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April 2, 2018
Approximately 300 Carp Streamers "Swim" Through The National Art Center, Tokyo | ART
ART | A Grand Installation Inspired by Japanese Traditions
Carp Streamers Now!
Textiles, Design,
and Media Art Collaborate
Reiko Sudo, a leading Japanese textile designer, collaborates with French exhibition designer Adrien Gardère and Seiichi Saito, known for his media art projects. The large-scale installation "Koi Nobori Now! An Installation by Reiko Sudo, Adrien Gardère, and Seiichi Saito" will be held at The National Art Center, Tokyo, from April 11 (Wed) to May 28 (Mon), 2018.
Text by Sayaka Ozaki
Japan's First Collaboration by Professionals from Three Fields
Reiko Sudo established the textile company NUNO in 1984. A leading Japanese textile designer, she has created fabrics using innovative techniques. Her works are held in the collections of major museums worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art, Crafts Gallery in Tokyo.
Left: Reiko Sudo, "Trap Circle," 2015. Photo: Sue McNab
Right: Reiko Sudo + Adrien Gardère, "Fantasy in Japan Blue," 2017. Exhibition view at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
At "Koi Nobori Now!," Reiko Sudo presents an installation in collaboration with French exhibition designer Adrien Gardère and Seiichi Saito. Approximately 300 carp streamers, designed by Reiko Sudo and members of her textile company NUNO, inspired by Japanese traditional events, will be exhibited together.
This work was previously exhibited to great acclaim at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. in 2008 and the Musée Guimet in Paris in 2014.
The installation is further enhanced with the addition of Seiichi Saito of Rhizomatiks, known for his media art, utilizing the largest exhibition space at The National Art Center, Tokyo. The venue also features a corner where visitors can easily create their own carp streamers using worksheets, and another area where they can touch the fabrics used in the artwork and learn about their origins, offering a full immersion into the world of textiles.
Top and bottom: Reiko Sudo + Adrien Gardère, "Koi Nobori," 2008. Exhibition view at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Koi Nobori Now! An Installation by Reiko Sudo, Adrien Gardère, and Seiichi Saito
Dates: April 11 (Wed) – May 28 (Mon), 2018
Venue: The National Art Center, Tokyo
Address: 7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Opening Hours: 10:00–18:00 (Fridays, Saturdays, April 28–May 6 until 20:00; May 26 until 22:00)
Closed: Tuesdays (Open on May 1)