Takuro Kuwata
Dancing Udon
December 8, 2022 - February 28, 2023
THE GALLERY is delighted to announce Dancing Udon, an exhibition by artist Takuro Kuwata (born Hiroshima, 1981). Kuwata is known for expanding the possibilities of ceramics, as an art form, and as a functional object.
A collection of porcelain cups by the artist will be on display and on use at our main art space, where guests can order udon noodles served in his handmade cups. THE GALLERY’s owner/chef Hiroki Odo will create three special udon dishes accompany Kuwata’s show. These udon dishes will be available throughout the exhibition.
The exhibition is curated by Akiko Ichikawa and presented in collaboration with Salon 94 Design.
About the Artist
Takuro Kuwata
Born in 1981 in Hiroshima, Kuwata lives in Gifu. He received degrees from Kyoto Saga University of Arts (2001) and Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center (2007), and apprenticed under master ceramicist Susumu Zaima. He found early inspiration in the work of Toyozo Arakawa. Recently, Kuwata’s work featured in The Flames: The Age of Ceramics at Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris and CHATO at Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum (both 2021). He has exhibited extensively throughout Japan, including in Japanese Kogei | Future Forward at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (2015; traveled to Museum of Art and Design, New York). In 2018, he was a finalist for the Loewe Craft Prize, and in 2020 he collaborated with Jonathan Anderson on Loewe’s womenswear show. Kuwata’s work resides in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Rubell Family Collection, Miami; Takahashi Collection, Tokyo; University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor; Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art and 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, among others.