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    Ceramics: Art and Perception

    Two views: Japanese Kōgei

    Aug 01, 2017 3 minutes
    Written by Janet Koplos

    t is k?gei? The term k?gei was established toward the end of the Meiji period (1868– 1912) to describe the historically traditional artisan crafts of Japan and became a means of cultural export. In Japanese K?gei |Future Forward, 12 Japanese artists resist this convention by proposing personal, topical and global messages. Each artist in the exhibition shows exquisite craft, innovations in uses of materials, processes and forms, and attention to a range of

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