Comments Detailed wood joinery like this assembly of a bracket complex will be included in the Japan Society exhibit, “When Practice Becomes Form: Carpentry Tools from Japan.” Photo courtesy of Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum.
As its first exhibition upon reopening to the public, Japan Society will present “When Practice Becomes Form: Carpentry Tools from Japan.”
Opening on the tenth anniversary of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, the exhibition celebrates the resilient spirit of Japanese architecture and craftsmanship through woodworking tools, architectural patterns, and models.
The site-specific exhibition design, conceived by the esteemed architect Sou Fujimoto in collaboration with Brooklyn-based Popular Architecture, highlights an enduring connection between traditional Japanese wooden construction and modern architecture.