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Takato Sasaki's writings

Master's Dissertation / Doctoral Thesis:

2016 Sasaki, Takato. The Interrelationship Between Decoration and Formation.

Thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Tokyo: Tokyo University of the Arts, 2016

2011 Sasaki, Takato. The Formation of Material Consciousness in Japanese Craft.

Dissertation for the Degree of Master of Arts, London: Royal College of Art

Academic Papers:

2023 Sasaki, Takato. 'On the Introduction of Educational Concepts of Design at the Dawn of Ceramics Education at Art University in Japan:
Considerations Concerning Newly Generated Views on Teaching Ceramics for Cultivating Creativity through Design Studies'

in Journal of Yasuda Women's University, Hiroshima: Yasuda Women's University, Vol. 51, March 2023, pp.57-64

Reports:

2016 Sasaki, Takato, 'Research Support Working Report: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) (KAKENHI),

Research on How Firing Times Affect Ceramic Wares in Japanese and Chinese Wood Kilns' in Final Research Report:

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Research on How Firing Times Affect Ceramic Wares in Japanese and Chinese Wood Kilns,

Tokyo, Ceramics, Department of Crafts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts, March 2016, pp. 11-19

2015 Sasaki, Takato, 'British Ceramics and Local Communities'

in Journal of the Japan Society of Ceramic Art, JSCA (ISCAEE Japan), Vol. 7, September 2015, pp. 101-102

2013 Sasaki, Takato. 'Decoration as Three-dimensional Construction'

in Journal of the Japan Society of Ceramic Art, JSCA (ISCAEE Japan), Vol. 5, September 2013, pp. 37-40

Works of joint authorship:

2010 Fern, Dan & Sasaki, Takato, 'TWO CONVERSATIONS: Dan Fern and Andrzej Klimowski talk to Takato Sasaki and David Rayson

about how their work is informed by drawing, and the concept of drawing as thinking.'

in DRAW: TURNING THOUGHTS INTO LINES, Exhibition Brochure. London, Royal College of Art, 2010

Collective works:

2018 Sasaki, Takato, ‘Expert Tutelage at Art Schools’ in Ceramics: make - move - use, edited by Mikio Sasaki and Masanori Saito,

Tokyo: Kindai Bungei-sha, 2018, pp. 84-98 [Japanese]

Article, Review, Commentary, Editorial, etc.:

2022                    Sasaki, Takato, ‘Droplets in Turquoise Blue’ in Light & Life, No.717, edited by Yonden Business Co., Inc. (ed.), YONDEN,
                            Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc., Yonden T&D (Pub.), August 2022, p. 15 [Japanese]

2021                    Sasaki, Takato, ‘How to Appreciate and Enjoy Ceramics’ in Mahoroba, No.133, edited by Mahoroba Editorial Committee &
                            Public Relations Committee at Yasuda Women's University, December 2021, p. 6 [Japanese]

Exhibition catalogues (Solo Exhibitions):

2023 Kagawa Prefectural New Artist Award Exhibition: Takato Sasaki, The Kagawa Museum, 2023

Publications on Takato Sasaki

Newspaper articles:

2023 'A Variety of Masterpieces by Artists from Shikoku: "Furusato Art Exhibition" in Progress until the 4th of Next Month at Takamatsu Art Museum'

in The Shikoku Shimbun, Takamatsu, The Shikoku Shimbun, 26 January 2024 p.15

2023 'The Expressive Art of Ceramics: Takato Sasaki's Solo Exhibition until 19th at Prefectural Cultural Hall'

in The Shikoku Shimbun, Takamatsu, The Shikoku Shimbun, 9 February 2023 p.13

2023 'Coexistence of Tradition and Possibility in Ceramics: Sasaki's Exhibition in Takamatsu'

in The Yomiuri Shimbun (Kagawa), The Yomiuri Shimbun, 7 February 2023 p.27

2021 'Kagawa Prefectural New Artist Award 2020 -Award Recipient Profiles (The last volume)- Takato Sasaki (Ceramic Artist):

Joint Struggle between Clay and Ideas' in The Shikoku Shimbun, Takamatsu, The Shikoku Shimbun, 22 April 2021 p.13

2021 'Fly High: The Awarding Ceremony for the Kagawa Prefectural New Artist Award' in The Shikoku Shimbun,

Takamatsu, The Shikoku Shimbun, 23 March 2021 p.15

2021 '3 Artists have been awarded with Kagawa Prefectural New Artist Award' in The Shikoku Shimbun,

Takamatsu, The Shikoku Shimbun, 20 March 2021 p.17

2014 'Aspirational Artworks by Emerging Artists from Shikoku - Opening of the "Furusato Art Exhibition" in Takamatsu' in The Shikoku Shimbun,

Takamatsu, The Shikoku Shimbun, 3 September 2014 p.18

Periodicals:

2024 'Ceramic Plate Making: Let's make one and only plate in the world' in "Yasuda Educational Foundation Report", No.271,

Yasuda Educational Foundation, Hiroshima, September 2024 p.8

2023 'Research Associate Takato Sasaki held his Solo Exhibition "Kagawa Prefectural New Artist Award Exhibition"' in "Mahoroba", No.138,

Yasuda Women's University and Yasuda Women's College Public Relations Committee, Hiroshima, 2023 p.11

2011 Asfa-Wossen, Ledetta. 'Oriental expression - Takato Sasaki's porcelain and clay sculptures' in MADE magazine, Issue 3.11, Louise Kittle, London,

IOM Communications Ltd: The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, 2011 pp.46-49

2011 Asfa-Wossen, Ledetta. 'Oriental expression - Takato Sasaki's porcelain and clay sculptures'' in Clay Technology, Number 138, Louise Kittle, London,

IOM3: The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, August/September 2011 pp.6-7

Television programmes:

2021 'The Awarding Ceremony for this year's Kagawa Prefectural New Artist Award' in Yu 6 Kagawa,
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Takamatsu Branch, 22 March 2021

Internet articles:

2014 'Exhibition by Emerging Artists from Shikoku' in News | RNC Nishinippon Broadcasting, Nishinippon Broadcasting co.,ltd.,

[Online] http://www.rnc.co.jp/news/index.asp?mode=1&nwnbr=2014090402 (Accessed 11 December 2016)

2011 Asfa-Wossen, Ledetta. 'Oriental expression - Takato Sasaki's porcelain and clay sculptures' in Clay Technology magazine,

14 August 2011, IOM Communications Ltd: The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining,

[Online] http://www.iom3.org/clay-technology-magazine/news/2011/aug/14/oriental-expression-takato-sasakis-porcelain-and-clay (Accessed 11 December 2016)

Exhibition catalogues (Group Exhibitions):

2024                    The 10th Furusato Art Exhibition: Collection of Works. Yonden Cultural Foundation, 2024, p.16

2022                    The 58th Toyoukai Ceramics Exhibition, Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, 2022, p.17
                            [Online] https://my.ebook5.net/mitsukoshi/arttoyoukai0907/ (Accessed 14 August 2022)

2020                    ART ENERGY FROM SHIKOKU: The 9th Art Exhibition by Scholarship Students and Honorees, Yonden Cultural Foundation, 2020, p.16

2019                    Tokyo University of the Arts in Ginchakai 2019, Tokyo: Department of Crafts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts, 2019, p.4, 24, 39

2019                    Tokyo University of the Arts in Ginchakai 2018, Tokyo: Department of Crafts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts, 2019, p.30, 49, 54

2018                    The 6th International Tea Culture Exchange Exhibition, Department of Crafts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts, 2018, p.13

2018 Work Collections of the 6th International Tea Culture Exchange Exhibition, Zheng Ning, Hebei Fine Arts Publishing House Co., Ltd. p.52, 53

2018 MITSUKOSHI × Tokyo University of the Arts: Summer Arts Festival 2018, Online Exhibition Catalogue, Isetan Mitsukoshi Ltd. p.15

[Online] https://my.ebook5.net/mitsukoshi/artgeidai180815/ (Accessed 18 August 2018)

2018 MITSUKOSHI × Tokyo University of the Arts: Summer Arts Festival 2018, Isetan Mitsukoshi Ltd. p.15

2018 Tokyo University of the Arts in Ginchakai 2017, Tokyo: Department of Crafts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts, 2018, p.30, 46, 50

2017 The 8th Furusato Art Exhibition: Collection of Works. Yonden Cultural Foundation, 2017, p.22

2017 Tokyo University of the Arts in Ginchakai 2016, Tokyo: Department of Crafts, Tokyo University of the Arts, 2017, p.30, 42

2016 Present Forms of Ceramics, Present Forms of Ceramics Executive Committee, Tokyo: Ceramics Laboratory, Tokyo University of the Arts, 2016

2016 MITSUKOSHI × Tokyo University of the Arts: Summer Arts Festival 2016 - Next Generation of Emerging Young Artists, Isetan Mitsukoshi Ltd. p. 26

2016 Tokyo University of the Arts Doctoral Program Final Exhibition 2015, Online Exhibition Catalogue, Tokyo: Tokyo University of the Arts, 2016

[Online] http://dr-exhibition.geidai.ac.jp/2015/craft/sasaki/ (Accessed 20 July 2017)

2013 ISCAEE International Ceramics Exhibition, Elif Aydogdu Agatekin, Antalya:

Association of Ceramic Art, Education and Exchange Publications, No.1, 2013, p.23

2013 The 50th Anniversary of the Toyoukai Ceramics Exhibition, Toyoukai Alumni Association, Tokyo: Toyoukai, 2013, p.58, 84

2011 SHOW RCA 2011, Octavia Reeve, London: Royal College of Art, 2011, p.21

2011 Old Material New Work, the students of The Department of Ceramics and Glass, London: Royal College of Art, 2011, p.16

Exhibition brochures & posters:

2020 ART ENERGY FROM SHIKOKU: The 9th Art Exhibition by Scholarship Students and Honorees, Yonden Cultural Foundation,
Exhibition Poster, Brochure, 2020

2019 The 56th Toyoukai Ceramics Exhibition, Exhibition Brochure. Tokyo: Toyoukai, 2019

2018 The 55th Toyoukai Ceramics Exhibition, Exhibition Brochure. Tokyo: Toyoukai, 2018

2017 The 54th Toyoukai Ceramics Exhibition, Exhibition Brochure. Tokyo: Toyoukai, 2017

2017 The 8th Furusato Art Exhibition: Yonden Cultural Foundation, Exhibition Brochure. Yonden Cultural Foundation, 2017

2016 Breaking the Mold: A Collaborative Exhibition of Ceramics with Tokyo University of the Arts, Exhibition Poster.

New Hamsphire: Marian Graves Mugar Art Gallery at Colby-Sawyer College, 2016

2016 The 53rd Toyoukai Ceramics Exhibition, Exhibition Brochure. Tokyo: Toyoukai, 2016

2016 MITSUKOSHI　×　Tokyo University of the Arts, Summer Arts Festival 2016 - Next Generation of Emerging Young Artists, Exhibition Brochure.

Tokyo: Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, 2016

2015 The 10th Tokyo University of the Arts Doctoral Students Ceramics Exhibition '15, Keio Department Store Shinjuku, Tokyo, 2015

2014 The 7th Furusato Art Exhibition: Yonden Cultural Foundation Scholarship Students, Exhibition Brochure. Yonden Cultural Foundation, 2014

2014 The 9th Tokyo University of the Arts Doctoral Students Ceramics Exhibition '14, Keio Department Store Shinjuku, Tokyo, 2014

2011 Graduates & Antiquarians, Exhibition Brochure. London: Royal College of Art, 2011

2010 OUT OF PRACTICE, Siobhan Davies Studios + RCA MA Ceramics & Glass, Exhibition Brochure. London: Royal College of Art, 2010

Editorial activities / Research support activities:

2019                    'Climbing kiln; Noborigama Workshop' in Global Art Crossing 2018 - Tokyo University of the Arts, Global Art Crossing [Middle East],
                            Tokyo, Tokyo University of the Arts, Global Art Crossing [Middle East], 2019
                            Takato Sasaki: Credited as one of the Members(Teachers) of Short Crossing 5: Climbing kiln; Noborigama Workshop

2018                    'Short Crossing; Crafts Department of Crafts, Ceramics course, TUA in Toride campus ANAGAMA Kiln Workshop'

in Global Art Crossing 2017 Progress Report - Re-Inventing Japan Project (Turkey & Israel), Tokyo University of the Arts,

Tokyo, Global Art Crossing Project members, 2018

Takato Sasaki: Credited as one of the Members (Teachers) of Short Crossing; Crafts ANAGAMA Kiln Workshop, p.24

2018 Journal of the Japan Society of Ceramic Art Education, JSCA (ISCAEE Japan), Vol. 10, 25 May 2018

Takato Sasaki: Credited as Editorial Board Member

2018 Archive of International Symposium - UPDATE CRAFT, Organised by: Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts,

Funded by: The Kajima Foundation for the Arts, Event Date: 21 November 2017,

Takato Sasaki: Credited as Vice-chairperson of a steering committee & Booklet translation co-operator

2017 'Ceramics Studio, Department of Crafts, Climbing Kiln Training | Short Crossing: 2'

in Global Art Crossing 2016 Progress Report - Re-Inventing Japan Project (Turkey & Israel), Tokyo University of the Arts,

Tokyo, supervision: Junpei Mori, Yume Akasaka, 2017

Takato Sasaki: Credited as one of the Participants, Ceramics Studio, Department of Crafts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts

2017 Journal of the Japan Society of Ceramic Art Education, JSCA (ISCAEE Japan), Vol. 9, 25 June 2017

Takato Sasaki: Credited as Editorial Board Member & Translator

2017 Saito, Masanori, 'Dragon Kiln from Across the Sea' in The Archaeology of Medieval and Modern Ceramics Vol. 6,

Tatsuo Sasaki, Tokyo, Yuzankaku, May 2017, pp. 319-335,

Takato Sasaki: Credited as Photo credit (Fig.17-20) & Provision of information, p.331, pp.334-335