Color Hunting in Brazil

An astonishing array of colors enlivens the vast wildernesses and cities of Brazil. In this exhibition, two design teams ― one Japanese and one Brazilian ― present creations they have produced using colors discovered in the urban streets and wilderness areas of Brazil. Dai Fujiwara + Issei Miyake Creative Room have created new textiles from threads dyed in colors sampled from the Amazon's leaves, trees, soil, and rivers. They have also attempted a new method of creating fabric patterns, using stripes obtained by spinning photographs taken in the streets of Rio de Janeiro.

The Campana Brothers, a product design team, create colorful, refined chairs, tables, and partition screens employing the colors and materials they find in the varied scenes of life in the streets of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Working by hand, they transform familiar, everyday materials such as plastic tubes and felt cloth into striking creations.

This double billing of two teams who by hunting colors have brought the vitality of the city and nature directly into their creations, delivers a clear message that life itself can be art.

Period:
October 22, 2008 – January 12, 2009

Closed on:
Mondays (except November 3 & 24, January 12) and November 4 & 25.

Winter holiday closure: December 28 – January 1

Venue:
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT) Exhibition Gallery 1F

Opening Hours:
10:00-18:00
*Last admission to the gallery floor & last ticket purchase is 30minutes before the closing hour.

Admission:
Free

Organized by:
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo

Supported by:
Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo

Co-organized by:
The Nikkei