Related Event of "Ceramic Encounters”
Artist Talk 1
(Representatives of artist Oi Yasuhiro and YATSUMIMI Yoshiaki)

Talks / Symposiums
Gallery 1
Related Event of "Ceramic Encounters” Artist Talk 1 (Representatives of artist Oi Yasuhiro and YATSUMIMI Yoshiaki)

Representatives of artists Oi Yasuhiro and YATSUMIMI Yoshiaki, featured in the exhibition "Ceramic Encounters", will present an Artist Talk.

*This event is conducted in Japanese with Sign Language.

TitleRelated Event of "Ceramic Encounters”
Artist Talk 1 (Representatives of artists Oi Yasuhiro and YATSUMIMI Yoshiaki)
Date and TimeSaturday, 14 Mar. 2026, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
VenueTokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery, Gallery 1
SpeakersRepresentatives of artists Oi Yasuhiro and YATSUMIMI Yoshiaki
AdmissionFree
How to participateNo advance application required 
*Please come to the reception when it's time.
Inquiry Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery, Artist Talk section
Email: skdg-event2025(at) mot-art.jp * Please change (at) to @.
Tel: 03-5422-3151

Related Artist

OI Yasuhiro
OI Yasuhiro, Ganesha, 2013, Collection of Yamabiko Welfare Association. Photo: OHNISHI Nobuo, Courtesy of Borderless Art Museum NO-MA

OI Yasuhiro, Ganesha, 2013, Collection of Yamabiko Welfare Association. Photo: OHNISHI Nobuo, Courtesy of Borderless Art Museum NO-MA

(1983-) Koruri Village Creative Village (Shiga Prefecture) member, creating ceramic works and collages. In ceramics, he expresses figures like Ganesha and wild boars by repeatedly stacking pre-prepared clay parts onto a core material. Motifs broken down into minute parts are reconfigured by Oi's hands, reborn into new forms. Major exhibition history includes “HELLO Kaigen” (2017, Shiga, Borderless Art Museum NO-MA).

YATSUMIMI Yoshiaki
YATSUMIMI Yoshiaki, Untitled, 2022, Collection of Yamabiko Welfare Association.

YATSUMIMI Yoshiaki, Untitled, 2022, Collection of Yamabiko Welfare Association.

Born in 1981 ‒ Died in 2024. Affiliated with Yamabiko Workshop in Shiga Prefecture, Yatsumimi continued to create ceramic works during his battle with illness. Completely blind, he relied on the sense of touch in his palms to create forms by stacking coils of clay. Even as his condition worsened and he struggled to continue production, he held an exhibition, again, in November 2024, limited to only two hours as his strength allowed. Other exhibitions include“Yamabiko Exhibition”(2024, Ryuo Town Community Center, Shiga).

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Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
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Admission
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Admission
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Sunday, Mar. 29, 2026, 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
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Admission
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This Gallery Talk offers a unique opportunity to hear directly from the curator about the exhibition’s concept and the curatorial process behind the Exhibition "Ceramic Encounters”.
*This event is conducted in Japanese.

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Saturday, 18 Apr. 2026 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
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Admission
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Period
Saturday, 14 February 2026 - Sunday, 10 May 2026
Closed
Mondays*, Feb. 24, and May 7 (except Feb. 23 and May 4)
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Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery, Galleries 1 and 2, Interactive Space
Opening Hours
11:00 AM–7:00 PM
Admission
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