Exhibition
MORIGUCHI Kunihiko: Yuzen / Design – Crossroads of Creativity
2020.10.13 tue. - 12.06 sun.
Moriguchi Kunihiko has been designated a Living National Treasure for his mastery of the Yuzen (resist dyeing) technique. By boldly combining graphic design ideas and geometric patterns informed by his studies in Paris, Moriguchi has pioneered new creative possibilities that go beyond the traditional craft of Yuzen. From kimono production to graphic design work exemplified by his shopping bags for the Mitsukoshi department store, Moriguchi takes artisanal skills and refined sensibilities accumulated over the course of Yuzen design history as a point of departure for a practice that reintroduces this venerable tradition to contemporary society. This exhibition introduces Moriguchi Kunihiko’s creative activities, which emerge from various intersections between Yuzen and design, tradition and modernity, and East and West.
List of Works MORIGUCHI Kunihiko: Yuzen / Design – Crossroads of Creativity (PDF)
Exhibition dates
2020.05.23 sat. - 07.12 sun.
2020.10.13 tue. - 12.06 sun.
*Some works will be replaced with others while the exhibition is in session.
First Period : October 13–November 8
Second Period : November 10–December 6
Hours
9:30AM–5:00PM
*Fridays and Saturdays: 9:30AM–8:00PM
*Admission until 30 min. before closing
Closed
Mondays
Admission
Adults: 1,000 yen (800 yen)
University students: 500 yen (400 yen)
* Figures in parentheses are groups of 20 or more and Night discount on Fridays/Saturdays after 5 P.M.
* High school students and younger are free (with valid ID).
* Visitors with disability and one person accompanying them are admitted free of charge. (Please present certificate at the admission.)
* Collection gallery exhibition is available with this ticket.
* Advance tickets are available until October 12.
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Yuzen kimono, indigo-tinged tan, gradated lattice design, 1993
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Yuzen kimono, topology of geometric design on white ground, 'Minori’ (Ripening) , 2013, Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings
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Yuzen kimono, 'Brightness of Snow', 1969, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
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Study in Green 12, 1990, Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum
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Cup-and-saucer set 'Minori' (Ripening), 2016
Organizer
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Japan Arts Council
Nikkei, Inc.
The Kyoto Shimbun
Special Cooperation
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings
Publicity materials flyer (4MB)
Exhibition Catalogue 4,620yen (incl.tax)
