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Kazuo Shiraga Exhibition
Fergus McCaffrey, Tokyo
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Kazuo Shiraga
Kazuo Shiraga emerged as one of the most prominent members of the Japanese avant-garde group Gutai with his innovative painting practice, begun in 1954, in which the artist used his feet to paint powerful and energetic abstract forms. Setting a canvas on the floor of his studio, Shiraga suspended his body from a rope hung from the ceiling and applied dynamic, gestural strokes over the canvas’ surface. The artist continued to paint in this manner for the majority of his career, developing an entirely new form while engaging historical techniques of painting with the body rather than with brushes. This exhibition marks the artist’s first solo exhibition in the city in over a decade.
Schedule | Mar 23 (Sat) 2019-May 18 (Sat) 2019 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Mar 23 (Sat) 2019 18:00 - 20:00 | ||||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||||
| Website | http://fergusmccaffrey.com/exhibition/kazuo-shiraga-2/ | ||||||
| Venue | Fergus McCaffrey, Tokyo http://fergusmccaffrey.com/exhibitions/ | ||||||
| Location | 3-5-9 Kita-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0061 | ||||||
| Access | 3 minute walk from exit A3 at Omotesando Station on the Ginza, Hanzomon and Chiyoda lines. 11 minute walk from exit 5 at Meiji-jingumae Station on the Chiyoda and Fukutoshin lines. | ||||||
| Phone | 03-6447-2660 | ||||||
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