A simple white envelope with cubes and rods for his creations.No fewer than three of London’s exhibition spaces are opening exhibitions dedicated to Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto this weekend, stirring up the question “Art? Or fashion?” all over again.
Whatever your take on the debate, these clothes are certainly fun. Oversized, unfinished, made from unusual fabrics like felt or neoprene, Yamamoto’s designs are full of history and humour.
And now you can enjoy his designs through a series of site-specific installations in the V&A, The Wapping Project and The Wapping Project Bankside.
In the V&A’s main exhibition space, you can see more than 60 “creations” alongside a multimedia timeline looking at the artist / designer’s creative output. Hunt around the V&A and you’ll find more of his work hidden in the Norfolk House Music Room, the British Galleries, and in each of the Paintings, Ceramics and Sculpture Galleries.
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