Intersections Exhibition Catalog (PDF) - Minneapolis College of Art ...

LAURA E.
MIGLIORINO
MAYU
NAGAOKA
YUMI
NAGAOKA
ARTISTS’ STATEMENT
MN Butterfly is a series of photographs illustrating
the metamorphosis of a traditional Japanese woman
into a young man.
Inspired by the opera Madame Butterfly and
the play M Butterfly, the project explores the
Japanese response to an opera written by an
Italian where the person lacking a moral
conscience is American.
The collaborating artists are Japanese and Italian
American. The fluid gender identity in the play M
Butterfly adds another layer to the project and
reflects the experience of a generation that is
more comfortable with nuanced gender roles.
INTERSECTIONS