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MIKADO2: Do You Know Me?
5 Dec 2024 - 19 Feb 2025 SOKYO ANNEX Press Preview: Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 11AM - 1PM Dates: Thursday, December 5, 2024 - Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Venue: Sokyo Annex Exhibiting artists: Shuhei Yamada, Kazuma Koike, Keisuke Jinba (MIKADO2) Sokyo Annex is pleased to present the exhibition 'MIKADO2 Do You Know Me?'. This exhibition is... Read more -
Women on Fire
23 Jan - 26 Feb 2025 SOKYO Dates : Thursday, January 23, 2025 - Saturday, February 22 Venue: Sokyo Exhibiting Artists : Aico Tsumori, Annette Messager, Chiharu Shiota, Kimiyo Mishima, Kristen Morgin, Mei Mei, Myriam Mechita, Pae White, Sylvie Auvray, Toko Shinoda. (Alphabetical order) Additionally, this exhibition supports the activities of EJAAD, a non-profit organization that advocates... Read more
Past
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Sylvie Auvray + Yoichi Umetsu: 'Sylvie & Umetsu. La maison hantée ?'
19 Sep - 13 Nov 2024 SOKYO, SOKYO ANNEX Press Preview: Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 11AM - 2PM Dates: Thursday, September 19 - Wednesday, November 13, 2024 Venue: Sokyo, Sokyo Annex Kyoto, September 18, 2024 - Sokyo (Gion main gallery) and Sokyo Annex (Kawaramachi-Nijo) are delighted to present the two-person exhibition Sylvie & Umetsu. La maison hantée?... Read more -
Special Exhibition Moriyasu Kimura: The Spirit of Tenmoku - Radiance till the end of Time
13 Jul - 8 Aug 2024 SOKYO ANNEX Press Preview: Friday, July 12, 2024, 3 - 5PM Dates: Saturday, July 13, 2024 - Wednesday, August 7 Venue: Sokyo Annex 3F, SSS Building 375 Ichinofunairi-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-0924 Japan Kyoto, July 12, 2024 ー Sokyo Annex is pleased to present the Special Exhibition 'Moriyasu Kimura: The Spirit of Tenmoku... Read more -
CAT (Collaborative Art Team) | Kimiyo Mishima
Second Exhibition led by Children 25 Jun - 7 Aug 2024 SOKYO Press preview: Saturday, June 22, 2024, 4 - 6PM Dates: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 - Wednesday, August 7 Venue: Sokyo CAT is excited to announce its second exhibition of this project series led by children. Unfortunately, we were not able to work alongside Mishima, but with the help... Read more -
Hideyuki Hayashi: A Retrospective Exhibition
17 May - 15 Jun 2024 SOKYO Press Preview: Thursday, May 16, 2024, 11 AM 〜 2 PM Dates: Friday, May 17, 2024 〜 Saturday, June 15 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo (381-2 Motomachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan) is pleased to present ‘Hideyuki Hayashi: A Retrospective Exhibition’. This exhibition will feature Hayashi's representative works from the past to the... Read more -
Kazuma Koike : Paintings and Sculptures
16 May - 27 Jun 2024 SOKYO ANNEX VIP Preview: Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 11AM - 2PM Dates: Thursday, May 16 - Thursday, June 27 Venue: Sokyo Annex We are pleased to announce the solo exhibition of Kazuma Koike at Sokyo Annex. Read more -
Mishima Kimiyo: Solo Exhibition
15 Feb - 7 May 2024 SOKYO, SOKYO ANNEX VIP Preview: Wednesday, February 14, 2024, 11AM - 15PM Dates: Thursday, February 15, 2024 - Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Venue: Sokyo, Sokyo Annex ＊ Sokyo Gallery has extended the exhibition period until Tuesday, May 7. Sokyo Annex will end the exhibition on Wednesday, April 17 as planned initially. Kyoto... Read more -
Toru Ishii: Drifting
10 Feb - 11 Apr 2024 SOKYO ATSUMI Press Preview: Friday, February 9, 12 PM - 2 PM Dates: Saturday, February 10 - Thursday, April 11 Venue: SOKYO ATSUMI SOKYO ATSUMI is pleased to present DRIFTING, a solo exhibition by Toru Ishii, a Japanese artist active in Japan and abroad who transforms traditional Japanese techniques into contemporary art... Read more -
Hige- san
Yoichi Umetsu, Masumitsu Kanzaki Two Person Exhibition 13 Dec 2023 - 31 Jan 2024 SOKYO, SOKYO ANNEX Dates: Thursday, December 14, 2023 〜 Wednesday, January 31, 2024 Venue: Sokyo Gallery and Sokyo Annex At Sokyo Gallery, we will present a two-person exhibition “Hige-san,” featuring the artist Yoichi Umetsu and the traditional craftsman Masumitsu Kanzaki, who heads the Marumasu Seito kiln in Shigaraki. This show presents the work... Read more -
Mika Horie: Snow Melting Water
12 Dec 2023 - 1 Feb 2024 SOKYO ATSUMI Dates : Tuesday, December 12, 2023 - Wednesday, Febraury 1, 2024 Venue : SOKYO ATSUMI SOKYO ATSUMI is pleased to present Snow Melting Water, a solo exhibition of the photographer Mika Horie.This will be her first solo show at SOKYO ATSUMI, following one this past autumn at Sokyo Gallery (Gion). Read more -
Shuhei Yamada: MEDAMAYAKI
19 Sep - 23 Nov 2023 SOKYO ATSUMI Dates : Tuesday, September 19, 2023 - Thursday, November 16 Venue : SOKYO ATSUMI SOKYO ATSUMI (Tokyo) is pleased to present “Medamayaki” by Shuhei Yamada. Read more -
Mika Horie: Trees, Water, and Light
7 Sep - 1 Nov 2023 SOKYO Press Preview: Wednesday, Sep 6, 2023, 11 AM - 1 PM Dates: Thursday, September 7, 2023 - Wednesday, November 1 Sokyo Gallery (Kyoto) is pleased to present 'Trees, Water, and Light' by Mika Horie. Read more -
Shida Kuo Solo Exhibition
8 Jul - 17 Aug 2023 SOKYO ATSUMI Press Preview：Friday, July 7, 2023, 5PM - 8PM Dates: Saturday, July 8, 2023 - Thursday, August 17 Venue: SOKYO ATSUMI SOKYO ATSUMI(Tokyo) is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Shida Kuo. This will be the first solo exhibition at SOKYO ATSUMI, following two exhibitions at Kyoto’s Sokyo Gallery... Read more -
Shozo Michikawa: TAZUTAZUSHI: Peering beyond tradition
13 May - 29 Jun 2023 SOKYO ATSUMI VIP Preview: Friday, May 12, 2023, 5PM - 7PM Dates: Saturday, May 13, 2023 - Thursday, June 29, 2023 Venue: SOKYO ATSUMI SOKYO ATSUMI (Tokyo) is pleased to present Shozo Michikawa's 'TAZUTAZUSHI: Peering beyond tradition.' This will be his first solo exhibition at SOKYO ATSUMI, following his solo... Read more -
Jennifer Lee: Ceramics and Drawings
10 May - 26 Jul 2023 SOKYO VIP Preview: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 4 PM 〜 6 PM Dates: Thursday, May 11 - Wednesday, August 30, 2023 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo Gallery is pleased to present 'Jennifer Lee: ceramics and drawings.' This will be her third solo exhibition at Sokyo Gallery, following shows in 2015 and 2018.... Read more -
Kimiyo Mishima Solo Show
Solo Exhibition 1 Feb - 26 Apr 2023 SOKYO VIP Preview: Wednesday, February 1, 2023, 11 AM - 6 PM Dates: Thursday, February 2 - Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Kimiyo Mishima. This follows her first solo exhibition at Sokyo Gallery in 2017. Since the 1960’s,... Read more -
Chie Aoki: Tranquil Bodies
28 Jan - 10 Mar 2023 SOKYO ATSUMI VIP Preview: Friday, January 27,2023, 13 PM - 19 PM Dates: Saturday, January 28, 2023 - Friday, March 10 Venue: SOKYO ATSUMI SOKYO ATSUMI (Tokyo) is pleased to present “Tranquil Bodies,” an exhibition by Chie Aoki. This will be Aoki's first solo exhibition at SOKYO ATSUMI. Read more -
CAT (Collaborative Art Team) | Yoichi Umetsu
Fantastic Art by Kids 15 Jan - 23 Feb 2023 SOKYO ANNEX Dates: Sunday, January 15, 2023 - Thursday, February 23. Venue: Sokyo Annex CAT (Collaborative Art Team) is a children's leadership and teamwork group that engages with the arts. Through discovery, collaboration, research, curation, writing and exhibition, children take the lead in exploring 'what is art' and 'what is collaboration.' Through... Read more -
Sylvie Auvray: Marguerites
"Marguerites" 3 Dec 2022 - 19 Jan 2023 SOKYO ATSUMI VIP Preview: Friday, December 2, 2022, 1 〜 7 PM Dates: Saturday, December 3, 2022 〜 Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023 Venue: SOKYO ATSUMI * Winter Holidays: Sunday, December 25, 〜 Thursday, January 5, 2023 SOKYO ATSUMI(Tokyo) is pleased to present 'Marguerites,' a solo exhibition by Paris-based artist Sylvie Auvray.... Read more -
Toru Ishii, Kazuma Koike: Koishi-kei
"KOISHI-KEI" 19 Nov - 21 Dec 2022 SOKYO VIP Preview: Saturday, November 19, 2022, 5 - 7PM Dates: Saturday, November 19, 2022 - Wednesday, December 21 Venue: SOKYO ATSUMI Sokyo (Kyoto) is pleased to present 'Koishi kei', a two-person exhibition by Kazuma Koike and Toru Ishii. Koike creates black ceramic sculptures on the... Read more -
Mei Mei: 「KAMI」
"KAMI" 13 Oct - 16 Nov 2022 SOKYO VIP Preview: Wednesday, October 12, 2022, 1 - 6PM Dates: Thursday, October 13, 2022 - Wednesday, November 16 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo (Kyoto) is pleased to present Mei Mei’s first solo exhibition in Japan. Marta Corada was born in Spain in 1984 and is currently based in London. She began... Read more -
Yuichiro Kikuma: Traces of Summer
"Traces of the Summer" 6 Oct - 5 Nov 2022 SOKYO ANNEX Dates: Thursday, October 6, 2022 - Wednesday, November 2 Venue: Sokyo Annex Sokyo Annex (Kyoto) is pleased present Yuichiro Kikuma’s solo exhibition, “Traces of the Summer,” which is his first solo exhibition at Sokyo. Kikuma is a London-based artist who has been expressing incidental events that happen in daily life... Read more -
Minato Mari: Biwa Lake's Horizons, Dialogue with the Earth
"Biwa Lake’ s Horizons, Dialogue with the Earth" 23 Sep - 19 Nov 2022 SOKYO ATSUMI VIP Preview: Thursday, September 22, 2022 Dates: Friday, September 23, 2022 - Friday, October 28 Venue: SOKYO ATSUMI SOKYO ATSUMI is pleased to present Mari MINATO's solo exhibition “Biwa Lake’s Horizons, Dialogue with the Earth.” The show 's central and biggest work is “Biwa Lake’sHorizons”, the 31-ceramic tile piece created... Read more -
Yukiko Sugano: Petting, Cuddling, Holding a Leash
7 Sep - 5 Oct 2022 SOKYO VIP Preview: Tuesday, September 9, 2022 Dates: Wednesday, September 8, 2022 - Wednesday, October 5 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo Gallery is pleased to present Yukiko Sugano’s solo exhibition “Petting, Cuddling, Holding a Leash.” Sugano, based in Hyogo Prefecture, poetically expresses narrative works using ultra-fine transparent glass lines. Recently she has been... Read more -
Kunihiro Akinaga: Presence/ Absence
4 - 31 Aug 2022 SOKYO VIP Preview: Wednesday, August 8, 2022 Dates: Thursday, August 4, 2022 - Wednesday, August 31 Venue: Sokyo ※ Gallery will be closed from August 14 - 22 for Summer Break. Sokyo Gallery is pleased to present Kunihiro Akinaga’s solo exhibition “Presence/Absence.” This will be his first solo show at our... Read more -
Mayu Kunihisa: 「THE BUTTERFLY DREAM」
"THE BUTTERFLY DREAM" 18 Jun - 27 Jul 2022 SOKYO ATSUMI VIP Preview: Thursday, June 16, 2022 Dates: Saturday, June 18, 2022 - Wednesday, July 27 Venue: Sokyo Atsumi Sokyo Atsumi is pleased to announce a new exhibition by Mayu Kunihisa, titled 'THE BUTTERFLY DREAM.' This show is a continuation of works shown this spring at 'THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT,' Sokyo... Read more -
Joe Isanako: Amulet
14 May - 11 Jun 2022 SOKYO VIP Preview: Friday, May 13, 2022 Dates: Saturday, May 14, 2022 - Saturday, June 11 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo Gallery (Kyoto) is pleased to present Joe Isanako’s solo exhibition, Amulet. Isanako's works are created through experimental and sincere communication with materials such as clay and glaze. Her works have been... Read more -
Kristen Morgin: 21st Century Works 2001-2019
13 Apr - 4 Jul 2022 SOKYO, SOKYO ANNEX VIP Preview: Wednesday, June 22, 2022 Dates: Thursday, June 23, 2022 - Wednesday, July 27 Venue: Sokyo, Sokyo Annex Sokyo Gallery, and Sokyo Annex (Kyoto) are pleased to present “Kristen Morgin: 21st Century Works 2001- 2019.” Following her successful solo exhibition at SOKYO ATSUMI in Tokyo in this spring, Kristen... Read more -
Song Kwang Ik: Paper Things
13 Apr - 7 May 2022 SOKYO VIP Preview: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 Dates: Wednesday, April 13, 2022 - Saturday, May 7 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo (Kyoto) is pleased to present 'Song Kwang-Ik: Paper Things'. Song is a painter who sublimates hanji (traditional Korean paper) into figurative works with his delicate and skillful technique. His innovative approach challenges... Read more -
Mayu Kunihisa: BUTTERFLY EFFECT
19 Mar - 22 Apr 2022 SOKYO ANNEX VIP Preview: Friday, March 18, 2022 Dates: Saturday, March 19, 2022 - Saturday, April 23 Venue: Sokyo Annex Sokyo Annex (Kyoto) is pleased to present 'BUTTERFLY EFFECT' by Mayu Kunihisa. In the group exhibition 'Woman and Lines' held at the same venue in December 2020, she showed... Read more -
Kim Jai Kwan: Post Relationship
5 Mar - 2 Apr 2022 SOKYO VIP Preview: Friday, March 4, 2022 Dates: Saturday, March 5, 2022 - Saturday, April 2 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo Gallery (Kyoto, Japan) is proud to present Kim Jai Kwan: Post Relationship. A common feature of Kim Jai Kwanʼs works is the relationship between geometric lines and colors. This exhibition,... Read more -
Eric Serritella: Shared Spaces
8 Jan - 26 Feb 2022 SOKYO Press Preview: Friday, January 7, 2022 Dates: Saturday, January 8, 2022 - Saturday, February 26. Venue: Sokyo Sokyo Gallery (Kyoto) is pleased to present the exhibition'Eric Serritella: Shared Spaces'. Serritella's trompe l'oeil ceramic works fascinate the viewer both by the nature of the material and by the message... Read more -
John Mason
15 Dec 2021 - 5 Feb 2022 SOKYO ATSUMI Dates: Sunday, December 5, 2021 - Saturday, February 5, 2022 Venue: SOKYO ATSUMI SOKYO ATSUMI is proud to present a solo exhibition by John Mason. This is his second solo exhibition in Japan, following his first exhibition John Mason: A SURVEY at Sokyo Gallery (Kyoto) in 2017. Read more -
Kazunori Hamana and Yoichi Umetsu: A Room with Six Floating Pots and Message Bottles
4 Dec 2021 - 19 Feb 2022 SOKYO ANNEX Dates: Saturday, December 4, 2021 - Saturday, February 19, 2022 Venue: Sokyo Annex Sokyo Gallery is proud to present A Room with Six Floating Pots and Message Bottles, a collaborative exhibition by Kazunori Hamana and Yoichi Umetsu. There is little evident overlap in the works of Hamana and Umetsu. Rather,... Read more -
Jonathan Hammer: Operation Octopus
20 Oct - 27 Nov 2021 SOKYO ATSUMI Dates: Wednesday, October 20 - Saturday, December 4, 2021 Venue: SOKYO ATSUMI SOKYO ATSUMI is pleased to present two simultaneous exhibitions by artist Jonathan Hammer: a solo exhibition titled “OPERATION OCTOPUS,” as well as Marukawa Collection exhibition by the same artist, titled “SCROLL AND TENTACLE” from October 19 to November... Read more -
Daisuke Iguchi Shuto - Deepening -
18 Sep - 30 Oct 2021 SOKYO Press Preview: Friday, September 17 Dates; Saturday, September 18, 2021 - Saturday, October 30 Venue; Sokyo Sokyo Gallery is pleased to present “Daisuke Iguchi: Shuto -Deepening-”. Iguchi is inspired by the indescribable power of ancient sculptures and the beauty of things that corrode with the passing of time, thereby evoking... Read more -
Marukawa Collection | Jonathan Hammer: SCROLL AND TENTACLE
30 Jul - 11 Sep 2021 SOKYO ANNEX Dates: Friday, July 30 - Saturday, September 11, 2021 Venue: Sokyo Annex Supported by Marukawa Cooperation From July 30 to September 11, 2021, Sokyo Gallery and Sokyo Annex are pleased to present Jonathan Hammer’s solo exhibition: OPERATION OCTOPUS and Marukawa Collection: SCROLL AND TENTACLE at the same time. Read more -
Kimiyo Mishima Solo Exhibition 1950s - 2021
15 Jul - 9 Oct 2021 SOKYO ATSUMI Dates: Thursday, July 15, 2021 - Saturday, October 9. Venue: SOKYO ATSUMI We are thrilled to announce the opening of a temporary “pop-up” exhibition space, SOKYO ATSUMI, located in TERRADA ART COMPLEX II in Shinagawa, Tokyo. The opening of SOKYO ATSUMI follows closely after the opening of Sokyo Annex,... Read more -
Sylvie Auvray : Beasts and Brooms
12 Jun - 17 Jul 2021 SOKYO Press Preview: Friday, June 11, 2021 Dates: Saturday, June 12, 2021 - Saturday, July 17. Venue: Sokyo Sokyo Gallery is pleased to present Beasts and Brooms, Sylvie Auvray’s first solo exhibition in Japan. A total of 38 new ceramics and drawings will be on display. Read more -
Kentaro Kawabata: Knee Bridge
8 - 29 May 2021 SOKYO, SOKYO ANNEX Press Preview: Friday, May 7, 2021 Dates: Saturday, May 8, 2021 - Saturday, May 29. Venue: Sokyo, Sokyo Annex (Dates: Friday, April 16, 2021 - Saturday, May 1) Sokyo Gallery is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of Kentaro Kawabata, “Knee Bridge”, which runs from Saturday, May... Read more -
Group Exhibition 'White'
8 Mar - 10 Jul 2021 SOKYO ANNEX Press Preview: Friday, May 7, 2021 Dates: Saturday, May 8, 2022 – Saturday, July 10 Venue: Sokyo Annex Since ancient times, the color white has held special meaning to the Japanese: a sacred color for confronting the gods, openly, without falsity. The origins of this belief harken to the ancient... Read more -
Yoichi Umetsu: Heisei Mood
5 - 27 Mar 2021 SOKYO Dates: Friday, March 5, 2021 - Saturday, March 27 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo Gallery is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of Yoichi Umetsu, “Heisei Mood,” from Friday, March 5 to Saturday, March 27, 2021. Following his group exhibition Kazuhito Kawai/ Yoichi Umetsu: “SHOW ME” [TUCHIKURE] with “LOOP FEELING”,... Read more -
Miki Komatsu: The Coloring Outlines
5 - 27 Mar 2021 SOKYO ANNEX Dates: Friday, March 5, 2021 - Saturday, March 27 Venue: Sokyo Annex Sokyo Annex is pleased to present ‘Miki Komatsu: The Coloring Outlines’. This is Komatsu's first solo exhibition and will include 17 new works. Currently enrolled in a master's course at Tokyo University of the Arts, Komatsu has... Read more -
Kimiyo Mishima
7 Jan - 27 Feb 2021 SOKYO ANNEX Dates: Wednesday, January 27, 2021 - Saturday, February 27. Venue: Sokyo Annex To mark her special inclusion in the 4th Collection Gallery Exhibition 2020 at The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Sokyo Annex is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of Mishima Kimiyo, spanning her two-dimensional pieces of the... Read more -
Women and Lines
3 Dec 2020 - 13 Jan 2021 SOKYO ANNEX Dates: Thursday, 3 December, 2020 ‒ Wednesday, 13 January, 2021 Venue: Sokyo Annex Participating Artists: Gaku Azuma, Toru Ishii, Mayu Kunihisa Sokyo Gallery is very glad to present a group exhibition, Women and Lines at Sokyo Annex. This exhibition will focus on 'women' and 'lines', and two-dimensional works by Gaku... Read more -
Osamu Kojima: Distortion
3 Dec 2020 - 13 Jan 2021 SOKYO Dates: Thursday, December 3, 2020 - Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo Gallery is pleased to announce a solo exhibition, “Distortion” by Osamu Kojima who is known globally in countries such as the United States and Taiwan. Read more -
Harumi Nakashima: A survey of the last 50 years
2 Oct - 21 Nov 2020 SOKYO, SOKYO ANNEX Dates: Friday, 2 October - Saturday, 21 November, 2020 Venue: Sokyo, Sokyo Annex Online Conference: Thursday, 12 November, 2020 7:00PM JST via Zoom Lecturers: Nakashima Harumi, Artist, Gifu, Japan. Bai Ming, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor and Head of Ceramic Art Department, Academy of Fine Arts, Tsinghua University; Director of... Read more -
Female Artist 4 Person Show
28 Aug - 16 Sep 2020 SOKYO ANNEX Dates: Friday, 28 August - Wednesday, 16 September, 2020 Venue: Sokyo Annex Participating Artists: Yukiko Sugano, Yoko Tanaka, Tomomi Hoonoki, Marina Yonetsu Read more -
Toshiya Masuda: Memory Scoop
21 Aug - 26 Sep 2020 SOKYO Dates: Friday, August 21 - Saturday, September 26, 2020 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo is pleased to announce Toshiya Masuda's solo exhibition “Memory Scoop”. Masuda is known for his works that look like plastic dots from video games. Also known as a digital ceramic artist, his pop artworks have attracted attention from... Read more -
Temperature of Color
6 - 27 Jun 2020 SOKYO ANNEX Dates: Saturday, June 6 - Saturday, June 27, 2020 Venue: Sokyo Annex Participating artists: Jun Kaneko, Tetsuo Kusama, Toru Kurokawa, Mio Kosaka, John Mason, Fausto Salvi, Anna Sew Hoy, Yuri Takemura, Matt Wedel, Sokyo is pleased to present a group exhibition, 'Temperature of Color'. Following to the Breeze -Art Journey,... Read more -
Tomomi Tanaka: Integrated Form
14 - 28 Mar 2020 SOKYO Dates: Saturday, March 14 - Saturday, March 28, 2020 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo is pleased to present the solo exhibition of Tomomi Tanaka: Integrated Form. This will be her first exhibition with us and 11 ceramic new works will be on display. Read more -
Kazuhito Kawai & Yoichi Umetsu: “SHOW ME” [TSUCHIKURE] with “LOOP FEELING”
15 Jan - 7 Mar 2020 SOKYO Press Preview: Saturday, February 15, 16:30 - 18:00pm Dates: Saturday, February 15 - Saturday, March 7 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo is pleased to announce the two-person exhibition, “SHOW ME” [TUCHIKURE] with “LOOP FEELING” by Kazuhito Kawai and Yoichi Umetsu. This exhibition was realized by Kawai's invitation to... Read more -
Satoru Hoshino: SANSUIKI – Between Body and Nature
11 Jan - 8 Feb 2020 SOKYO Press Preview: Saturday, January 11, 2020 16:30 - 18:00 pm Dates: Saturday, January 11 - Saturday, February 8, 2020 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo is pleased to announce Satoru Hoshino's solo exhibition 'SANSUIKI – Between Body and Nature'. Hoshino, a member of the avant-garde ceramics group, Sodeisha, has exhibited objects and installations... Read more -
Osamu Kojima: Cinnabar and Ultramarine
1 Nov - 21 Dec 2019 SOKYO Dates: Friday, November 1 - Saturday, December 21, 2019 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo Gallery is proud to present “Cinnabar and Ultramarine,” a solo exhibition by Osamu Kojima. Kojima is a ceramics artist active both in Japan and overseas, in countries such as the United States and Taiwan. This solo... Read more -
Expression of Metal : Koji Hatakeyama, Rusu Aki, Satoshi Mizushiro, Tsuyoshi Ueda
5 - 26 Oct 2019 SOKYO Dates: Saturday, October 5 - Saturday October 26, 2019 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo is pleased to announce the group exhibition of “Expression of Metal - Koji Hatakeyama, Rusu Aki, Satoshi Mizushiro, Tsuyoshi Ueda”. This exhibition will showcase artworks by the four artists whom have pursued their own expressions by using... Read more -
SARA FLYNN
7 Sep - 2 Oct 2019 SOKYO 会期：2019年9月7日 (土) - 10月2日 (水) 会場：艸居 この度、現代美術 艸居では「サラ・フリン」展を開催致します。サラ・フリンはアイルラン ド出身の陶芸家。2017 年の第 1 回ロエベ・クラフト・プライズにおいてファイナリストに選出 され、日本のメディアからも大きな注目を集めました。今展は日本国内での初個展となり、新作の磁器作品 22 点が展示予定です。また 9 月 28 日（土） にはアーティストトークおよび作家を囲んでの祝賀会を開催いたします。この機会に是非ご高 覧ください。 Read more -
Texture: Chikako Inaba, Nami Takahashi, Midori Uchida
13 - 27 Jul 2019 SOKYO Dates: Saturday, July 13 - Saturday, July 27, 2019 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo is pleased to present 'Texture: Chikako Inaba, Nami Takahashi, Midori Uchida'. This is the first group exhibition of three female ceramic artists, Chikako Inaba, Nami Takahashi, Midori Uchida. In this exhibition, each artist creates ceramics with their own... Read more -
MINGEI NOW
18 May - 6 Jul 2019 SOKYO Dates: Saturday, May 18 - Saturday, July 6, 2019 Venue: Sokyo Curated by Nicolas Trembley Exhibiting Artists: Asakura, Mitsuko/ Dan Coopey/ Fukasawa, Naoto/ Hamada, Shoji/ Hamana, Kazunnori/ Kakurezaki, Ryuichi/ Kawai, Kanjiro/ Kinjo, Jiro/ Komai, Masato/ Bernard Leach/ Lee, Ufan/ Matthew Lutz-Kinoy/ Matsui, Toshio/ Jasper Morrison/ Munakata, Shiko/ Isamu Noguchi/... Read more -
BUN
13 Apr - 11 May 2019 SOKYO Dates: Saturday, April 13 - Saturday, May 11, 2019 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition BUN, a group show exploring the potent symbolism and imagery of the bunny rabbit. Participating artists: Adam Fuss, Roger Ballen, Jonathan Hammer, Klara Kristalova, Kanjiro Kawai, Carol, McNicole, Myriam Mechita, Vik... Read more -
Shozo Michikawa: 40th Anniversary Exhibition
2 - 30 Mar 2019 SOKYO Dates: Saturday, March 2 - Saturday, March 30, 2019 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition of Shozo Michikawa. This exhibition, which has toured London, Paris, Frankfurt, Milan and the Philippines is a celebration of the 40th anniversary of his ceramic works, and will conclude here in... Read more -
Toru Kurokawa: String Theory
2 - 27 Feb 2019 SOKYO, SOKYO ANNEX Dates: Saturday, February 2 – Wednesday, February 27, 2019 Venue: Sokyo Gallery (Ceramic Works), Sokyo Annex (Metal Works) Sokyo Gallery is pleased to present Toru Kurokawa’s solo show, String Theory . This is our third solo show for Kurokawa, following his 2015 solo show, Kawarake and his 2017 show, The... Read more -
Jennifer Lee
3 Nov - 28 Dec 2018 SOKYO Dates: Saturday, November 3 – Saturday, December 8, 2018 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo is delighted to announce a solo exhibition by Jennifer Lee at our main gallery on the Furumonzen Street from 3rd November to 8th December, 2018. In May this year Lee won the prestigious LOEWE Craft Prize, 2018 and... Read more -
TONY MARSH
6 - 27 Oct 2018 SOKYO 会期：2018年 10月 6日 (土 ) - 10月 27日 (土 ) 会場：艸居 Read more -
Collection Gallery – French Contemporary Arts and Crafts Exhibition –
2 - 27 Oct 2018 SOKYO ANNEX Tuesday- Saturday, 2- 27 October, 2018, NUIT BLANCHE 2018: Friday, October 5, 11:00 - 22:00 Venue: Sokyo Annex Exhibiting Artists: Elsa Alayse, Jean François Fouilhoux, Cécile Geiger, Martine Hardy, Jérôme Hirson, Coralie Laverdet, Sophie Lavaux, Frédéric Mulatier, Desislava Stoilova In Collaboration with Collection Gallery (Ateliers d'Art de France) Sponsored by... Read more -
Chie Aoki – A Body in Solitude
8 - 29 Sep 2018 SOKYO Dates: Saturday, September 8 - Saturday, September 29, 2018 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo is pleased to present the first solo exhibition for Chie Aoki 'A Body in Solitude'. Read more -
Machiko Hashimoto: Blue. Cycle of life
3 - 31 Aug 2018 SOKYO Dates: Friday, August 3 - Friday, August 31, 2018 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo is pleased to present the solo exhibition 'Machiko Hashimoto: Blue. Cycle of Life'. This exhibition, which marks her second solo show at the gallery, will present works that expresses the changes Hashimoto has experienced through the significant life... Read more -
Lee Ufan : Fragments and Ruins
10 - 28 Jul 2018 SOKYO Dates: Wednesday, July 10 - Saturday, July 28, 2018 Venue: Sokyo Read more -
TETSUO KUSAMA
2 Jun - 30 Dec 2018 SOKYO Dates: Saturday, June 2 - Saturday, June 30, 2018 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo is please to present the solo exhibition of Tetsuo Kusama. Read more -
Yoon Heechang: Sand River – Kamogawa River, Kyoto
12 May - 9 Jun 2018 SOKYO, SOKYO ANNEX Venue 1: Sokyo Annex (＊Main exhibition venue; new collection on display) Dates: Saturday, May 12 – Saturday, June 9 ,2018 Opening Reception: Saturday, May 12, 2018 4 - 6PM Gallery Talk Event : Sand River Work Date: Sunday, May 27, 2018 2 - 4PM (*Admission until 30 minutes before the... Read more -
TORU ISHII: METROPOLITAN MOMENT
7 Apr - 5 May 2018 SOKYO Dates: Saturday, April 7 – Saturday, May 5, 2018 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo Gallery is delighted to announce TORU ISHII: METOROPOLITAN MOMENT the first solo exhibition in Kyoto, showcasing the works on the theme of the modern society. There will be forty new work by Ishii who is considered as Heisei... Read more -
Fausto Salvi & Toshio Matsui : TEA FOR TWO
3 - 31 Mar 2018 SOKYO Dates: Saturday, March 3 - Saturday, March 31, 2018 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo is pleased to present the two-person exhibition 'Fausto Salvi & Toshio Matsui :TEA FOR TWO'. Read more -
Mio Takatsu & Mio Yamaguchi
3 - 24 Feb 2018 SOKYO Dates: Saturday, February 3 - Saturday February 24 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo is pleased to present the two-person exhibition by Mio Takatsu and Mio Yamaguchi. This exhibition will feature work by these two artists who have challenge traditional boundaries in their sculptural expressions. Read more -
Tetsuya Ishiyama : ICON
12 - 27 Jan 2018 SOKYO 会期：2018年1月12日(金) - 1月27日(土) 会場：艸居 現代美術艸居では石山哲也個展「アイコン」を開催致します。石山はこれまで、信楽 を拠点に、中国の景徳鎮、台湾、香港、インドなどで、象嵌、金銀彩、ガラスを水面に 見立てた水面晶シリーズなど、高い陶芸技術を駆使したユニークな作品を制作、発表し てきました。 Read more -
Kino Satoshi and Nara Yuki : New Porcelain
3 - 25 Nov 2017 SOKYO Dates: Friday, November 3 - Saturday, November 25, 2017 Venue: Sokyo Talk event: Saturday, November 18, 2017 14:00PM - 15:30PM Speakers: Yoshihiro Nakatani (Curator, Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art), Satoshi Kino (Artist), Yuki Nara (Artist) Read more -
Aya Mori × Saki Kawaura
7 - 28 Oct 2017 SOKYO Dates: Saturday, 7 - Saturday, 28 October, 2017 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo is pleased to present 'Ayano Mori & Saki Kawaura: A Two-Person Exhibition'. This is the first two-person exhibition of Mori and Kawaura, who both create ceramic sculptures and carvings in Aichi Prefecture. Both artists will be presenting new works... Read more -
Yuma Takahashi × Keita Matsunaga
9 - 30 Sep 2017 SOKYO Dates: Saturday, September 9 - Saturday, September 30, 2017 Venue: Sokyo Read more -
JOHN MASON: A SURVEY
7 Jul - 26 Aug 2017 SOKYO Dates: Friday, July 7 - Saturday, August 26, 2017 Venue: Sokyo Opening Day Talk: Friday, July 7 4:00 - 4:30PM John Mason 4:30 - 5:30PM Masahiro Hamashita, Honorary Professor Kobe Colledge Challenge and Provocation to Aesthetics Opening Reception: Friday, July 7, 5:30 - 6:00PM Discussion Talk: Saturday, July 15, 2:00... Read more -
Shida Kuo
3 Jun - 1 Jul 2017 SOKYO 会期：2017年6月3日（土）- 7月1日（土） 会場：艸居 Read more -
三島喜美代
2 - 28 May 2017 SOKYO Dates: Tuesday, May 2 – Sunday, May 28, 2017 Venue: Sokyo Talk Event: Kimiyo Mishima × Yuji Akimoto May 13th (Sat) 14:00 - 13:30pm Read more -
Group Exhibition : Expressions in Clay, New Vista from the post-war Era
1 - 29 Apr 2017 SOKYO Press Preview: Friday, April 1 , 2017 16:00–18:00PM Dates: Saturday, April 1 - Saturday, April 29, 2017 Venue: Sokyo Talk Session: April 1 (Saturday), 14:00–15:30PM Speakers: Kozo Shioe (Director, Kyoto City Museum of Art) Kazuko Sotodate (Art Critic) × Yasuo Hayashi (Author) Sokyo is pleased to present the group... Read more -
Tomoko Konno : Spring Up :)
3 - 25 Mar 2017 SOKYO Dates: Friday, March 3, 2017 - Saturday, March 25 Venue: Sokyo Sokyo is pleased to present the solo exhibition of 'Tomoko Konno : Spring Up :) '. This exhibition will focus on 'ceramic paintings', and will feature a total of 12 new works, including three-dimensional pieces. Read more
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