Gail Rieke: Through the Lens of the Kimono

Join artist Gail Rieke for an insightful presentation on Japanese culture, with an emphasis on the history and aesthetics of the kimono, including patterning, color, and daily and ritual use. Rieke has traveled extensively in Japan and regularly conducts travel-journal workshops there. Her presentation is in conjunction with the museum exhibition Kimono: Karen LaMonte and Prints of the Floating World. She will be sharing a slide presentation of her photographs of the textures, colors, and rhythms of Japanese life, as well as some of the textiles she has collected in her travels.

Gail Rieke is an internationally recognized collage/assemblage/installation artist and teacher who lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Admission is free for this Free Friday Evening Event.
New Mexico Museum of Art; 107 W. Palace Ave., Santa Fe