One of the highlights of the co-curated by Takashi Murakami "Juxtapoz x Superflat" exhibition is the participation of a new generation of Japanese ceramic artists that have made international waves in recent years. That is why we are excited to have Kazunori Hamana as part of the "Juxtapoz x Superflat" show, taking place in Seattle at Pivot Art & Culture from August 4—7, 2016.
For Juxtapoz, having someone like Hamana in the show enriches a movement we have been seeing in the United States in recent years. Artists we cover and admire, from Rebecca Morgan (also in the show), Paul Wackers, Satan Ceramics, and Joakim Ojanen all have been making exciting ceramic works to coincide with painting works or other sculptural works when they present a show. We have been fortunate to see Kazunori Hamana's work at Blum & Poe in both Los Angeles and NYC, and they note, "Kazunori Hamana makes ceramics on the Pacific coast, in Chiba, Japan. The work is both stark and full of personality, oftentimes the surfaces are striped or imbued with designs or language. Urns, bowls, vessels, cups, and plates — each irregularly shaped by not only the vast history of the ceramic arts, but also by the characteristics found in the coastal environment where he works."
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Artists selected to appear in the show by Murakami include: Chiho Aoshima, Urs Fischer, Kim Jung Gi, Kazunori Hamana, James Jean, JH Kagaku, Friedrich Kunath, Takashi Murakami, Kazumi Nakamura, Otani Workshop, Mark Ryden, David Shrigley, Katsuya Terada, a selection from Toilet Paper Magazine, Yuji Ueda, Yuji Ueno, He Xiang Yu, and Zoer & Velvet. Artists selected by Pricco include Trenton Doyle Hancock, Todd James, Austin Lee, Rebecca Morgan, Elisabeth Higgins O’Connor, Paco Pomet, Parra, Christian Rex van Minnen. Erin M. Riley, Devin Troy Strother, Sage Vaughn, and Ben Venom.
Pivot Art & Culture
609 Westlake Ave N.
Seattle, WA 98109
