Takuro Kuwata
in ‘Japanese Kōgei: Future Forward’, MAD New York
20 October 2016 – 7 February 2017
‘Japanese Kōgei: Future Forward’, 2016–17, exhibition view, Museum of Arts and Design, New York. Courtesy: Museum of Arts and Design, New York; photo: Jenna Bascom © Takuro Kuwata
Takuro Kuwata is included in ‘Japanese Kōgei: Future Forward’ at MAD New York. The group exhibition showcases the work of 12 established and emergent kōgei artists, and examines the changing role of this discipline within Japanese culture today.
Kōgei is a genre of traditional art that may be roughly translated as ‘artisan crafts’ – a means of highly skilled artistic expression, both in form and decoration, that is associated with specific regions and peoples in Japan. The subject is steeped in tradition and rooted in upholding conventional cultural ideals and aesthetics through the mastery of specialized techniques and materials.