Art Without Heroes Mingei with Róisín Inglesby

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Art Without Heroes: Mingei with Róisín Inglesby • Róisín Inglesby is the curator of the brilliant exhibition ‘Art Without Heroes: Mingei’ on show at the William Morris Gallery in London until 22 September 2024. • In this conversation we discuss five stories behind the objects and the people being presented and the influence of Mingei craft culture in today’s world. We will also touch on how it relates to the work of William Morris who once stated that one should “have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” • ‘Mingei’ refers to the folk-craft movement that grew in Japan in the 1920s and 1930s spearheaded by philosopher and critic Yanagi Sōetsu and a series of influential makers like the potters Bernard Leach, Hamada Shōji and Kawai Kanjirō. They highlighted the work of unnamed makers that allegedly represented a simpler way of life through their functional aesthetics, and was in contrast to the rapid industrialisation of the country. • The exhibition does an excellent job of exploring the origins of the movement and its influence on craft and manufactured products, as well as how these were/are consumed. It also offers a critical view into some of the aspects of Mingei that are worth revisiting, such as the tension between craft and capitalism, the relationship with the colonialist expansion of the era, or the effect of the anonymity of the makers. As Róisín points out in the publication that accompanies the exhibition, Anonymous objects are disproportionately made by women, the poor and other marginalised groups; attaching a name can therefore be an act of restitution, rescuing a maker from the unmarked grave of a forgotten attic or museum store.” • • *Róisín Inglesby* • Curator at William Morris Gallery • https://www.roisininglesby.co.uk • https://wmgallery.org.uk/event/art-wi... • Róisín Inglesby is a curator, historian and writer who specialises in craft, design and material culture—the objects that make up our world but aren’t usually considered art. She’s particularly interested in historiography and how societies construct and reconstruct the past in relation to the needs of the present, and how craft responds to personal, political and social needs, and the role that making things plays in our society. • After curatorial roles at the V A, Tower of London, and Teien Museum, Tokyo, since 2018 she have been Curator at the William Morris Gallery in London, where she has curated exhibitions including William Morris and the Bauhaus (2019), Distant Fellowship: Morris and South Asia (2020), Young Poland 1890-1918 (2021), which was awarded the AAH Curatorial Prize, and the current Art without heroes: Mingei (2024). • Currently on display at the William Morris Gallery, Art Without Heroes: Mingei is the most wide-ranging exhibition ever in the UK dedicated to Mingei, the influential folk-craft movement that developed in Japan in the 1920s and 1930s. Showcasing ceramics, woodwork, paper, toys, textiles, photography and film, the exhibition incorporates unseen pieces from significant private collections in the UK and Japan, along with museum loans and historic footage from the Mingei Film Archive. • • *Gianfranco Chicco* • https://www.gchicco.com • Gianfranco Chicco is a London-based curator, marketing strategist, writer and a Japanophile working at the intersection of design, technology and craft. With a passion for storytelling and craftsmanship, he bridges the digital and physical worlds to create unique experiences that enrich and delight audiences, opening new perspectives on business and culture. • Gian is the former Head of Content and Digital of the London Design Festival and London Design Biennale (2021-2023), two leading platforms that champion London as a global design capital and set the stage for world-leading contemporary design and design-led innovation, creativity and research. He was European Marketing Director of The Webby Awards and The Lovie Awards (2016-2018), and a key member in the curation and production of the World Business Forum (2003-2007), the Picnic Festival (2009-2010), Frontiers of Interaction (2010), and Social Media Week (2013-2016) among many others. • Gian curates The Craftsman Newsletter and is working on a book about what we can learn from Japanese craftspeople to create a better way of living and working by bringing together the slow pace and depth of feeling of the physical world with the innovation and convenience of digital technology. • • Subscribe to The Craftsman Newsletter • https://www.gchicco.com/the-craftsman...

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