Tuesday, May 3, 2011

News: CERAMIC EXHIBITION @ LONGHOUSE


Toshiko Takaezu from Private Collections:  The Memorial Exhibition 
gallery gen was invited to join the opening of this wonderful ceramic exhibition at Longhouse Reserve last weekend.  We hope you'll make a date in your calendar this Spring to visit Longhouse and pay respects to Toshiko Takaezu a truly remarkable artist and an inspiration to us all. (ends Saturday July 9th)



Takaezu's signature Cobalt-Blue Glaze (Grotta Collection)

Takaezu pot with a rugged texture. A very rare piece - Jack Larsen's Collection


Main exhibition hall.  Takaezu's monumental pieces are also found in the Gardens of Longhouse...

There will no doubt be many museum shows for Toshiko Takaezu to come,  but none will show her works in these magic settings.   It is like finding beautiful shells while strolling down the beach one fine afternoon. The installation was designed by Jack Larsen himself, using his collection of textiles as partitions and backdrops, and staged with antique Japanese straw-mats from Noriko Miyamoto Antiques.  The sense of the "ocean" working so harmoniously with Takaezu's work.
These piece in all glazes and sizes are the culmination of nine private collections including the Grotta collection.



Jack Larsen has marked and placed stones around each exhibit to honor the contributors.

Amazing Indigo fabric from Jack Larsen's collection


These Takaezu pieces are too good to be wasted in a white walled exhibit...


The opening reception also marked the Season Opening at Longhouse, with some 300 guests, including collectors, artists, designers and architects including David Ling and Richard Meier.  The resident gardener says there are close to a million Daffodils, and if you get a chance to go this weekend,  you will see the Korean Cherry Blossoms in its peak  (Wed & Sat 2-5pm).

The lotus lake 
The first few of the Korean Cherries coming out...


The Korean Cherries along side the Lotus Lake..

Longhouse is also looking for generous supporters to restore the monumental Fly’s Eye Dome by Buckminster Fuller (below) which they hope will stay as a permanent exhibit.  If you’re interested, gallery gen will be more than happy to connect you to the right person. 


Photo courtesy of LHR website.
Longhouse's iconic Elefandret by Miguel Barcelo...

 

Grotta's and David Ling by a new sculpture installation..
The last Hana-mi under the weeping Cherry Tree..






This new book SPLENDID SETTINGS "The Art + Craft of Entertaining" by collector Jane Korman is a great read, available on Amazon.com.   She has also featured Yoshiaki Yuki's silver ceramic tableware also ~





Toshiko Takaezu (1922 - 2011)
Rest in Peace.



2 comments:

  1. What wonderful pictures. I look
    forward to seeing
    the exhibit when we move out there.
    thanks for posting these.
    sybil Costello

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  2. Glad to hear it ~
    the garden is also spectacular and they change the layout every time I go. The Japanese stone sculptor Izumi Masatoshi's work is quite nice also. Thanks

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