Chizuko Tanaka & Ruri Iwata: Duo Exhibition －Heat and Expression－

This exhibition, “ Chizuko Tanaka & Ruri Iwata: Duo Exhibition ‐ Heat and Expression ‐” brings together two artists who, while working with different materials—iron and glass—have both explored sculptural expression through the shared technique of casting.

Engaging with materials that lose their form under intense heat and then take shape once again strongly reflects each artist’s experience, judgment, and bodily sensibility. Created in factory settings where both artists have continuously confronted their materials with sincerity, the works bear clear traces of the hand, forged through the accumulation of heat and time.

Through this exhibition, we invite viewers to reconsider what sculptural form is and to reflect on the expressive power that resides in the site of making.

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Period

March 6, 2026 (Fri) - March 25, 2026 (Wed)

Opening Hours

10:00-18:00

Closed

Monday

Fee

Adults: 500 yen
Students (with student ID): 300 yen
Junior high school students and younger: Free
*Persons with a disability certificate and one accompanying person can enter for free

Organized by

Kawaguchi Art Gallery ATLIA

Artist profile

Chizuko Tanaka (Metal Sculptor)

Graduated from the Department of Casting, Tokyo University of the Arts

[Selected Recent Exhibitions]

2020: Saitama Triennale, Esplanade Exhibition 2020 (Saitama Hall)
2021: Renewal Exhibition (Sekigahara Human Village Museum of Living Art, Gifu)
2022: Esplanade Exhibition 2022 (Saitama Hall)
2022: Kagawa Yamanami Art Festival (Takamatsu City, Kagawa)
2022: Solo Exhibition (Gallery Brocken, Tokyo)
2023: Solo Exhibition (Iriya Gallery, Tokyo)
2023: Solo Exhibition (Gallery Yume, Tokyo)
2024: Forms of Casting 2024 (Kawaguchi City Art Gallery ATLIA)

Ruri Iwata (Glass Artist)

1951: Born in Tokyo, Japan
1977: Completed the Graduate Program, Department of Casting, Tokyo University of the Arts