Koichiro Isezaki: Presence

February 23, 2024 by Jay

Recently in conversation with Izesaki Kôichiro (b. 1974) discussing his first solo exhibition at Goldmark Gallery, he alluded to the experience of working with clay as being ‘one of presence with the clay and of being present with and through the process.’ Kôichiro feels clay is a living entity (ikimono) and he works with its … Read more

Events | 5 Mashiko Potters Exhibition | 3/6/17

October 13, 2020May 19, 2017 by Abu Morshed Julash

Looking around this exhibition space, one would be hard-pressed to find five more wildly distinct potters to represent the town of Mashiko.

In Focus | Mashiko: The Pottery Town of Japan

October 13, 2020April 26, 2017 by Abu Morshed Julash

Lying some 60 miles north of the swarming metropolis of Tokyo, the pottery town of Mashiko rests beneath the shallow slopes of Mt Takadate.

In Focus | A Brief History of Modern Japanese Ceramics

October 2, 2020June 15, 2016 by Abu Morshed Julash

For Japan, the history of ceramics is the history of its belief systems, its cultural values – to a greater or lesser extent, it is the history of its people.

Making | Japanese Potter Ken Matsuzaki Throwing Chawans

October 15, 2020June 1, 2016 by Abu Morshed Julash

In 2007 we first visited the Mashiko studio of internationally renowned Japanese potter Ken Matsuzaki to film the master at work.

Events | Ken Matsuzaki Ceramics Exhibition | 8/6/13

June 8, 2013 by Abu Morshed Julash

In June 2013 we held our fourth exhibition of work by Japanese potter Ken Matsuzaki, one of the world’s leaders in ceramics.