The Allure of Contemporary Japanese Ceramics
Invited Speaker: Joan Mirviss
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Société des Amis du musée national de Céramique; Club des Collectionneurs de Céramique; HEC Art Club London; Société Française d'Etude de la Céramique Orientale
In recent decades, there has been an incredible burst of interest in the West in modern and contemporary Japanese ceramics. Internationally, there are over eighty museums spanning four continents avidly collecting in this field, including the Met, British Museum, and Musée Guimet. Together with private collectors who have recognized that some of the best art being produced today is in the area of clay, curators and collectors alike understand that the long history of Japanese ceramics has culminated in the current generation’s creative and diversified transformation of traditional vessels into genuine contemporary art. In this recent invited lecture, Joan Mirviss discussed the unrivaled range and technical mastery of contemporary Japanese clay artists as well as her experience spotting and nurturing talent as a gallerist.