This catalog for the New Beat International Student Competition in conjunction with the 11th International Shibori Symposium (Nagoya, Tokyo, and Yamagata, Japan 2018) features exceptional student works from all over Japan and 6 additional countries.

Held in conjunction with the ISS since 2005, the New Beat exhibition has made appearances in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Oaxaca, Hangzhou, and Paris before returning to Japan in 2018 at the Tohoku University of Art and Design. Prompted to present innovative 2D and 3D art inspired by material manipulation and cutting-edge technical application, students in the New Beat exhibition explored new directions for shibori, pushing the boundaries of contemporary art further into the future.

Learn more about the 11th ISS on its official website

Published in Japan by 11 ISS Yamagata Committee for World Shibori Network (2018). 21 x 29.5cm (8.25 x 11.75in); 25 pages; full color images; Japanese and English text.