JUNE 26, 2015 FRI 18:00–19:30
Parasophia Conversations 07
- Talk Event
Parasophia Conversations 07: Kunihiko Moriguchi & Kichizaemon Raku “Heritage and Transmission II”
Kunihiko Moriguchi & Kichizaemon Raku
For Parasophia Conversations 07 “Heritage and Transmission II,” yūzen textile artist Kunihiko Moriguchi and ceramic artist Kichizaemon Raku XV will continue the discussion that was started in the seminar “Heritage and Transmission: Towards for Generative Intelligence of the Future,” which was presented by Villa Kujoyama on April 22 and 23 (more information below).
About Parasophia Conversations
Parasophia Conversations is a platform for relaxed open conversations on various subjects, based on the Open Research Program.
Kunihiko Moriguchi (森口邦彦)
Born 1941 in Kyoto. Textile artist (dyer); Preserver of Important Intangible Cultural Properties. Parasophia Professional Advisory Board member. Graduated from the nihonga department of the Kyoto City University of Art (the present Kyoto City University of Arts) in 1963. Studied architecture and graphic design at the École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. After returning to Japan, he learned the art of yūzen dyeing from his father Kako Moriguchi (森口華弘). Moriguchi was designated as a Preserver of Important Intangible Cultural Properties for yūzen dyeing in 2007. During Parasophia, he participated as a panelist in the seminar “Heritage and Transmission: Towards for Generative Intelligence of the Future.” Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System (JAANUS) article on yūzen: www.aisf.or.jp/~jaanus/deta/y/yuuzenzome.htm
Kichizaemon Raku (樂吉左衞門)
Born 1949 in Kyoto. Ceramic artist; current head and 15th generation of the Raku family. Graduated from the Sculpture Department of the Tokyo University of Fine Arts in 1973 and studied for two years at Academia delle Belle Arti di Roma, Italy. Began studying yūyaku glazes and creating ceramics after returning to Japan. Succeeded the name of Raku Kichizaemon XV in 1981. Designed and produced the Raku Kichizaemon Pavilion at the Sagawa Art Museum in Shiga Prefecture in 2004. Raku: The Cosmos in a Tea Bowl, an exhibition held in the Pavilion for Japanese Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from March to June 2015, will be traveling to the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg (July 11–September 6, 2015) and the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow (September 22–November 15, 2015). Profile and other information on the Raku Museum website: www.raku-yaki.or.jp/e/kichizaemon
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A5-size flyer. Designed by Tsutomu Nishioka
- Title
- Parasophia Conversations 07: Kunihiko Moriguchi & Kichizaemon Raku “Heritage and Transmission II”
- Date
- Friday, June 26, 2015 6:00–7:30 PM (doors open at 5:30 PM)
- Venue
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1F Lobby, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
Okazaki Enshoji-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8344
Kyoto City Bus and other buses: Kyoto Kaikan Bijutsukan-mae
10 min. walk from Higashiyama Station, Kyoto Municipal Subway Tozai Line (Station T10)
Directions: www.momak.go.jp/English/directions.html - Admission
- Free
- Reservations
- Not required
- Numbered tickets
- Numbered tickets distributed at information desk (1F) starting at 2:00 PM
- Seats available
- 150 seats
- Language
- Japanese
- Presented by
- Kyoto International Festival of Contemporary Culture Organizing Committee, Kyoto Association of Corporate Executives (Kyoto Keizai Doyukai), Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City
- Co-presented by
- The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Villa Kujoyama
- About “Heritage and Transmission”
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“Heritage and Transmission: Towards for Generative Intelligence of the Future”
April 22 (Wed.) 9:30 AM–12:30 PM at Villa Kujoyama
April 22 (Wed.) 2:00–6:00 PM at Kyoto City University of Arts Art Gallery @KCUA
April 23 (Thu.) 2:00–4:00 PM Parasophia Room, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Speakers: Georges Lavaudant (playwright and stage director), Mylinh Nguyen (artisan), Kosei Sakamoto & Yuko Mori (Monochrome Circus), François Azambourg (interior designer), Nelly Saunier (plumassière), Kiyokazu Washida (President, Kyoto City University of Arts), Shuhō (flower arrangement), Kunihiko Moriguchi (yuzen kimono painting master; Preserver of Important Intangible Cultural Properties; PAB member), Noboru Tsubaki (artist; Professor, Kyoto University of Art and Design; PAB member), Yusuke Hashimoto (Rohm Theatre Kyoto; Program Director, Kyoto Experiment), and others
Presented by Villa Kujoyama
Co-presented by Parasophia: Kyoto International Festival of Contemporary Culture 2015 and Kyoto City University of Arts
More information: www.villakujoyama.jp/seminaire (in French and Japanese)
Photos: www.villakujoyama.jp/seminaire-heritage-et-transmission-2