CONTEMPORARY
JAPANESE TEXTILES
Gallery
98
From January 2002
Contemporary
Japan is famed for its innovative textiles. The vitality of the work being
produced today owes much to the country's rich traditions of dyeing and weaving.
This display explores the work of a number of leading Japanese textile artists
who look to historical practices as the starting point for the creation of
modern designs. For many of these artists the kimono remains the primary focus
of attention, an indication of the potency of this garment as a symbol of
Japanese cultural identity. The display features a number of such kimono as
well as screens, doorway curtains (noren) and fabric lengths.
