guse ars exhibition
CUP HANDLE
From June 14th to 29th, 2025, the exhibition of <guse ars> titled "CUP HANDLE" will be held at amanai.
<guse ars> is an art duo based in Tokyo, consisting of Takahiro Murahashi and Satomi Iwase. Their art project, "Washed Pattern," reconstructs the patterns of ceramic fragments that have washed up in the sea or rivers to create new patterns.
Exhibition
This exhibition is for new works from the washed pattern series. "Washed pattern" is a project in which new patterns are created by reconstructing the patterns of ceramic fragments that have washed up on the sea or in rivers. This time, titled "CUP HANDLE," they expresses the pattern of an imaginary cup with a handle. Fragments of ceramic with different origins have been maneuvered by the waves to come together and form a single cup. The exhibition venue, amanai, is a shop/gallery that proposes everyday items as tools. Please enjoy looking at the cups on display. Solo works on the same theme will also be on display. Their work will be available online from 21st June.
Event
"A specimen of pottery fragments shaped like a cup"
Choose your favorite pottery fragment and attach a small handle to make a cup. The finished cup fragment will be named and guse ars will write the name on the label to finish it into a specimen. On the day, there will also be a pop-up cafe by Coffee Tagawa . Please feel free to visit.
Date and time: June 14th (Sat) and 21st (Sat) 12:00-17:00
Fee: 2,000 yen *Participation is possible at any time
guse ars exhibition
CUP HANDLE
amanai
3-1-2 Yuigahama, Kamakura City, Kanagawa, Japan
2025.6.14(Sat)__29(Sun) 12:00 - 17:00
Closed on Wednesday and Thursday
Meet the artist: June 14th (Sat), 21st (Sat), 29th (Sun)
guse ars
Started from 2010, an art project by the Tokyo-based duo Takahiro Murahashi and Satomi Iwase. They collect pottery fragments that wash up on the sea and rivers, and use them as the seeds of their creations to present their works, provide artwork, and produce designs. In addition, Takahiro Murahashi and Satomi Iwase are also active as solo artists, producing collage works and drawing works, respectively.
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