Exceptionally Ordinary: Mingei 1920–2020
Initiated in 1920s by the Japanese collector and connoisseur Yanagi Soetsu (1889–1961), the Mingei movement elevated functional, everyday crafts to art objects. While folk arts were important sources in the foundation of the movement, Mingei’s impact goes beyond Japanese folk crafts and even beyond the artists closely associated with the movement in the mid-twentieth century. Ranging from mid-century decorative arts to contemporary designs, the ceramics, textiles, sculptures, and prints in this exhibition are seen as exceptional art works in the broad applications of Mingei. Created by artists from Japan, Korea and the US, they all share characteristics of Mingei, such as the anonymity and honest labor of the maker as well as the simplicity and functionality of the objects. Positioning Mingei within a history of crafts and crafts-making, this exhibition celebrates the legacy of Mingei as its centennial approaches.Image: Obos I, 1956, George Tsutakawa, 1910-1997, teak, 23 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. x 8 7/8 in., Gift of Seattle Art Museum Guild, 79.7, © George Tsutakawa Estate.
Selection of further exhibitions in: United states
20.06.2021 - 06.09.2021
National Gallery of Art
4th and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington DC
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03.05.2020 - 16.08.2020
National Gallery of Art
4th and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington DC
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01.03.2020 - 05.06.2020
National Gallery of Art
4th and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington DC
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18.10.2019 - 09.02.2020
The Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street
New York
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01.11.2019 - 22.03.2020
The Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street
New York
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02.02.2020 - 03.03.2020
National Gallery of Art
4th and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington DC
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13.07.2019 - 23.02.2020
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston
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12.10.2019 - 09.02.2020
Legion of Honor | Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
100 34th Avenue
San Francisco
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25.09.2019 - 08.05.2020
The Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street
New York
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22.11.2019 - 06.07.2020
Perez Art Museum Miami - PAMM
1103 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami
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12.10.2019 - 09.02.2020
Legion of Honor | Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
100 34th Avenue
San Francisco
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23.11.2019 - 04.01.2020
School of Visual Arts - SVA
209 East 23 Street
New York
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03.01.2016 - 03.05.2020
Mexican and Latino Art Museum | San Francisco | In Association With The Smithsonian Institution - Th
Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd., Building D
San Francisco
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16.11.2019 - 14.12.2019
School of Visual Arts - SVA
209 East 23 Street
New York
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Exceptionally Ordinary: Mingei 1920–2020
Seattle Art Museum
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Seattle Art Museum
Wells Fargo Center
1300 FIRST AVENUE
WA 98101
Seattle, United states
Seattle Art Museum
Wells Fargo Center
1300 FIRST AVENUE
WA 98101
Seattle, United states
2019-12-14
2020-11-08
Initiated in 1920s by the Japanese collector and connoisseur Yanagi Soetsu (1889–1961), the Mingei movement elevated functional, everyday crafts to art objects. While folk arts were important sources in the foundation of the movement, Mingei’s impact goes beyond Japanese folk crafts and even beyond the artists closely associated with the movement in the mid-twentieth century. Ranging from mid-century decorative arts to contemporary designs, the ceramics, textiles, sculptures, and prints in this exhibition are seen as exceptional art works in the broad applications of Mingei. Created by artists from Japan, Korea and the US, they all share characteristics of Mingei, such as the anonymity and honest labor of the maker as well as the simplicity and functionality of the objects. Positioning Mingei within a history of crafts and crafts-making, this exhibition celebrates the legacy of Mingei as its centennial approaches.Image: Obos I, 1956, George Tsutakawa, 1910-1997, teak, 23 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. x 8 7/8 in., Gift of Seattle Art Museum Guild, 79.7, © George Tsutakawa Estate.
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