Masters of Modern Design: Kay Sekimachi
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Known as the “weaver’s weaver,” artist Kay Sekimachi is a pioneer in the textile arts.
Known as the “weaver’s weaver,” artist Kay Sekimachi is a pioneer in the textile arts. Her embrace of unconventional materials has helped to elevate weaving from “craft” to “art.” “Artbound” explores Sekimachi’s connection to other second-generation Japanese American artists of her time and how the incarceration of Japanese American’s during World War II affected her art and life.
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Masters of Modern Design: Kay Sekimachi
Clip: Season 10 | 8m 13sVideo has Closed Captions
Known as the “weaver’s weaver,” artist Kay Sekimachi is a pioneer in the textile arts. Her embrace of unconventional materials has helped to elevate weaving from “craft” to “art.” “Artbound” explores Sekimachi’s connection to other second-generation Japanese American artists of her time and how the incarceration of Japanese American’s during World War II affected her art and life.
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