Mingei - Art Without Heroes

An exploration of the evolution of the Japanese Mingei (folk art) movement within the context of today’s concerns

About the author

Roisin Inglesby is curator at the William Morris Gallery. Yuko Kikuchi is head of academic programmes at the V&A. Dasom Sung is assistant curator of Korean Arts, and Anna Jackson is keeper of the Asia Department, both at the V&A. Okazaki Manami is an independent writer and curator. Sam Thorne is director general and CEO of Japan House, London. Naomi Pollock is an American architect who writes about design in Japan. Aaron Angell is a ceramic artist and director of Troy Town Pottery, London. Adam Sutherland is director of Grizedale Arts. Yoshizawa Tomo is a writer and cultural translator

Summary

An exploration of the evolution of the Japanese Mingei (folk art) movement within the context of today’s concerns

Product details

• Authors: Roisin Inglesby
• Assisted by: Roisin Inglesby (Editor)
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.03.2024
• EAN: 9780300274288
• ISBN: 978-0-300-27428-8
• No. of pages: 168
• Dimensions: 225 mm x 280 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Japan, ART / Ceramics, Folk Art, Ceramic arts, pottery, glass, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Folkcrafts, ART / European, ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), ART / Mixed Media, ART / Folk & Outsider Art, ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, ART / Asian / Japanese, History of Art, Modernism, Exhibition catalogues & specific collections, Textile artworks, Asian History, Rural crafts, Exhibition catalogues and specific collections, Oriental art, Folk, Folkloric styles, Ceramics, mosaic and glass: artworks