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Takesada Matsutani

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Accompanying a major survey of Takesada Matsutani's work at the Centre Pompidou in Paris from 26 June to 23 September 2019, this catalogue fully illustrates the exhibition's artworks ranging from 1958 to 2019, and is complemented with multiple texts. Opening with an introduction from Centre Pompidou Director Bernard Blistène and President Serge Lasvignes, the book continues with an essay by the museum's Chief Curator Christine Macel. Valérie Douniaux, who has been working with the artist's archives since 2014, surveys the Stream works. Writer Yves Peyré offers a poetic view of the artist's work in relation to Japanese traditions. Finally, Toshio Yamanashi, Director of the Osaka National Museum of Art, contributes an essay focusing on the main themes of Matsutani's work.

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Language

English / French

Publisher

Hauser & Wirth Publishers / Editions du Centre Pompidou

Composition

Hardcover

Contributors

Christine Macel and Valérie Douniaux (eds.), Bernard Blistène, Valérie Douniaux, Serge Lasvignes (et al.)

Pages

238 pages

Size

23.7 x 31.7 cm

ISBN

9783906915357

Publication Date

Aug-19

The Artist

TAKESADA MATSUTANI

From the early 1960s until the 1970s Matsutani was a key member of the influential post war Japanese art collective, the Gutai Art Association. Over five decades Matsutani has developed a unique visual language of form and materials. As part of the Gutai group, Matsutani experimented with vinyl glue, using fans and his own breath to manipulate the substance, creating bulbous and sensuous forms reminiscent of human curves and features.

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