A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE “TADANORI YOKOO ISSEY MIYAKE 4”

The CUBE at ISSEY MIYAKE GINZA / 445 presents an installation, “TADANORI YOKOO ISSEY MIYAKE 4” by A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE.

Tadanori Yokoo is an artist whose constant embrace of change has made him a pioneer of our time. TADANORI YOKOO ISSEY MIYAKE reconstructs the ever-flowing energy of Mr Yokoo’s works in a single piece of cloth to explore the further potential of clothing. This is a special project by A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE that integrates both the joy of appreciating artwork and the fun of wearing clothes.

Opening on Tuesday, 12 September 2023, the exhibition, Tadanori Yokoo: 100 Takes on Hanshan and Shide​*, will take place at the Hyokeikan gallery of the Tokyo National Museum. It will be the debut for the 102 new pieces of Yokoo’s series, 「 Kanzan Jittokuwhich reconstructs Kanzan and Jittoku (Hanshan and Shide) through his original interpretation. In this fifth installment of the series TADANORI YOKOO ISSEY MIYAKE 4, dresses will be released using 10 pieces of Mr Yokoo’s latest works​ as a motif.

The two types of dresses, which are reproductions of the "Rhythm Pleats" introduced in the ISSEY MIYAKE 1990 Spring/Summer Collection, were created using A-POC ABLE's unique Steam Stretch technique. A rhythm pleated pattern is woven into a piece of cloth and shrunk by the heat of steam, completing the pleats. Mr Yokoo's flat, square clothing with prints depicting a world that transcends time and space dynamically transforms into a three-dimensional form when worn.

A special installation-style exhibition will be held at CUBE, the exhibition space at ISSEY MIYAKE GINZA / 445. Please come and experience the energy of Mr Yokoo’s works for yourself.

*This series will be sold by lottery. Customers who wish to purchase the series should apply for the lottery at the store from Tuesday, September 12. For details on the sales method, please contact the store staff.

Installations in conjunction with this will be held at the CREATION SPACE of ISSEY MIYAKE SEMBA.