu collaborated with numerous architects in creating spatial designs. He also employed graphic design to visually communicate that architectural movement's principles.
Awazu's uniqueness lay in his ability to reinterpret and express Japanese tradition in modern design aimed at serving the masses. This exhibition divided in three sections ("Metabolism and EXPO '70," "Collaborations with Architects," and "Architecture Magazine Design") will show how Awazu's designs resonated with the Metabolist architectural movement and richly amplified its potential.