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Shusaku Arakawa
Shusaku Arakawa Japanese Artist 1977 original vintage poster lithograph print

1977

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Shusaku Arakawa (Japan, 1936-2010) 'Galerie Maeght', 1977 Original poster from exhibition of 1977 lithograph on paper 23.7 x 17.8 in. (60 x 45 cm.) Unframed Ref: ARA100-201 Shusaku Arakawa Renowned for his paintings, drawings and prints, as well as his innovative architectural constructions, Arakawa was one of the pioneers of the international conceptual art movement of the 1960s. After moving to New York in 1961, he produced schematic paintings, drawings, and other conceptual works that employed systems of words and signs to highlight and investigate the mechanics of human perception and knowledge. In 1962 Arakawa met the American poet Madeline Gins, with whom he developed a personal and creative partnership. Together they expanded Arakawa's painting practice into a major series entitled The Mechanism of Meaning, a set of 80 canvases exploring the workings of human consciousness. This series exists in two versions, exhibited in its entirety by the Sezon Museum of Modern Art (Karuizawa, Japan) in 1988, and by the Guggenheim in New York in 1997. In the 1990s, Arakawa and Gins developed the theory of architecture that proposes using built form as a way to investigate and transform the relationship between body and environment. Specifically through architecture, they strove to “learn not to die.” Calling this concept “reversible fate,” they believed strongly in the ability of their architectural works to positively influence the personal well-being and longevity of those who lived within them. Arakawa and Gins dedicated the rest of their lives to seeing these ideas integrated into contemporary architectural theory and building design. Arakawa's work has been exhibited extensively in North America, Europe and Japan, including major retrospectives at the National Museum of Modern Art (Tokyo – 1991), and the Guggenheim in New York (1997). His work is housed in institutional collections around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), MoMA (New York), Centre Pompidou (Paris), Sezon Museum of Modern Art (Karuizawa, Japan), National Museum of Modern Art (Tokyo), as well as private collections. He represented Japan at the XXXV Venice Biennale.
  • Creator:
    Shusaku Arakawa (1936 - 2010, Japanese)
  • Creation Year:
    1977
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 23.63 in (60 cm)Width: 17.72 in (45 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Miami, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1854216058942

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