An exhibition featuring textile designer Reiko Sudō (born 1953, Ibaraki, Japan) and the activities of "Nuno," the textile design studio she leads. Sudō and Nuno's designs overflow with ideas that are not bound by conventional concepts. By using unexpected materials, for instance—or combining traditional craftsmanship with the latest industrial technology, or daring to be among the first to tackle sustainability—they continually present new perspectives on fabric as a familiar, everyday material and remain at the forefront of modern textile design.

This exhibition, originally organized and held at the Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile (CHAT) in Hong Kong in 2019, will make its long-awaited opening in Japan after touring Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The exhibition will highlight collaborative projects with craftspeople and factories in regions of Japan, as well as efforts to expand the possibilities of materials, and will demonstrate rarely exhibited processes of textile production through immersive sound and visual installations. By giving viewers contact with fabric creation processes and enabling new understandings of textiles as products essential to everyday living, we hope the exhibition will occasion opportunities to introduce new beauty in their lives.

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The museum opened on November 23, 1991, as a commemorative project for the 90th anniversary of Marugame's municipal organization, with the full cooperation of Genichiro Inokuma, a painter associated with Marugame City. The museum, with its beautiful architecture by architect Yoshio Taniguchi, is located in front of Marugame Station and houses approximately 20,000 works donated by Inokuma himself. The museum also focuses on activities for educational purposes, holding a variety of programs such as lectures and concerts, as well as workshops to nurture children's sensitivity and creativity.

These features were developed through repeated discussions between Inokuma and Marugame City. Inokuma strongly desired MIMOCA to be a "contemporary art museum" that always actively introduces new things. Taniguchi shared Inokuma's desire for a beautiful space in an art museum and created a bright and spacious space with natural light. Taniguchi also emphasized the importance of children's exposure to beauty and proposed free admission for children and the creation of a "sculpture studio" for children to engage in creative activities.

Inokuma wanted the museum to be a place where people could casually drop in, see fine works of art in a beautiful space, and be refreshed and energized by fresh inspiration. We hope that MIMOCA, which is filled with Inokuma's thoughts, will be a "hospital for the mind" for everyone.

Reiko Sudō: Making Nuno Textiles

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