Name/Title
Fiber futures : Japan's textile pioneersEntry/Object ID
N6498.F54.J37Description
Japan is a world leader in fibre arts, with practitioners whose deep understanding of inherited materials and techniques has given them freedom to move beyond traditional utility to create innovative and beautiful works of art. This book features some 25 artists, from seasoned veterans to relative newcomers.Context
This volume accompanies the exhibition Fiber Futures: Japan's Textile Pioneers presented at Japan Society Gallery, New York from September 16 to December 18, 2011. The exhibition was organized by Japan Society, Inc. in collaboration with International Textile Network Japan and Tama Art University Museum, where a larger version of the exhibition was shown from June 4 to July 3, 2011.Collection
Carol Westfall CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
fiberwork--21st century, fiberwork--exhibitions, fiberwork--japan, textile crafts--japanLegacy Lexicon
Category
Exhibition catalogBook Details
Author
Joe Earle, Hiroko WatanabePublisher
Japan SocietyDate Published
2011Call No.
N6498.F54.J37ISBN
300175760, 9780300175769LCCN
2011932123Notes
Length: 96General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
Fiber futures: Japan's textile pioneers / Joe Earle -- Resonating threads: contemporary Japanese fiber arts / Hiroko Watanabe -- Machiko Agano -- Mitsuko Akutsu -- Jun'ichi Arai -- Tomoko Arakawa -- Tetsuo Fujimoto -- Dai Fujiwara -- Akio Hamatani -- Kyōko Ibe -- Kiyomi Iwata -- Yasuko Iyanaga -- Naomi Kobayashi -- Kinya Koyama -- Shigeo Kubota -- Kyōko Kumai -- Akiko Kumazawa -- Tetsuo Kusama -- Hitomi Nagai -- Emiko Nakano -- Yuh Okano -- Fuminori Ono -- Kazuyo Onoyama -- Rei Saitō -- Hisako Sekijima -- Naoko Serino -- Reiko Sudō -- Hideho Tanaka -- Takaaki Tanaka -- Misao Tsubaki -- Hiroko Watanabe -- Atsuko Yoshioka.