Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, “Go for Kogei” decided to postpone the originally planned exhibitions. However, this did provide an opportunity for Yuji Akimoto, the previously scheduled exhibiton’s supervisor, to privately visit the artists. The first of these is Keiji Ito, a ceramic artist, and one whom Akimoto honors in saying, “I feel a unique stance in his work.” Between “art” and “craft,” what defines whether something is the latter? We visited Ito’s home in the city of Toki, Gifu Prefecture, to listen to the pair’s discussion.

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