Noboru , 2021, courtesy of Benizakura Art Annual, Crossing Water: Encounter of Hokkaido & Okinawa
Aya Rodriguez-Izumi Conceptual flag for an intersecting future
Installation
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10/30(Fri) - 11/16(Mon) 10:00 - 18:00
Open overnight from the main gate to the area in front of the main entrance on 10/31(Sat) only; closed on 11/4(Wed) and 11/10(Tue)
*Open until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays
The National Art Center, Tokyo – in front of the main entrance (outdoors)
Free
Detail
Nobori (vertical) banners—common in street advertising—originated as a means to distinguish friend from foe during battles and represent a traditional form of Japanese military flag. This work is a reproduction of an ink-and-watercolor painting inspired by the designs of Japanese military aircraft from the wartime era, rendered in the format of nobori banners. The sight of numerous banners rippling and waving in the wind symbolizes a multi-layered identity born from the intersection of diverse cultures and histories, rather than one defined by a single nation or ethnicity.
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Artist
Aya Rodriguez-Izumi
Aya Rodriguez-Izumi is an interdisciplinary artist and educator whose work blends sculpture, installation, performance, community engagement and documentation to explore aspects of ritual retention, cross-cultural identity and histories that risk erasure.
She was born in Okinawa, Japan, and grew up between that island and East Harlem, NY, where she currently holds a studio.
