Art Oct 9, 2018
White is not as monotone as some think
by Yoko Haruhara
Devoid of ornamentation, yet still sculptural and expressive, Korean Joseon dynasty porcelain could change the way you think about minimalist ceramics.
Art May 3, 2016
The Korean roots beneath Japan's folk art movement
by Yoko Haruhara
The folk craft movement in Japan owes a great debt to Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961), who coined the term "mingei" ("folk crafts") in 1925. Yanagi pioneered the notion that Japan's vernacular crafts had their own intrinsic artistic worth, and should be valued, collected and curated. ...