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Aiko Tezuka “Dear Oblivion”
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Aiko Tezuka
While exploring the language of painting Tezuka came to focus on textiles, and her work employing a unique method of deconstructing and reconstructing textiles has been highly acclaimed both domestically and overseas. This exhibition showcases four new pieces that emerged from her extensive investigation into the relationships between Japan and Western Europe, art and crafts, the modern and the contemporary, and the past and the present.
“A Study of Necessity (Satsuma-Buttons and Self-Orientalism)” deals with Satsuma buttons, which were exported from Japan to Western Europe in the late Edo period to satisfy the growing demand for Japanese products. “Rewoven in Kyoto” reintroduces a tablecloth woven in the Meiji period to the present. “Dear Oblivion (A study of Empress Haruko)” was inspired by a court dress worn by Empress Haruko, who is known to be the first empress to have publically worn Western clothes as a symbolic gesture. By using a technique that can be viewed as both “craft-like” and “decorative,” Tezuka challenges prevailing notions in the realm of art, where a hierarchy still exists. In this exhibition, Tezuka’s new trajectory is on display.
“A Study of Necessity (Satsuma-Buttons and Self-Orientalism)” deals with Satsuma buttons, which were exported from Japan to Western Europe in the late Edo period to satisfy the growing demand for Japanese products. “Rewoven in Kyoto” reintroduces a tablecloth woven in the Meiji period to the present. “Dear Oblivion (A study of Empress Haruko)” was inspired by a court dress worn by Empress Haruko, who is known to be the first empress to have publically worn Western clothes as a symbolic gesture. By using a technique that can be viewed as both “craft-like” and “decorative,” Tezuka challenges prevailing notions in the realm of art, where a hierarchy still exists. In this exhibition, Tezuka’s new trajectory is on display.
Schedule | Sep 4 (Wed) 2019-Sep 18 (Wed) 2019 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Sep 3 (Tue) 2019 19:00 - 21:00 | ||
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| Fee | Free | ||
| Website | https://www.spiral.co.jp/en/topics/spiral-garden/dear-oblivion | ||
| Venue | Spiral http://www.spiral.co.jp/en/ | ||
| Location | 5-6-23 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062 | ||
| Access | 1 minute walk from exit B1 or B3 at Omotesando Station on the Ginza, Hanzomon and Chiyoda lines. 15 minute walk from exit B3 at JR Shibuya Station. | ||
| Phone | 03-3498-1171 | ||
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