In spring 2026, Japan Society Gallery will present Kawai Kanjirō: House to House , an exhibition celebrating the remarkable life and artistic career of folk potter and avant-garde artist Kawai Kanjirō (1890–1966) for the first time in the United States. Along with his friends philosopher Yanagi Sōetsu (1889–1961) and potter Hamada Shōji (1894–1978), Kawai founded the mingei folk art movement in Japan during the mid-1920s. Featuring works from the Kawai Kanjirō Memorial Museum (and former home of Kawai) in conversation with works of folk art from Japan Society’s collection, the exhibition traces the evolution of the artist’s functional clay ware to his modernist wood sculptures. From Kawai Kanjirō’s house in Kyoto to Japan House in NYC, the exhibition explores Kawai’s profound impact on postwar art in Japan.

For more information head to the Japan Society website.

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