'Pokémon' Characters Come to Life at this Exhibition in Kanazawa

The fabled characters of Pokémon like Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Charizard and their various forms have been celebrated and recontextualized countless times in their roughly 25 year history. During that time, the series has become a medium through which Japanese pop culture is disseminated across the globe. However, at a new Pokémon Crafts exhibition in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 20 Japanese artists both established and up-and-coming are reimagining the characters through traditional craftsmanship, or kogei...