The special exhibition "Intersecting Threads: A Technique for Opening the Gap" will be held at the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima Prefecture from December 22nd to March 4th, 2018.

Nomaguchi Keisuke (nui project) Shirt 2004-06 Shobu Gakuen Collection
The focus is on thread and fabric. Many works using thread, fabric, and fibers have been produced across genres such as crafts and fine arts, but this exhibition focuses on 16 artists and groups, showcasing a variety of works created through their engagement with thread and fabric. The participating artists range in age from their 20s to their 90s, and include a Living National Treasure (holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property) and a textile workshop run by a support facility for the intellectually disabled, making for a unique and diverse group. One of the highlights of the exhibition is being able to appreciate the unique characteristics of the threads and fabrics, whose properties change depending on the "intersection" and "gaps" between them.

The title "ito" (thread) is both thread and intention. Just as cloth is created when warp and weft threads intersect, what kind of space is born when the intentions of one artist and another intersect? The 16 participating artist groups will create eight exhibition spaces in a collaborative exhibition format exclusive to this exhibition, with two groups forming one exhibition space together.

Sekijima Toshiko, Form and Line VI, 2008, Collection of the artist
Photography: Sakurai Tadahisa

During the exhibition, on December 22nd, a relay talk event by the artists will be held from 10:30am. The exhibiting artists will talk about their own creative activities and the works they will be working on at the exhibition venue. In addition, workshops titled "Undo and Open" will be held on January 20th, and "Undo and Reweave" on the 27th and 28th.

In addition, there will be gallery talks by curators on December 23, January 2, 2018, January 21, and February 18, and on February 12 there will be a screening of the documentary film "Happiness is in Everyday Life," which depicts the daily life of Shobu Gakuen, a facility for the intellectually disabled that promotes the Nui Project, followed by an after-talk with the director of Shobu Gakuen. For details of each event, please visit the special website (https://hiroshima-moca.jp/majiwaruito/).