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James Harris Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new work by Akio Takamori titled “The Beginning of Everything.” The artist has been a seminal figure working in ceramics for more than thirty years. Takamori’s sculpture has always been figurative, yet it transcends its worldly resemblance through his keen ability to embody deeper metaphorical meaning that explores socio-cultural identity, human relationships, and iconographical forms. The smaller than life size scale of his work suggests the distinct realm that his figures occupy, the immortal realm of myth, culture, and perennial …