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KOGEI Art Fair Kanazawa 2025

Yuko MIZOBUCHI

KOGEI Art Fair Kanazawa 2025
  • 工芸アートフェア金沢2025
  • 2025.11.28[Fri] - 11.30[Sun]

  • Exhibiting Artist

    Yuko MIZOBUCHI
  • 溝渕 ゆう子
  • "KOGEI Art Fair Kanazawa" disseminates a new aesthetic of Kogei (crafts) to the world.
    Galleries from Japan and abroad gather to introduce diverse craft works.

    In this edition, artist Yuko Mizobuchi will be exhibiting from Röntgen.
    We eagerly await your visit.



    Curated by

    Röntgen / Röntgenwerke AG

    KOGEI Art Fair 2025 Banner

    "108 - one hundred eight"

    This number, representing the number of earthly desires in Buddhism, is the title of this exhibition.

    Applying the 36 elements that mislead humans to the past, present, and future timeframes yields this number, which is set as the number of works. 36 artists will each exhibit 3 works themed on "Past," "Present," and "Future."

    Furthermore, all works are small pieces fitting within a 108mm cube. This attempts to appeal to the "culture of shrinking" (miniaturization) that Japanese people love, and to clarify our "basics" from various angles.

    ◼︎ Cited from Röntgen introduction page

    More Details

    Venue

    Hyatt Centric Kanazawa
    1-5-2 Hirooka, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Pref. / Kanazawa Station Port Exit (West Exit)

    Artworks
  • Exhibited Works
    • OOPARTS Prokaryote

      2025, Oil pigment, Japanese mineral pigment, Water-based pigment, Wood (Paulownia), 10x10x3(cm)

    • OOPARTS Eukaryote

      2025, Oil pigment, Japanese mineral pigment, Water-based pigment, Wood (Paulownia), 10x10x3(cm)

    • OOPARTS Neo-Eukaryote

      2025, Oil pigment, Japanese mineral pigment, Water-based pigment, Wood (Paulownia), 10x10x3(cm)

    Summary

    Yuko MIZOBUCHI’s OOPARTS reconstructs the exhibition’s theme of “Past, Present, and Future” as a chain of “Major Evolutionary Transitions” in life. Mizobuchi drives a blade into a wood block to expose its layers, attempting to inscribe irreversible structural shifts directly into the material. This act reveals a fundamental “fluctuation” that deviates from linear time, presenting the work as an artifact that transcends existing coordinates.
    Supported by the universal dynamics of "Irreversibility, Hierarchical Change, and Material Recording," OOPARTS maintains a robust identity that remains unaltered regardless of shifts in eras or environments.

    Audio Commentary in JP

    Seeds of Imagination: From the Draft Statement by NotebookLM



    Contact

    *For inquiries regarding the exhibited works,
    please contact "Röntgen" directly,
    or contact our gallery, and we will forward your inquiry.

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