ZOOM Gallery Talk
Golden Renewal: Understanding Kintsugi Repair
Recorded July 22, 2021
Alluring and intriguing, kintsugi has lately caught on in Western popular culture and has shown up in various conversations well beyond art. For centuries, this Japanese form of lacquer repair with gold has been used to restore functional ceramics. Meaning ‘gold joining,’ kintsugi is interconnected with the long history of tea culture and the craft tradition in Japan. More recently, kintsugi has found resonance with those who seek a deeper meaning in the golden veins running along the cracks of a once-broken plate or cup. Our panelists of diverse backgrounds will illuminate the many aspects of kintsugi that will allow us to better understand its origins, technique, and application for collectors and connoisseurs of Japanese art.
PANELISTS:
MINA BRENNEMAN, Collector of Japanese ceramics
MEGHEN JONES, Professor of art history, School of Art & Design, Alfred University
BONNIE KEMSKE, Author of Kintsugi: The Poetic Mend (Bloomsbury, 2021)
GEN SARATANI, Lacquer artist and kintsugi specialist based in New York
moderated by JOAN MIRVISS
View part 1 of our discussion on tea, Tea as Context: Treasuring Ceramics