21_21 DESIGN SIGHT

Exhibition "pooploop"

September 27 (Fri), 2024 - February 16 (Sun), 2025

Our world is in constant circulation. Things change form and move continually, influencing each other in complex and diverse ways. In the wildness of nature, almost nothing endures in one state. There is neither waste nor excrement. Yet both have become serious problems in today's society. Culturally, waste and excrement are marginalized. They are regarded as things to be ignored.

This exhibition looks at our environment. It ranges from close surroundings, to outer space, focusing on all manner of "waste and excrement." We define the world's various circulations as a "pooploop." By forcing a confrontation with things we habitually avoid, we have discovered the pooploop's huge range and dimension, and not only as a social issue. Circulation is constant. It never stops. If you find a piece of something missing somewhere, it will mean a new loop has surely begun.

Exhibition Director: Taku Satoh, Shinichi Takemura

Exhibition "The Art of the RAMEN Bowl"

March 7 (Fri), 2025 - June 15 (Sun), 2025

Mino is the general term for wares made predominantly in the western Tono region (Tajimi, Toki and Mizunami cities), where fully 90% of Japanese ramen bowls are made. This exhibition has been developed from "The Art of the RAMEN Bowl," which was one of a number of projects initiated in 2012, and dealing with Mino ware. The exhibition will display 40 original Artist Ramen Bowls, including 10 not previously seen, together with Ramen Stalls conceived by three groups of architects and designers. The exhibition employs the “design anatomy” method to address ramen and ramen bowls, outline the history and culture of ramen, and introduce the natural environment of the production center at Tono.
By looking from the perspective of the bowl, we hope visitors will enjoy the fascination of discovering what goes into making up the everyday ramen experience, and people and designs lying behind it.

Exhibition Directors: Taku Satoh, Mari Hashimoto