Japanese Modernism Across Media

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Designed by Bikky Sunazawa. The blue symbolizes the sky and ocean, the white symbolizing snow, and the red symbolizing an arrow on fire, the eternal flame of the Ainu soul.

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This map taken form Google Maps showed Northern Honshu to Hokkaido, Japan. This has only been uploaded to use in the Neatline portion to show the different geographic locations relevant to Ainu people.

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The cover of the 5th installment of the journal produced by Gutai artists. Special issue dedicated to "Outdoor Gutai Art Exhibition"

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The installment was part of the 1956 show that fellow Gutai artists Yoshihara Jiro and Shimamoto Shozo participated in. A major theme for this outdoor exhibit was audience interaction with both the environment and the artwork.

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The 11th publication of the Gutai group's journal "Gutai 11" cover showing an image from the collaborative art exhibition "The International Sky Festival" in 1960. This was a special journal edition edited by Michel Tapie and Yoshihara Jiro

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Prada Catwalk

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From February - May 2013, the Guggenheim Museum in New York City featured the "Splendid Playground" exhibit that recontextualized Gutai art work throughout the entire museum. For the famous Gutai Card Box, the Guggenheim had local artists create…

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This bustier designed at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in 1980 by Miyake, and was used in the exhibit "Love and War: The Weaponized Woman," NY, 2006.

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This design by Miyake is part of his "Pleats, Please" collection and showcases innovative fashion technology, and steps towards the integration of texture and form.
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