Orange Box

Kiyomi Iwata, Orange Box, 1995, dyed, fabricated, and stiffened silk organza; metal thread, 7 7⁄8 x 8 x 7 7⁄8 in. (20.0 x 20.3 x 20.0 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist in honor of Hideko Hashimoto, 1997.80, ©1995 Kiyomi Iwata

Artwork Details

Title
Orange Box
Artist
Date
1995
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
7 7⁄8 x 8 x 7 7⁄8 in. (20.0 x 20.3 x 20.0 cm.)
Copyright
©1995 Kiyomi Iwata
Credit Line
Gift of the artist in honor of Hideko Hashimoto
Mediums
Mediums Description
dyed, fabricated, and stiffened silk organza; metal thread
Classifications
Object Number
1997.80
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1997.80

Artwork Description

In Orange Box, Kiyomi Iwata gives a simple piece of fabric the power to tell a story. On one level, the wrinkled texture and frayed ends of the fabric suggest windblown flames. On another, the piece leads us to imagine a body consumed by fire, its structure and “skin” collapsing in the heat, while the intense color and near weightlessness of the silk evoke the release of spiritual energy.

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Reginald Marsh, Locomotives, Jersey City, 1934, oil on canvas mounted on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Felicia Meyer Marsh, 1979.127.1
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Reginald Marsh, Untitled, watercolor and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1979.127.4
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Reginald Marsh, Atlantic Liner in Harbor with Tugs (mural study, U.S. Customs House, New York, New York), 1937, tempera on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1965.18.103
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Reginald Marsh, Untitled, 1927, watercolor and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1979.127.3
Untitled
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Date1927
watercolor and pencil on paper
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