Loop of the Loom is proud to participate in New York Textile Month 2024 with a series of exciting events featuring the acclaimed Japanese textile artist Yukiko Yokoyama, renowned for her YOROKE-ORI (also known as Ondulé weaving technique). This is a rare opportunity to admire Yokoyama's breathtaking textile artworks, which combine her yoroke-ori technique with warp dyeing, leaving a profound impression on all who visit.
This solo exhibition in New York, her first in eight years, showcases the culmination of her Yoroke-ori work to date, bridging it to future generations. Yokoyama will bring her works and passion from Japan, attending the event in person. She hopes many will take this opportunity to learn about Yoroke-ori. Additionally, Yokoyama will offer a weaving and dyeing workshop during New York Textile Month.
Reception party: Thursday, October 3, 6pm - 8pm
About the Artist:
Yukiko Yokoyama is a textile artist with over 50 years of weaving experience. Through teaching, she has deepened her own creative practice, fusing various techniques to produce a wide range of works. Born in Hiroshima, Japan, to a family of kimono merchants, Yokoyama is also the daughter of a hibakusha (atomic bomb survivor). She studied textiles at Musashino Art University and later learned from the renowned fiber artist Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam at the Bunka Gakuin Art & Craft Institute.
In 1977, she founded her textile art studio, Dream Weavers, where she creates her own works and teaches students. Since then, she has opened classes in four cities and nurtured many students. Deeply captivated by "Yoroke-ori”, she developed her own techniques, combining them with dyeing methods. She has won numerous awards at major craft exhibitions in Japan, and at the age of 40, her work was recognized and purchased by the legendary kimono textile artisan Itchiku Kubota. Her works have been exhibited not only in Japan but also in Germany, New York, and Paris.
"Yoroke-ori" is a technique that creates wave-like patterns by altering the spacing of warp threads using a specialized fan reed. Yukiko Yokoyama is a pioneer of Yoroke-ori globally. In addition to weaving, she loves singing and has taught popular music and chanson.