For our first exhibition of 2025, we are pleased to present a solo exhibition by Shinsuke Nishioka.
Every year, I look forward to seeing the surfaces of Nishioka’s Ki-Seto, and once again this year they are exceptionally sharp and refined. The forms also seem to have gained an even greater sense of precision, and together with the delicate abura-age-like texture of the surfaces, they create a wonderfully pleasing sense of tension.
Nishioka says that making Ki-Seto requires careful attention to countless small details and can be mentally exhausting. Oribe, by contrast, allows him to work with a much freer and more open state of mind. You can certainly see this in the way his bold, lively designs are given form with such freedom. Although Nishioka’s works emerge from these two opposite states of mind and approaches to making, they nevertheless possess a strong sense of unity. This is perhaps because, at their foundation, they all grow out of his sustained engagement with Mino ceramics of the Momoyama period.
This exhibition will once again focus on Ki-Seto and Oribe, alongside Shino and Nishioka’s distinctive black works. As it is the New Year, we will also be serving complimentary sake! We warmly invite you to visit!
