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Issey Miyake

Pleats Please Guest Artist Series, no. 1

Description

Maker

Issey Miyake (Japanese, b. 1938), designer
Yasumasa Morimura 森村 泰昌 (Japanese, b. 1951 in Osaka, Japan)

Title

Pleats Please Guest Artist Series, no. 1

Year

1997

Medium

  • Heat-set pleated and printed polyester machine knit

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Heat-set pleated and printed polyester machine knit

Materials

polyester

Dimensions

Center back length: 137.8 cm (54 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Label: "Pleats Please, Issey Miyake" and "Pleats Please, Guest Artist Series No. 1, Yasumasa Morimura"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the artist

Object Number

1997.25

Type

  • Costume

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Exhibition History

Term Limits
Textiles in Contemporary Art
Nov 08, 2005 – Feb 05, 2006
Drawn from the Collection
Part of the Fabric
Oct 07, 1998 – Jan 17, 1999

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Issey Miyake (Japanese, b. 1938), designer
Yasumasa Morimura 森村 泰昌 (Japanese, b. 1951 in Osaka, Japan)
Pleats Please Guest Artist Series, no. 1, 1997
Heat-set pleated and printed polyester machine knit
Center back length: 137.8 cm (54 1/4 inches)
Gift of the artist 1997.25

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