Future Beauty: The Tradition of Reinvention in Japanese Fashion
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
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What defines the creativity of Japanese fashion? What latent cultural factors influence it? Through clothing, photograph, film, and more, this exhibition offers an overview of the world-renowned uniqueness of Japanese fashion, from leading contemporary designers such as Yohji Yamamoto and Rei Kawakubo, to those searching for a “year zero” of fashion through the construction of new relationships between clothing and people. Japan’s traditional culture of dress helped to fully develop the talents of a generation of designers on the cutting-edge of fashion. Focusing on the collection of Kyoto Costume Institute (KCI), this exhibition reexamines the new potential of skills used by Kyoto-based ateliers and artisans.
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Chris Dercon, Director of Tate Modern
Date & Time: April 4 (Fri.) 19:00-20:30PM
Language: English (with consecutive interpretation into Japanese)
Place: 1F Lobby, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
Fee: Free, Maximum Capacity 150.
*Numbered tickets distributed from 17:00 at the information desk of MoMAK.
Lecture Series
Ⅰ. The Tradition of Kyoto: From Present To Future- Innovation And Challenge
Masaya Kushino（Designer, Masaya Kushino）
Masataka Hosoo（Brand Director, Hosoo Co., Ltd.）
Date & Time: March 22 (Sat.) 14:00-15:30
*Japanese Only
Ⅱ. Wear Color, Remove Color: Anrealage and the Technology of Kyoto
Kunihiko Morinaga（Designer, Anrealage）
Date & Time: April 19 (Sat.) 14:00-15:30
*Japanese Only
Ⅲ. Pouring a Light: Connect tradition with fashion
Hiroyuki Horihata+Makiko Sekiguchi (Designers, matohu)
Date & Time: May 3 (Sat.) 14:00-15:30
*Japanese Only
Place: 1F lecture hall
Fee: Free
Seats : 100
*Preschool-aged and younger children will not be admitted.
Reservations: Kyoto Costume Institute.
Reservations taken on first-come, first-served basis.
Series Ⅰ, from Feb. 24 (Mon.).
Series Ⅱ, from March 17 (Mon.).
Series Ⅲ, from April 7(Mon.).
TEL: 075-321-9221, Kyoto Costume Institute,
From Monday to Friday, 9:30-17:00
Kids’ Fashion Workshop
Make and Decorate Your Own T-shirt
Date: Apr. 20 (Sun) 14:00–16:00
Venue: 1F lecture hall
Participants: 15 Kindergarten and Elementary School Students (Young children must be accompanied by an adult)
Fee: ¥500 for materials
Registration deadline: Mar. 17 (Mon)
Please contact KCI for reservations and details.
Please see the official website for details.
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Schedule
from March 21, 2014 at 9:30 to May 11, 2014 at 17:00
Open until 20:00 on Fridays during the exhibition period (last admission at 19:30). Closed on Mondays, except for Apr. 28 and May 5 (public holiday).