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Photo: Kaikai Kiki New York LLC
Red Eyed Tribe
Photo: Kaikai Kiki New York LLC

Red Eyed Tribe

Date2000
Maker Chiho Aoshima Japanese, born 1974
Label TextWith no formal training in art, Chiho Aoshima made her debut as an artist with a series of digital prints that reveal her masterful use of Adobe Illustrator. Originally designed as an advertisement for an Issey Miyake fashion show, this work features red-eyed nymphs in a fantasy land.
Object number2002.6
Photo CreditPhoto: Kaikai Kiki New York LLC
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, SAM Collects: ContemporaryArtProject, Dec. 21, 2002 - Apr. 6, 2003. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Talents and Beauties: Art of Women in Japan, Nov. 4, 2017 - Jul. 15, 2018. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing [on view Dec. 10, 2021 - July 24, 2022].Published ReferencesYoung, Tara, "SAM Collects: ContemporaryArtProject" 2002, Seattle Art Museum, 2002, pg. 47
Credit LineGift of the ContemporaryArtProject, Seattle
Dimensions19 5/8 x 138 in. (49.8 x 350.5 cm)
MediumDigital inkjet print