Tomona Matsukawa participate in the exhibition "LOVE Fashion: In Search of Myself" at National Museum of Modern Art, KYOTO

Tomona Matsukawa will participate in “Love Fashion: In Search of Myself” at the National Museum of Modern Art, KYOTO starting September 13.
Matsukawa will exhibit several paintings, including her past work 《Nevertheless, I am a mother》（2018）and new works.

Dressing is a universal human activity. The clothes that we wear embody or conceal our internal desires, and they can reveal those desires along with our longings, our passions, and the conflicts and contradictions that we face. Fashion has a role as a receptacle for ‘Love’: the passions and aspirations of the wearer. Driven by those emotions, we may be motivated to wear something that we like, be inspired by someone’s look, want to be ourselves, or just want to lose ourselves. Fashion opens up a colourful world, like a kaleidoscope.

This exhibition is based on clothes and other fashion items from The Kyoto Costume Institute（KCI）’s collection of costume from the eighteenth century to the present day. In conjunction with art that throws light on fundamental human drives and instincts, the exhibits encourage us to ponder the various forms of ‘Love’ that can be seen in relation to fashion. Through this exhibition, we gain an opportunity to think about and reevaluate what it means for humans to wear clothes.

◼️EXHIBITION DETAIL

Title: LOVE Fashion: In Search of Myself
Venue: The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
Dates: September 13 to November 24, 2024
Hours: 10:00 – 18:00
*Fridays: 10:00 – 20:00
*Admission until 30 min. before closing.
Closed: Mondays（*Exception: September 16, 23, October 14, November 4）, September 17, 24, October 15, November 5

HP: https://www.momak.go.jp/English/

Organizers: The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, The Kyoto Costume Institute（KCI）