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Craft Garden: Landscape of Japanese Art
2025年5月15日 - 6月28日 Exhibition opens Thursday, May 15, 2025 Ippodo Gallery is pleased to present Craft Garden: Landscape of Japanese Art featuring around twenty living artists who envision the philosophy of the Japanese ... Read more -
Light and Abundance: Gold in Japanese Art
2025年3月13日 - 4月17日 Exhibition opens Thursday, March 13, 2025 35 N Moore Street, TriBeCa New York, NY — GRAND OPENING Ippodo Gallery invites you to join our inaugural opening of the new downtown flagship gallery in... Read more -
Ikuro Yagi: Grand Nature
2024年10月10日 - 11月22日 Exhibition opens Thursday, October 10, 2024 Opening Reception with Yagi : October 10, 6–8 PM All visitors are welcome : Mon. to Sat. 11 AM to 6 PM Private viewing by appointment only. Read more -
Expanding Earth: New Works by Yukiya Izumita
2024年9月12日 - 10月3日 Exhibition opens Thursday, September 12, 2024 . Opening Reception with the Artist : September 12, 6 PM to 8 PM. All visitors are welcome : Mon.—Sat. 11 AM to 6 PM. Private viewing by appointment... Read more -
Laura de Santillana: Echoes of Her Gaze
Impressions of Tokyo and Kyoto in Glass 2024年5月15日 - 6月29日 Exhibition opens Wednesday, May 15, 2024 . Opening Reception : May 15, 6 PM to 8 PM. All visitors are welcome : Mon.—Sat. 11 AM to 6 PM. Private viewing by appointment only. Photo credits to Fab... Read more -
Massimo Micheluzzi, New Works
Featuring Works from Negozio Olivetti by Carlo Scarpa 2024年4月11日 - 5月2日 Exhibition opens April 11, 2024 . Opening Reception : April 11, 6 PM to 8 PM. All visitors are welcome : Mon.—Sat. 11 AM to 6 PM. Private viewing by appointment only. Negozio Olivetti in-situ im... Read more -
Cosmic Sound
Master Paintings by Ken Matsubara 2024年3月14日 - 4月4日 Exhibition opens March 14, 2024 coinciding with Asia Week 2024 . Opening Reception : March 14, 5 PM to 8 PM. All visitors are welcome : Thurs.—Sat. 11 AM to 6 PM. Gallery open by appointment onl... Read more -
Floating Vessels
Stoneware by Mitsukuni Misaki 2024年1月18日 - 2月15日 Exhibition opens January 18, 2024. Opening Reception: January 18, 6 PM to 8 PM. All visitors are welcome: Thurs.—Sat. 11 AM to 6 PM. Gallery open by appointment only: Mon.—Wed. 11 AM to 6 ... Read more -
Eternal Garden
Metalworks by Shota Suzuki 2023年12月14日 - 2024年1月13日 Shota Suzuki returns to Ippodo Gallery for his second solo exhibition in the United States. The Kyōto-based metalsmith fabricates scenes of plant life immortalized in a state of perpetual decay and re... Read more -
Masaaki Miyasako: Living Dreams
2023年10月26日 - 11月22日 Ippodo Gallery presents legendary painter Masaaki Miyasako for his premier solo exhibition in the United States from October 26 to November 22, 2023. He returns to his signature Nihonga painting mediu... Read more -
Iron Strokes
Forged Metalworks by Hajime and Yasuo Ishikura 2023年10月5日 - 10月21日 Ippodo Gallery presents an online exhibition, Iron Strokes: Forged Metalworks by Hajime and Yasuo Ishikura , featuring the legendary metalsmiths’ Japanese forged iron. The Ishikura brothers are ... Read more -
Skin & Body: Crazing Vessels by Kodai Ujiie
Crazing Vessels by Kodai Ujiie 2023年9月14日 - 10月4日 Exhibition opens September 14. Online Viewing will be live ahead of the exhibition opening on September 12, 2:00 PM. All artwork images will be uploaded at 2:00 PM. All visitors are welcome Thurs.&mda... Read more -
Magic of the Tea Bowl
Volume 3 2023年6月8日 - 7月31日 Magic of the Tea Bowl (Vol.3) June 2023 The Japanese tea ceremony was first established during the sixteenth century and has continued to flourish to the present day. Closely tied to Zen philosophy, i... Read more -
Panta Rhei: Everything Flows
Works by Five Artists on Japanese Washi Paper 2023年4月27日 - 5月27日 Ippodo Gallery presents selected washi artworks by five Japanese artists (KAKU, Mami Kato, Yasue Maetake, Ryuji Taira, Kaori Teraoka) working with traditional paper in diverse modes. Panta Rhei: Every... Read more -
Terumasa Ikeda: Iridescent Lacquer
2023年3月16日 - 4月20日 Ippodo Gallery New York illuminates a modern lacquer technique that disrupts preconceived notions of the raden (mother-of -pearl inlay) tradition. Terumasa Ikeda: Iridescent Lacquer —on display ... Read more -
Extreme Surfaces: Cutting Edge Kogei
Ippodo Gallery's Premiere at Design Miami 2022 + New Year Exhibition 2022年11月30日 - 2023年2月16日 Ippodo Galleryis a pioneering kogei -focused gallery based in Tokyo and New York. Our mission is to honor the living tradition of Japanese fine art in the contemporary world by cultivating craft- and ... Read more -
Susumu Shingu: Sculpting with Wind
2022年10月20日 - 12月29日 Ippodo Gallery is pleased to announce that it will host the first solo exhibition in New York city for renowned kinetic sculptor Susumu Shingu. The exhibition entitled Susumu Shingu: Sculpting with Wi... Read more -
Innovation in Form
Lacquerware by Jihei Murase 2022年9月8日 - 10月12日 The Work of Jihei Murase Representative of the country’s prestigious craftsmanship, urushi (“lacquer”) has become synonymous with “Japan.” Artist Jihei Murase stands at t... Read more -
On the Axis
Works by Kota Arinaga and Kiyoko Morioka 2022年7月21日 - 8月25日 Kota Arinaga is fascinated by archaeology and expresses the magnificent time axis of textiles through glass. As a Japanese person born at the tip of the Orient, how can he reconstruct the glass origin... Read more -
Magic of the Tea Bowl
Volume 2 2022年6月2日 - 7月7日 Magic of the Tea Bowl (Vol.2) April 2022 The Japanese tea ceremony was first established during the 16th century and has continued to flourish to the present day. Closely related to Zen philosophy, it... Read more -
Bring Forest Bathing to the Home
Chairs by Toshio Tokunaga 2022年4月21日 - 5月26日 Toshio Tokunaga’s expertise in furniture is uniquely attuned to the natural world. He delicately familiarizes with each rare tree’s individual spirit, allowing him to infuse each chair wit... Read more -
Chaos to the Cosmos: White Road between Two Rivers
Paintings by Ken Matsubara 2022年3月10日 - 4月14日 White Road The echo of the wind, the sound of water, a full moon floating in a mysterious blue sky, the cries of wild beasts that agitate the ripples of the lake…Ken Matsubara’s works pre... Read more -
Elegant Dedications: Selections of Female Artist works by Ippodo Gallery
2022年2月24日 - 3月9日 Girl’s Day is the Japanese celebration held annually on March 3rd to pray for the healthy growth of girls. In ancient societies, men went out to hunt while women made textiles and earthenware, t... Read more -
Layers of Time
Spatial Ceramic Works by Yukiya Izumita 2022年1月13日 - 2月17日 Precious Layers Shoko Aono What is it that Yukiya Izumita tries to create with clay? Through the lamination of numerous layers, resembling burnt newspaper, Izumita creates fantastic figures. Their tex... Read more -
Synthesis II
“Adore” Madonna and Fusuma Photography by Kenji Wakasugi 2021年12月3日 - 2022年1月7日 Wakasugi’s works are forever evolving and it is difficult to tell whether they are photographs or illusions. They present scenes that do not exist in reality but evoke nostalgia or depict a univ... Read more -
Massimo Micheluzzi
Master of Venetian Glass 2021年10月12日 - 11月19日 As I gaze at the glass mosaic of Massimo Micheluzzi, which has just arrived from Venice, I am overcome with a strange feeling of nostalgia. Among Micheluzzi's latest works, some are evocative of a tor... Read more -
Moonlit Night
A selection of crafts that celebrates this Otsukimi season 2021年9月2日 - 10月5日 The Moon and Japan The moon can be seen faintly against the blue sky as the sun goes down. The waxing and waning of the moon have long appealed to the sensibility of the people of Japan—a full m... Read more -
Kogei: The Art of Japanese craft
Summer Selections from Ippodo Gallery, New York 2021年8月5日 - 8月27日 The Japanese festival of Obon ( お盆) traces back to ancient Chinese and Buddhist rituals that honor one’s ancestors. It is believe that this time every year, the ancestor’s spirits come bac... Read more -
Magic of the Tea Bowl
A Survey of 11 Contemporary Ippodo Gallery Artists 2021年6月17日 - 7月28日 The Japanese tea ceremony was first established during the 16th century and has continued to flourish to the present day. Closely related to Zen philosophy, it has held a central place in Japanese art... Read more -
The Garden of Dreams
Porcelain Stories by Yuki Hayama 2021年4月30日 - 6月11日 A surface completely covered in flowers; Yuki Hayama’s Offering Bowl with Ten Thousand Flowers is like a radiant dream. The form of the offering bowl suggests a sense of openness and vulnerabili... Read more -
Painting Radiance
Light and Nature in the Art of Daisuke Nakano 2021年3月25日 - 4月23日 If There is a Heaven Daisuke Nakano creates paintings of light. I think, if heaven exists, it would resemble the landscapes of Nakano’s creation. Following Illuminating All Over the World, a pai... Read more -
Through Her Eyes
In Memory of Laura de Santillana 2020年10月21日 - 11月18日 An exhibition at Ippodo Gallery New York featuring artist Laura de Santillana's glass sculptures. Read more -
Ceramics on Lacquerware
Keiji Ito and Tohru Matsuzaki 2020年10月9日 - 10月18日 Ippodo Gallery Tokyo is holding “Ceramics on the Lacquerware”, a collaborative exhibition featuring Keiji Ito, ceramic artist, and Tohru Matsuzaki, wooden lacquerware artist. The two art... Read more -
Samsara 輪廻:
Sculptures by Sho Kishino 2020年9月10日 - 10月8日 The sound of footsteps, the rounded shoulders of a priest, the crowing of a gamecock, a mother’s gentle smile…these works possess not only sorrow, but also humor. Light and shadow coexist... Read more -
A Lotus in Bloom
The Beauty That Rises 2020年6月10日 - 7月10日 Lotus: Beauty that Rises from the Mud Growing out of muddy water, the lotus produces flowers that represent purity and clarity, resulting its use as a symbol of Buddha’s wisdom. Although most of... Read more -
The Breath of Clay
The Life of Koichiro Isezaki's Contemporary Bizen 2020年3月12日 - 4月16日 Time seems to pass slowly in this small village. Set among the greenery of the surrounding mountains, passing along a road lined with walls made of pottery shards, we come to a large mound of raw clay... Read more -
Conversations in Tea
The Modern Ritual Through Ippodo Artists 2020年2月6日 - 2月24日 Read more -
Scenes of Lightness
Works by Yukiya Izumita 2019年12月13日 - 2020年1月24日 Izumita begins his day standing on a beach in the northern Tōhoku region of Japan. He travels back and forth along the path that leads to his studio, carrying salt-rich clay and wishing that ‘th... Read more -
Kukai : Sun and Moon
Paintings by Ken Matsubara | Grand Opening Exhibition at 32 E 67th street gallery 2019年10月10日 - 11月22日 Benevolent Painting The Kuroshio Current that flows along Japan’s south-eastern coastline creates powerful eddies around the sunken rocks while the raging waves thunder against the coast, raisin... Read more -
Ethereal Clay
Ceramic works by Shin Fujihira 2019年6月13日 - 7月21日 Read more -
Laura de Santillana | Moon.
From Kyoto to New York 2019年4月19日 - 5月24日 In last autumn’s exhibition in Kyoto, Laura’s work was displayed together with kimonos and obi sashes in a traditional Japanese building, where it harmonized beautifully with the tatami ma... Read more -
Burst of Nature
Nihonga paintings by Daisuke Nakano 2019年3月7日 - 4月6日 Burst of Nature Shoko Aono A nandina plant with red berries struggles under the weight of the falling snow while a marten holds its breath, its eyes gazing in our direction. The sweet perfume of a mag... Read more -
Rinpa: Silver Waves
Lacquer works by Tohru Matsuzaki 2018年11月1日 - 11月21日 Matsuzaki's studio is set among the quiet mountains of Motegi town in Tochigi Prefecture, which is situated next to the village of Mashiko where the potter, Shoji Hamada, one of the leaders of the min... Read more -
Moon : Tsuki wo koso …
Kondaya Genbey x Laura de Santillana 2018年10月6日 - 10月8日 Moon : Tsuki wo koso… Genbey Yamaguchi, the tenth generation owner of the famous Kyoto obi specialist, Kondaya, is a rare breed of man. Kondaya has remained a leader in its field for 280 years,... Read more -
Between Forms
The Terracotta Cosmos by Mokichi Otsuka 2018年6月6日 - 6月28日 Endless Bonds Shoko Aono One day in late summer, I visited Mokichi Ōtsuka at his home in Yamanashi Prefecture. The evening cicadas called as a gentle breeze blew through the trees in the garden of his... Read more -
Oceans Formed
Glass Works by Midori Tsukada 2018年5月24日 - 6月21日 To the Forest, Wind and Ocean Depths Shoko Aono When I first saw works by Midori Tsukada, my immediate impressions were of the forest, the wind, and the sea. The refreshing scent of the new leaves exp... Read more -
Tea Bowls: Art of Five Senses
Contemporary Japanese Tea Ceremony Wares 2018年3月15日 - 4月7日 Expressing Gratitude for Ippodo Gallery’s First 10 Years Shoko Aono “It (Teaism) insulates purity and harmony, the mystery of mutual charity, the romanticism of the social order. It is ess... Read more -
Ripples & Blooms
Metal Works by Shota Suzuki 2017年12月7日 - 12月29日 Still Life: Creating a Moment for Eternity Shoko Aono When I was young, I ran through the fields, picking the wildflowers that grew close to the ground. I would return home, hands full of flowers, onl... Read more -
The Essence of Imperfection
Wabi Sabi at Ippodo Gallery 2017年10月26日 - 11月22日 Wabi Sabi Shoko Aono The call of the evening cicada that signals the approach of autumn, a lonely plain of eulalia grass, a moss-covered rock, a simple teahouse… The Japanese philosophy of wabi... Read more -
Earth From Sky
Stoneware Works By Mitsukuni Misaki 2017年9月7日 - 9月29日 Beginning to Breathe Shoko Aono Blue oceans, endless skies, billowing clouds — a boundless world with a horizon separating earth from sky. Misaki’s works create an impression of limitless ... Read more -
Bamboo Exposed
Mastery in Modernity of Hafu Matsumoto 2017年6月8日 - 7月30日 Bamboo Exposed Shoko Aono Bamboo has played an important role in Japanese culture since earliest times. Its elegant form, its straight, hollow, green stems reaching up into the skies, symbolize purity... Read more -
Surface Folds
Yukiya Izumita Clay Wares 2017年3月9日 - 4月7日 Unforseen Lines Shoko Aono Yukiya Izumita’s studio is situated in Noda Village, on the border between Iwate and Aomori prefectures, in Japan’s northernmost ceramic production area. Facing ... Read more -
Lacquer Forms : Modern Negoro
Lacquer Works by Jihei Murase 2016年10月13日 - 11月3日 The lacquerwork of Jihei Murase embodies the essence of formative art. It represents not merely the ‘beauty of functionality’ that settles comfortably into the hand, but is simultaneously ... Read more -
Beauty of Life
The Debut Exhibition of Ceramic Works by Yuki Hayama in collaboration with Joseph Carini Carpets 2016年9月9日 - 9月29日 Yuki Hayama— A Ceramic Paradise Shoko Aono Yuki Hayama is an exceptional artist whose ceramics resemble gleaming, finely polished gemstones. Those who see these works of ceramic art are drawn in... Read more -
Distillation
Paintings by Ken Matsubara 2016年5月12日 - 6月10日 “When the ability to express emotion was acquired, that is when man became human. I would like to get back to this starting point. If my paintings strike a sympathetic chord with, and awaken nos... Read more -
Synthesis
Japanese Fusuma Photography by Kenji Wakasugi 2016年3月10日 - 4月22日 Wakasugi combines views of nature he has photographed while traveling the remote regions of the world with fusuma , decorated sliding doors. These particular fusuma have been taken from a Japanese roo... Read more -
Japanese Kogei
by Five Ippodo Artists 2015年10月21日 - 11月28日 Kôgei art springs from detailed technique and genuine internal soul. In honor of our artists’ participation in the Japanese Kôgei Future Forward exhibition at the Museum of Arts and ... Read more -
Art of Lines | " Human, and We Live "
Calligraphy by Suikei Saito 2015年9月12日 - 10月3日 'My struggle has started when I was fascinated and astonished by the world of calligraphy, which is the 'art of lines', and its depth, and when I made up my mind to master it. “ Suikei Saito Sui... Read more -
Spiral
Ceramic works By Ken Akaji 2015年6月18日 - 7月3日 Spiral The shape of the Milky Way, of whirlwinds and whirlpools, snails and ivy tendrils—it is the form of the fundamental and mathematical energy of nature, and the pattern we, mankind, have us... Read more -
Hime | The Princess of Japan
Was I born to Play? Was I born to Frolic? (“Ryōjin Hishō” (1179) ) 2015年3月12日 - 3月30日 Was I born to Play? Was I born to Frolic? (“Ryōjin Hishō” 1179) Shoko Aono The samurai lived for victory in the battles that swept the country, creating the history of Japan in the process... Read more -
OKAMI | Wolf & The Elemental Spirits of Nature
Ceramic sculpture by Harumi Noguchi 2014年12月8日 - 12月27日 “There was a time when I was small that I was looked after by a cross between a Japanese wolf and a dog. Like foxes and deer, wolves are said to be messengers of the gods, while simultaneously t... Read more -
Sculpting ‘Emptiness’
Wood sculptures by Sho Kishino 2013年9月12日 - 10月3日 An Artist Who Sculpts ‘Emptiness’ Shoko Aono Shō Kishino’s sculptures depict the ‘emptiness’ that envelops them. Although they may take the form of a human figure, an ani... Read more
