Exhibitions

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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: _... Read more

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  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 ... Read more

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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 Matsub... Read more

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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 ... Read more

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  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 __i_... Read more

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  Conversations in Tea

  The Modern Ritual Through Ippodo Artists 2020年2月6日 - 2月24日 Read more

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  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

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  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 co... Read more

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  Ethereal Clay

  Ceramic works by Shin Fujihira 2019年6月13日 - 7月21日 Read more

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  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 beautifu... Read more

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  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

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  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 __e... Read more

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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 i... Read more

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  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

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  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 __i_... Read more

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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 sympatheti... Read more

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  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 take... Read more

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  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

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  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. “ ... Read more

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  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 patter... Read more

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  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 o... Read more

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  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

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  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