Event
Kyoto Textiles: From the 1960s to the Present
Mar 8 (fri) 2019 – Apr 14 (sun) 2019
Hours:
Regular hours:9:30AM–5:00PM (admission until 4:30PM)
Every Friday and Saturday:9:30AM–8:00PM (admission until 7:30PM)
Closed: Mondays
Admission:
Adult: 1000yen [800yen]
University students: 500yen [400yen]
*The inside of [ ]indicates Group (20 or more) price.
* High school students or younger are free
* Visitors with disability and one person accompanying them are admitted free of charge. (Please present certificate at the admission.)
* Collection gallery is available with this ticket.
http://www.momak.go.jp/English/exhibitionArchive/2018/430.html
Venue
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
http://www.momak.go.jp/English/
Access:26-1, Okazaki Enshoji-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8344,Japan
Tel: 075-761-4111
Hours:
9:30 ~ 17:00/Tuesday ~ Thursday・Sunday, national holiday（entry up to 30 minutes before closing.）
9:30 ~ 20:00/Friday and Saturday（entry up to 30 minutes before closing.）
Closed: Monday
About
It has been over 1,200 years since the capital of Japan was transferred to Kyoto. Over the centuries, textile artisans have developing a wide range of devices, techniques, and designs to keep pace with the times. Their outstanding works stem from an effort to carry on an unbroken line of methods and forms while constantly pursuing new approaches amid the changes that arose in every era.
In this exhibition, we focus on 28 artists and aspects of their work to shed light on various conditions related to dyeing and weaving from the 1960s, when the museum first opened, to the present day. Unfortunately, space constraints make it necessary to limit the number of artists and works, but we hope that this exhibition provides viewers with a general overview of Kyoto textiles from the period.
