Musashino Art University Museum & Library Special Exhibition "Reviving Postmodernism—Shiro Kuramata, Makoto Komatsu, Masaharu Takasaki, and the Humanism of Design" - TECTURE MAG | Spatial Design/Architecture Media
Musashino Art University is hosting an exhibition exploring the humanism of Postmodernism through the works of Shiro Kuramata and two other designers.Summary
The Musashino Art University Museum & Library is holding the special exhibition, "Reviving Postmodernism—Shiro Kuramata, Makoto Komatsu, Masaharu Takasaki, and the Humanism of Design," until December 21st. The exhibition re-examines Postmodernism, viewing it not merely as a style involving historical quotation, but as a cultural movement rooted in "humanism"—the pursuit of new ways of living and societal structures through making. The exhibition traces the roots of Postmodernism back to the 18th-century Shaker movement and William Morris's Arts and Crafts movement, linking them to the spirit of "dissent" seen in global youth and worker uprisings of the 1960s. The core of the exhibition features major works by three key Japanese figures: Shiro Kuramata, Makoto Komatsu, and Masaharu Takasaki, arguing that their critical spirit remains vital today. The exhibition design, handled by IGARASHI DESIGN STUDIO, was intentionally planned to minimize waste by reusing existing museum materials.
(Source：TECTURE MAG)