Theaster Gates focuses on "simple human kindness" with ceramics exhibition for Prada Home
Theaster Gates has created an exhibition titled Chawan Cabinet for Prada Home during Milan design week, transforming a retail space into a contemplative showcase of Japanese-inspired ceramics. Focusing on themes of simplicity, human touch, and ritual, the exhibition features hundreds of handcrafted vessels, including pieces from Gates' 1,000 tea bowls project. The installation blends personal artifacts, curated works by Japanese ceramicists, and custom architectural elements to emphasize domesticity and connection.
- ▪The Chawan Cabinet exhibition is located next to Prada's store on Via Montenapoleone 6 in Milan and opened during Milan design week.
- ▪Gates created or selected every element in the space, including ceramic floor tiles made with Mizuno Seitoen Lab and earthen plaster walls with Japanese straw.
- ▪The exhibition includes works by Japanese ceramicists Taira Kuroki, Yuichi Hirano, Shion Tabata, and Koichi Ohara, alongside pieces from Prada Home's collection.
- ▪A central apothecary cabinet displays vessels from Gates' 1,000 tea bowls project, reflecting his focus on repetition, glaze experimentation, and ritual objects.
- ▪The space features a courtyard designed for traditional Japanese tea ceremonies and incorporates a vintage turntable to blend auditory and tactile textures.
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Theaster Gates focuses on "simple human kindness" with ceramics exhibition for Prada Home Share: Rima Sabina Aouf | 1 May 2026 Leave a comment American artist Theaster Gates has transformed a dedicated Prada Home retail space in Milan into an earthen sanctuary for his exhibition Chawan Cabinet, dedicated to Japanese pottery. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1506076990687-0'); }); Opened for Milan design week, the exhibition brings together hundreds of vessels and objects sculpted by Gates along with a selection he has curated from friends and mentors in Japan, where he spent a formative year studying pottery in the 1990s.
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