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.



Highlights from SOFA New York



SOFA New York 2011
Highlights


The SOFA New York exhibit has successfully concluded and gallery gen would like to thank everyone who joined visited us at the Armory, and also to those who called or e-mailed from abroad. SOFA New York drew new collectors as well as prominent New York architects and designers. (see opening night photos from official SOFA site).  The following link is a great blog which also features the best walking sculptures at SOFA! 




Notable collectors of textile came to see Jun-ichi Arai's new textiles. Many ceramic collectors who never miss this show grinned with joy when they found Goro Suzuki's latest Yobi-tsugi Tea Ware created entirely out of wood-fired rocks & quarts (no clay!). Warren MacKenzie collectors were surprised and delighted to have come across the last few pieces from the Midwest show, and the Japanese lacquered bowls featured in our invitation e-mail were snatched up on the opening night. With so much cutting edge objects on display, the serene Japanese Nihonga paintings by Bokuma stood out in its peacefulness. Last but not least, Yoshiaki Yuki's new screens, which are more sculpture than anything, generated a vibrant feel to our exhibit with promising results.




Below are the selected pieces from gallery gen in good hands of our guests, and you can also see what others acquired from galleries at SOFA. We have now resumed normal hours so please visit, or forward inquiries to our studio showroom in Long Island City 718-392-7717 or info@gallerygen.com.








Invitation to SOFA New York


SOFA NY 2011 
gallery gen presents   
YOSHIAKI YUKI

       
H: 63”(160cm) x W:35” (90cm) YOSHIAKI YUKI, 2011


gallery gen cordially invites you to join us in this year’s prestigious Sculptural Objects and Functional Art - SOFA New York exhibition.


We hope that you will be inspired by the latest body of work by Yoshiaki Yuki.  This will be the installation of seven sculptural screens  (below) loosely inspired by the theme “SO-TEN-KO-CHI” [where the Heavens and the Earth intersect]Four screens titled “GO-RIN” representing the “Five Earthly Elements” (earth, fire, wind, water, sky);  and three screens titled “NICHI-RIN” or the “Sun Rings”representing the heavenly sun, the moon, and the stars. 



YOSHIAKI YUKI - "GO-RIN" 2011


gallery gen will also feature fiber arts of Junichi Arai, Mika Okada; as well as the latest Goro Suzuki sculpture and tea  bowls shown for the first time in the US.  We will also bring our rich collection of ceramics by Warren MacKenzieMarren Kloppmann, Paul Dresang, Robert Briscoe, Dick Cooter, Jeff Oestreich; and Nihonga paintings by Bokuma.



Suzuki Goro


JUNICHI ARAI



We look forward to seeing you at booth #403
This annual international exposition will open on Thursday, April 14th and run through Sunday, April 17th. Over fifty internationally recognized galleries will present cutting-edge contemporary design and art at Park Avenue Armory's 55,000 square ft. hall. 

The Opening Night Preview:
Wednesday, April 13 5:00pm - 9:00pm
General Admission Hours:
Thursday, April 14  11am - 7pm
Friday, April 15  11am - 6pm
Saturday, April 16  11am - 7pm
Sunday, April 17  Noon - 6pm
Venue:
Park Avenue Armory
Park Avenue at 67th Street
New York, NY 10021