Kay Sekimachi - Simple Complexity

Catalog for the exhibition, Kay Sekimachi: Simple Complexity | Works from the Forrest L. Merrill Collection at CAFAM/Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles (now Craft Contemporary). September 25, 2016 - January 8, 2017.

• Foreward by Suzanne Isken, Executive Director, CAFAM
• Introduction by Holly Jerger, Exhibitions Curator, CAFAM
• Complex Simplicity by Deborah Valoma, Professor and Chair, Textiles Program, California College of the Arts 

How can something be simple and complex at the same time? Pioneering fiber artist Kay Sekimachi (b. 1926, San Francisco, California) exemplifies that duality by combining her minimal aesthetic with sophisticated multi-layered weaves and fiber structures. Simple Complexity traces the artist’s groundbreaking work from the 1960s to the present day through pieces drawn from the collection of Forrest L. Merrill. Attracted to the meticulous nature of Sekimachi’s planning and construction, Merrill has amassed a significant collection that spans all stages and series of her career.

Craft & Folk Art Museum, 2016, softcover, 8.5 x 9 in, 45 pages.