Saburo Murakami Exhibition

ARTCOURT Gallery

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An attempt to shed further light on various aspects of Murakami’s renowned “Paper-Breaking” (Kami-yaburi), in which he burst through sheets of kraft paper mounted on wooden frames, this exhibition will take a many-sided approach, presenting “Entrance” (1955/2003), together with videos of his performances during the ’80s and ’90s, and photo sequences of “Passage” that were taken by the photographer Kiyoji Otsuji at the 2nd Gutai Art Exhibition in 1956. Further, by making a general survey of Murakami’s “Paper-Breakings” alongside his sculptural work Air (1956/1994) and his painting works from the ’50s and ’60s, we will take a fresh look at his practice of bodily actions and painting, and his relationship to conceptual expression, while also exploring the awareness of issues that runs through this artist’s work.

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Date: Oct.20 (Fri) 18:00 - 19:00
Admission: Free (Reservation required)
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