Event Details
People attending the exhibition and associated events. (Photo: Watanabe) |
| Exhibition and associated activities: | Stitching Resistance - Narratives of Daily Life in Chilean Arpilleras |
| Description: | This exhibition, comprised of 40 arpilleras, mainly created in the 1970s and 1980s, tells a tale with political overtones: the story of the resistance of women; tales conveying political and social messages through art. A series of guided tours, a film screening and a roundtable talk complemented the exhibition.
See also:Osaka University - Stitching Resistance
Roberta Bacic, who has curated arpillera exhibitions internationally, will serve as guest curator. This exhibition is a valuable chance to view arpillera quilts, an art form rarely exhibited in Japan.
The input for the rountable event on 16th October 2010 titled "Arpilleras: Their Trail of Context in Everyday Life", was delivered by curator Roberta Bacic. (See 'Background paper for Rountable -16th Oct 2010' in documents section below. Commentators were OTA Masakuni, Editor, Gendai Kikakushitsu, KITAHARA Megumi, Osaka University.
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| Commissioned by: | Museum of Osaka University |
| Date(s): | 12th October 2010 - 16th January 2011 |
| Venue: | Museum of Osaka University
1-20, Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka, 560-0043 Japan. |
| Curator: | Roberta Bacic |
| Facilitator: | Tomoko Sakai |
| Outcome: | The exhibition has been a catalyst for an ongoing research project in Oshima Hakko Museum,Nagano, Japan on arpilleras and a subsequent exhibition which includes donated Chilean pieces. |
| Photographs: | Photographs of the preparation and installation of the exhibition. - View Here |
