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Stay up to date with gallery programming at Joan B Mirviss LTD. Our regular Zoom Gallery Talks bring together Japanese art lovers from all over the world. 

Tribute to Mishima Kimiyo (1932-2024)

Tribute to Mishima Kimiyo (1932-2024)

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of pioneering artist Mishima Kimiyo

Mishima was one of the most prominent and widely exhibited of the first generation of Japanese women artists who used clay as a medium.

Current Exhibition "Focus on Contemporary Masters of Hagi and Oribe"

Current Exhibition "Focus on Contemporary Masters of Hagi and Oribe"

Joan B Mirviss LTD in Infocerámica

Our current exhibition's coverage in Infocerámica

Cultured Magazine writes Radical Clay is a "must-see exhibition" in Chicago

Cultured Magazine writes Radical Clay is a "must-see exhibition" in Chicago

Radical Clay will be on display through June 3, 2024

Cultured Magazine writes that the exhibition is "A central form of disruption explored in the exhibition is the artists' dismissal of traditional gender norms, shown either through their unorthodox approach to typically feminine subjects, or their outright pursual of stereotypically masculine subject matter."

Asia Week New York party captured by NY Social Diary

Asia Week New York party captured by NY Social Diary

The annual celebration was held again at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

"This year marks the 15th anniversary of Asia Week New York which made the gala reception co-hosted by The Asian Art Department of Metropolitan Museum of Art and Asia Week New York even more joyous."

Blue and White featured on Infoceramica

Blue and White featured on Infoceramica

Joan B. Mirviss LTD presenta, primero en la Asia Week New York  y posteriormente en su sala de la misma ciudad,  esta exposición que muestra cerámica de la tradición sometsuke (porcelana azul cobalto y blanca) de diferentes autores japoneses, con especial atención a la familia Kondo.

New exhibition on view at Joan B Mirviss LTD

New exhibition on view at Joan B Mirviss LTD

ArtDaily covers Japanese Ceramics in Blue and White

A visually striking color combination featured in the finest art across Asia for centuries, blue and white can be found effectively paired in all types of Japanese art.

Joan B Mirviss LTD on Sinovision

Joan B Mirviss LTD on Sinovision

A brief news segment filmed at the gallery during Asia Week New York

第十五届纽约亚洲艺术周正式开幕 

ARTnews celebrates Asia Week New York's anniversary

ARTnews celebrates Asia Week New York's anniversary

"A lot has changed in the 15 years since Asia Week New York began," writes Karen K. Ho in ARTnews.

Highlights from Asia Week New York in Asian Art Newspaper

Highlights from Asia Week New York in Asian Art Newspaper

Across multiple generations, the Kondō family's mastery of sometsuke (cobalt blue-and-white porcelain) culminates in the work of celebrated gallery artist, Kondo Takahiro (b 1958).

Kondō Family of Ceramists exhibiting at Brooklyn Museum

Kondō Family of Ceramists exhibiting at Brooklyn Museum

Curator Joan Cummins describes how each generation of the Kondō family has distinguished their innovation—and what we see today.

Asia Week New York celebrates 15 years of successful partnership with museums

Asia Week New York celebrates 15 years of successful partnership with museums

ArtDaily reports on the many museum acquisitions over the years during Asia Week New York

From gallery walls to museum halls, Asia Week New York fosters collaboration between galleries and museums

Japanese Ceramics in Blue and White

Japanese Ceramics in Blue and White

An Enduring Legacy featured in Art & Antiques magazine

Eternal Partnership places emphasis on Kondō Takahiro, a member of the Kyoto-based family of pioneering potters in the sometsuke technique. 

Symposium on Japanese Painting held at UW Madison

Symposium on Japanese Painting held at UW Madison

In-person and livestreamed event

The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Art History is holding a symposium titled, "Japanese Painting Circa 1500: A Time of Upheaval and Innovation" on Friday, April 12th, 2024

The 70th Winter Show Embraces Continuity and Change

The 70th Winter Show Embraces Continuity and Change

Antiques and the Arts Weekly recaps the historic art fair's platinum edition

Miyanaga Tōzan III (Rikichi) honored with major Kyoto art prize

Miyanaga Tōzan III (Rikichi) honored with major Kyoto art prize

Congratulations to esteemed ceramic artist Miyanaga Tōzan III (Rikichi) on winning the Special Culture Prize and Distinguished Services Prize from Kyoto Prefecture (Kyōto-fu bukashō tokubetsu kōrō shō)

"Antiques are In" at The Winter Show 2024

"Antiques are In" at The Winter Show 2024

Cultbytes magazine covers The Winter Show's 70th Edition

"Contemporary work at Joan B. Mirviss creates a conversation with ceramicists and techniques of the past. A sculpture juxtaposing textures and materials within a restricted palette, its geometric planes become a dialogue of both mesmerizing, yet confounding surfaces."

Japanese women ceramic artists at The Winter Show

Japanese women ceramic artists at The Winter Show

Joan B Mirviss LTD in Infocerámica

Joan B Mirviss LTD vuelve al Winter Show del Park Avenue Armory, de Nueva York, con esta exposición que muestra la cerámica realizada por las más destacadas ceramistas japonesas, con el título Taking Space, Making Space

Artnet selects Joan B Mirviss LTD as a Winter Show highlight

Artnet selects Joan B Mirviss LTD as a Winter Show highlight

Rare treasures abound at The Winter Show 2024

From 70 dealers of art and antiques presenting this year, artnet has selected Joan B Mirviss LTD as one of just five booths to highlight in its coverage. 

Joan B Mirviss LTD is a New York Times critic's choice at The Winter Show

Joan B Mirviss LTD is a New York Times critic's choice at The Winter Show

"The storied dealer Joan B. Mirviss represents many of the artists in 'Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan,' currently at the Art Institute of Chicago. Commissioning pieces for the Winter Show from as many as she could, she built a booth that feels as varied, in texture and color, as any 10 others," writes Will Heinrich in the New York Times.

Radical Clay exhibition at Art Institute of Chicago featured in Ceramics NOW

Radical Clay exhibition at Art Institute of Chicago featured in Ceramics NOW

“This show brings together artists on the cutting edge of invention in terms of materials, glaze, and technique, and we are thrilled to recognize their contributions to the global ceramics field,” said Janice Katz, Roger L. Weston Associate Curator of Japanese Art, the Art Institute of Chicago.

NewCity Art magazine speaks to Radical Clay curator

NewCity Art magazine speaks to Radical Clay curator

Beyond Tradition: “Radical Clay” Spotlights Women Artists in Japanese Ceramics

In a new interview, Chicago arts publication NewCity Art speaks to Art Institute of Chicago curator Janice Katz about RADICAL CLAY: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan.

The Winter Show returns to New York for its 70th edition

The Winter Show returns to New York for its 70th edition

The Effect Magazine highlights Joan B Mirviss LTD

"In recent years, the fair has welcomed an increasing amount of contemporary works, especially those that reference back to historical movements... The Joan B Mirviss gallery’s survey of Japanese women clay artists, displaying the ingenuity of talents from post-war through the present, is a great example of this thinking." 

The Chicago Tribune selects Radical Clay as a 'can't-miss' show of the season

The Chicago Tribune selects Radical Clay as a 'can't-miss' show of the season

Many Treasures to be Seen

"Real Chicagoans know winter is the best season for museum-hopping in this city. New exhibitions spring up everywhere, it’s off-season for tourists and best of all, you can kill an afternoon while staying indoors." Hannah Edgar shares her art exhibitions picks for winter 2024 in the Chicago Tribune.

Art & Antiques magazine feature on Radical Clay

Art & Antiques magazine feature on Radical Clay

In the Spotlight: Japanese Women Ceramists

The Jan/Feb 2024 issue of Art & Antiques magazine includes a special feature article on the Art Institute of Chicago's exhibition, Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan.

Hattori Makiko featured in Colossal

Hattori Makiko featured in Colossal

Gallery artist's latest works in online arts magazine

Hattori Makiko's work is currently on display at the Art Institute of Chicago's RADICAL CLAY: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan and is featured on the exhibition catalogue's cover.

Radical Clay exhibition celebrates Japanese women ceramic artists

Radical Clay exhibition celebrates Japanese women ceramic artists

Opening December 16, 2023 at the Art Institute of Chicago

Radical Clay celebrates 36 contemporary ceramic artists—all women—through 40 stunning, virtuosic pieces.

Craft Across Continents features work by gallery artists

Craft Across Continents features work by gallery artists

Opening December 9, 2023 at the Mint Museum, NC

Drawn from the Lassiter/Ferraro Collection, this exhibition at the Mint Museum in North Carolina pairs Japanese three-dimensional objects with those by Western contemporaries.

Kondo family museum exhibition opens in New York

Kondo family museum exhibition opens in New York

Porcelains in the Mist opens December 8, 2023 at Brooklyn Museum

Porcelains in the Mist: The Kondō Family of Ceramicists brings together sixty-one pieces that celebrate the Kondō family’s innovations and talents. 

Work from PLAYING WITH PATTERN in Ceramics Monthly

Work from PLAYING WITH PATTERN in Ceramics Monthly

Maeda Masahiro's latest in the print and digital editions

Playing with Pattern is in Shukan New York Seikatsu

Playing with Pattern is in Shukan New York Seikatsu

Maeda Masahiro's retrospective exhibition at Joan B Mirviss LTD

Maeda Masahiro featured in ArtDaily

Maeda Masahiro featured in ArtDaily

Playing with Pattern opens at Joan B Mirviss LTD

“I have always been trying to bridge painting and ceramics in my artistic practice. My newer works exist along the boundary between painting and crafts, which has been an interest of mine for a long time.”

TEMPEST in latest issue of Ceramics Monthly magazine

TEMPEST in latest issue of Ceramics Monthly magazine

Fujikasa Satoko's work featured in the October print and digital versions

Fujikasa Satoko's new exhibition featured in ArtDaily

Fujikasa Satoko's new exhibition featured in ArtDaily

The art world's first art newspaper features TEMPEST, the most highly anticipated exhibition at Joan B Mirviss LTD in years. Opening for Asia Week New York's fall edition

TEMPEST is in Antiques and the Arts Weekly

TEMPEST is in Antiques and the Arts Weekly

Fujikasa Satoko's latest show featured in the print edition

Spanish language arts publication covers TEMPEST

Spanish language arts publication covers TEMPEST

Infocerámica features latest by gallery artist Fujikasa Satoko

"La galería neoyorquina Joan B. Mirviss, dedicada al arte japonés, presenta en su sede de Nueva York, del 14 de septiembre al 20 de octubre, la exposición titulada «Tempest: New Sculpture», by Fujikasa Satoko."

New sculpture by Fujikasa Satoko featured in French art magazine

New sculpture by Fujikasa Satoko featured in French art magazine

The latest issue of La revue de la céramique et du verre covers TEMPEST

"En alliant le savoir-faire céramique traditionnel de son pays à une esthétique résolument moderne, elle réussit à incarner en volume le même dynamisme que celui tant admiré de la Grande Vague de Kanagawa du peintre Hokusai."

Fujikasa Satoko featured in Orientations

Fujikasa Satoko featured in Orientations

TEMPEST at Joan B Mirviss LTD New York

The Sept/Oct issue of Orientations magazine covers gallery artist Fujikasa Satoko's latest exhibition titled, TEMPEST

The Winter Show puts a spotlight on upcoming show at Joan B Mirviss LTD

The Winter Show puts a spotlight on upcoming show at Joan B Mirviss LTD

TEMPEST will feature new sculpture by gallery artist Fujikasa Satoko

In advance of our presentation at the Park Avenue Armory in January 2024, The Winter Show takes a look at exhibitors' fall programming which includes our September show

TEMPEST exhibition showcases new work by Fujikasa Satoko

TEMPEST exhibition showcases new work by Fujikasa Satoko

Presented at Joan B Mirviss LTD New York this September

The latest exhibition of work by extraordinary artist Fujikasa Satoko is on the Consulate General of Japan in New York's September exhibitions calendar

TEMPEST at Joan B Mirviss LTD in Japanese language news

TEMPEST at Joan B Mirviss LTD in Japanese language news

NY Japion announces latest exhibition of Fujikasa Satoko

Fujikasa Satoko's latest exhibition in Yomitime

Fujikasa Satoko's latest exhibition in Yomitime

New York-based Japanese language publication announces latest exhibition at Joan B Mirviss LTD

NYでは4年ぶりとなる藤笠砂都子の個展「TEMPEST」がジョーンBマービスで開催される。ダイナミックで流動感のある作品は、自然の姿や生命力をテーマとして制作され、今回の展覧会では「Tempest(嵐)」と名付けられた大作を披露する。

Celadon exhibition featured in Japanese language publication

Celadon exhibition featured in Japanese language publication

Warm to the Touch has caught the attention of Japanese language press

Summer celadon show in Weekly NY Japion

Summer celadon show in Weekly NY Japion

Warm to the Touch at Joan B Mirviss LTD

Warm to the Touch in the news

Warm to the Touch in the news

Yomitime, a Japanese-language publication in New York, features the lateset exhibition at Joan B Mirviss LTD

Summer celadon exhibition featured in ArtDaily

Summer celadon exhibition featured in ArtDaily

Warm to the Touch opens at Joan B Mirviss LTD

From exquisite vessels to daring sculptures, works in this exhibition play with celadon’s categorical boundaries and challenge our assumptions of its definition.

Akashi Ryōtarō featured in Yomitime

Akashi Ryōtarō featured in Yomitime

Coming to Life: Vernal Expressions in Clay is listed in the Japanese-language publication

Coming to Life featured in Weekly NY Japion

Coming to Life featured in Weekly NY Japion

Akashi Ryōtarō and Hattori Makiko ehibitions

Tanaka Yū wins the YH Award from Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo

Tanaka Yū wins the YH Award from Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo

Her work tsutsumimono will enter the museum's collection

Gallery artist Tanaka Yū is honored with an award for innovative ceramic artists under 40

Hattori Makiko featured in Infoceramica

Hattori Makiko featured in Infoceramica

La galería neoyorquina Joan B. Mirviss, dedicada al arte japonés, presenta en su sede de Nueva York, del 2 de mayo al 16 de junio, la exposición titulada «Coming to life: Vernal Expressions in Clay. New Work by Hattori Makiko»

Kishi Eiko is a winner of the 36th Kyoto Art Culture Award

Kishi Eiko is a winner of the 36th Kyoto Art Culture Award

Gallery artist is honored with a prestigious prize in 2023

This announcement is updated to include photos from her January 2024 exhibition at The Museum of Kyoto

Upcoming exhibitions at Joan B Mirviss LTD highlighted by Asia Week New York

Upcoming exhibitions at Joan B Mirviss LTD highlighted by Asia Week New York

Hattori Makiko and Akashi Ryōtarō

This spring, two Japanese ceramic artists, still early in their careers, consider the timely themes of birth and growth in all new works created for Joan B Mirviss LTD.

Coming to Life featured in Ceramics Monthly magazine

Coming to Life featured in Ceramics Monthly magazine

Work by Hattori Makiko and Akashi Ryōtarō in the latest issue

Coming to Life: Vernal Expressions in Clay at Joan B Mirviss LTD is featured in the Exposure section of the May 2023 Ceramics Monthly magazine's print and digital editions. 

ArtDaily reports a fantastic Asia Week New York round-up

ArtDaily reports a fantastic Asia Week New York round-up

With sales nearing $130M, Asia Week New York returns with robust sales, enthusiastic crowds

The Art Newspaper wraps up a buzzy Asia Week New York

The Art Newspaper wraps up a buzzy Asia Week New York

Asia Week New York bounces back from Covid-19 restrictions with $131m in sales

“Almost universally, I’ve heard that [every gallery] did well this year and I don’t remember that happening for a long time,” says Joan Mirviss, who is a cofounder of Asia Week New York.

Tribute to Kawasaki Tsuyoshi (1943-2023)

Tribute to Kawasaki Tsuyoshi (1943-2023)

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of ceramic artist Kawasaki Tsuyoshi on March 13, 2023. At Tokyo University of the Arts, he studied ceramics under Living National Treasures Fujimoto Yoshimichi Nōdō (1919-92) and Tamura Kōichi (1918-87). 

Wada Morihiro and Painted Ceramics

Wada Morihiro and Painted Ceramics

Daniella on Design examines our latest exhibition for Asia Week New York

"[Wada Morihiro's] work brings to mind the early movements in European avant-garde: Expressionism, Cubism, Surrealism, and particularly the abstract canvases of German modernist Paul Klee."

PAINTED CLAY is today's cover story in ArtDaily

PAINTED CLAY is today's cover story in ArtDaily

ArtDaily News features Joan B Mirviss LTD's spring 2023 Asia Week exhibition, PAINTED CLAY

INFOCERÁMICA covers Joan B Mirviss LTD exhibition, PAINTED CLAY

INFOCERÁMICA covers Joan B Mirviss LTD exhibition, PAINTED CLAY

Del 16 de marzo al 14 de abril se puede ver en la prestigiosa galería neoyorquina Joan B. Mirviss LTD la exposición dedicada al gran maestro japonés Wada Morihiro y a la tradición de la decoración pintada en la cerámica de Japón

PAINTED CLAY featured in Yomitime

PAINTED CLAY featured in Yomitime

和太守卑良と日本の近代陶芸展 画廊ジョーンBマービスで

The New York Times covers Asia Week New York

The New York Times covers Asia Week New York

7 Ways to Kick Off Your Asia Week Art Tour

"New York’s annual festival of Asian art has returned to full strength. Our critic selects seven of the most eye-catching works to anchor your itinerary." Will Heinrich of the New York Times reports

Latest exhibition at Joan B Mirviss LTD in NY Seikatsu

Latest exhibition at Joan B Mirviss LTD in NY Seikatsu

Japanese-language publication NY Seikatsu features PAINTED CLAY Wada Morihiro and Modern Ceramics of Japan in their latest issue. 

Dealers and auctioneers ready for action at New York Asia Week

Dealers and auctioneers ready for action at New York Asia Week

Antiques Trade Gazette previews spring in the Big Apple

Exhibitions and sales lined up for the 14th edition of the annual celebration of Asian art in New York

Wada Morihiro exhibition to open at Joan B Mirviss LTD

Wada Morihiro exhibition to open at Joan B Mirviss LTD

A Japan-related event highlighted by the Consulate General of Japan in New York

Asian Art Newspaper covers gallery exhibitions for Asia Week New York

Asian Art Newspaper covers gallery exhibitions for Asia Week New York

Multi-venue events around the world are finally getting back on their feet and Asia Week New York is no exception.

Orientations magazine previews Asia Week New York

Orientations magazine previews Asia Week New York

The spring 2023 issue of ORIENTATIONS highlights upcoming gallery exhibitions for Asia Week New York

Asia Week New York previewed in APOLLO magazine

Asia Week New York previewed in APOLLO magazine

"For Joan Mirviss, one of the event's co-founders, Asia Week New York has turned the city into 'the global centre for pan-Asian art.'"

Winter Show 2023 Wrap-Up

Winter Show 2023 Wrap-Up

Strong sales reported by Joan B Mirviss LTD

"A festive Winter Show celebrated its 69th season with a return to its longtime venue, the Park Avenue Armory," writes Laura Beach of Antiques and The Arts Weekly.

Tribute to Minegishi Seikō (1952-2023)

Tribute to Minegishi Seikō (1952-2023)

It is with a heavy heart that I announce the sudden passing of the truly gifted clay artist, Minegishi Seikō.

Joan B Mirviss LTD at The Winter Show 2023

Joan B Mirviss LTD at The Winter Show 2023

10 x 10 Past and Present: Japanese Masters of Ceramics in Infoceramica

"Hasta el 29 de enero, con motivo de la celebración de la feria neoyorquina «The Winter Show», se puede visitar la exposición dedicada a los grandes nombres de la ceramista japonesa, organizada por la prestigiosa galería neoyorquina Joan B. Mirviss LTD."

Japanese Masters of Ceramics at The Winter Show 2023

Japanese Masters of Ceramics at The Winter Show 2023

presented by Joan B Mirviss LTD

An Oribe glazed teabowl by Japanese ceramic master Okabe Mineo at Joan B Mirviss LTD is a Winter Show highlight in Antiques Trade Gazette

Ceramics Monthly magazine spotlights Hayashi Kaku's latest work

Ceramics Monthly magazine spotlights Hayashi Kaku's latest work

In the January 2023 online and print editions

Work from the artist's international debut at Joan B Mirviss LTD is featured in Ceramics Monthly's Exposure section. 

Hayashi Kaku's international debut opens at Joan B Mirviss LTD

Hayashi Kaku's international debut opens at Joan B Mirviss LTD

ArtDaily features Eternal Currents

"We Japanese have a saying, 'Tomorrow brings tomorrow's winds,' which means, 'Tomorrow is another day.' I earnestly wish that tomorrow's wind will be one of hope. In my latest work, I tried to express that 'hope' and 'prayer' in different ways." - Hayashi Kaku

Hayashi Kaku featured on Asia Week New York

Hayashi Kaku featured on Asia Week New York

In anticipation of her first solo exhibition outside Japan

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN ASIAN ART: Joan B Mirviss LTD presents Hayashi Kaku | Eternal Currents

Eternal Currents | Hayashi Kaku in Infoceramica

Eternal Currents | Hayashi Kaku in Infoceramica

Featured in a Spanish publication

La galería neoyorquina Joan B. Mirviss, dedicada al arte japonés, presenta en su sede de Nueva York, del 30 de noviembre al 13 de enero, la exposición titulada «Eternal Currents. New Work by Hayashi Kaku»

News of Hayashi Kaku's international debut printed in Yomitime

News of Hayashi Kaku's international debut printed in Yomitime

陶芸・工芸作家・林香君(はやしかく)の個展「Eternal Currents」が、11月29日(火)から1月13日(金)まで、アッパーイーストサイドの画廊ジョーンBマービスで開催される。

Hayashi Kaku listing on Consulate General of Japan of New York

Hayashi Kaku listing on Consulate General of Japan of New York

Eternal Currents marks Hayashi's international solo debut

RED EARTH is featured in Infoceramica magazine

RED EARTH is featured in Infoceramica magazine

Hasta el 28 de octubre se puede visitar en la prestigiosa galería neoyorquina Joan B. Mirviss LTD la exposición de la ceramista japonesa Ogawa Machiko

Halsey North (1947-2022)

Halsey North (1947-2022)

It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved friend Halsey North after a long illness. He was a groundbreaking art collector, influential champion of both the visual and performing arts, dedicated museum patron, and through those roles, he touched many lives with his generous spirit, intelligence, warm presence and boundless enthusiasm.

Ogawa's work is in Galerie Magazine

Ogawa's work is in Galerie Magazine

The Artful Life: 5 Things Galerie Editors Love This Week

Asia Week New York Features the Finest Treasures from Across the Globe... including a sculptural vessel form by Ogawa Machiko on view at Joan B Mirviss LTD.

Consulate General of Japan in New York features Ogawa Machiko

Consulate General of Japan in New York features Ogawa Machiko

RED EARTH is an exhibition on their September calendar

Latest Ogawa Machiko works in Ceramics Monthly

Latest Ogawa Machiko works in Ceramics Monthly

New work from RED EARTH on exhibition at Joan B Mirviss LTD is featured in the September 2022 print issue of Ceramics Monthly magazine.

How Japan’s Best Ceramists “Listen” to Clay

How Japan’s Best Ceramists “Listen” to Clay

Review in Hyperallergic

"Listening to Clay sheds light on how Japanese clay workers went from skilled production craftspeople to fine artists, transforming the country’s culture in the process."

Ceramics Now magazine highlights Listening to Clay

Ceramics Now magazine highlights Listening to Clay

The latest exhibition at Joan B Mirviss LTD in honor of the publication by Alice and Halsey North and Louise Allison Cort is featured in Ceramics Now

Spanish language magazine Infoceramica reviews Listening to Clay

Spanish language magazine Infoceramica reviews Listening to Clay

"Hasta el 26 de agosto se puede visitar en la Galería Joan B. Mirviss LTD, de Nueva York, está exposición que muestra obra seleccionada de algunos de los más destacados ceramistas japoneses de las últimas décadas."

BOOK REVIEW of Listening to Clay

BOOK REVIEW of Listening to Clay

The latest coverage of Listening to Clay in Studio Potter magazine

"With few exceptions, until the publication of Listening to Clay: Conversations with Contemporary Japanese Ceramic Artists, English readers have lacked access to interviews of Japanese ceramists," writes professor Meghen Jones. 

Listening to Clay event is an editor's top pick

Listening to Clay event is an editor's top pick

As seen on Artnet News

Artnet News selected our ZOOM Gallery Talk as a highlight of this week's many art events and happenings around town. 

Tribute to Ogata Kamio (1949-2022)

Tribute to Ogata Kamio (1949-2022)

It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the passing of our treasured gallery artist, Ogata Kamio.

Listening to Clay exhibition and event in ArtDaily

Listening to Clay exhibition and event in ArtDaily

Asia Week New York and Joan B Mirviss LTD present Listening to Clay: The Artists, Curators, and Collectors Who Listen

Listening to Clay event spotlighted in Auction Daily

Listening to Clay event spotlighted in Auction Daily

Asia Week New York–in partnership with Joan B Mirviss LTD–will celebrate the publication of Listening to Clay: Conversations with Contemporary Japanese Ceramic Artists, which coincides with the gallery’s exhibition on view from July 19th to August 26th.  

Listening to Clay reviewed in The Brooklyn Rail

Listening to Clay reviewed in The Brooklyn Rail

"This book contextualizes the techniques, cultural attitudes towards, and markets for ceramics in twentieth-century Japan."

Listening to Clay promoted in Yomitime

Listening to Clay promoted in Yomitime

The Japanese-language publication features our upcoming summer exhibition

Toucher le feu: Femmes céramistes au Japon now open at Musée Guimet

Toucher le feu: Femmes céramistes au Japon now open at Musée Guimet

A new exhibition of women ceramic artists from Japan now open in Paris's Musée Guimet

The latest exhibition at Musée national des arts asiatiques - Guimet in Paris spotlights the remarkable careers and innovative clay works of Japanese women artists in the postwar era. The exhibition features many gallery artists including Fujino Sachiko, Kitamura Junko, Katsumata Chieko, Futamura Yoshimi, and others. 

Bizen and Hagi ware exhibition featured in Ceramics Now magazine

Bizen and Hagi ware exhibition featured in Ceramics Now magazine

BRANCHING OUT: The Kaneshige and Miwa Families

The latest exhibition at Joan B Mirviss LTD featuring the Bizen tradition and the illustrious Kaneshige family, alongside the Hagi tradition and the prominent Miwa family, is published in the latest edition of CERAMICS NOW magazine.

Branching Out opens at Joan B Mirviss LTD

Branching Out opens at Joan B Mirviss LTD

A closer look at the Bizen and Hagi traditions

Adapting their production, greatly expanding their styles, and influencing their brothers, sons, and grandchildren, patriarchs Kaneshige Tōyō and Miwa Kyūwa (Kyūsetsu X) definitively transformed their family’s legacy from that of dutiful craftsmen to boldly modern artists. Joan B Mirviss LTD’s latest exhibition celebrates the past, present, and future of these two prominent families synonymous with excellence in BRANCHING OUT.

Duo helped revive the golden age of Japanese ceramics

Duo helped revive the golden age of Japanese ceramics

Antiques Trade Gazette features the latest exhibition of Bizen and Hagi ware

The Bizen ware of Kaneshige Tōyō (1896-1967) and the Hagi ware of Miwa Kyūwa (1895-1981) star at 'Branching Out', an exhibition at Joan B Mirviss LTD, New York.

Kaneshige and Miwa families continue their ancient ceramic traditions

Kaneshige and Miwa families continue their ancient ceramic traditions

The latest issue of Yomitime features Joan B Mirviss LTD's upcoming exhibition, Branching Out

Latest exhibition features Bizen and Hagi ware

Latest exhibition features Bizen and Hagi ware

The Kaneshige and Miwa families take center stage in Branching Out

Joan B Mirviss LTD's latest exhibition highlights with introduction and images are now on AsianArt.com 

A Novel Winter Show Pulls Out All the Stops

A Novel Winter Show Pulls Out All the Stops

Antiques and the Arts Weekly wraps up a very special edition of the annual art fair

"Fresh from Asia Week and her...gallery exhibit of work by contemporary ceramist Kondo Takahiro, whose remarkable porcelain pieces glisten with his signature “silver mist” glaze, Mirviss has been on a selling spree."

Kondo Takahiro published in latest print edition of Gallery & Studio magazine

Kondo Takahiro published in latest print edition of Gallery & Studio magazine

The artist's exhibition at Joan B Mirviss LTD this spring was reviewed in Gallery & Studio's print and online issues

Kondo Takahiro's latest featured in Ceramics Now

Kondo Takahiro's latest featured in Ceramics Now

Kondō Takahiro: Making Waves is on view at Joan B Mirviss LTD, New York March 16 – April 22, 2022

Meditating in the Art World of Bingyi

Meditating in the Art World of Bingyi

“Lack of certainty is the moment of poetics.” Bingyi

Contemporary ink painter Bingyi is exhibiting her latest works in "Land of Immortals" at Joan B Mirviss LTD

The Winter Show Returns to New York

The Winter Show Returns to New York

At Barney's and in Spring

The Winter Show has always had a strong component of Asian art.

Joan B Mirviss LTD is one of the Design Edit's highlights

Joan B Mirviss LTD is one of the Design Edit's highlights

"Joan B Mirviss Ltd. celebrates the Japanese aesthetic principle kazari  – the interplay of a specific art object with its spatial and temporal context  – exemplified here with the contemporary ceramics of Sawada Hayato, Seto Takemi and Maeda Masahiro."

Designer Daniella Ohad selects her highlights of The Winter Show

Designer Daniella Ohad selects her highlights of The Winter Show

Joan B Mirviss LTD's curated presentation KAZARI: Beyond Decoration is a stand-out

Joan B Mirviss LTD is one of artnet's The Winter Show highlights

Joan B Mirviss LTD is one of artnet's The Winter Show highlights

7 Highlights From a Very Special Edition of the Winter Show in New York

This year, the Winter Show will come to bloom—just this once—in spring.
The fair, which was postponed from January due to a pandemic spike, will also have a brand new, one-time location to boot: the former flagship location of Barneys New York at 660 Madison Avenue. 

Top Designers Share the Most Fascinating Works at The Winter Show

Top Designers Share the Most Fascinating Works at The Winter Show

And includes Sawada Hayato's vessel at Joan B Mirviss LTD

Kondō Takahiro's "Wave" featured in Ceramics Monthly

Kondō Takahiro's "Wave" featured in Ceramics Monthly

The Exposure section of the April 2022 issue of Ceramics Monthly magazine features Kondō Takahiro's stunning marbleized porcelain teabowls. In both print and online editions.

Kondō Takahiro featured in Infoceramica

Kondō Takahiro featured in Infoceramica

La galería neoyorquina Joan B. Mirviss Ltd., presenta en la Asia Week New York, del 16 al 25 de marzo la exposición dedicada a la obra del artista japones Kondō Takahiro.

In the Year of the Tiger, Asia Week New York 2022 Roars Back

In the Year of the Tiger, Asia Week New York 2022 Roars Back

with In-person Gallery Exhibitions, Auctions and Museum Shows

“Asia Week New York is extremely delighted to welcome back collectors, curators and Asian art enthusiasts with an exciting calendar of in-person activities at the galleries and auction houses,” said chairman Dessa Goddard.

Kondō Takahiro's work on TV

Kondō Takahiro's work on TV

The Asia Week New York segment on NBC News 4 New York featured Kondō Takahiro's latest sculptures at Joan B Mirviss LTD

Joan B Mirviss LTD opens an exhibition of works by artist Kondō Takahiro

Joan B Mirviss LTD opens an exhibition of works by artist Kondō Takahiro

Featured in ArtDaily

After six years of planning, acclaimed contemporary artist Kondō Takahiro presents his latest solo exhibition at Joan B Mirviss LTD this spring for Asia Week New York. 

Kondō Takahiro is ArtDaily's Best Photo of the Day

Kondō Takahiro is ArtDaily's Best Photo of the Day

Asia Week New York opens with a splash

Joan B Mirviss LTD presents "Kondō Takahiro: Making Waves" for Asia Week New York at 39 East 78th Street (Madison Ave), 4th floor, New York. Shown alongside Kondō's daring sculptures are ink paintings by artist Bingyi titled, "Land of Immortals."

Asia Week New York's highlights: Kondō Takahiro and Bingyi

Asia Week New York's highlights: Kondō Takahiro and Bingyi

FIne Art Globe covers a return to in-person Asia Week

"Whether you are a local New Yorker, visiting for the event, or a remote enthusiast, read on for a glimpse of the treasures that Asia Week brings to light."

Latest exhibition at Joan B Mirviss LTD featured in Yomitime

Latest exhibition at Joan B Mirviss LTD featured in Yomitime

The Japanese language publication Yomitime features Kondō Takahiro's show, Making Waves, in their latest issue

Asian Art Newspaper previews Asia Week New York

Asian Art Newspaper previews Asia Week New York

Kondō Takahiro's latest exhibition at Joan B Mirviss LTD, MAKING WAVES, will feature all new works in marbleized porcelain and his signature "silver mist" overglaze.

Asia Week New York shows contemporary and ancient Asian art side by side

Asia Week New York shows contemporary and ancient Asian art side by side

ARTFIXdaily highlights contemporary Asian art this spring

When Asia Week New York launches its nine-day extravaganza of exhibitions, auctions and museum shows on March 16th, almost half of the top-tier galleries will present a stunning array of contemporary paintings, prints, ink paintings, ceramics, bamboo sculpture, and photography.

Kazari: Beyond Decoration presented at The Winter Show in spring

Kazari: Beyond Decoration presented at The Winter Show in spring

Featured in Infoceramica magazine

La galería neoyorquina Joan B. Mirviss, presenta en su sede de Nueva York, del 1 al 10 de abril, la exposición titulada «Kazari: Más allá de la decoración», en la que no falta la cerámica

Kondō Takahiro one of the highlights of Asia Week New York preview

Kondō Takahiro one of the highlights of Asia Week New York preview

Big deals in the Big Apple for Asia Week New York.  -Antiques Trade Gazette

Kamoda Shōji and The Art of Change at MIA in Hyperallergic

Kamoda Shōji and The Art of Change at MIA in Hyperallergic

"Early on, Kamoda’s exhibitions were met with crowds who lined up around the block to see his elegant, elusive works."

Tanaka Yū featured in latest Seattle Art Museum exhibition

Tanaka Yū featured in latest Seattle Art Museum exhibition

Folding Into Shape is on view through September 2022

Gallery artist Tanaka Yū's Bundle (2019), a gift of Gordon Brodfuehrer, is highlighted in the February 25 issue of Antiques and The Arts Weekly. 

The Winter Show 2022 to open at former Barney's department store

The Winter Show 2022 to open at former Barney's department store

The Winter Show has announced that the 68th edition of the fair will take place April 1–10, 2022 at 660 Madison Avenue, the former flagship location of Barneys New York, following the postponement of its previously scheduled January dates due to surges in COVID-19 cases.

Asia Week New York 2022 preview in APOLLO magazine

Asia Week New York 2022 preview in APOLLO magazine

Arts writer Jo Lawson-Tancred selects her highlights for the annual event

"Joan B. Mirviss will dedicate a solo show to Takahiro Kondo, whose clay vessels are decorated with his signature gintekisai, or 'silver mist', overglaze in which ink appears to swirl and pool over the surface." 

The Winter Show 2022 rescheduled, opening night March 31

The Winter Show 2022 rescheduled, opening night March 31

At an exciting new venue on Madison Ave

The Winter Show’s 68th edition will run from April 1 through April 10 inside the former flagship location of Barneys New York at 660 Madison Avenue.

The Winter Show 2022 postponed

The Winter Show 2022 postponed

New dates to be confirmed for this spring

Originally scheduled for this January at the Park Avenue Armory, The Winter Show 2022 has been postponed. East Side House is currently looking for both alternative dates and possible venues, aiming for this spring.

Kawase Shinobu featured in Australian magazine

Kawase Shinobu featured in Australian magazine

Garland magazine, an arts and letters publication based out of Australia, has featured Kawase Shinobu's latest. 

Tribute to Koinuma Michio (1936-2021)

Tribute to Koinuma Michio (1936-2021)

It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the passing of Koinuma Michio, a ceramic artist who our collectors had the opportunity to visit in 2013. 

The Consulate-General of Japan in New York highlights "Mastery of Celadon"

The Consulate-General of Japan in New York highlights "Mastery of Celadon"

Kawase Shinobu's latest exhibition is listed on their notable events calendar in New York. 

Kawase Shinobu is in Yomitime

Kawase Shinobu is in Yomitime

Kawase Shinobu's latest exhibition is in Yomitime, the Japanese language newspaper. 

Orientations magazine spotlights Kawase Shinobu

Orientations magazine spotlights Kawase Shinobu

'Mastery of Celadon' is in the November/December 2021 print issue

Kawase Shinobu listed in Ceramics Now Weekly's roundup of events

Kawase Shinobu listed in Ceramics Now Weekly's roundup of events

Kawase Shinobu: Mastery of Celadon is highlighted in the latest Ceramics Now Weekly newsletter. 

Kawase Shinobu's works featured in Ceramics Monthly

Kawase Shinobu's works featured in Ceramics Monthly

The "Master of Celadon" is in the December 2021 issue

Kawase Shinobu: Mastery of Celadon is featured in the latest print and online editions of Ceramics Monthly magazine. 

Kawase Shinobu: Mastery of Celadon opens at Joan B Mirviss LTD

Kawase Shinobu: Mastery of Celadon opens at Joan B Mirviss LTD

"After 40 years, Joan Mirviss has seen all my phases and witnessed my evolution as an artist. I am greatly pleased to present to my audience in the West these latest works, so that they too may experience and understand the transformation of my work," says the artist. 

Kawase Shinobu's latest featured in ArtDaily

Kawase Shinobu's latest featured in ArtDaily

Mastery of Celadon opens at Joan B Mirviss LTD

Having represented Kawase Shinobu for decades, and witnessed his development and artistic growth, Joan B Mirviss LTD is thrilled to present thirty-five works created for his latest show that irrefutably declares his mastery of celadon.

Influenced by Japan, Jeff Shapiro continues to attract a diverse audience

Influenced by Japan, Jeff Shapiro continues to attract a diverse audience

Jeff Shapiro, ceramic artist based in upstate New York, is featured in the latest issue of Revista Ceramica

La belleza de la cerámica es la otra forma de ver la verdad

La belleza de la cerámica es la otra forma de ver la verdad

Fathers & Sons: Suzuki Osamu and Suzuki Tetsu, Wakao Toshisada and Wakao Kei

A feature article on our Asia Week New York fall 2020 exhibition, "Fathers & Sons," is in the latest Revista Ceramica

Fujino Sachiko in the latest Revista Ceramica

Fujino Sachiko in the latest Revista Ceramica

Our spring exhibition artist is featured in the Spanish language magazine's print edition

Book Review in Infocerámica

Book Review in Infocerámica

Tradition Redefined: Rosanjin and His Rivals

The latest gallery publication, Tradition Redefined: Rosanjin and His Rivals, gets a glowing review in Infocerámica magazine, published out of Spain./ La galería neoyorquina especializada en arte japonés presenta este libro con ocasión de la exposición que se pudo ver en sus salas, dedicada a la cerámica de Kitaōji Rosanjin y otros ceramistas de su misma época.

Hori Ichirō's New York debut at Joan B Mirviss LTD featured in ArtDaily

Hori Ichirō's New York debut at Joan B Mirviss LTD featured in ArtDaily

Classical Dignity, Contemporary Beauty

Hori Ichirō exemplifies the best in Japanese ceramic artistry, as he is rooted in classical styles while bringing those traditions forward with a strikingly contemporary flair. 

September shows at Joan B Mirviss LTD in this week's Ceramics Now

September shows at Joan B Mirviss LTD in this week's Ceramics Now

Hori Ichirō | Itō Hidehito

Classical Dignity, Contemporary Beauty, featuring artists Hori Ichirō and Itō Hidehito from the historic Mino region of Japan, is now open at Joan B Mirviss LTD. Highlighted in this week's issue of Ceramics Now.

Classical Dignity, Contemporary Beauty in Ceramics Monthly

Classical Dignity, Contemporary Beauty in Ceramics Monthly

Hori Ichirō and Itō Hidehito featured in the October 2021 issue

The latest exhibition at Joan B Mirviss LTD, Classical Dignity, Contemporary Beauty, is prominently featured in the Exposure section of Ceramics Monthly magazine print and digital editions. 

Itō Hidehito's New York debut at Joan B Mirviss LTD featured in ArtDaily

Itō Hidehito's New York debut at Joan B Mirviss LTD featured in ArtDaily

Classical Dignity, Contemporary Beauty

Through steadfast experimentation, Itō Hidehito pushed himself to create his largest ever works exclusively for his New York debut at Joan B Mirviss LTD. 

September exhibitions at Joan B Mirviss LTD in Asian Art Newspaper

September exhibitions at Joan B Mirviss LTD in Asian Art Newspaper

Classical Dignity, Contemporary Beauty

For his first solo exhibition outside of Japan, Itō Hidehito displays his exceptional skill in craquelure celadon with all new works created for Joan B Mirviss LTD. 

Classical Dignity, Contemporary Beauty in Orientations magazine

Classical Dignity, Contemporary Beauty in Orientations magazine

Hori Ichirō and Itō Hidehito

Our latest exhibitions at Joan B Mirviss LTD are featured in Orientations magazine's Sept/Oct 2021 issue. Classical Dignity, Contemporary Beauty marks the New York debut and first solo exhibition outside of Japan for both Hori Ichirō and Itō Hidehito. 

Latest safety measures at Joan B Mirviss LTD

Latest safety measures at Joan B Mirviss LTD

Face masks are encouraged for all visitors to the gallery. Appointments are highly recommended to avoid overcrowding during our busy spring season. 

 

Summer Sculptures group exhibition featured in ArtDaily

Summer Sculptures group exhibition featured in ArtDaily

The latest exhibition at Joan B Mirviss LTD showcases the many ways that earth, through fire, can appear to transform into completely different materials. The featured artists take advantage of this elemental change to shape clay into strikingly inventive sculptures.

LOEWE Foundation Craft Prize finalist Sakiyama Takayuki honored with Special Mention

LOEWE Foundation Craft Prize finalist Sakiyama Takayuki honored with Special Mention

Sakiyama was one of thirty finalists from six continents

‘I think the boundaries between craft and art are starting to slowly disappear—we are starting to look at craft in a very different way,’ says LOEWE Creative Director and prize jurist Jonathan Anderson.

Forming A Voice: New Sculpture by Fujino Sachiko in ArtFixDaily

Forming A Voice: New Sculpture by Fujino Sachiko in ArtFixDaily

Fujino Sachiko's latest multi-dimensional clay forms challenge the viewer to think beyond petals and blossoms.

Fujino Sachiko sculpture featured in Ceramics Monthly

Fujino Sachiko sculpture featured in Ceramics Monthly

Forming a Voice highlighted in the summer 2021 issue

A magnificent sculpture by Fujino Sachiko from her latest exhibition at Joan B Mirviss LTD, FORMING A VOICE, is featured in Ceramics Monthly magazine. 

Joan B Mirviss LTD opens an exhibition of Fujino Sachiko's latest multi-dimensional clay forms

Joan B Mirviss LTD opens an exhibition of Fujino Sachiko's latest multi-dimensional clay forms

Featured in ArtDaily

Forming a Voice: New Sculpture by Fujino Sachiko opens May 11. Fujino's earlier explorations in both stark geometric forms and organic blooms merge to find new expression here in velvety gray-black or gray-white.

The New York Times reviews Tradition Redefined: Rosanjin and His Rivals

The New York Times reviews Tradition Redefined: Rosanjin and His Rivals

An Art Gallery Show to See Right Now

"This show is an extremely rewarding kind of free-for-all, with Rosanjin being especially adept at conflating aspects of different styles." ROBERTA SMITH

Tradition Redefined: Rosanjin and His Rivals in Me No Me magazine

Tradition Redefined: Rosanjin and His Rivals in Me No Me magazine

Joan B Mirviss LTD's Rosanjin exhibition is recommended in this month's issue of ME NO ME magazine, a respected arts and antiques publication in Japan.

Jeff Shapiro featured in Ceramics Monthly

Jeff Shapiro featured in Ceramics Monthly

Works from New York-based artist Jeff Shapiro are featured in the April 2021 issue of Ceramics Monthly

Rosanjin artworks featured in Ceramics Monthly

Rosanjin artworks featured in Ceramics Monthly

Tradition Redefined highlighted in the April 2021 issue

Artworks by Kitaōji Rosanjin from Joan B Mirviss LTD's latest exhibition, TRADITION REDEFINED, are featured in Ceramics Monthly magazine.

Rosanjin masterpiece Karatsu madara-glazed vessel featured in ArtFixDaily

Rosanjin masterpiece Karatsu madara-glazed vessel featured in ArtFixDaily

Tradition Redefined: Rosanjin and His Rivals | Asia Week New York

This powerful vessel of 1955 flaunts Rosanjin’s genius for imbuing a classical form with a striking sense of modernity.

Tradition Redefined: Rosanjin and His Rivals in Antiques Trade Gazette

Tradition Redefined: Rosanjin and His Rivals in Antiques Trade Gazette

Asia Week New York 2021

Dealers take part in events from across the Atlantic
08 March 2021 | Anne Crane
While plenty of Asian auctions are taking place for Asia Week New York (March 11-20), this annual US spring event will be rather different for galleries.

Tradition Redefined: Rosanjin and His Rivals in Info Cerámica

Tradition Redefined: Rosanjin and His Rivals in Info Cerámica

Exposición “Tradición redefinida: Rosanjin y sus Rivales"

Infocerámica, an international ceramics magazine based in Spain, has published information about Tradition Redefined: Rosanjin and His Rivals, the upcoming exhibition at Joan B Mirviss LTD for Asia Week New York 2021. Opening March 11. 
 

Kondō Takahiro Artworks at Kyoto Art Culture Award Exhibition

Kondō Takahiro Artworks at Kyoto Art Culture Award Exhibition

Kondo honored as one of the 2020 prize winners

Kondō Takahiro is a recipient of the 2020 Kyoto Art and Culture Award. After long delays, the prize exhibition is now on at Kyoto Museum through January 24, 2021.


 

An Insider's Look at Hokusai's Iconic Great Wave

An Insider's Look at Hokusai's Iconic Great Wave

presented by Joan B Mirviss LTD and Asia Week New York

January 5, 2021

NEW YORK, NY.- Joan B Mirviss LTD, along with Asia Week New York, will host a Zoom panel discussion on the influence and legacy of Hokusai's most celebrated woodblock print, "The Great Wave." Expert panelists will delve into the history versus the legend, the myths and misconceptions, and the technical variations present in impressions in prominent collections.

HANDS & EARTH Review in the Wall Street Journal

HANDS & EARTH Review in the Wall Street Journal

A Kiln-Fired Culture

ART REVIEW
The Wall Street Journal

‘Hands & Earth: Perspectives on Japanese Contemporary Ceramics’ Review: A Kiln-Fired Culture
An exhibition at the Katonah Museum of Art spotlights ceramic works of the past century that speak to Japan’s traditional style and technique.

 

FATHERS & SONS featured in Ceramics Art + Perception

FATHERS & SONS featured in Ceramics Art + Perception

Suzuki Osamu and Suzuki Tetsu and Wakao Toshisada and Wakao Kei

Ceramics Art + Perception issue #116 available now

SEEN | UNSEEN featured on Ceramics Now
News & Event

SEEN | UNSEEN featured on Ceramics Now

New Artworks by Akiyama Yō and Kitamura Junko

The latest gallery exhibition at Joan B Mirviss LTD is featured on Ceramics Now. View images of new artworks by Akiyama Yo and Kitamura Junko in SEEN | UNSEEN. 

The Collector : Japanese Contemporary Clay Art with Joan Mirviss

The Collector : Japanese Contemporary Clay Art with Joan Mirviss

Joan B Mirviss LTD is featured on Daniella on Design

Contemporary Japanese ceramics stand at the top of artistic imagination, traditionally seen as the ultimate expression of Japanese spirit, art, and daily life. Over the past two decades, a new generation of ceramicists have redefined and reshaped clay art, formulating their own personal imaginative statements, and taking ceramics to new horizons. It has become a specialized area of collecting, which attracts passionate and dedicated collectors fascinated with the ambitious achievements in the clay medium.  

Tribute to Koie Ryōji (1938-2020)

Tribute to Koie Ryōji (1938-2020)

It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the passing of Koie Ryōji, a bold and experimental artist best known for his ceramics. 

 

The Cleveland Museum  of Art adds ceramics by five Japanese artists to Permanent Collection:

The Cleveland Museum of Art adds ceramics by five Japanese artists to Permanent Collection:

Ishiguro Munemaro, Mihara Ken, Morino Taimei, Okabe Mineo & Sakiyama Takayuki

 We are very excited to report that long-time and passionate supporters of fine art and art history in the Cleveland area, Joseph and Nancy Keithley, have recently donated 111 important artworks to The Cleveland Museum of Art. The gift includes major European Impressionist and Post-Impressionist and American paintings and drawings by artists such as Milton Avery, Pierre Bonnard, George Braque, Pierre Matisse, Pablo Picasso and Edouard Vuillard; Chinese antique ceramics; and modern Japanese ceramic masterworks by Ishiguro Munemaro (1893-1968) and Okabe Mineo  (1919-1990) together with contemporary works by Mihara Ken (b. 1958), Morino Hiroaki Taimei (b. 1934), Takegoshi Jun (b.1948) and Sakiyama Takeyuki (b. 1958).

Kondō Takahiro wins Kyoto Art Culture Award

Kondō Takahiro wins Kyoto Art Culture Award

April 27, 2020

Kondō Takahiro is a winner of the 33rd Kyoto Art Culture Award. The selection committee was impressed with Kondō's original techniques that he has developed over his career. They also cited the originality he has shown in a wide range of works, from nominally functional vessels to figurative sculptures.
The Kyoto Art Culture Award is given to those who have made a great contribution to Kyoto's culture through artistic activities.
 

Japan Ceramic Society

Japan Ceramic Society

Ceramics by The Japan Ceramic Society Award Winners

The Japan Ceramic Society awards the Japan Ceramic Society Prize to artists who have achieved outstanding work, and the Japan Ceramic Society Gold Prize to artists who have left a profound mark on the world of ceramic art. From the traditional to the objet d'art, the varied expressions of modern ceramic works by award-winning artists are now appearing together in one place.

2020 Loewe Fondation Craft Prize

2020 Loewe Fondation Craft Prize

Sakiyama Takayuki on the shortlist

Congratulations to Sakiyama Takayuki (b. 1958) for being selected as one of the shortlist for the 2020 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize!

Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art
News & Event

Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art

"The Spirit of Japanese Ceramics"

The exhibition titled "The Spirit of Japanese Ceramics" is now open at the Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art. This exhibition features around 50 works by four contemporary ceramic artists, including Kondō Takahiro and Fukumoto Fuku.

New Publication

New Publication

The Allure of Japanese Contemporary Ceramics

It is with great pleasure that we announce the publication of The Allure of Japanese Contemporary Ceramics by Joan B Mirviss. Subtitled for the Japanese market: “What only the Japanese do not understand about the truth in regards to Japanese modern clay art!", the book was written to awaken Japan to the extraordinary beauty, power and diversity of this art form that is–– NOW collected by over sixty museums in the US alone, the focus of countless exhibitions and passionately acquired by sophisticated collectors around the globe.

Ogata Kamio

Ogata Kamio

Exhibition review on ArtsGazing

"Most people, when they see a beautiful object say, “that’s lovely” or “I want that”. Very few say, “I want to learn how to make that”, and even fewer say, “I know how to do that”. Ogata Kamio is that rare individual who not only saw something wonderful in ancient Chinese neriage pottery, but also had the desire and willpower to learn the technique for himself, despite no formal training. In Waves of Optical Illusion: Ogata Kamio, he takes thin layers of colored clay, laminates them, then uses a potter’s wheel to throw the clay into bowls or vessels. After creating the form, the clay is cut across the grain to give the piece texture and show various colors under the top layer. The result is striking, with the eye following the complex pattern of the surface and the color as it also revels in the symmetry of the overall shape."

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Artist Talk: Futamura Yoshimi

September 13, 2019 --With work now on view in the exhibition “Living Clay: Artists Respond to Nature,” Futamura Yoshimi will give an artist talk from 6:30 pm to 7:30pm at Pillsbury Auditorium on Friday, September 13, 2019. Please visit their website for online tickets.  

works by Iguchi Daisuke, Clay Artist

Iguchi Daisuke

Iguchi wins the Grand Prize at Paramita Museum Ceramic Arts Exhibition

We are delighted to announce that Iguchi Daisuke, a clay artist whose first US solo exhibition we hosted in March 2018, won the grand prize at this year’s Paramita Museum Ceramics Arts Exhibition.  He becomes the eighth artist who has been represented by Joan B Mirviss LTD to win this prestigious award. Previous winners were Mihara Ken (‘06), Kawabata Kentarō (‘07), Nagae Shigekazu (’09), Wakao Kei (’10), Wada Akira (’11), Itō Hidehito (’13) and Kino Satoshi (’17).     

 

Miwa Kazuhiko assumes family title of Miwa Kyūsetsu

Miwa Kazuhiko

Miwa Kazuhiko assumes family title of Miwa Kyūsetsu

We are pleased to announce that as of May, 2019, Miwa Kazuhiko (b. 1951) has assumed the family title of Miwa Kyūsetsu XIII after his brother, Miwa Kyūsetsu XII (Ryōsaku)'s retirement. Miwa Kyūsetsu XII will continue creative activity but under the name Ryūkishō. This transfer marks the continuation of the ceramic lineage of the Miwa family which has, for four centuries, been the most celebrated family working in the Hagi tradition.

Asia Week Celebrates A Decade, 2019

Antiques & The Arts Weekly

Asia Week 2019 Celebrates A Decade

NEW YORK CITY — This year, the phenomenon known as Asia Week New York — when everyone who is anyone in the world of Asian art and antiques descends on New York City for a whirlwind series of lectures, gallery openings, sales, shows and receptions — celebrated its tenth year. In addition to works on view at six New York City auction houses, as well as auctions conducted more distantly in both Philadelphia and Boston, seven dealers debuted this season, bringing the total of galleries participating in the annual event to 48 dealers.

press release, Japanese Women Clay Artists Respond to Nature in New Mia Exhibition

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Japanese Women Clay Artists Respond to Nature in New Mia Exhibition

March 20, 2019—A new exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) highlights recent work by more than a dozen living Japanese women clay artists who evoke or respond to the natural world in diverse ways, some traditional, others wholly novel. 

Kakurezaki Ryūichi

Kakurezaki Ryūichi

Designated Important Intangible Cultural Asset by Okayama Prefecture

We are pleased to announce that Kakurezaki Ryūichi (b. 1950) is designated as an Important Intangible Cultural Asset by Okayama prefecture as of March 2019.

Kakurezaki makes unique Bizen ware at his kiln in Setouchi which he established after studying under Isezaki Jun (b. 1936). While he works within the tradition of Bizen, his work is quite aesthetically different from conventional Bizen wares. His fresh and independent vision has inspired other potters to contend with classical forms. 

 

Artfix Daily

Artfix Daily

Asia Week New York Rings Up $150.5M in Total Sales

The 10th anniversary celebration of Asia Week New York—the Asian art extravaganza—which concluded on March 23, 2019– reported that combined sales totaled $150,544,501. At press time, this figure includes 43 out of 48 galleries and the five six auction houses: Bonhams, Christie’s, Doyle, Heritage Auctions and Sotheby’s. (iGavel’s online sale ends April 16). 

To mark the 10- year milestone, a champagne reception was held in the Patrons Lounge at The Metropolitan Museum of Art to honor a group of ten distinguished collectors, museum professionals and dealers, who have made significant contributions to advancing Asian art in North America. The honorees included Diane and Arthur Abbey, Dr. Julia and John Curtis, Maxwell “Mike” Hearn, Elizabeth B. “Lillie” and Edward “Ned” Johnson 3d, James Lally, Soyoung Lee, Stephen Little, Joan B. Mirviss, Amy G. Poster, and Shelley and Donald Rubin.

ArtDaily

ArtDaily

Asia Week New York celebrates its 10th anniversary

NEW YORK, NY - Asia Week New York got off to a roaring start last week, when 48 galleries, 6 auction houses-Bonhams, Christie's, Doyle, Heritage, iGavel, and Sotheby's and 16 museums opened their doors to collectors, curators, and connoisseurs who converged in New York to get their annual eyeful of what's on offer at the galleries and auction houses now through March 23rd.

Artnet

Artnet

Vessel Explored / Vessel Transformed - Tomimoto Kekichi and his Enduring Legacy

Editor's Picks: 11 Things Not to Miss in New York's Art World This Week, Asia Week New York Edition

 

The Art Newspaper

The Art Newspaper

Vessel Explored / Vessel Transformed - Tomimoto Kekichi and his Enduring Legacy

Mirviss says: "Tomimoto "transformed the course of 20th century ceramics and the field of contemporary clay on a global stage, and he had some major credos, one of them being to not make pattern from patterns...

New York Times

New York Times

Vessel Explored / Vessel Transformed - Tomimoto Kekichi and his Enduring Legacy

The Buddhas, Gods and Emperors of Asia Week New York

Apollo: The International Art Magazine

Apollo: The International Art Magazine

Vessel Explored / Vessel Transformed - Tomimoto Kekichi and his Enduring Legacy

Joan B. Mirviss, a dealer specialising in Japanese art and ceramics, has organized a retrospective (with a lavish bilingual catalogue) of the work of the ceramicist Tomimoto Kenkichi (1886-1963), who travelled to England and befriended Bernard Leach.

Asian Art Newspaper

Asian Art Newspaper

Vessel Explored / Vessel Transformed - Tomimoto Kekichi and his Enduring Legacy

VESSEL EXPLORED / VESSEL TRANSFORMED
Tomimoto Kenkichi and his Enduring Legacy
Joan Mirviss, 13 March to 19 April

Joan Mirviss has devoted more than four dcades to the promotion and support of mainly 20th-century Japanese clay wares in New York and this year's solo showcase is in collaboration with Japan-based Shibuya Kurodatoen Co for the artist and teacher Tomimoto Kenkichi (1886-1963).

Arts of Asia

Arts of Asia

Vessel Explored / Vessel Transformed - Tomimoto Kekichi and his Enduring Legacy

Joan B Mirviss Ltd, with the invaluable assistance of Shibuya Kurodatoen Co., Ltd, Japan's leading modern ceramic dealer, is honoured to present "Vessel Explored / Vessel Transformed- Tomimoto Kenkichi and His Enduring Legacy". Joan Mirviss explained: "Tomimoto is revered as the father of his field. He was the most significant figure in the world of 20th century Japanese ceramics and his impact continues through his gifted and inspired former pupils and their talented students, many of whom are now professors of ceramics."

Antiques & The Arts Weekly

Antiques & The Arts Weekly

Vessel Explored / Vessel Transformed - Tomimoto Kekichi and his Enduring Legacy

NEW YORK CITY - Joan B Mirviss with the assistance of Japan's modern ceramic dealer, Shibuya Kurodatoen Co, is presenting "Vessel Explored/Vessel Transformed: Tomimoto Kenkichi and His Enduring Legacy" from March 13 - April 20. This exhibition and its accompanying publication, the first of its type outside Japan, focuses on the artist and teacher Tomimoto Kenkichi.

Apollo: The International Art Magazine

Apollo: The International Art Magazine

Vessel Explored / Vessel Transformed - Tomimoto Kekichi and his Enduring Legacy

Joan B. Mirviss, a dealer specialising in Japanese art and ceramics, has organised a retrospective (with a lavish bilingual catalogue) of the work of the ceramicist Tomimoto Kenkichi (1886-1963), who travelled to England and befriended Bernard Leach. Tomimoto encouraged his countrymen to study Western art and pursue invention in clay rather than repetition of traditional patterns. 'Vessel Explored / Vessel Transformed: Tomimoto Kenkichi and His Enduring Legacy' will explore Tomimoto's inspirations including Aristide Maillol's fleshy bronze women and William Morris's fern repeats, as well as contemporary Japanese artisans influenced by Tomimoto. Mirviss says that few American collectors and institutions are aware of his work. She needs to tell his story, she explains, at a high-profile time like Asia Week.

Blouin Art Info

Blouin Art Info

Asia Week New York Turns 10

"We cannot ignore Asia," said Mike Hearn, Chair of the Asian Art Department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, to a nodding crowd of collectors, dealers, and journalists, gathered in anticipation of Asia Week New York, an annual 10-day celebration of Asian Art.

Blackbook

Blackbook

Winter Show 2019

The Winter Show is back, with its 65th Anniversary Sapphire Jubilee taking place from January 18th to 27th at New York's Park Avenue Armory.

Antiques & The Arts Weekly

Antiques & The Arts Weekly

Winter Show 2019

NEW YORK CITY - "The Five Elements" - Gogyō / Five Japanese Masters of the Art of Clay" features the work of Yoshikawa Masamichi (b. 1946), Futamura Yoshimi (b. 1959), Kakurezaki Ryuichi (b. 1950), Kaneta Masanao (b. 1953), and Kondo Takahiro (b. 1958)

Futamura Yoshimi

Futamura Yoshimi

Design Anthology

'At fifteen years old, I realised that I wanted to use my hands to create something', says Nagoya-born, Paris-based artist Yoshimi Futamura. 

Winter Show 2019

Winter Show 2019

Caviar Affair

Connoisseur, collector, curator or simply an admirer of beauty- all are beneficiaries of the current golden age of Japanes ceramics.

Art Fix Daily

Art Fix Daily

Asia Week Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary With An All-star Roster

The Asia Week New York Association announces that forty-eight international galleries and six auction houses- Bonhams, Christie's, Doyle, Heritage Auctions, iGavel, and Sotheby's will participate in the 10th anniveresary edition of Asia Week New York 2019, the ten-day celebration of Asian Art and culture that spans the metropolitan region from March 13 through 23, 2019.

 

Art + Perception

Art + Perception

Into The Earth: The Clay Art of Ogawa Machiko

"Ogawa does not so much use clay to achieve self-expression as make herself the means through which the clay reveals its inner strength"

Asian Art Newspaper

Asian Art Newspaper

Into The Earth: The Clay Art of Ogawa Machiko

This is the third solo show of the female artist at the gallery. Featuring two main bodies of work, the show focusses on her minerology and torn sculpture series.

Japan Ceramic Society Encouragement Awards Kansai Region Exhibition

Japan Ceramic Society Encouragement Awards Kansai Region Exhibition

Kino Satoshi & Fukumoto Fuku

Fukumoto Fuku and Kino Satoshi have received Encouragement Awards at Japan Ceramic Society Encouragement Awards Kansai Region Exhibition on Septemer 17.

Gardiner Museum

Gardiner Museum

Japan Now: Female Masters

Today, Japanese clay art is experiencing one of the richest and most diverse periods in its long history. Throughout 2018, three lobby displays, curated by Joan B. Mirviss, an authority on Japanese ceramics and a New York City gallery owner for 40 years, will feature the work of ground-breaking Japanese ceramists who stand on the world stage, boldly asserting their independence, creativity, and technical genius.

Arts & Antiques

Arts & Antiques

Light from the East

Traditional Japanese paintings are an excellent buying opportunity, as well as a portal into a world of timeless grace and beauty.

Arts & Collections International

Arts & Collections International

Central New York Gallery To Stage Japanese Master Sculpture Exhibition

Central New York Gallery Joan B Mirviss LTD will hold four exhibitions over the coming year to highlight the work of four monumental ceramicists.

Art + Perception

Art + Perception

Mishima Kimiyo at MEM and Art Factory Jonanjima, Tokyo

Mishima Kimiyo (b. 1932) has long been known for her trompe l'oiel ceramic objects that appear to be newspapers or household trash. Two recent exhibitions in Tokyo offered paintings, mixed-media and found objects plus large-scale installations including fiberglass, as well as the expected variety of ceramic work. One show was impressive for its breadth and the other was staggering for its large scale.

Fusion: A Magazine For Clay And Glass

Fusion: A Magazine For Clay And Glass

Joan B. Mirviss and Meredith Chilton

The Gardiner Museum is focusing on Japan in 2018. In the Museum's lobby over the course of the year, three linked displays form an exhibition celebrating thirty outstanding contemporary Japanese artists.

Japan Now gives an unparalleled opportunity for Canadians to see the latest work being produced today by Japanese artists, at a time when Japanese clay is experiencing one of the richest and most diverse periods of its history.

Art + Perception

Art + Perception

Hoshino Satoru at LIXIL Gallery, Tokyo

Hoshino Satoru (b. 1945), has established an international reputation through residencies and guest teaching, and for his large installations. While this gallery is a modest space, low-ceilinged and windowless, he transformed it into a dark field of motion with his Beginning Form-Spiral '17.

Antiques And The Arts Weekly

Antiques And The Arts Weekly

Contemporary Japanese Ceramics On View At Joan B Mirviss, Ltd

NEW YORK CITY - Joan B Mirviss, Ltd presents the work of Hoshino Kayoko and Satoru in "Double Spiral: The Sculptural Art of Hoshino Kayoko and Satoru," an exhibition devoted to more than 30 new works by this celebrated ceramicist couple. The exhibition continues through June 15.

Robb Report

Robb Report

Masters of the Medium: Hoshino Kayoko and Hoshino Satoru

Collectors of contemporary Japanese ceramics have a marvelous opportunity to acquire new works on May 1 when Double Spiral, a selling exhibition of 30 stunning pieces by renowned contemporary Japanese husband and wife potters Hoshino Kayoko and Hoshino Satoru, opens at the Joan B. Mirviss gallery on New York's Upper East Side. "The exhibition highlights the intertwining physical and spiritual worlds of the couple within their practices, and explores the balance of opposites as represented by the yin-yang taikyokuzu symbol," says Mirviss of the selection of pottery pieces on offer.

Antiques And The Arts Weekly

Antiques And The Arts Weekly

Asia Week New York Rings Up $169,819,900 In Total Sales

Asia Week New York - the ten-day Asian art extravaganza that concluded on March 24, reports that combined sales totaled $169,819,900. At press time, this figure includes 41 out of 45 galleries and the four auction houses: Bonhams, Christie's, Doyle and Sotheby's.

Per On Art

Per On Art

What's up & What's best in NYC

March 18, 2018

"Mirviss selections are beyond comparison. This is truly the only show in town."

Asian Art

Asian Art

Asia Week New York

March 17, 2018

Joan Mirviss's taste in contemporary Japanese ceramics is well known and this year she is presenting works by Matsui Kosei (1927-2003), Kamoda Shoji (1933-1983) and Wada Morihiro (1944-2008), major innovators in the scheme of 20th-century Japanese ceramics.

ArtNet

ArtNet

Asia Week 2018: Your Go-To Guide to All Shows, Parties, and Auctions

March 14, 2018

Works from three of Japan's most accomplished clay artists are on display to coincide with Asia Week; the works of Shoji, Kosei, and Morihiro are functional and innovative, each with their own individual style.

 

Artfix Daily

Artfix Daily

Artfix Daily Artwire

March 20, 2018

Kamoda Shōji was arguably the top ceramist in the incredibly rich history of 20th-century Japanese ceramics. Joan B. Mirviss LTD (New York) is placing a large body of his work, neve before seen outside of Japan front and center, in Three Giants of The North: Kamoda Shōji, Matsui Kōsei and Wada Morihiro. This masterpiece from his mature period, with over-glaze enamel blue elements, flaunts his genius at creating an elegant unity between form and surface. 39 East 78th Street, Suite 401

Architectural Digest

Architectural Digest

The Six Galleries to Visit This Asia Week

March 19, 2018

Joan B. Mirviss LTD

Ceramics enthusiasts will leave Mirviss's gallery feeling absolutely energized. For around ten years, Mirviss has been preparing "Three Giants of The North," a selling exhibition combining works from three superstar Japanese ceramists from the 20th century: Kamoda Shoji, Matsui Kosei, and Wada Morihiro. Here, an assemblage of colorful, textured works from the masters of clay will be shown in the U.S. for the first time.

Apollo

Apollo

A confident return for Asia Week New York

March 16, 2018

In the field of ceramics, a number of excellent works are on show. A joint exhibition by Kaikoko and Chambers Fine Art provides an intriguing pairing, placing Neolithic Chinese and Japanese pots side by side, to show how the respective aesthetic values of the two cultures - formality and strucure versus organic freedom - were evident even 2,500 years ago. Joan B Mirviss introduces three modern clay artists from Japan who are little-known in the west but whom she believes have 'contributed to altering the style and aesthetic of Japanese ceramic history'. One is Matsui Kosei (1927-2003), a priest and potter who revived the 'neriage' technique for marbling clay, creating his own version; a sort of mille-feuille of thin layers of differently coloured clays which he would then throw and sometimes chisel.

New York Times

New York Times

Rare and Unusual Objects Come Calling

March 16, 2018

Galleries

Several angular pots by Wada Morihiro (1944-2008), one of the three major 20th-century Japanese ceramic artists to which her current show is dedicated, are on compact but extroardinary display at Joan B Mirviss, incised with complex patterns and painted in a striking combination of black, white and red slip accented with green glaze. 39 East 78th Street, suite 401; 212-799-4021; mirviss.com

New York Times

New York Times

21 Art Exhibitions to View in NYC This Weekend

March 15, 2018

The collection of ceramics by the excellent 20th-century potter Kamoda Shoji at Joan B. Mirviss is a notable highlight. An added bonus: The pieces have never been shown outside of Japan.

New York Times

New York Times

Art + Design

March 15, 2018

Asia Week's Rare and Unusual Objects for Art Lovers and Collectors

New York Times

New York Times

The Listings

March 16, 2018

The collection of ceramics by the excellent 20th-century potter Kamoda Shōji at Joan B. Mirviss is a notable highlight. An added bonus: The pieces have never been shown outside of Japan.

Asia Week New York: March 9-18

Asia Week New York: March 9-18

The Longstanding Dealers

Joan discusses Asia Week New York and the current shift in art collecting.

Antiques And The Arts Weekly

Antiques And The Arts Weekly

Wonder And Discovery Mark The 64th Winter Antiques Show

February 6, 2018

Joan B Mirviss was mentioned in Antiques And The Arts Weekly

New York Times

New York Times

The Winter Antiques Show Embraces the Evolving Definition of Antique

Joan B Mirviss was mentioned in the New York Times

Nikkei Asian Review

Nikkei Asian Review

American advocate of Japanese ceramics still unearthing talent

December 24, 2017

"After 40 years, Joan Mirviss' US gallery is a game-changer for young Japanese artists"

New York Times

New York Times

Sakiyama Takayuki featured in the New York Times

November 11, 2017

Fujikasa Satoko in Ceramics Art + Perception

Fujikasa Satoko in Ceramics Art + Perception

July 2017

"Fujikasa's Stoneware Takes Flight" by Janet Koplos in "Ceramics: Art and Perception"

Asia Week Contemporary in ArtFix Daily

Asia Week Contemporary in ArtFix Daily

May 22, 2017

The inaugural Asia Week Contemporary is a huge success with a enthusiastic response from collectors.

Asia Week Contemporary in the Financial Times

Asia Week Contemporary in the Financial Times

New York’s newest showcase for contemporary Asian art

May 2, 2017

The inaugural Asia Week New York Contemporary arrives on May 2-10

Joan B Mirviss LTD in Antiques and the Arts Weekly

Joan B Mirviss LTD in Antiques and the Arts Weekly

Asia Week New York Rings Up More Than $423 Million

April 7, 2017

Widespread success at Asia Week New York 2017

Miwa Kyūwa at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Miwa Kyūwa at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Modern ceramics in the MMA collection

A new acquisition by the Metropolitan Museum of art was also featured in a Joan B Mirviss exhibition

Joan Mirviss in Antiques and the Arts Weekly

Joan Mirviss in Antiques and the Arts Weekly

Q & A: Joan Mirviss

March 7, 2017

This week's issue of Antiques and the Arts Weekly featured a Q & A with Joan about her 40th anniversary show

Asia Week New York Returns to the Spotlight: A Focus on the Finest

Asia Week New York Returns to the Spotlight: A Focus on the Finest

Joan B Mirviss in the NY Times

March 5, 2017

We were recently featured in the New York Times for Asia Week

Joan B Mirviss LTD in ArtDaily

Joan B Mirviss LTD in ArtDaily

Ao: Colors of Nature in Blue+Green

January 2, 2017

Joan B Mirviss LTD's exhibition, Ao: Colors of Nature in Blue+Green, presenting carefully selected Japanese art that explores the subtleties of ao, was featured in the online newspaper ArtDaily.

 

Fujikasa Satoko's sculpture garners acclaim at Portland Art Museum

Fujikasa Satoko's sculpture garners acclaim at Portland Art Museum

Flow #1

September 26, 2016

Flow #1 by Fujikasa Satoko has been selected for The Poster Project at the Portland Art Museum and has become one of the most popular works viewed on the museum's website.

Joan B Mirviss LTD in ArtDaily

Joan B Mirviss LTD in ArtDaily

Waves of Ink: Painting in Porcelain

September 13, 2016

Joan B Mirviss LTD's exhibition, Waves of Ink: Painting in Porcelain, presenting the artwork of Kondo Takahiro was featured in the online newspaper ArtDaily. 

Waves of Ink: Painting in Porcelain

Waves of Ink: Painting in Porcelain

Fall AWNY Gallery Shows

Waves of Ink: Painting in Porcelain, our upcoming exhibition of new works by Kondo Takahiro, is featured on the Fall Asia Week New York website. 

 

The New York Times

The New York Times

Joan B Mirviss LTD featured in the New York Times

August 18, 2016

Long-time friend and client of Joan Mirviss LTD, Steven Korff, and his wonderful ceramic collection were featured in the New York Times.

 

Tribute to Madame Tomo Kikuchi

Tribute to Madame Tomo Kikuchi

(1923-2016)

August 26, 2016

It is with tremendous sadness that I announce the death of one of the seminal figures in the world of Japanese contemporary ceramics, Madame Tomo Kikuchi. She passed away on August 20th at the age of 93 and her funeral was held on the 24th at which time more than 1500 people were in attendance. Her impact on the field was unrivaled and global.

 

Yo AKIYAMA: Towards the Sea of Arche

Yo AKIYAMA: Towards the Sea of Arche

Musée Tomo

Akiyama Yō's major retrospective exhibition on view at the Musée Tomo in Tokyo from April 2 to July 24, 2016.

Joan B Mirviss LTD in Antiques and The Arts Weekly

Joan B Mirviss LTD in Antiques and The Arts Weekly

April 2016

March 30, 2016

Joan B Mirviss LTD is featured in Antiques and The Arts Weekly article on Asia Week 2016.

Kondō Takahiro in the New York Times

Kondō Takahiro in the New York Times

March 11, 2016

Water jar,by Kondō Takahiro, featured in New York Times article on Asia Week 2016.

 

Fujikasa Satoko in Art & Antiques Magazine

Fujikasa Satoko in Art & Antiques Magazine

March 2016

March 10, 2016

Sculpture by Fujikasa Satoko and more featured in the article Floating Earth.
 

The New York Times

The New York Times

Winter Antiques Show Offers a Collection of Recent and Rare Works

January 22, 2016

The Joan B Mirviss booth at the Winter Antiques Show was featured in the New York Times.

Fujikasa Satoko Receives Takashimaya Art Prize

Fujikasa Satoko Receives Takashimaya Art Prize

Joan B Mirviss LTD is thrilled to announce that the Takashimaya Art Award, presented by the Takashimaya Cultural Foundation (Takashimaya Bunka Kikin), has been betowed upon Fujikasa Satoko.

Exploring the Darker Sides of Ceramics

Exploring the Darker Sides of Ceramics

The New York Times

October 22, 2015

Katsumata Chieko's "Akoda," 2014, is featured in an exhibition called "Ceramix."
 

Living for the Moment at LACMA

Living for the Moment at LACMA

Living for the Moment: Japanese Prints from the Barbara S. Bowman Collection

Exhibition press release.

Asian Art Museum

Asian Art Museum

San Francisco Couple Donate Contemporary Ceramics to Asian Art Museum

September 2, 2015

Gift from Phyllis Kempner and David Stein expands museum's collection of contemporary art

 

The New York Times

The New York Times

Asia Week Is Highlighted by Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Sale

March 15, 2015

An article by William Grimes of the New York Times discussing Asia Week New York and "Tsubo: The Art of the Vessel."

The New York Times

The New York Times

A Showcase for Browsers and Buyers

November 13, 2014

Into the Fold:

Into the Fold:

Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Horvitz Collection

10/10/2014

The Harn Museum will host an interactive workshop with gallery artist, Akiyama Yō, featuring a guest lecture by Joan B. Mirviss, and noted collectors, Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz.

Tradition on Fire

Tradition on Fire

Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection

September 18

"This exhibition celebrates selected works of contemporary Japanese ceramics from the Paul and Kathy Bissinger Collection of San Francisco. Works displayed here demonstrate how Japanese artists are continuing the long tradition of Japanese ceramics, even as they depart from the traditional in search of the new."

-Tradition on Fire at the Asian Art Museum

 

Ceramic Art

ARTnews

10 Cool Trends in Contemporary Ceramic Art

JBM artist Miwa Ryōsaku has made the list of artists featured in a look at 10 cool trends in contemporary ceramics.

 

reviews, Japan in Black and White, Ink and Clay

ARTnews

Reviews: Japan in Black and White: Ink and Clay

Artfix Daily

Artfix Daily

A Record Is Shattered: Asia Week NY Sales Hit $200 Milltion

Asia Week New York—the nine-day Asian art extravaganza—ended on a stupendous note: $200 million in sales, exceeding last year’s number by $25 million. From the minute the 47 international galleries of Asia Week New York opened their doors on March 14, a whirlwind of activities invigorated the city. The annual event was celebrated with a magnificent reception at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on March 17, where the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed more than 600 collectors, curators and Asian art specialists. The event ignited excitement that burned for the entire week, and the Asian art world buzzed with exhibitions and record-breaking auctions that were thronged with international buyers from mainland China, Taiwan, India, Japan, Korea and the United States.

The New York Times

The New York Times

Doors That Open to the Art of a Continent

The Brooklyn Museum's Asian Art galleries are closed for reconstruction until next year, but you can see 71 works from their collection, covering more than 2,000 years, at Japan Society (333 East 47th Street). Meanwhile the Met has an exhibition devoted to Edo period (1635-1868) painting that includes 12 folding screens and numerous scrolls. The Noguchi Museum (9-01 33rd Road, at Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City, Queens) is showing drawings from the late 1920's and early '30's in which the Japanese-American sculptor Isama Noguchi began to break away, stylistically, from his mentor, Constantin Brancusi..

 

Art Daily

Art Daily

Asia Week NY Experts Offer Skilled Guidance for Discovering New and Affordable Market Sectors

“One doesn’t need an art history degree to appreciate contemporary Japanese ceramics,” says Joan Mirviss of Joan B. Mirviss Ltd. in New York.

 

Asian Art

Asian Art

AWNY Gallery Shows

Joan Mirviss has collaborated with the Tokyo-based Shibuya Kurodatoen Co. Ltd to present Japan in Black and White: Ink and Clay. 

 

Antiques and the Arts Weekly

Antiques and the Arts Weekly

Asia Week NY To Roll Out Museumesque Exhibits March 14-22

In the exhibition "Japan Black and White: Ink and Clay," New York-based Joan B Mirviss Ltd 39 East 78th Street will show screen-style sculpture by Yamada Hikaru (1923-2001) titled "Tohen Mandara" in 1973. The works manifest Hikaru's radical approach in the manipulation of clay.

 

City Beat

City Beat

Two New Additions Bring Great Beauty to the Art Museum

The Cincinnati Art Museum lately has been concentrating on what it calls “node” shows — small-to-medium-size exhibitions and gallery changes highlighting its collection or local angles.

 

The New York Times

The New York Times

A Little Bit of Everything in One Place

Some of this fair's clarity results from stalls devoted exclusively or primarily to the efforts of one maker. Joan B. Mirviss has a taste-shifting display of the encrusted, elaboratively flanged ceramics of Koike Shok, a revered Japanese artist in her late 60s who looks to coral and seashells for inspiration.

 

Modern Magazine: Gallery Walk

Modern Magazine: Gallery Walk

Fall 2013

Manhattan dealer, Joan B. Mirviss, who specializes in Japanese ceramics and art, is hosting an exhibition titled The Eight Winds: Chinese Influence on Japanese Ceramics.

Suzuki Osamu: Image in Clay

Suzuki Osamu: Image in Clay

The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto

July 12-August 25, 2013

From The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto's Website:
One of the most representative potters of post-war Japan, SUZUKI Osamu (1926-2001) was born in the Gojo-zaka district of Kyoto, as the third son of the pottery wheel worker SUZUKI Ugenji, who worked for the Eiraku-kobo atelier, one of the ten craftsmen families for the House of Sen.

 

Itō Hidehito Wins the Grand-Prix Award
News & Event

Itō Hidehito Wins the Grand-Prix Award

Paramita Ceramic Competition

August 11, 2013

We're excited to share the news that Itō Hidehito was announced as the winner of the Grand-Prix award at the Paramita Ceramic Competition on August 11, 2013.

Artdaily.org

Artdaily.org

"Out of the Fire: Sultry Ceramics" featuring 20 artists opens at Joan B. Mirviss Ltd in New York

July 10, 2013

NEW YORK, NY.- Joan B. Mirviss Ltd presents the exhibition Out of the Fire: Sultry Ceramics, featuring 20 renowned Japanese artists representing the major traditions of Japanese wood-fired ceramics: Bizen, Hagi, Iga, Karatsu, Mino, Shigaraki, Tamba and Tokoname. In modern times, as electric and gas kilns have largely replaced wood-burning kilns, these artworks, born of the heat generated by wood-fired kilns, are especially seductive and stunning. It is the very nature of a wood-burning kiln to be essentially unpredictable. Maintaining the high temperature required to fire ceramics necessitates consistent feeding of the fire over an extended period of time; and the interior temperature and conditions vary depending on the location inside the kiln. Not only does this make the process of wood firing more time-consuming, but it also requires knowledge of the intricacies of each personally built anagama (single-chambered sloped tunnel) or noborigama (multi-chambered climbing) kiln. Placement within a kiln has a tremendous impact on its surface.

The Flowering of Edo Period Painting

The Flowering of Edo Period Painting

Japanese Masterworks from the Feinberg Collection

May 21 - July 15 2013

The Feinberg Collection has briefly returned to Japan, where it is on display at the Edo Tokyo Museum. 

Seven Sages of Ceramics, June 2013

ARTnews

'Seven Sages of Ceramics'

June 2013

The work of seven of Japan’s finest mod- ern ceramists was on artful display here. Tea bowls, plates, and sculptural objects were nestled in quiet nooks or perched on hand-hewn wooden pedestals. This lovely show focused on pieces from the mid-20th century by craftsmen who are not well known outside of Japan.

Japanese Art Society Newsletter

Japanese Art Society Newsletter

Ajiki Hiro "An Exhibition of Teabowls"

A look at Ajiki Hiro's first US solo exhibition

 

'The World Between Two Hands' Will Present Teabowls May 3

'The World Between Two Hands' Will Present Teabowls May 3

Antiques and the Arts Weekly

April 26, 2013

NEW YORK CITY - Joan B. Mirviss Ltd will present its first exhibition focused exclusively on the ceramic art of the Japanese tea ceremony, with more than 40 recent works by teabowl artist Ajiki Hiro. The exhibition will be on view May 3 - June 28.

 

1stdibs

1stdibs

A Holiday Abroad

Read 1stdibs.com  profile of Asia Week participant Joan B. Mirviss Ltd.

Antiques and the Arts Daily

Antiques and the Arts Daily

Exhibition at Joan B. Mirviss Focuses on Seven Japanese Masters

March 2013

Asian Art

Asian Art

Asia Week New York Gallery Shows

March 2013

This year the gallery is concentrating on a coterie of modern masters: Arakawa Toyozo, Ishiguro Munemaro, Kamoda Shoji, Kawakita Handeishi, Kitaoji Rosanjin, Okabe Mineo and Yagi Kazuo. 

 

Art and Antiques

Art and Antiques

Screen Stars

Japanese folding screens, delicate but durable, enshrine centuries of painting tradition.

 

Art and Antiques

Art and Antiques

In Perspective

We are mentioned in the article "Pan-Asian Fusion," which focuses on great galleries to visit for Asia Week 2013.

 

Tribute to Kato Yasukage

Tribute to Kato Yasukage

(1964-2012)

We are deeply saddened to announce that on August 13th, 2012 the world lost the tremendously talented and delightful Katō Yasukage (1964-2012). The fourteenth in his familial line of Mino ceramists, dating back to the Momoyama era, Yasukage was among the most gifted. He was killed in a car crash while driving in a rainstorm on a twisting mountain road in Nagano and is survived by three beautiful, very young daughters, his wife, mother and sister.

 

New York Times

New York Times

Boldest Color for Total Effect

By HOLLAND COTTER
Published: September 27, 2012

Have any artists ever, anywhere, caught the hello-ness of spring and the farewell-ness of autumn more sweetly and sharply than the Rimpa painters of Japan? Two shimmering fall exhibitions, one at Japan Society and the other at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, argue persuasively that no, no artists ever have.

Earth & Alchemy Exhibition

Earth & Alchemy Exhibition

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

September 24 - November 24, 2012

Earth & Alchemy opens at MassArt's Stephen D. Paine Gallery on Monday, September 24th. Gallery doors open for viewing at noon. At 6pm there will be a public reception.

Asian Art

Asian Art

Revisiting Rimpa: Design, Function, and the Art of Nakmura Takuo

September 10, 2012

12 Septmber to 19 October
The works of Nakamura Takuo, born in 1945, are the sole subject of this exhibition which is timed to coincide with the exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and at Japan Society. The ceramics will include freestanding sculptural and functional vessels that incorporate the uniquely Japanese painting aesthetic known as Rimpa, sometimes spelled these days as Rinpa. Because of his strength of form, copacetic decoration and excellence of execution, Nakamura's work can be found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa.

Art Fix Daily

Art Fix Daily

A 35th Anniversary Exhibition - Revisiting Rimpa: Design, Function, and the Art of Nakamura Takuo

September 5, 2012

This autumn marks the thirty-fifth year Joan B Mirviss LTD has been a leader in the field of Japanese fine art. In celebration of this momentous occasion, we are pleased to present the first of several remarkable exhibitions.

Kateigaho, International Edition

Kateigaho, International Edition

A contemporary tea gathering in a modern setting

Autumn/Winter 2012

The tea ceremony is a prominent feature of life in Kanazawa. Many citizens are involved with the traditions of tea on a daily basis, and ceremonies are held regularly throughout the city. Kutani-ware ceramicist Takuo Nakamura, a leader in the Kanazwa crafts world whose work exudes a highly original, fully modern aesthetic, agreed to host a tea ceremony for us in the contemporary style for which he is known.

France Magazine

France Magazine

New York: Japanese Ceramists

Summer 2012

Until recently, Japanese ceramic art has been a male-dominate field, with women forbidden even to touch a kiln.

The Modern Sybarite

The Modern Sybarite

The Deceptively Simple Ceramics of Hoshino Kayoko

June 22, 2012

My first impression of Kayoko’s ceramics was that of a double take. At a first glance, the simple ceramics look like carved rocks but how could they be if the label is calling them ceramics? Then on closer inspection one quickly adjusts the eye with the rational to appreciate beautiful contemporary ceramics made by a gifted artist.

Artdaily.org

Artdaily.org

The French Connection: Five Japanese women ceramists and their passion for France at Joan B. Mirviss Ltd.

June 17, 2012

NEW YORK, NY.- This exhibition titled The French Connection: Five Japanese Women Ceramists and their Passion for France, explores the dramatically increasing importance of Japanese women artists in the current ascendency of contemporary Japanese ceramics on a global stage and focuses on how their relationships to France have influenced, and indeed enabled, the five show-cased artists to find their unique voices. Stifled at one time or another by Japan’s restrictive view in the role of women and the lack of freedom with regard to their career choices, especially in the arena of ceramics, these committed female artists have successfully overturned such limitations by choosing to train/study/work/live abroad, particularly in Paris. Maintaining professional and personal contacts with both countries, they have managed to succeed in ways unavailable to their male colleagues.

Art of the Times

Art of the Times

The French Connection: Five Japanese Women Ceramists and their Passion for France

By Nami Hoppin
An exhibition at the Joan Mirviss Gallery in New York explores the dramatically increasing importance of Japanese women artists on
the global stage.

Antiques and the Arts Weekly, June 2012

Antiques and the Arts Weekly, June 2012

Five Japanese Women Ceramists At Joan B. Mirviss Ltd Gallery

June 13

New York City - "The French Connection: Five Japanese Women Ceramists and Their Passion for France" is at Joan B. Mirviss Ltd through August 3. An exhibition of incredible sculptures by Futamura Yoshimi, Katsumata Chieko, Nagasawa Setsuko, Ogawa Machiko and Sakurai Yasuko seeks to expose the very nature of clay, exploiting its flexibility and suppleness in arresting ways.

Editor at Large

Editor at Large

NYC gallery presents work by Japan's leading ceramicists

Now on view at Joan Mirviss Gallery are "The French Connection: Five Japanese Women Ceramicists and a Passion for France" and "Guided by the Brush". The exhibits present the work of five leading female ceramic artists and the work of a 99 year-old calligrapher and painter whose worldwide successes stand out in their male-dominated fields. The show runs through August 3rd at the Upper East Side Gallery.

ArtNews June 2012

ArtNews June 2012

"The Female Glaze," Stephanie Murg

June 7-August 3, 2012

For centuries, women in Japan were not even permitted to touch a kiln, lest their "impurity" taint whatever was baking. Yet in the past decade, women clay artists have come to outnumber men in Japan's art schools, and the next generation of master ceramists is shaping up to be disproportionately female.

materialicious: shelter, materials & objects

materialicious: shelter, materials & objects

Japan’s Foremost Female Artists on View in New York

Ceramics and calligraphy—considered Japan’s most significant art mediums—traditionally have been male-dominated art forms, and only recently have women been allowed to pursue these areas of study and apprenticeship. A new exhibit in New York will celebrate the work of five Japanese female ceramists and the country’s leading female calligrapher, who is 99 years old. Their work is being presented from June 5 through August 3 at the Joan B. Mirviss gallery in exhibits entitled 'The French Connection: Five Japanese Women Ceramists and a Passion for France' and 'Guided by the Brush.' "

Robb Report

Robb Report

Japan’s Foremost Female Artists on View in New York

" Ceramics and calligraphy—considered Japan’s most significant art mediums—traditionally have been male-dominated art forms, and only recently have women been allowed to pursue these areas of study and apprenticeship. A new exhibit in New York will celebrate the work of five Japanese female ceramists and the country’s leading female calligrapher, who is 99 years old. Their work is being presented from June 5 through August 3 at the Joan B. Mirviss gallery in exhibits entitled 'The French Connection: Five Japanese Women Ceramists and a Passion for France' and 'Guided by the Brush.' "

ArtNews June 2012

ArtNews June 2012

Guided by the Brush & The French Connection

June 7, 2012

Guided by the Brush: Paintings and Lithographs by SHINODA Toko and The French Connection: Five Japanese Women Ceramists and their Passion for France.

Museum and Gallery Listing: New York Times

Museum and Gallery Listing: New York Times

April 6-12

"Unfamiliar landscape prints by familiar names – mainly Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige – dominate this lavish show, and their superb condition has kept the colors strikingly vivid. The grandly descriptive can turn grandly abstract on a dime, especially when Hokusai tackles waterfalls in vertical formats. Also noteworthy are the prints of his lesser-known cotemporary Keisai Eisen, whose inclination to give tumbling water the solidity of nearby rocks has a bracing visionary force."
- R. Smith

Artdaily.org

Artdaily.org

Asia Week New York 2012 sales ends nine-day run exceeding $170 million in sales

"The overall exuberance and acquisitive atmosphere were reminiscent of Asia Weeks of the late 1990s," said Joan Mirviss, who reported that the response from collectors and enthusiasts to her exhibition "Approaching the Horizon: Important Japanese Prints from the Collection of Brewster Hanson" was exhilarating. "By the close of Asia Week's open-house weekend, we had sold nearly 60% of the exhibition (which included sixty-eight prints). In terms of attendance and participation, this year's Asia Week was tremendous and far exceeded those in recent memory."

 

Antiques and the Arts Weekly

Antiques and the Arts Weekly

Bewster Hanson's Collection of Japanese Prints At Joan Mirviss

March 2012

New York City - In Conjunction with Asia Week New York, Joan B. Mirviss Ltd is presenting "Approaching the Horizon: Important Japanese Prints from the Collection of Brewster Hanson," an exhibition of particularly fine impressions of some of the most coveted designs of Hiroshige, including masterworks by Hokusai, Eisen and Yoshitoshi.

Artinfo.com

Artinfo.com

Asia Week for Beginners: New York Experts on the Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Indian Art Markets

excerpt:
"At the Joan B. Mirviss gallery on the Upper East Side, the dealer is selling the collection of Brewster Hanson, a lifelong fan of Japanese art, who died in 2008. At the time Hanson was collecting prints, his tastes were supposedly more Japanese than European, meaning he obtained many rare, top-quality prints without competition, according to Mirviss. However, the pendulum has swung, it seems. Before the show even opened Mirviss reported that half of the catalogue had been sold, mostly the more expensive (and more rare) prints."

The New York Times

The New York Times

Sacred, Sensual and Scholarly by Roberta Smith

March 15, 2012

New York never lacks for art, but as spring approaches, movable feasts of it seem to arrive in waves. Last week nearly a dozen fairs put exra servings of contemporary and Modern art on the table. Friday is the official beginning of Asia Week, a visual repast of more than 40 shows staged by New York and out-of-town dealers and spread mostly through galleries around the Upper East Side, on or just off Madison Avenue.

Soaring Voices - Contemporary Japanese Women Ceramic Artists

Soaring Voices - Contemporary Japanese Women Ceramic Artists

at the ASU Art Museum Jan. 27 - March 3

A touring exhibition including our artists: Fukumoto Fuku, Fujino Sachiko, Katsumata Chieko, Kishi Eiko, Kitamura Junko, Koike Shoko, Mishima Kimiyo, Sakurai Yasuko, Shimizu Sachiko and Tashima Etsuko.

Where Have All the Great Prints Gone? The Passsionate Art of Collecting Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints

Where Have All the Great Prints Gone? The Passsionate Art of Collecting Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints

Joan B. Mirviss lectures at the Portland Art Museum

Learn about collecting from this leading dealer who will provide perspective on the history of collecting Japanese prints in the United States and Europe from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century. Mirviss will also compare past and present standards of connoisseurship and offer guidelines for today’s collectors.

 

artdaily.org

artdaily.org

Conversations in Clay: West Meets East: A Collector's Perspective at Joan B. Mirviss Ltd.

NEW YORK, N.Y.- For the first time since Joan B. Mirviss Ltd. began representing Japanese ceramics in the mid '80s, Western artists will be presented together with their Japanese counterparts in this intimate exhibit entitled Conversations in Clay – West Meets East: A Collector's Perspective. The show, curated by Steven Korff in collaboration with Joan Mirviss, finds its inspiration in Korff's integrated collection of ceramic art that includes important artists from both backgrounds, from Hamada Shōji to Hans Coper, Carlo Zauli to Akiyama Yō.

Antiques and the Arts Weekly

Antiques and the Arts Weekly

"At Joan B. Mirviss, 'Fired by Tradition' Features Masterworks by Nishihata Tadashi"

"Joan B. Mirviss Ltd is presenting "Fired by Tradition: Masterworks by Nishihata Tadashi" through July 29, featuring a completely fresh body of work by this Tanba master. Based in the riverside town of Tachikui in Hyogo Prefecture, home to the medieval ceramic center of Tanba, Tadashi (b 1948) works in the centuries-old traditions of his ancestors. As one of the six ancient kilns of Japan, Tanba has long been celebrated for its simple storage jars, vases and sake implements made from the local iron-rich clay and fired either unglazed or with natural and applied ash glazes.

Publication, Review, Birds of Dawn by Mona Molarsky

ARTnews

"Review: 'Birds of Dawn'" by Mona Molarsky

This beautifully curated show, subtitled "Pioneers of Japan's Sodeisha Ceramic Movement," celebrated the work of three artists who were the guiding lights of Japan's avant-garde ceramists. Yagi Kazuô (1918-79), Suzuki Osamu (1926-2001) and Yamada Hikaru (1923-2001) were founders of Sôdeisha ("Crawling Through the Mud Association"), a pottery collective formed in Kyoto in 1948. Until then, the country's venerable ceramics traditions focused on tea bowls, jars, and other utilitarian objects.

SOFA New York Wrap-up

SOFA New York Wrap-up

A Lively Mix

The 14th annual Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair at the Park Avenue Armory enjoyed steady crowds and sales, from the well-attended vernissage on April 13 straight through its four-day run, which ended on Sunday, April 17. An estimated 2000 persons attended Opening Night throughout the course of the evening, and an after-preview benefit dinner in the Armory's Tiffany Room for the Museum of Arts & Design (MAD) honoring Judy Cornfield was a sell-out. MAD also sponsored the new MAD Den Video Lounge designed by NY architect/designer David Ling, adding yet another media to the stimulating mix of art and design at the fair.

Chazen Museum of Art: Art Scene

Chazen Museum of Art: Art Scene

Collection Growth: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics

One newer area of collection development is contemporary Japanese ceramics, an art form that complements our significant and well-respected Van Vleck Collection of Japanese Prints. Japan has a centuries-old ceramics tradition, renowned for both beauty and innovation, and potters there continue to produce some of the most striking and influential pottery in the world. Joan Mirviss, an alumna of the UW-Madison's Department of Art History, is an expert and dealer in Japanese art; one of her specialties is contemporary ceramics.

Antiques and the Arts Weekly

Antiques and the Arts Weekly

Joan B. Mirviss to Show Akiyama Yo's Clay Works

Joan B. Mirviss, Ltd, will present a major solo show of internationally acclaimed artist Akiyama Yo (b 1953) who lives, works and teaches in Kyoto, Japan. This exhibition, on view April 18-May 20, will be Japan's highly acclaimed artist's second in the United States.

"Tension and Transition" includes more than ten sculptural clay works created for this presentation. Though using a basic stoneware clay, Akiyama's aesthetic pushes past any traditional concepts for ceramics; his art has much more in common with the work of contemporary sculptors like Richard Serra than the utilitarian ceramics for which Kyoto is historically known.

artdaily.org

artdaily.org

Asia Week New York 2011 Announces Sales Over $250 Million, Double and Triple Attendance

Collectors, curators, scholars, and Asian art enthusiasts from around the world convened for Asia Week New York 2011 in March—nine days of exhibitions, private sales, public auctions, special events, and fund-raising, spending more than $250 million on Asian art. Complementing Asian exhibitions at 18 New York-area museums and cultural institutions were thousands of ancient through contemporary Asian works of art at 5 leading auction houses and at the venues of 34 Asian art specialists exhibiting in New York. Dealers from the U.S. and abroad reported double and triple the attendance over last year with strong sales to collectors and institutions based in the United States, Europe, Hong Kong, and mainland China with many works on reserve by museums.

 

The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal

Reaching Out to the Arts to Help Earthquake Victims in Japan by Melanie Grayce West

In the hours following the March 11 earthquake in northeast Japan, the New York-based nonprofit Japan Society launched an earthquake relief fund. Since then, donations to the fund have come in bit by bit from all corners of the city.

 

Art in America

Art in America

New Priorities in Japan by Stephanie Cash

It's hard to think about art in the face of nightmarish human tragedy. As Japan attempts to get back on its feet after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, news on the nation's contemporary structures and historic sites trickles in. Eiji Mizushima of the Japan committee of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) has sent out e-mail updates as information becomes available.

Joan Mirviss Reports 'Birds of Dawn: Pioneers of Japan's Sôdeisha Ceramic Movement' Best Exhibition in Her 35-year Career

Joan Mirviss Reports 'Birds of Dawn: Pioneers of Japan's Sôdeisha Ceramic Movement' Best Exhibition in Her 35-year Career

ArtfixDaily.com

Since its opening on March 16 for Asia Week New York 2011, "Birds of Dawn: Pioneers of Japan's Sōdeisha Ceramic Movement," the exhibition currently on view at Joan B. Mirviss Ltd. at 39 East 78th Street, has been attracting tremendous attention from collectors, curators, the media and the public-at-large. The show focuses on the three seminal founders of the extremely influential Sōdeisha ceramic movement: Yagi Kazuo (1918-79), Suzuki Osamu (1926-2001), and Yamada Hikaru (1923-2001).

Vevlyn's Pen.com

Vevlyn's Pen.com

In New York, Two Showcases of Asian Art by Vevlyn Wright

ASIA has been even more in the forefront of the public conversation since the Japanese earthquake, tsunami and continuing nuclear radiation fallout. The conversation reaches near fever pitch on an upbeat note as New York hosts two important Asian-themed art bazaars. Both have added "Help Japan" components. The rechristened Asia Week New York continues through Saturday (26 March), while Asian Contemporary Art Week commences at 7 tonight at MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) with the film series, “Modern Mondays: An Evening with Mariam Ghani.”

New Focus On

New Focus On

Asia Week New York

Acting in an unprecedented collaboration, more than 30 prominent Asian art specialists, 5 auction houses and 18 museums and Asian cultural institutions in the metropolitan New York City area will join forces to present Asia Week New York 2011, taking place from March 18-26.

The New York Times

The New York Times

Big Continent, Much to See by Holland Cotter

Not so long ago Manhattan’s annual spring Asia Week was feeling diminished. The Asian Art Fair had folded. Gallery shows were scattered around town. Collective energy was low. Not so long ago Manhattan’s annual spring Asia Week was feeling diminished. The Asian Art Fair had folded. Gallery shows were scattered around town. Collective energy was low.

Robb Report

Robb Report

Progressive Japanese Pottery Exhibit by Christina Garofalo

More than 60 works from Japan’s Sôdeisha Ceramic Movement will be on display at New York’s Joan B. Mirviss Ltd art gallery on East 78th Street from March 16 through April 29 to coincide with Asia Week New York 2011. The exhibition, titled Birds of Dawn, showcases the unique work of artists Yagi Kazuo, Suzuki Osamu, and Yamada Hikaru.

ARTINFO.com

ARTINFO.com

Artists and Galleries Around the World Band Together to Send Japan Earthquake Relief by Kate Deimling

While Japan struggles to recover from the devastating effects of the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, artists and arts organizations around the world are coming together in a show of support for the island nation. Japan-related events in New York as part of this month's Asia Week are being recast as tributes or fundraisers for earthquake victims, while artists in various countries are coming up with creative ways to respond to the disaster and raise needed funds for the victims and their families.

All about Asia Week New York 2011

All about Asia Week New York 2011

artnet.com

New York Asia Week, launched by the auction houses in the early 1990s, presumes that people who are interested in Tibetan sculpture might somehow also be interested in Malaysian batik and Chinese contemporary. Twenty years on, this fiction is stronger than ever, perhaps because it's fun, the idea of looking at art made during the past three millennia on the world's largest and most populous continent.

Joan Mirviss Ltd Presents Birds of Dawn Pioneers of Japan’s Sodeisha Ceramic Movement

Joan Mirviss Ltd Presents Birds of Dawn Pioneers of Japan’s Sodeisha Ceramic Movement

Fineartpublicity.com

Over ten years in the making, Joan Mirviss Ltd presents “Birds of Dawn: Pioneers of Japan’s Sōdeisha Ceramic Movement,” which opens on March 16, 2011, at 39 East 78th Street in New York. This exhibition, which coincides with Asia Week New York, will focus on three seminal founders of this extremely influential movement: Yagi Kazuo (1918-79), Suzuki Osamu (1926-2001), and Yamada Hikaru (1923-2001). More than sixty works by this Kyoto triumvirate will be on view and offered for sale.

Publication, Taking Stock by Valerie Gladstone, 2011

cityARTS

Taking Stock by Valerie Gladstone

Asia Week gets off to an auspicious start March 18 with an elegant reception at the Asia Society. Then, over the course of nine days, 34 Asian art dealers—along with the Asia Society, Japan Society, Rubin Museum, China Institute and the auction houses Bonham’s, Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Doyle New York and iGavel—will present exhibitions, lectures, discussions, sales, concerts, films and a gala benefit reception and dinner, with everything open to the public. The range is astonishing.

Birds of Dawn Descend on New York for Asia Week

Birds of Dawn Descend on New York for Asia Week

urbanartantiques.com

Over ten years in the making, Joan Mirviss Ltd presents “Birds of Dawn: Pioneers of Japan’s Sōdeisha Ceramic Movement,” which opens on March 16, 2011, at 39 East 78th Street in New York. This exhibition, which coincides with Asia Week New York, will focus on three seminal founders of this extremely influential movement: Yagi Kazuo (1918-79), Suzuki Osamu (1926-2001), and Yamada Hikaru (1923-2001). More than sixty works by this Kyoto triumvirate will be on view and offered for sale.

 

Publication, Clan History, Kondô Yutaka by Eric Bryant

ARTnews

Kondō Yutaka by Eric Bryant

The long history of the Kondō clan has the elements of a grand saga - a samurai's defense of the imperial court, the subsequent gift of a central piece of Kyoto real estate, and an eventual fall from grace - but, just as significantly, the family's story over the last century mirrors the evolution of the great artistic tradition of Japanese ceramics.

Antiques and the Arts Weekly

Antiques and the Arts Weekly

Trio of Japanese Ceramics Shows to Kick Off at Joan B. Mirviss Ltd

Continuing with her ongoing effort to present cutting-edge contemporary Japanese ceramics, this fall and winter Joan B. Mirviss Ltd will present three consecutive exhibitions illuminating the world of postwar contemporary ceramics in Japan.

"These three exhibitions represent over ten years of planning with careful negotiations and coordination with multiple Japanese sources. For a dealer anywhere to have one or possibly two works by any of these artists is rare enough, but to present such a large body of exceptionally rare material by these artists outside a museum is unprecedented," said Mirviss.

Asian Art Newspaper

Asian Art Newspaper

Kondō Yutaka: The Transformation of a Traditional Kyoto Family

Joan B. Mirviss will present three consecutive exhibitions illuminating the world of post-war contemporary ceramics in Japan. This first show of over 40 works of art, focuses on the work of Kondō Yutaka (1932-83), a remarkable artist and gifted teacher who inspired many of today's established clay artists in Japan, who was the pivotal figure in his ceramic family before his untimely death. Drawn from the family's collection and offered for the first time, fourteen of his works will be seen in the context of his highly unusual heritage, both as a member of a Kyoto samurai family and as the son of the celebrated ceramist and designated Living National Treasure for cobalt blue-and-white (sometsuke) porcelain, KondōYūzo (1902-85).

Apollo Magazine

Apollo Magazine

Collectors' Focus: Japanese Ceramics by Abby Cronin

Japanese porcelain with good provenance offer prime area for collectors, while the market for contemporary Japanese ceramics is heating up.

SOFA WEST outstanding dealer presentations

SOFA WEST outstanding dealer presentations

Akiyama Yō

The tension between the old and the new can also be seen in the conceptual ceramic art of Japanese artist, Akiyama Yō, represented by Manhattan's Joan B Mirviss, Ltd., a long-time SOFA exhibitor in New York, but new to SOFA WEST. Widely considered to be one of the greatest ceramic artists living today, Akiyama was a member of the extremely influential Kyoto avant-garde group Sodeisha, which eschewed traditional Japanese ceramic functionalism in favor of modernist sculpture and contemporary abstraction. Mirviss says, "Akiyama's work is created with the theme of disintegration in nature and how life returns to clay.

Global Dealers Launch Another Offensive During Asia Week

Global Dealers Launch Another Offensive During Asia Week

by Lyn Hsieh

After the tremendous upsurge in interest in contemporary art in 2006-2008, and the market doldrums of 2009, this year’s Asia Week has repositioned itself and was jointly organized by the Asia Society and the Asian Art Dealers of New York (AADNY).
AADNY hosted a reception at the Rubin Museum of Art on March 19, heralding the
official start of Asian Art Week.

The Lusy Collection on Display in Germany

The Lusy Collection on Display in Germany

Surimono: The Art of Allusion in Japanese Prints

Museum of East Asian Art (Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst)
Universitätsstraße 100, D-50674,
Cologne, Germany
Oct 31, 2009 To Jan 10, 2010

Tribute to Tokuda Yasokichi III

Tribute to Tokuda Yasokichi III

(1933 - 2009)

It is with a heavy heart that we note that ceramic artist Tokuda Yasokichi III, designated a National Living Treasure (NLT) in 1997, succumbed to pneumonia on August 26th at the age of 75.

 

Asian Art Newspaper

Asian Art Newspaper

Group Shows

Over the last several years there has been an increasing number of dealers who have chosen to abandon the International Asian Art Fair and to exhibit independently in several locations in New York, principally on the Upper East Side. This year, with the International's cancellation, leaving those exhibitors without a venue, and the relocation of the Arts of Pacific Asia Show to new quarters on West 34th Street, a certain level of reorganisation was needed, a situation compounded by the existing economic uncertainty.

The Marino Lusy Collection of Surimono

The Marino Lusy Collection of Surimono

December 12, 2008 - April 13, 2009

Surimono: Poetic Allusion in Japanese Prints
Museum Rietberg Zürich

The New York Times

The New York Times

Japanese Art in Full Flower by Wendy Moonan

The market for Japanese art and antiques seems to be thriving in Manhattan. Although there are only a handful of serious specialized dealers (private and public), most do well selling a mixture of antique screens, paintings, prints, sculptures, ceramics, lacquerware, metalwork, and textiles, Last year Joan B. Mirviss saw her business growing so quickly, after adding contemporary ceramics, that she moved to a new gallery at 39 East 78th Street.

 

Tribute to Wada Morihiro

Tribute to Wada Morihiro

(1944 - 2008)

It is with tremendous sadness that we note the tragic, unexpected death on September 7, 2008 of our beloved artist, Wada Morihiro, at age 63.

Asian Art

Asian Art

Kaneta Masanao: New Works

This exhibition will mark Joan Mirviss' first anniversary in her Madison Avenue gallery. Kaneta Masanao, born in 1953, is an 8th generation potter at Hagi, one of the greatest of the traditional Japanese kilns. The old Japanese adage is Raku first, Hagi second, Karatsu third. Like the pottery tradition at Satsuma, the Hagi tradition began with potters brought from Korea after Hideyoshi's invasion of that country and, like the early Satsuma wares and others, the Korean potters at Hagi produced wares for the Tea Ceremony. 

Asian Art

Asian Art

Daring Visions: Prints of The Utagawa School

Japanese ukiyo-e prints are certainly hogging the limelight this month, what with the exhibitions at the Brooklyn Museum and the Asia Society and the Exhibition of very early prints and books at Sebastian Izzard Asian Art, this subject-specific exhibition at Joan B. Mirviss Ltd guarantees that the field of ukiyo-e, in all of its shades, will be properly covered and available to be seen.

 

Apollo Magazine

Apollo Magazine

Asian Art Market by Susan Moore

Asia Week in New York is neatly topped and tailed this year. Launching the events is the International Asian Art Fair, which moves both dates and venue to show from 15 to 19 March at the newly refurbished 583 Park Avenue, a handsome red-brick Georgian-style landmark building two blocks south of the fair's previous home in the Armory. Lingering on beyond the saleroom auctions is a glorious array of dealer shows, which now contribute so much to the diversity and quality of Asian art, old and new, in the city.

 

Asian Art: Breaking the Mold

Asian Art: Breaking the Mold

by Martin Barnes Lorber

For many years, Joan has been known as a private dealer with respected expertise in Japanese screens, paintings, wood prints and contemporary and modern ceramics. In her new gallery, opened this year to accommodate requirements for established and new collectors, she has organized this exhibition as a subject-specific show of not just contemporary ceramics, but works by today's leading women ceramic artists.

Art in America: A Weary Regard for Tradition

Art in America: A Weary Regard for Tradition

by Leila Philip

No poet, no artist of any art, has his complete meaning alone." So wrote T.S. Eliot in his classic essay, "Tradition and the Individual Talent." Eliot claimed that rather than existing in conflict with tradition, an individual artist gains significance only through strenuous engagement with it. Not surprisingly, Eliot's views remain controversial, but his belief seems strikingly relevant to the extraordinary show of Japanese contemporary ceramics recently on exhibit at New York's Japan Society.

The Art Newspaper

The Art Newspaper

A Ceramic Love Affair Dating Back to the 19th Century by Helen Stoilas

Ever since the 19th-century English designer Christopher Dresser picked up a deliberately rough Japanese tea bowl and wrote in ecstasy about the beauty of its texture compared with the sleek industrial finish of Western ceramics, there has been some understanding in the West of Japanese ceramics. This is growing now, fueled in part by the strong market for sculptural ceramics ("craft" is a word best avoided) in the US and Europe.

The New York Times

The New York Times

Optimistic Dealer Decides to Gamble on Japanese Art, by Wendy Moonan

Joan B. Mirviss calls herself a contrarian. So perhaps it is not surprising that she has just opened a gallery in Manhattan, even as rising rents increasingly cause antiques dealers to close their shops and sell privately. For the last 30 years, Ms. Mirviss has been a pioneering dealer in Japanese fine art and antiques. She has also been the curator of several museum exhibitions on Japanese art, including one in 1995 at the Phoenix Art Museum showing Frank Lloyd Wright's collection of surimono, privately published woodblock prints.

The New York Sun

The New York Sun

A View to a Print

Ancient Japanese screens, woodblock prints, scrolls, bronzes and contemporary ceramics by leading contemporary artists are on view in the exhibit "Views from the Past, Visions of the Future: Masterworks of Japanese Art." The show marks the inaugural exhibition at the newly opened Joan B. Mirviss Gallery.

The New York Sun

The New York Sun

After 30 Years in the Business, Art Dealer to Open a Gallery by Katharine Herrup

The owner of a gallery selling Japanese art that is opening in two weeks on 78th Street at Madison Avenue is backing into her new project. Joan Mirviss, a private dealer of Japanese fine art in America, Japan, and Europe will be turning her art dealing business, Joan B. Mirviss Ltd., into a gallery. "I'm doing everything backwards, as I always have done," the Japanese specialist of 30 years said. "this is a new challenge."

Antiques Trade Gazette: The Art and Antiques

Antiques Trade Gazette: The Art and Antiques

Joan bucks trend with a gallery, but not its contents

Until now, Ms. Mirviss and her staff, three women all with museum experience, worked out of an apartment overlooking Central Park. There has built up a distinguished international clientele largely through exhibitions in other galleries around the country and at major fairs. these clients include some 50 of the world's top museums.

Orientations

Orientations

An Interview with Joan B. Mirviss

On 17 September, Joan B. Mirviss, a well-known private dealer in Japanese art, is opening a gallery at 39 East 78th Street in New York. The inaugural exhibition of around 55 works, 'Views from the Past, Visions of the Future: Masterworks of Japanese Art,' will be on view until 15 October. Displayed will be screens and paintings, many from old Japanese private collections, as well as woodblock prints and a range of ceramics, both from the second half of the 20th century and contemporary works created specifically for the show. On behalf of Orientations, Margaret Tao interviewed Mirviss about the Japanese art field and her new gallery.

Art + Auction

Art + Auction

Art Zen-tral

To prepare the space for her first-ever gallery, opening this month on New York's Madison Avenue, Japanese art specialist Joan Mirviss had it blessed by a Buddhist monk.

Kateigaho International Edition

Kateigaho International Edition

A Life-long Love of Ceramics

Antiques dealer Joan B. Mirviss has been intrigued by Japanese art since her youth. "As a typical American child of the 1950s and 60s, I didn't have the opportunity to travel to Asia or Europe. However, I always had a fascination with things Japanese." As a university student in 1973, she studied ceramics in Japan and visited famous production centers such as Mashiko. While Japan is crowded with crafts from lacquer to textiles and dolls, it was ceramics that won her heart.

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