Tamiko Kawata (JP): A Quiet Room

A Quiet Room transforms the space of Kostka gallery in a similar logic: it creates a quiet, meditative place; necropolis of old materials, still new life arises here. Paper waterfall forms a kind of backdrop to a sculptural paraphrase of the Japanese domestic hearthstone, the center of family life, home, peace, evenings spent together with beloved ones. What more is there to ask from mono no aware, than to stop and just be a part of, at least for a while.

Curator: Zuzana Jakalová

Tamiko Kawata (1936*) is a Japanese artist currently based in New York, USA. She studied sculpture in Tokyo at Tsukuba University. Her works have been presented at numerous exhibitions around the world such as Rockland Center for the Arts NY, NoHo Gallery NY, Brown Grotta Arts Chicago, Takano Art Gallery  Tokyo and A.I.R. Gallery NY. She has received several awards, such as the Blue Mountain Center for the Arts Residency Award, the Pollock/Krasner Foundation Grant and the New York Foundation for the Arts. Her main focus is on sculpture and installations made from everyday materials and environmental issues.

Exhibition Texts: Curatorial Text
Photos: Opening, Exhibition Documentation
Interview: MF Tumblr

Tamiko Kawata's show A Quiet Room was possible thanks to the Foundation for Contemporary Art.

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