Fashioning Kimono: Art Deco and Modernism in Japan

Calendar: Memorial Art Gallery

Contact: Andrea Allen

Fashioning Kimono: Art Deco and Modernism in Japan
January 31–April 4, 2010
in the Grand Gallery

Nearly 100 extraordinary examples of kimono created between the 1890s and the 1950s tell the story of how Japan’s traditional national dress was influenced by technological advances in silk production and exposure to Western cultures. Included are everyday garments; intricately embroidered ceremonial robes; boys’ kimono stenciled with cars, airplanes and battleships; and colorful examples with Art Deco patterns that heralded the emergence of Japan’s “new woman.” All are drawn from the famed Montgomery Collection in Lugano, Switzerland.

This exhibition is organized and circulated by Art Services International, Alexandria, VA. Support for the national tour and catalog has been provided by The E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation.

This exhibition is made possible in Rochester by the Gallery Council of the Memorial Art Gallery and the Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull Fund.