Refashioning: CFGNY & Wataru Tominaga
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Refashioning presents two project spaces from transdisciplinary artists and fashion designers Concept Foreign Garments New York (CFGNY) and Wataru Tominaga. Featuring garments, accessories, and textile works, the exhibition examines the ways in which these two practices—one based in New York, the other in Tokyo—challenge preconceived notions of gender and identity, and in particular what the artists describe as “vaguely Asian” aesthetics. These site-specific interventions consist of pre-existing and new work that explores how fashion can be approached as a medium with a unique capacity to reveal sociopolitical histories that are quite literally waged on the body.
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Refashioning: CFGNY and Wataru Tominaga, installation viewJapan Society New York, November 18, 2022—February 19, 2023. Photo by Naho Kubota -
Refashioning: CFGNY and Wataru Tominaga, installation viewJapan Society, New York, November 18, 2022—February 19, 2023. Photo: Kirsten Kilponen -
Refashioning: CFGNY and Wataru Tominaga, installation viewJapan Society, New York, November 18, 2022—February 19, 2023. Photo: Kirsten Kilponen -
Refashioning: CFGNY and Wataru Tominaga, installation viewJapan Society, New York, November 18, 2022—February 19, 2023. Photo: Kirsten Kilponen -
Refashioning: CFGNY and Wataru Tominaga, installation viewJapan Society, New York, November 18, 2022—February 19, 2023. Photo: Kirsten Kilponen -
Refashioning: CFGNY and Wataru Tominaga, installation viewJapan Society New York, November 18, 2022—February 19, 2023. Photo by Naho Kubota -
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Alphée, Boris, Elisa, Henri, Irène, Jake, Masaki, Matthieu, Raphaël on chairs in the living room of Argenteuil, wearing creations by Wataru Tominaga and fabrics from the market, 2018Digital photograph. Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Hubert Crabières -
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Alphée, Boris, Elisa, Henri, Irène, Jake, Masaki, Matthieu, Raphaël on chairs in the living room of Argenteuil, wearing creations by Wataru Tominaga and fabrics from the market, 2018Digital photograph. Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Hubert Crabières -
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Wataru Tominaga’s Washitsu in Kawasaki at noon covered with his collections for l’idiot utile issue 01, 2023Digital photograph. Dimensions variable. l’idiot utile, issue 0. Photo: Hubert Crabières © l'idiot utile © ces éditions -
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Wataru Tominaga’s Washitsu in Kawasaki in the morning covered with his collections for l’idiot utile issue 01, 2023Digital photograph. Dimensions variable. l’idiot utile, issue 01. Photo: Hubert Crabières © l'idiot utile © ces éditions -
Untitled (Yellow Corduroy Jacket, Pleated Long Pants, Green Shirt), 2015 (detail)Wataru Tominaga, Untitled (Yellow Corduroy Jacket, Pleated Long Pants, Green Shirt), 2015 (detail). Cotton, textile vinyl. 51 3/16 × 23 5/8 × 3 15/16 in. (130 × 60 × 10 cm) overall. Lookbook, 31st Hyères International Festival of Fashion and Photography, April 21–25, 2016, Villa Noailles, Hyères, France. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Wataru Tominaga -
Untitled (Pleated Long Coat, Pleated Long Pants, Blue Shirt), 2015 (detail)Wataru Tominaga, Untitled (Pleated Long Coat, Pleated Long Pants, Blue Shirt), 2015 (detail). Cotton, textile vinyl. 51 3/16 × 23 5/8 × 3 15/16 in. (130 × 60 × 10 cm) overall. Lookbook, 31st Hyères International Festival of Fashion and Photography, April 21–25, 2016, Villa Noailles, Hyères, France. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Wataru Tominaga -
Wataru Tominaga, Untitled (Red Pleated Vest, Pink Corduroy Pants, Black Sweater with Pleated Sleeves), 2015Wataru Tominaga, Untitled (Red Pleated Vest, Pink Corduroy Pants, Black Sweater with Pleated Sleeves), 2015. Cotton, textile vinyl. 51 3/16 × 23 5/8 × 3 15/16 in. (130 × 60 × 10 cm) overall. Lookbook, 31st Hyères International Festival of Fashion and Photography, April 21–25, 2016, Villa Noailles, Hyères, France. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Wataru Tominaga -
Wataru Tominaga, Untitled, 2022Wataru Tominaga, Untitled, 2022. Wool, cotton, polyester, vinyl textile. 196 7/8 × 59 1/16 in. (500 × 150 cm). Courtesy of the artist -
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CFGNY, 33.734689889820174, -118.24125148516681 / Directions from here / Directions to here / What's here? / Add a missing place / Terminal Island, CA, 2024Inkjet print on Hahnemühle paper. 20 3/4 × 16 7/8 in. (52.7 × 42.9 cm). Courtesy of CFGNY -
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CFGNY, Family Portrait VII (Toyo Miyatake Studio, shot by Alan), 2024Inkjet print on Hahnemühle paper. 20 3/4 × 16 7/8 in. (52.7 × 42.9 cm). Courtesy of CFGNY
Refashioning: CFGNY and Wataru Tominaga was organized by Japan Society, New York and curated by Tiffany Lambert, curator. The presentation at the Hammer is organized by Erin Christovale, curator, with Nika Chilewich, former curatorial assistant, and Ikechúkwú Onyewuenyi, curatorial associate.
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