NUNO: Japanese Tradition/Innovation in Cloth June 19, 2007

Since its founding in 1984, NUNO, headed by Reiko Sudo, has become one of Japan's most influential and innovative textile producers. NUNO (Japanese for fabric) is known for the unconventional materials and processes used in their creations, linking traditional textile techniques with state-of-the art manufacturing technologies. This exhibition will display more than a dozen examples of these beautiful contemporary textiles from its collection, including pleated and folded textiles inspired by the Japanese art of origami, or folding paper, woven fabrics whimsically printed with scattered rubber bands, and layers of transparent silk interwoven with strips of paper or printed with metallic paints.