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EXILE is pleased to present a research exhibition of Kazuko Miyamoto’s early string constructions in Berlin. These early works are transitional in many ways, and their relationship to Minimalism, as experienced through her predominantly male peers, contrasts with her later presentations as a member of the women’s art collective, A.I.R.. The three String Constructions on display were last installed in 1972–73 in Miyamoto’s studio building at 117 Hester Street in New York and present a pivotal transition from the pictorial plane to early wall-based spatial constructions.
Following a brief period of painting (1969–1972), Miyamoto began to create ephemeral, wall-based works using only industrial nails and readily available cotton string. One of Miyamoto’s final paintings, Chalkline Drawing (blue) (1972), is a large-scale, vertical, subtle, yellow monochrome canvas upon which the artist applied the type of blue chalk line frequently used by bricklayers or construction...More
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EXILE is pleased to present a research exhibition of Kazuko Miyamoto’s early string constructions in Berlin. These early works are transitional in many ways, and their relationship to Minimalism, as experienced through her predominantly male peers, contrasts with her later presentations as a member of the women’s art collective, A.I.R.. The three String Constructions on display were last installed in 1972–73 in Miyamoto’s studio building at 117 Hester Street in New York and present a pivotal transition from the pictorial plane to early wall-based spatial constructions.
Following a brief period of painting (1969–1972), Miyamoto began to create ephemeral, wall-based works using only industrial nails and readily available cotton string. One of Miyamoto’s final paintings, Chalkline Drawing (blue) (1972), is a large-scale, vertical, subtle, yellow monochrome canvas upon which the artist applied the type of blue chalk line frequently used by bricklayers or construction...More
