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Takesada Matsutani: A Matrix

Sale price$59.95

One of the most important Japanese artists working today, Takesada Matsutani has developed a unique visual language of forms and materials over his five-decade career. 'A Matrix' was published on the occasion of Matsutani’s first exhibition with Hauser & Wirth, which marked the first time the artist’s work had been shown in the UK. This generously illustrated publication features never-before-seen paintings from Matsutani’s early career alongside recent organic abstractions in vinyl glue and graphite, while rare archival photos, an interview with the artist by Mizusawa Tsutomu and Inaniwa Sawako, and texts by Kate van Houten, Midori Nishizawa, and Ming Tiampo shed light on Matsutani’s storied career.

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Takesada Matsutani: A Matrix Sale price$59.95

Language

English

Publisher

Hauser & Wirth Publishers / JRP Ringier

Composition

Hardcover

Contributors

Midori Nishizawa and Kate van Houten (eds.), Sawako Inaniwa, Takesada Matsutani, Tsutomu Mizusawa (et al.)

Pages

224 pages

Size

21 x 28 cm

ISBN

9783037643372

Publication Date

Aug-13

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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