Fujino Sachiko: COLLAPSE / REBIRTH II

Collapse / Rebirth II
Sculpture by Fujino Sachiko and Futamura Yoshimi
 

In conjunction with Asia Week New York this September, we are thrilled to announce Collapse / Rebirth II, the second conjoint solo exhibition by renowned female ceramists, Fujino Sachiko (b. 1950) and Futamura Yoshimi (b. 1959). While each artist creates works that balance organic spontaneity with deliberate control, their approaches could not be more distinct. In Fujino’s body of work, delicately ruffled, petal-like forms emerge from calculated and geometrical foundations. Futamura treats the surfaces of textured and crevassed biomorphic sculptures with porcelain slip, which she carefully manipulates into crackled striations that evoke an array of natural imagery.

Nearly a decade after the 2016 exhibition that first placed these artists in conversation, Collapse / Rebirth II provides an opportunity to experience these artists’ evolving approaches to clay as a medium of expression.

FUJINO SACHIKO (b. 1950)

Fujino Sachiko brings her background in textile design to her ceramic sculptures, which transition effortlessly from their structured, solid foundations to delicate forms that ripple and fold with the suppleness of cloth. She first found herself drawn to ceramics in the early 1980s after taking an introductory pottery class. This inspired her to train under Tsuboi Asuka (1932–2022), a pioneering female ceramist who herself often played with clay’s ability to evoke the fluidity of fabric. Over her career, Fujino’s ceramic forms have evolved in response to the artist’s own engagement with her material as she continues to explore the juxtaposition of organic and geometric elements.

Both artists’ work can be found in museum collections internationally, including the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Brooklyn Museum; Minneapolis Institute of Art; and Musée Guimet, Paris. They have both also been featured in the traveling exhibition, Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan.