7/24/11

Miwa Yanagi

Miwa Yanagi and James Nakagawa
Miwa Yanagi's Fairytale series






We had the privilege of visiting Miwa Yanagi's studio in Kyoto.  Her work is mainly photographic, http://www.yanagimiwa.net/, but she is currently working on a play commenting on the lack of conceptual, Japanese artists.  She is drawing a parallel with Moholy-Nagy by having him visit Japan, introduce concept art, and have it be incorporated into Japanese culture during its introduction to the art world. She is incredibly intelligent and talented--it was indeed a treat to discuss these issues with her.