Japanese and Indonesian Textile Lecture w/Ann Marie Moeller
All registration is through the Textile Museum/call 202-667-0441 ext. 64
What: Japanese and Indonesian Textile Lecture
Title: Jakarta stripes and Japanese Kimono: Indonesian Influence on Japanese Textiles
Description:
The Japanese have always treasured beautiful imported fabrics. Beginning in the sixteenth century Portuguese and Dutch trading ships played a key role in increasing the availability of many foreign textiles in Japan, including those from present-day Indonesia. In conjunction with the exhibition “Out of Southeast Asia: Art That Sustains” Japanese textile scholar and independent curator Ann Marie Moeller will explore how exotic Indonesian stripes, ikat and batik designs have left their marks on Japanese garments and tea ceremony textiles.
Where: The Textile Museum, 2320 S Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008
Date: Thursday, September 12, 2013
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Phone: (202) 667-0441
Fee: $20/members; $25/non-members. Advance registration required; space is limited. Call (202) 667-0441, ext. 64 to register.
Lecturer Bio:
Ann Marie Moeller is a Japanese textile scholar and independent curator who has collected kimono since her student years at Harvard. She lectures nationally for a wide variety of institutions including the Smithsonian Associates, the Asia Society, The Textile Museum, The Smithsonian Renwick Gallery and the Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan. Ann Marie is the main author of Reading Kimono: Nature Symbols and Motifs on Japanese Kimono to be published by Schiffer. She has curated exhibits for the Kennedy Center, The International Monetary Fund, The National Cherry Blossom Festival and The Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan. She has traveled extensively in Indonesia and studied Balinese dance in Abiantuwung, Bali.