FREE | Friday Art Talks | Carol Cains on Issey Miyake

Join Carol Cains, Senior Curator, Asian and Pacific Art, for a talk on the new acquisitions from the Guest Artist Series by fashion designer Issey Miyake (1938–2022) on show in the collection display New Asian Art.

In this talk, Carol will discuss how this collaborative series configured fashion within the landscape of contemporary art and provide an overview of Miyake’s contribution to innovation in fabric technology and design.

Issey Miyake (b.1938 Hiroshima, Japan) is an internationally acclaimed Japanese fashion designer. Miyake studied graphic design at Tama Art University in Tokyo, graduating in 1969, and went on to study tailoring and dressmaking at the Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne in Paris. He undertook apprenticeships with designers Guy Laroche, Hubert de Givenchy and Geoffrey Been before establishing his own independent studio in Tokyo, Miyake Design Studio, in 1970.

This is a free drop-in event.
Bookings are not required, but capacity is limited.
Please arrive early to avoid disappointment.
Duration: 45 mins including Q&A

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