AU Shozo Shimamoto and his fellows
2024.02.09 - 2024.03.25
November - March 10:00 - 16:30 /
April - June / October 10:00 - 17:00 /
July - September 10:00 - 18:00 ※Closes at 15:00 on the last day
KARUIZAWA NEW ART MUSEUM 1F Gallery2,3
Information
- Period
- 2024.02.09 - 2024.03.25
- Venue
- KARUIZAWA NEW ART MUSEUM 1F Gallery2,3
- Open Hours
- November - March 10:00 - 16:30
April - June / October 10:00 - 17:00
July - September 10:00 - 18:00
※Closes at 15:00 on the last day
※入館は閉館30分前まで - Closed
- Closed on Mondays
- Incidental
- The museum will be open on Mondays that are national holidays and closed on Tuesdays.
- Ticket
- Free entrance
About the Exhibition
White Stone Gallery Karuizawa is pleased to present the exhibition "Shozo Shimamoto and His fellows.
AU is a group of artists based in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, who have adopted the slogan "Do not imitate others" as the basic spirit of the postwar Japanese avant-garde art group "Gutai Art Association.
The group is lead by Shozo Shimamoto, an artist who was active in the founding of the "Gutai" group, which is now attracting worldwide attention, and whose activities have succeeded the trend of postwar Japanese avant-garde art, including the "Gutai" group.
The gallery is pleased to present a selection of works by Shozo Shimamoto and 12 other artists of AU. We hope you will enjoy viewing a variety of works that are full of originality, created with innovative ideas and production methods that are unparalleled in the world.
Profile
SHOZO SHIMAMOTO
SHOZO SHIMAMOTO
Shozo Shimamoto, one of the founding members of the Gutai group, is acknowledged as the individual who coined the term 'Gutai.’ As an artist, Shimamoto has always demonstrated an innovative and pioneering mindset. The group published a newsletter called Gutai, intending to promote its activities on the world stage. They posted it to various people involved in art around the world to communicate with them. This movement later became called 'Mail art', where artists could send their works to each other beyond national borders.
Above all, Shimamoto's art is characterised by large-scale dynamism. For example, the international art community recognises Shimamoto for his cannon painting technique, which involves shooting paintballs using handmade cannons and for his bottle-throwing paintings. Shimamoto's art is essentially the embodiment of the spirit of Gutai - a movement that drew international attention to contemporary Japanese art - as it captures the very essence of 'the trace of action.’
https://www.whitestone-gallery.com/blogs/artist/shozo-shimamoto