Takuro Kuwata
Takuro Kuwata was born in Hiroshima, Japan, in 1981. Following his graduation from Kyoto Saga University of Arts in 2001, in 2002 he began studying under ceramic artist Susumu Zaima. In 2007, he graduated from the Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center and is currently based in Gifu, Japan. His works have been exhibited globally in cities such as Brussels, London, and New York, in major solo exhibitions including “Art Crafting Towards the Future” (21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, 2012), “Japanese Kogei | Future Forward” (the Museum of Arts and Design, New York, 2015), and “Takashi Murakami’s Superflat Consideration on Contemporary Ceramics” (Towada Art Center, Aomori, 2017). Kuwata was a finalist for the LOEWE Craft Prize in 2018, and his works have been acquired by various international public collections including the Rubell Family Collection, the Palm Springs Museum, the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, the University of Michigan Museum of Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago. From September 10th to October 24th, 2021, Kuwata’s work will be featured in the craft festival and group exhibition “GO FOR KOGEI.” “TEE BOWL” will be the artist’s second solo exhibition at KOSAKU KANECHIKA, following his 2017 show “I’m Home, Tea Bowl.”