NAWA AXIS for Peace-Project 2014 with Artist Mariyo Yagi

LongHouse Reserve invites you to the first US exhibition of NAWA Axis for Peace – Project 2014 by internationally acclaimed Japanese environmental artist, Mariyo Yagi on Saturday, May 31^st, 10AM – 6PM.

The all-day installation event, is expected to draw new attendees from communities around New York and previous NAWA Axis for Peace participants.  More than 100 hands will work together, twisting the monumental NAWA rope form and ceremoniously raising the 30 ft. tall NAWA column at its site in the sculpture garden.  The NAWA Axis for Peace sculpture will be exhibited at the LongHouse Reserve from 2014-2017.

About NAWA AXIS for Peace:

NAWA Axis for Peace is a collaboratively created and installed monumental rope sculpture. The artist, Mariyo Yahi, believes that rope – called NAWA – is a metaphor for all realms of life.  Its spiral form symbolizes interconnectedness, and in ancient Japanese, NA means “you” and WA means “I”, thus signifying the binding together of diverse people in a spirit of strength and world peace.  Her sculptures are at works of artistic beauty and also inspiring, collaborative public events.

About the Artist:

Mariyo Yagi is an internationally acclaimed Japanese environmental artist who works in a variety of media and at varied scales.  Since the 1970’s (when Ms. Yagi worked as assistant to renowned artist, Isamu Noguchi) Ms. Yagi’s rope-form sculptures have been exhibited around the world.  Her awards include The 21^st Kyoto Prefecture Culture Prize (Prize for Artistic Merit), an Urban Design Award (Toyonaka City, Japan), an Urban Art Award (Mauberge, France), Copper Prize Award (San Francisco Museum of Art) and an Honorary Doctorate.  Her work resides in such collections as the Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, the Brasilia National Art Museum, the Fondation Toms Pauli, and many others.  Her sculptures have been published in books and magazines including The Art Fabric: Mainstream, Interlacing: the Elemental Fabric, Beyond Craft: the Art Fabric, Art in America, Sculpture and in numerous other publications.