Kaoru Mochizuki Exhibition "RPM・BPM & RHYTHM"

2025/09/06 2025/09/21

TOKYO

Opening Reception
Casual Tea Ceremony with bowls by Kaoru Mochizuki
Date and time: September 6, from 3pm

＊The artist will be at the gallery on September 6 and 7.
(other dates will be posted on the artist’s Instagram @ill_ceramics)

Archaeological sites and excavated ritual implements with post-Bauhaus geometric designs. Morandi’s still life paintings with blasted punk-rock music. Taking in the feel of such contradicting images, Kaoru MOCHIZUKI explores daily the lines, forms and textures created by rotating clay on the potter’s wheel, in pursuit of a simple yet powerful structure.
Having been born into a family of artists, he found his love for pottery in Okinawa and learned traditional skills in Tajimi, now creating contemporary artworks that appeal in their design. The influence of music and fashion, which absorbed him in his youth and still play a big role in his daily life, can be observed in his creations. That is not to say he takes for granted the importance of its practicality as a vessel. This will be the artist’s first solo exhibition at Mizoe Art Gallery. We hope you enjoy.
Kazunobu Abe, Mizoe Art Gallery

Kaoru MOCHIZUKI
1973 Born in Tokyo
1999 Graduated from the Ceramics major at the Department of Design and Applied Arts in Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts.
2002 Graduated from Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center.
2013 Solo exhibition at SAVOIR VIVRE (’14, ’15, ’17, ‘19, ’21, ’22).
2017 Solo exhibition at Osaka Takashimaya Art Gallery (Nanba, Osaka).
2019 Solo exhibition ILL CERAMICS pop-up at INCREDIBLE Space (Hongkong ’23).
2020 Exhibited at “CERAMICS PARADOX”, Tsaritsyno Museum (Moscow, Russia).
2024 “BLACK OUT ELEMENT” at STAND BY (Harajuku, Tokyo).

Location: TOKYO; 3-19-16 Denenchofu, Ota-ku, Tokyo 145-0071
Dates: 2025/09/06-2025/09/21
Opening hours: 10:00am-6:00pm
Closed days: on Mondays and Tuesdays.

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