Yohji Yamamoto at Design Museum Holon
11/07/2012.
[HOLON] Israel 05/07-20/10/2012
metalocus, VÍCTOR LÓPEZ-REY
metalocus, VÍCTOR LÓPEZ-REY
Maestro of avant-garde fashion, Yohji Yamamoto remains one of the world’s most influential and enigmatic designers and over the last forty years has made a vital contribution to fashion, challenging traditional norms of clothing with his style. The display at Design Museum Holon is particularly meaningful as it coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Japan-Israel relationship and the 40th anniversary of Yamamoto’s company, Y’s.
Yohji Yamamoto at Design Museum Holon. Photography by Max Vadukul. Image courtesy of Luchford APM.
Yohji Yamamoto at Design Museum Holon. Photography by Max Vadukul. Image courtesy of Luchford APM.
Yohji Yamamoto at Design Museum Holon. Photography by Max Vadukul. Image courtesy of Luchford APM.
Backstage in the preparation show. Photography by Donata Wenders. Image courtesy of Luchford APM.
Yohji Yamamoto at Design Museum Holon. Photography by Max Vadukul. Image courtesy of Luchford APM.
Yohji Yamamoto AW 1990-91, Homme Croquis. Image courtesy of Luchford APM.
Yohji Yamamoto show preparation. Photography by Donata Wenders. Image courtesy of Luchford APM.
Yohji Yamamoto SS 1989, croquis. Image courtesy of Luchford APM.
Yohji Yamamoto Show preparation. Photography by Donata Wenders. Image courtesy of Luchford APM.
Yohji Yamamoto Exhibition. V&A. Image courtesy of Luchford APM.
Correspondences exhibition, Florence. Photography by Donata Wenders. Image courtesy of Luchford APM.
Yohji Yamamoto May I help you 2003, Tokyo. Image courtesy of Luchford APM.
The exposition will challenge and re-conceptualise the way in which conventional fashion exhibitions are presented. A series of site specific installations will be presented throughout the Museum spaces and will examine the intriguing dialogue developed between Yamamoto’s groundbreaking work and the distinctive architectural structure of Design Museum Holon, designed by Ron Arad.
Yohji Yamamoto says "After exhibiting in London, Florence and Paris, it is a natural flow for me to organise an exhibition in Israel this time – a country very rich in culture. In an era where we only receive prepared information, as a thinker, I want to see Israel with my own eyes and feel it through my skin to get to know it well. Now I will be able to experience it live"
The expressive installation, designed by Mr Masao Nihei, will cleverly bring together all the various indoor and outdoor spaces of the museum, including the two major galleries, lab space, garden and public areas. The flow of objects through the various spaces will create a continuous stream of inspiration, inviting visitors to experience a journey of emotions, memories and design
The upper gallery will invite visitors to interact with the abstract installation in a soft, focused and meditative space. A great tree made of lights will occupy the centre of this space, serving as a source of light and energy, for the ten black and red evening gowns located throughout the gallery. The Design Lab, which will be transformed into an integral part of the exhibition space this summer; will show some twenty male figures dressed in black in conversation with a white figure attired in a Pina Bausch gown.
Venue: Design Museum Holon. St. Stephen's Gate (Lion's) 8, Holon, Israel.
Date: July 5 to October 20, 2012.
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YOHJI YAMAMOTO
Yohji Yamamoto was born in 1943 in Tokyo. In 1966 he completed his law degree at Keio University. Three years later, in 1969, he concludes his fashion design studies at Bunka Fashion Design College. Yamamoto becomes an influential designer after his debut in 1981 in Paris. His successful brand Yohji Yamamoto (women / men) and the diffusion line Y's are especially popular in Tokyo, and has branches in New York, Paris, Antwerp, and department stores all over the world.
Yamamoto is known for the spirit of art in their collections, and use of technology and textures in their tissues. He has worked with brands like Adidas (Y-3), Hermès, Mikimoto and Mandarina Duck and artists from different genres such as Sir Elton John, Placebo, Takeshi Kitano, Pina Bausch and Heiner Müller.
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