Shusaku Arakawa Abstract Prints

Shusaku Arakawa Still Life, from To and From Rrose Selavy, for Marcel Duchamp, 1967 Limited Edition Silkscreen on velincarton (thin board) paper 10 1/2 × 13 1/4 inches Limited Edition of 60 Hand signed, titled and dated on the front Unframed The entire portfolio, including the present work, is referenced in the Marcel Duchamp catalogue raisonne: Arturo Schwarz The Complete Works of Marcel Duchamp, Abrams, P.532, 344c Eager to share Marcel Duchamp with Japanese audiences, Shuzo Takiguchi - a Japanese-born poet, critic, and artist with ties to Surrealist circles, assembled an international portfolio of graphic works by various artists with strong ties to Duchamp, to accompany the deluxe version of his monograph, "To and From Rrose Sélavy". The present work was created for this portfolio by one of Marcel Duchamp's friends, Shusaku Arakawa. It is signed, dated and titled on the front - and can be exhibited both vertically and horizontally - (see photos). The present work, along with others in the portfolio, was published in Japan and is rarely found stateside. Shusaku Arakawa (荒川 修作 Arakawa Shūsaku, July 6, 1936 – May 18, 2010) who spoke of himself as an “eternal outsider” and “abstractionist of the distant future,” first studied mathematics and medicine at the University of Tokyo, and art at the Musashino Art University. He was a member of Tokyo’s Neo-Dadaism Organizers, a precursor to The Neo-Dada movement. Arakawa’s early works were first displayed in the infamous Yomiuri Independent Exhibition, a watershed event for postwar Japanese avant-garde art. Arakawa arrived in New York in 1961 with fourteen dollars in his pocket and a telephone number for Marcel Duchamp, whom he phoned from the airport and over time formed a close friendship. He started using diagrams within his paintings as philosophical propositions. Jean-Francois Lyotard has said of Arakawa’s work that it “makes us think through the eyes,” and Hans-Georg Gadamer has described it as transforming “the usual constancies of orientation into a strange, enticing game—a game of continually thinking out.” Quoting Paul Celan...

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 ...

Shusaku Arakawa Dear Picasso, from Homage to Picasso portfolio, 1973 (Hommage a Picasso) Color Silkscreen on Satin Arches Velincarton Hand signed and numbered 3/90 in graphite pencil...

Shusaku Arakawa Historic Dwan Gallery Poster: Presence or the Third Person, 1967 Offset lithograph poster 30 x 22 inches Unframed Rarely found, coveted 19...

Shusaku Arakawa Untitled 3 from "No!" Says the Signified, 1973 Lithograph and Silkscreen on Arches Paper with Deckled Edges Hand signed and dated on the lower right front Artist's Pr...

Shusaku Arakawa The Degrees of Meaning, from Realities and Paradoxes, 1973 Color Lithograph and Silkscreen Hand signed, numbered from the edition of only 100 and dated on the front (...

Shusaku Arakawa Arakawa at Galerie Maeght, 1982 Offset Lithograph Poster 27 1/2 × 20 1/4 inches Unframed This collectible offset lithograph poster was created on the occasion of the ...

Shusaku Arakawa A Man Walking, 1968 Silkscreen on velincarton (thin board) 29 4/5 × 21 4/5 inches Edition of 100 Hand signed and numbered from the edition of 100 on the front Unframed Rarely found on the marketplace, another example of this work is in the permanent collection of the Walker Art Center (donated by legendary art dealer Virginia Dwan) Another rarely seen, richly colored mid century silkscreen...

Shusaku Arakawa Double Point Blank, 1979 Lithograph on paper with deckled edges Hand signed, numbered 13/45 and titled with publisher's and printer's blind stamp on lower front and printer's stamp on the back 35 × 60 inches Unframed Photos don't do justice to this impressive print! This interesting and uncommon conceptual lithograph by Arakawa was published from the limited edition of only 45. This late 1970s work, published by Topaz Editions in Florida, would make an excellent addition to any serious Arakawa collection. Hand signed, titled, numbered and dated on lower recto (front) with printer's and publisher's blind stamp and printer's stamp and inventory number on verso (back). Shusaku Arakawa (荒川 修作 Arakawa Shūsaku, July 6, 1936 – May 18, 2010) who spoke of himself as an “eternal outsider” and “abstractionist of the distant future,” first studied mathematics and medicine at the University of Tokyo, and art at the Musashino Art University. He was a member of Tokyo’s Neo-Dadaism Organizers, a precursor to The Neo-Dada movement. Arakawa’s early works were first displayed in the infamous Yomiuri Independent Exhibition, a watershed event for postwar Japanese avant-garde art. Arakawa arrived in New York in 1961 with fourteen dollars in his pocket and a telephone number for Marcel Duchamp, whom he phoned from the airport and over time formed a close friendship. He started using diagrams within his paintings as philosophical propositions. Jean-Francois Lyotard has said of Arakawa’s work that it “makes us think through the eyes,” and Hans-Georg Gadamer has described it as transforming “the usual constancies of orientation into a strange, enticing game—a game of continually thinking out.” Quoting Paul...

Shusaku Arakawa Blankless Tone, 1979 Color lithograph and silkscreen with embossing on Arches paper with deckled edges and folded collage upper left Hand-signed by artist, Titled "Bl...

Arakawa made an impact on the New York art world during the 1980s.

Designed by Shusaku Arakawa, this was a poster for his exhibition at the Galerie Maeght in Paris, 1977. Shusaku Arakawa was a Japanese artist and architect. Shusaku Arakawa, who spoke of himself as an “eternal outsider” and “abstractionist of the distant future,” first studied mathematics and medicine at the University of Tokyo, and art at the Musashino Art University. He was a member of Tokyo’s Neo-Dadaism Organizers, a precursor to The Neo-Dada movement. Arakawa’s early works were first displayed in the infamous Yomiuri Independent Exhibition, a watershed event for postwar Japanese avant-garde art. Arakawa arrived in New York in 1961 with fourteen dollars in his pocket and a telephone number for Marcel Duchamp, whom he phoned from the airport and with whom he eventually formed a close friendship. He started using diagrams within his paintings as philosophical propositions. Jean-Francois Lyotard said of Arakawa’s work that it “makes us think through the eyes,” and Hans-Georg Gadamer described it as transforming “the usual constancies of orientation into a strange, enticing game—a game of continually thinking out.” Quoting Paul Celan, Gadamer also wrote of the work: "There are songs to sing beyond the human." Charles Bernstein and Susan Bee observe, "Arakawa deals with the visual field as discourse, modal systems that constitute the world rather than being constituted by it." Arthur Danto found Arakawa to be “the most philosophical of contemporary artists." For his part, Arakawa declared: “Painting is only an exercise, never more than that.” Beginning in 1963, he collaborated with fellow artist, architect and poet Madeline Gins...