Lucy Rie Exhibition - Vessels of Grace Connecting East and West - to be held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum. First retrospective in Japan in about 10 years.
A retrospective of ceramic artist Lucy Rie, her first in Japan in about 10 years, will be held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum.Summary
The Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum will host a retrospective exhibition of Lucy Rie (1902-1995), a leading British ceramic artist of the 20th century, marking her first exhibition in Japan in approximately 10 years. The exhibition, titled 'Lucy Rie Exhibition - Vessels of Grace Connecting East and West -', will run from July 4th to September 13th. Born in Vienna, Austria, Rie was drawn to wheel-thrown pottery and later moved to London, England, after being forced to flee due to war in 1938. Her works, characterized by elegant forms, original decorative techniques like inlay and sgraffito, and rich glazes, continue to captivate audiences. The exhibition will feature a comprehensive collection of Rie's works from Japan, including those from the Inai Collection entrusted to the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. It will also showcase works by artists with whom Rie interacted, such as Josef Hoffmann, Bernard Leach, Hans Coper, and Shoji Hamada, and explore her connection with Eastern ceramics, particularly from Japan. Visitors can experience the dialogue between the Art Deco architecture of the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum's main building and the delicate and graceful world of Lucy Rie's creations.
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