In this exhibition, the works presented are based on Patricia Curtan’s drawings and prints, which Kado reinterprets as karakami patterns and renders through woodblock printing.<\/p>\n
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Curtan\u2019s delicate observations of plants and birds, together with Kado\u2019s karakami techniques carried forward through tradition, form the foundation of this encounter. From this dialogue emerge karakami works, along with folding screens, posters, boxes, notebooks, cards, and more.<\/p>\n
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The two artists developed their collaboration through the exchange of works, extensive correspondence by email, and Kado’s visit to California, gradually sharing their ideas and creative contexts while aligning the direction of their practice. This special project was realised through that sustained dialogue.<\/p>\n
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We invite you to experience this body of work, in which printmaking is transformed into karakami patterns.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"flexible_images","images_list":[{"acf_fc_layout":"one_column","image":{"ID":36553,"id":36553,"title":"1784_kamisoe26_1","filename":"1784_kamisoe26_1.jpg","filesize":1147073,"url":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1784_kamisoe26_1.jpg","link":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/events\/kamisoe26\/1784_kamisoe26_1\/","alt":"","author":"5","description":"","caption":"","name":"1784_kamisoe26_1","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":36552,"date":"2026-06-05 01:36:40","modified":"2026-06-05 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\u201cIn 2014, Patricia Curtan’s exhibition was held at ARTS&SCIENCE. I had known her work through the menu design for Chez Panisse, but it was the first time I had seen her printed works in person. The color combinations, layout, illustrations, and the texture of the paper. For me, having studied graphic design in San Francisco, it felt somewhat nostalgic, and I still keep the invitation card, files, and posters from that exhibition carefully with me.<\/p>\n
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When I was approached for a second project with A&S, I immediately thought of Patricia and asked if I could create karakami works based on her motifs. This became the starting point of my exchange with Patricia, and over the course of two years, through letters and emails, the present karakami works were born.<\/p>\n
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Neither Japanese nor Western, yet somehow both. I feel that a kind of mysterious, wondrous karakami has emerged. Paper and print as media, and our shared fascination with their techniques\u2014this is “Printed Conversations” between two people drawn to them. If these works allow you to sense something that cannot be fully expressed in words, I would be delighted.<\/p>\n
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With deepest gratitude and respect to Patricia Curtan.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\uff0d Ko Kado<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"flexible_text","text":"
\u201cKo Kado is an extraordinary artist and craftsman who is carrying on the traditional karakami woodblock process, hand carving and printing his subtle designs on exquisite papers. Our mutual friend, Sonya Park, suggested that we might like to collaborate on a project. I sent Kado-san some of my prints in hopes that he might find something interesting. He selected two images (blackbirds on persimmon tree, and lentil plants) and adapted them to his process with beautiful results. It has been a great pleasure to learn about karakami and I am honored to be included in its traditional practice. Thank you, Sonya and Ko!\u201d<\/p>\n
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\uff0d Patricia Curtan<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"flexible_profile","profile_name":"","profile_detail":"
Kamisoe
\nKo Kado specializes in the traditional craft of karakami, a decorative paper printed with wood-block stamps. Kado graduated from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco with a degree in graphic design. He worked as a freelance designer in New York before returning to Japan to join a celebrated karakami studio. He struck out on his own in 2009, opening his independent shop and studio Kamisoe in Nishijin, Kyoto. Kado develops his designs specially for individual clients, taking into consideration their purposes and needs. His designs are distinguished by a careful balance between figure and ground \u2013 between the open space of the sheet of paper and the rhythmic pattern of the stamp.<\/p>\n
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Patricia Curtan
\nArtist and printmaker. While studying letterpress printing, she met Alice Waters, owner of Chez Panisse, and went on to work there as a cook. She is currently based near San Francisco, where she continues to work with printing and printmaking at the core of her practice.<\/p>\n","profile_link":""}],"event_details":{"repeater_event_details":[{"event_detail_heading":"TITLE","event_detail_text":"
Kamisoe \u00d7 Patricia Curtan \u201cPrinted Conversations\u201d<\/p>\n"},{"event_detail_heading":"DATE","event_detail_text":"
June 19th (Friday) \u2014 June 29th (Monday) 2026 \/ 11:00 \u2013 19:00
\nKo Kado will be present on June 19th (Friday), 20th (Saturday)
\nClosed on Tuesday<\/p>\n"},{"event_detail_heading":"STORES","event_detail_text":"