《当代日本设计100选》巡回展在重庆“看”日本的生活日常
2020-08-31贺煜
贺煜
7月19日—8月14日,由重慶市人民对外友好协会、重庆中国三峡博物馆、日本国际交流基金会、日本国驻重庆总领事馆共同主办的《当代日本设计100选》巡回展在重庆中国三峡博物馆展出。展览精选100件作品,包括当代日本日常生活中常见的89件作品,以及近10年来展现日本产品设计特征的11件作品,较为全面地展示了当代日本设计之美。
小巧可爱的儿童口罩、图案精美的小屏风、便携式的折叠安全帽、高性能的星空投影仪……巡回展现场,不仅有高级设计感的作品,还有更多与生活息息相关的大众化物件。
作为日本当代设计的序曲,开篇的11件作品聚焦经典现代设计,向柳宗理、荣久庵宪司、渡边力等设计大师致敬。其余89件作品分为家居家具、餐具厨具、服饰配饰、儿童用品、文具小物、兴趣爱好、医疗保健、应急救灾、交通工具等9个类别。这些作品代表了当下日本日常生活设计的精华,反映出人们的喜好和生活方式。
本次展览由著名设计评论家柏木博、策展人深川雅文、TSUKUSHI文具店店主设计总监萩原修、21_21DESIGN SIGHT副馆长川上典李子共同策展,在探索日本设计最新趋势及特点的同时,透过设计展现日本当代文化的多重面貌,让重庆市民在“家门口”就领略到地道的日式设计风格。
日本国驻重庆总领事馆是在渝最早设立的外事机构,一直致力于推动重庆与日本之间的文化交流。其中,日领馆与重庆中国三峡博物馆的合作,可以追溯至10年前的《纪念邓小平访日30周年图片展》;此后,《日本偶人展》《东日本大地震灾后重建照片—给明天的力量》《走进经典动漫角色王国—日本》等诸多展览相继举办,这些展览不仅丰富了重庆市民的文化生活,也促进了中日文化的互知互信。
From July 19th to August 14th, co-sponsored by the Chongqing Peoples Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Chongqing China Three Gorges Museum, Japan Foundation and the Japanese Consulate General in Chongqing, the 100 Selections of Contemporary Japanese Design Exhibition Tour was held at the Three Gorges Museum. Having hand-picked 100 works for concentrated display, including 89 works commonly seen in the contemporary daily life of Japan, and 11 works reflecting the characteristics of Japanese product design in the past decade, the exhibition fully demonstrates the beauty of contemporary Japanese design.
Small and adorable childrens masks, tiny screens with exquisite patterns, portable folding safety helmets, high-performance star theatre projectors... The exhibition is not only teemed with upscale design works, but also more popular objects that are closely related to life.
As a prelude to contemporary design, the initial 11 works focus on classic modern design, paying tribute to design masters such as Sori Yanagi, Kenji Ekuan, and Riki Watanabe. The remaining 89 works are divided into 9 categories: home décor & furniture, tableware and kitchenware, apparel & accessories, children's products, stationery and little items, hobbies, healthcare, emergency response, and transportation tools. These works represent the essence of contemporary Japanese day-to-day life design, and shows people's preferences and lifestyle.
Jointly curated by the renowned design critic Hiroshi Kashiwagi, curator Masafumi Fukagawa, the design director Hagihara Osamu, the owner of TSUKUSHI stationery store, and Noriko Kawakami, the deputy curator of 21_21DESIGN SIGHT, the exhibition, while exploring the latest trends and characteristics of Japanese design, also brings the authentic Japanese design style to the doorsteps of Chongqing citizens via manifesting multiple aspects of Japanese contemporary culture through ingenuous design.
The Consulate General of Japan in Chongqing is the earliest foreign affairs agency in Chongqing and has been committed to promoting cultural exchanges between Chongqing and Japan. Among various endeavors, the cooperation between the Japanese Consulate and Chongqing China Three Gorges Museum can be traced back to the Photo Exhibition Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of Deng Xiaopings Visit to Japan 10 years ago; after that, many exhibitions such as the Japanese Dolls Exhibition, Reconstruction Photos after the Great East Japan Earthquake-Adding Strength for Tomorrow, and Walking into the Kingdom of Classic Animation Characters-Japan were successively held at Chongqing China Three Gorges Museum. These exhibitions not only enriched the cultural life of Chongqing citizens, but also promoted mutual knowledge and trust between Chinese and Japanese cultures.