Katsutoshi Yuasa | Cleveland Museum of Art Exhibition

The stunning woodcut prints of Katsutoshi Yuasa are currently being featured in The Cleveland Museum of Art's exhibition 'Fresh Prints: The Nineties to Now.'

The exhibition showcases a wide range of printmaking techniques that have been utilized by contemporary artists over the past twenty years. Together the artworks demonstrate the incredible, diverse power of the medium, and express a range of ideas, from Katsu's exposition of the natural world, to the personal feminsim of Louise Bourgeois, and the abstraction of Richard Serra.

Cleveland Museum of Art | 11150 East Boulevard, Cleveland | until 26 July

Katsutoshi Yuasa | Death of Beauty #1 and #2  | Edition of 10 | 65.5 x 50.5 cm

Volta NY | Katsutoshi Yuasa | Armory Week

Volta NY |  Thurs 6 March - Sun 9 March | 82 Mercer NY10012

This week sees the opening of the Seventh Edition of Volta NY. Coinciding with the city's annual Armory Show, the fair showcases solo projects from the most exciting contemporary artists. These include Katsutoshi Yuasa, who is exhibiting a selection of his stunning wood-cut prints with YUKI-SIS Gallery, Tokyo.

The display, titled 'Woodcut As A New Way Of Photography,' examines how Katsutoshi combines his own digital photographs with the traditional Japanese technique of woodcutting to create haunting images that fuse objective reality with the artist's subjective perception.

Katsutoshi Yuasa Residency Video

A documentary about Katsutoshi Yuasa's residency in the printmaking workshop at Kloster Bentlage, Germany throughout July and August 2013.
We will be showing a selection of his work at Moniker Art Fair next month.

Holiday drinks in NYC

 


If you're in New York, we'd love for you to join us for a drink at the ISE Cultural Foundation, NYC this Wednesday 12 December. TAG Fine Arts is hosting along with the Streaming Musuem, which celebrates its 5th anniversary this year. Find out more about the museum and the current exhibition 'Katsutoshi Yuasa: Miraculous' curated by Diana Ewer. Art lovers, significant others, friends and offspring - all welcome. More information here.

Wednesday December 12, 6 - 8 pm | ISE Cultural Foundation, 555 Broadway, New York, NY 10012 | Directions | Please RSVP to diana@tagfinearts.com

Remember you can find out more details for all our US events on the NYC blog: tagfineartsnyc.blogspot.co.uk.

Katsutoshi Yuasa: Miraculous

November 9, 2012 - January 4, 2013

ISE CULTURAL FOUNDATION, 555 Broadway, New York, NY10012 | Map

Katsutoshi Yuasa: Miraculous opens this week at the ISE Cultural Foundation. Curated by TAG Fine Arts' co-founder Diana Ewer, it is the artist's first solo exhibition in a New York institution. Yuasa's prizewinning work uniquely combines time-honoured woodcutting techniques with digital photographic aesthetics and elusive poetic narratives. We have produced a catalogue to accompany the exhibition.

Opening Reception: Friday November 9, 2012, 6 - 8pm

Sake tasting sponsored by Sake Discoveries Inc. 

Meet the Artist: Saturday, November 10, 2012, 12 - 2pm
Katsutoshi Yuasa will be in conversation with the curator to explain his printmaking process. Light refreshments will be served.

For further information, press images and to RSVP please contact
Diana Ewer | 917 544 8500 | diana@tagfinearts.com

"Printmaking was a medium for communication and information. Tradition is important but we should think also about future traditions. Contemporary printmaking should have the universality of photography. We need to talk about printmaking without technique."

- Katsutoshi Yuasa, 2012 -

Diana Ewer and Katsutoshi Yuasa at SNAP 2012

We're delighted that TAG Fine Arts' co-founder Diana Ewer and artist Katsutoshi Yuasa have been invited to participate in the Second International Printmaking Symposium 'SNAP 2012' in Rheine, Germany (27 - 30 September 2012).

Presented by the Print Association Bentlage and the cultural institution Kloster Bentlage, SNAP is an international platform for the printmaking industry. This year it asks: "Is printmaking a dying medium  or an upcoming subject of renaissance?"

Printmaking Today: A Commercial Perspective | Lecture by Diana Ewer | Friday 28 September, 11:30

Contemporary Prints in the Museum World and the Art Market | Moderator - Prof. Emeritus Walter Jule, University of Alberta | Speakers - Diana Ewer, Daniel F Herrmann, Matthias Kunz, Susan Tallman, Prof. Lis Ingram and Dr. Paul Laidler | Friday 28 September, 15:00
 
Out of the Studio: the artist presents his own work | Katsutoshi Yuasa | Saturday 29 September, 14:00

You can view the full schedule on their website.

Diana is currently curating a solo exhibition of Katsutoshi Yuasa's woodcut prints. 'Katsutoshi Yuasa: Miraculous' opens at the ISE Cultural Foundation in New York this November, and TAG Fine Arts will produce an accompanying publication. Keep an eye out here for more information!

A touch of spring

Spring is in the air, so we thought now was the time to post a selection of artworks that celebrate birds, blossom and seasonal sunshine...

Claire Brewster | We Likey The Sky | 2012 | 81 x 93 cm | Hand cut world vegetation map, pins, foam board | Original artwork signed by the artist, framed

Robin Duttson | The Apple Tree | 2011 | 144 x 150 cm | Lithograph on Somerset paper | Edition of 45, signed and editioned by the artist | Published by TAG Fine Arts | Printed at Curwen Studios | Set of four prints (also sold separately)

Katsutoshi Yuasa | Can you swear it to me? #2 | 2008 | 75 x 105 cm | Lithographic ink wood cut on Japanese fine art paper | Edition of 5, signed, titled, dated and editioned by the artist on the reverse

Enjoy!

Varnishing Day at the Royal Academy

The Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition is opening soon, and Katsutoshi Yuasa is the winner of this year's Towry Print Prize. We were thrilled to be there at yesterday's Varnishing Day to accept the award on his behalf. Rob Ryan's beautiful screenprints are also on display.

Congratulations to both artists, and thank you to the RA for organising an excellent event. Royal Academy | Katsutoshi Yuasa | Rob Ryan

Invitation to London Original Print Fair

We're busy preparing for the London Original Print Fair which opens next week (19 - 21 April 2011)

The Fair is the longest-running specialist print fair in the world, now in its 26th year, and it always has a superb selection of galleries and works. We'll be exhibiting at Stand 1 at the Royal Academy, Burlington House.

Click here to download an invitation.

Please remember that due to the Easter break the Fair will not run over the weekend this year.

Katsutoshi Yuasa | The Pursuit of Happiness #1 | 2009 | Lithographic ink woodcut on fine art paper | 120 x 90 xm | Edition of 5

The Summer Exhibition opens at The Royal Academy

The Summer Exhibition attracts a high volume of entrants each year with over 11,000 entries this year. Most of works are on sale and several of our artists, Chris Humphreys, Suzanne Moxhay, Stephen Walter, Ceal Warnants and Katsutoshi Yuasa are included. It's the 242nd year's exhibition and one of the best to date. Do try and visit...
The exhibition opens 14 June - 22 August
Daily 10am - 6pm (Friday until 10pm)
Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD
http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/summer-exhibition/

Manderley at John Jones Project Space curated by Edd Pearman

was featured in The Guardian Guide as exhibition of the week, 12th December, and rightly so. Described as a 'group show of work themed on duality, with some beautiful takes on rude scenarios' and features new work by TAG artists Akiko Takizawa, Ceal Warnants, Katsutoshi Yuasa and curator Edd Pearman. The exhibition opens Thursday-Saturday until 16th January 2010 (closed 24th Dec and reopens 7th Jan) John Jones Project Space, 4 Morris Place, London N4 3JG

http://www.johnjones.co.uk/the-project-space/current/manderley.aspx

Katsutoshi Yuasa at Gieves & Hawkes

Under the direction of William Forrester we were asked to install the stunning works of Katsu Yuasa. In the beautiful surroundings of No.1 Savile Row Katsu's incredible woodcuts complimented Gieves & Hawkes fine tailoring perfectly...