Makoto Fujimura has been involved in numerous collaborations, most notably with avant-garde composer and musician Susie Ibarra. Plywood Film's documentary Ibarra & Fujimura: Live in New York captures three live collaborations, leading up to Ibarra inviting Fujimura to paint live on stage at Carnegie Hall.
Gold, Platinum Powder on Senju Paper
48H x 60W in
In 2006, Fujimura was awarded International Studio and Curatorial Program Residency. This work was painted live as part of a collaboration with Susie Ibarra and documented by Plywood Film's Live Painting in New York: Fujimura and Ibarra.
See the trailer for the film here.
Taylor, Clayton and Lydia Fujimura Trust
Mineral Pigments, Gold on Kumohada
70H x 35W in
Painted live with Susie Ibarra Quartet at Le Poisson Rouge, New York City
See live video here.
Taylor, Clayton and Lydia Fujimura Trust
