Makoto Fujimura
@iamfujimura.bsky.social
Artist. Author of “Art+Faith” (2021) and “Art Is” (2025) Yale University Press https://linktr.ee/Iamfujimura
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"How is an art-shaped theology relevant to those of us who do not paint (much less paint with Christ’s tears), sculpt, or sing?" Sojourners' Julie Polter interviewed @iamfujimura.bsky.social for this piece from 2021.
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The Art of Redeeming Our Battered Era
Artist Makoto Fujimura on loving what is broken and the holy work of repair.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"How is an art-shaped theology relevant to those of us who do not paint (much less paint with Christ’s tears), sculpt, or sing?" Sojourners' Julie Polter interviewed @iamfujimura.bsky.social for this piece from 2021.
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why wouldn't he do the same for ours? "Glorious imperfection"!
@iamfujimura.bsky.social 5/5
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November 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
why wouldn't he do the same for ours? "Glorious imperfection"!
@iamfujimura.bsky.social 5/5
@iamfujimura.bsky.social 5/5
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is healed not to the original perfection but to glorious imperfection? It is one thing to find glory in Christ wounds, but what about in our wounds?" What, indeed, does Christ see as glory? What is the final glory he is intending for me, for you? Of course, if he chose to keep his own wounds, 4/
November 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
is healed not to the original perfection but to glorious imperfection? It is one thing to find glory in Christ wounds, but what about in our wounds?" What, indeed, does Christ see as glory? What is the final glory he is intending for me, for you? Of course, if he chose to keep his own wounds, 4/
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I have indeed meditated on the beauty of Christ's glorious wounds and that he chose to keep them in his glorified body, but what actually stopped me in my reading was his footnote on that section. Think about this: "[W]hat if our brokenness, through Christ's wounds, 3/
November 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I have indeed meditated on the beauty of Christ's glorious wounds and that he chose to keep them in his glorified body, but what actually stopped me in my reading was his footnote on that section. Think about this: "[W]hat if our brokenness, through Christ's wounds, 3/
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(See pinned article in my profile for more info.) In this book, Mako, in writing again about the art of kintsugi, speaks about the value of our woundedness: "Wounds, whether they be those of an urushi tree or those of Christ, are portals into the miraculous sacrifice that leads to beauty." 2/
November 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
(See pinned article in my profile for more info.) In this book, Mako, in writing again about the art of kintsugi, speaks about the value of our woundedness: "Wounds, whether they be those of an urushi tree or those of Christ, are portals into the miraculous sacrifice that leads to beauty." 2/
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I have been "slow reading" Mako Fujimura's marvelous new book, Art Is, and this morning, I had to stop to ponder at one point in his section on kintsugi. Some of you may not know that the catalyst for Mako and I meeting with Pope Francis in 2022 was to present him with a kintsugi piece. 1/
November 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I have been "slow reading" Mako Fujimura's marvelous new book, Art Is, and this morning, I had to stop to ponder at one point in his section on kintsugi. Some of you may not know that the catalyst for Mako and I meeting with Pope Francis in 2022 was to present him with a kintsugi piece. 1/
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The fact that I won’t have time in my life to read all the beautiful books or see all the beautiful birds makes me sad. And happy.
Because what would life be if we could get to the end of all the beauty?
Because what would life be if we could get to the end of all the beauty?
November 20, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The fact that I won’t have time in my life to read all the beautiful books or see all the beautiful birds makes me sad. And happy.
Because what would life be if we could get to the end of all the beauty?
Because what would life be if we could get to the end of all the beauty?
November IAMCultureCare Newsletter is out!
“I wonder whether the tree outside my office window is a portent for these quickening days. This November, I hope you find similar portals, similar abundant alternatives to measured scarcity.” Jacob Beaird
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“I wonder whether the tree outside my office window is a portent for these quickening days. This November, I hope you find similar portals, similar abundant alternatives to measured scarcity.” Jacob Beaird
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November 2025 Culture Care Newsletter
Practicing Resurrection
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November 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
November IAMCultureCare Newsletter is out!
“I wonder whether the tree outside my office window is a portent for these quickening days. This November, I hope you find similar portals, similar abundant alternatives to measured scarcity.” Jacob Beaird
iamculturecare.com/news/novembe...
“I wonder whether the tree outside my office window is a portent for these quickening days. This November, I hope you find similar portals, similar abundant alternatives to measured scarcity.” Jacob Beaird
iamculturecare.com/news/novembe...
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Pastor a church long enough, and you’ll end up walking with the same people through the highest of highs and some very dark nights of the soul, too.
What a gift it is to celebrate with them. What a gift it is to mourn together.
Congregations see the whole of life.
What a gift it is to celebrate with them. What a gift it is to mourn together.
Congregations see the whole of life.
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Pastor a church long enough, and you’ll end up walking with the same people through the highest of highs and some very dark nights of the soul, too.
What a gift it is to celebrate with them. What a gift it is to mourn together.
Congregations see the whole of life.
What a gift it is to celebrate with them. What a gift it is to mourn together.
Congregations see the whole of life.
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One Halloween I dressed up as the GOP's Healthcare plan.
I never made it out of the House.
I never made it out of the House.
November 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
One Halloween I dressed up as the GOP's Healthcare plan.
I never made it out of the House.
I never made it out of the House.
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Dave Roberts is a great manager
November 2, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Dave Roberts is a great manager
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An Air Canada flight right now
November 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
An Air Canada flight right now
Light shining in my studio. #ArtIs @yalebooks.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Light shining in my studio. #ArtIs @yalebooks.bsky.social
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Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.
October 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.
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“This is the invitation of holy dissidence: to become stewards, not warriors.”
@iamfujimura.bsky.social and Haejin Shim Fujimura on “Kyoto” and the art of beholding.
@iamfujimura.bsky.social and Haejin Shim Fujimura on “Kyoto” and the art of beholding.
Negotiating the Invisible
The Fujimuras review "Kyoto," a play that shows the complexities and complicities of climate policy.
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October 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
“This is the invitation of holy dissidence: to become stewards, not warriors.”
@iamfujimura.bsky.social and Haejin Shim Fujimura on “Kyoto” and the art of beholding.
@iamfujimura.bsky.social and Haejin Shim Fujimura on “Kyoto” and the art of beholding.
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#ColorADay #PinkMon #MagentaMonday #EastCoastKin #Photography #fog
Sunrise in #Portland #Oregon as the fog diffuses the color spectrum.
Sunrise in #Portland #Oregon as the fog diffuses the color spectrum.
October 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
#ColorADay #PinkMon #MagentaMonday #EastCoastKin #Photography #fog
Sunrise in #Portland #Oregon as the fog diffuses the color spectrum.
Sunrise in #Portland #Oregon as the fog diffuses the color spectrum.
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"Fascist regimes have classic, telltale traits, like vilifying immigrants, adopting patriotic symbolism of their nation’s glorious past, and embracing a narrow definition of masculinity and family values. But just because we also do all of those things does not make us fascists."
We Are Not Fascists, and If You Call Us Fascists, We Will Arrest You
President Trump had another successful week of what is already the greatest presidency of all time, and yet, the woke leftist mob continues to deli...
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October 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
"Fascist regimes have classic, telltale traits, like vilifying immigrants, adopting patriotic symbolism of their nation’s glorious past, and embracing a narrow definition of masculinity and family values. But just because we also do all of those things does not make us fascists."
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Kirigami is endlessly fun and fascinating. As a little boy, I was obsessed...cutting intricate shapes for hours, imagining whole worlds from paper. I don’t have as much time now, but I still admire it deeply. Passion for its art and beauty has only grown stronger.
A paper in Nature shows that parachute designs inspired by kirigami — the Japanese art of paper cutting to produce 3D designs — are stable and fall close to their target. These findings could simplify parachute manufacturing, reduce costs, and improve accuracy. go.nature.com/473OMmK 🧪
October 7, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Kirigami is endlessly fun and fascinating. As a little boy, I was obsessed...cutting intricate shapes for hours, imagining whole worlds from paper. I don’t have as much time now, but I still admire it deeply. Passion for its art and beauty has only grown stronger.
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Don't look away.
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
October 5, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Don't look away.
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Hospitals are such holy spaces.
Blessings to you who work there, you who visit, you who suffer and hope for healing.
Blessings to you who work there, you who visit, you who suffer and hope for healing.
October 5, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Hospitals are such holy spaces.
Blessings to you who work there, you who visit, you who suffer and hope for healing.
Blessings to you who work there, you who visit, you who suffer and hope for healing.
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A section so important, it required two 'manicules' or pointing fingers, left by 16th century readers. It describes the coronation of Charles VII of France in 1380 & is from Fabyan's Chronicle, a history of Britain printed in 1516
#ManiculeMonday #MondayMarginalia
#ManiculeMonday #MondayMarginalia
September 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A section so important, it required two 'manicules' or pointing fingers, left by 16th century readers. It describes the coronation of Charles VII of France in 1380 & is from Fabyan's Chronicle, a history of Britain printed in 1516
#ManiculeMonday #MondayMarginalia
#ManiculeMonday #MondayMarginalia
A museum opening of my work in Taiwan featured Ravel.
September 27, 2025 at 4:55 AM
A museum opening of my work in Taiwan featured Ravel.