Textile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudō and NUNO
Textile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudō and NUNO
Reiko Sudō is a textile alchemist who, for more than 40 years, has pioneered innovative textiles that merge tradition with experimentation and handicraft with technology. Textile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudō and NUNO provides an in-depth survey of the acclaimed Japanese designer’s work created with her textile collective NUNO, often in collaboration with independent artisans and workshops across Japan, and utilized by celebrated architects. The largest retrospective of Sudō’s textiles to date, Textile Alchemy features over 100 limited-edition textiles together with numerous objects, including drawings, sketches, raw materials, tools, mock-ups, and prototypes. The exhibition traces her artistic journey and reveals NUNO’s inventive choices that transform materials into fascinating textiles, while helping to preserve regional crafts and historic production centers, and highlighting sustainability issues.
This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Major support provided by Japanese Friends of LACMA and Ellen A. Michelson.
Generous support provided by Pasadena Art Alliance.
All exhibitions at LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Exhibition Fund. Major annual support is provided by The David & Meredith Kaplan Foundation, the Blanchard Nesbitt Family, Louise and Brad Edgerton, Edgerton Foundation, Ezra and Lauren Perlman, The Michael Silver Family, and Marietta Wu and Thomas Yamamoto, with generous annual funding from Mary and Daniel James, Bert Levy Fund, Justin Lubliner, Alfred E. Mann Charities, Kelsey Lee Offield, and Lenore and Richard Wayne.
- Sep 13, 2026–Mar 7, 2027
- Resnick Pavilion
This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Major support provided by Japanese Friends of LACMA and Ellen A. Michelson.
Generous support provided by Pasadena Art Alliance.
All exhibitions at LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Exhibition Fund. Major annual support is provided by The David & Meredith Kaplan Foundation, the Blanchard Nesbitt Family, Louise and Brad Edgerton, Edgerton Foundation, Ezra and Lauren Perlman, The Michael Silver Family, and Marietta Wu and Thomas Yamamoto, with generous annual funding from Mary and Daniel James, Bert Levy Fund, Justin Lubliner, Alfred E. Mann Charities, Kelsey Lee Offield, and Lenore and Richard Wayne.