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Reiko Sudō
Textile Length, 'Yabure-gami (Torn Paper)' aka 'Patched Paper' from 'Paper' Series1997

On view: Resnick PavilionTextile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudō & NUNO
Abstract horizontal artwork covered edge to edge in a dense tangle of thin, looping silver-gray wire strands against a white ground
Wall-mounted textile or fiber work with dense, overlapping loops and strands of translucent pale gray material arranged in horizontal rhythms across a white ground.
Textile installation, close-up of sheer white mesh fabric adorned with densely layered curling and twisting strips of pale fabric, casting delicate shadows against the translucent ground.
Fiber installation of translucent white strips cut or torn into irregular looping strands, hanging in vertical cascades against a white background, casting delicate shadows.
Textile or fiber sculpture, close-up of layered white mesh panels with curling, irregular paper or fabric strips attached in dense, tangled clusters, casting soft shadows.
Textile sculpture with layers of translucent white mesh draped in vertical folds, densely covered with irregular curling strips of pale fabric creating a tangled, branch-like surface texture.
Textile installation with sheer white fabric panels hanging in vertical folds, densely covered with small cream-colored cursive or script-like cut or embroidered forms that create an all-over organic, branch-like pattern.

Reiko Sudō, Nuno Corporation, Daifuku Seishi Mfg. Co., Ltd., Tsuguo Co., Ltd., Hiruma Shearing LLC, Textile Length, 'Yabure-gami (Torn Paper)' aka 'Patched Paper' from 'Paper' Series, 1997, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Grace Tsao, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Reiko Sudō
Japan, born 1953
Design House
NUNO Corporation
Japan, Tokyo, founded 1984
In collaboration with
Daifuku Seishi Mfg. Co., Ltd.
Japan, Gifu Prefecture, Mino
In collaboration with
Tsuguo Co., Ltd.
Yamanashi Prefecture, Fuji-Yoshida
In collaboration with
Hiruma Shearing LLC
Japan, Gunma Prefecture, Kiryū
Title
Textile Length, 'Yabure-gami (Torn Paper)' aka 'Patched Paper' from 'Paper' Series
Date Made
1997
Medium
Polyester jacquard plain weave (organza) with handmade mulberry paper (Mino kōzo washi) micro-slit supplementary-weft floats, hand-cut weft floats
Dimensions
239 1/2 × 45 5/8 in. (608.33 × 115.89 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Grace Tsao
Accession Number
M.2006.151.5
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako. Textile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudō & NUNO. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books-D.A.P., 2026.
Copyright
© NUNO Corporation