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MURAKAMI TAKASHI

  • MURAKAMI TAKASHI, Japanese contemporary artist. He studied at Tokyo University of the Arts. He is the founder of the Flat Movement, a postmodern art style influenced by Japanese anime and manga and focused on otaku culture and lifestyle.

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      MOCHIDA SOSHO, born in Tokyo, Japan. Contemporary artist, printmaker, and professor emeritus at Osaka University of Arts. His artistic activities are centered in Osaka, where he incorporates a variety of styles, including three-dimensional modeling and art photography. He also produces prints, including recent "branding" works on felt, and taught at Osaka University of Arts (formerly Naniwa University of Arts) from 1960 to early 2000, where he helped establish a printmaking course. Since 1975，he has been exhibiting his works in the "Ge Exhibition," a leading contemporary art group in the Kansai area. He and the other main member MOTONAGA SADAMASA are still active in Japan area and has made a significant contribution to the development of print art in Japan in the Contemporary period. Major collections include: The National Museum of Art, Osaka; Nakanoshima Museum of Contemporary Art, Osaka; Osaka Contemporary Art Center; Museum of Modern Art, Hyogo; Osaka University of Arts Museum; Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Hongik University Museum of Modern Art; and Shanghai Long Museum.

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      AMANO SHIGE, Japanese artist, graduated from Osaka University of Arts in 1968 and lived in Paris from 1968 to 1977, where he studied at Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In addition to art, he also writes.

    • KAWABATA MINORU

      KAWABATA MINORU, born in Tokyo in 1911. In 1953, he co-founded the Japan Abstract Art Club with YOSHIHARA JIRO and YAMAGUCHI TAKEO. In 1956, he participated in Exposition Internationale de l'Art Actuel, driven by MICHEL TAPIÉ, alongside artists like DUBUFFET and DE KOONING, representing Japan.In 1958, he moved to New York, and in the following year, he participated in the 2nd Guggenheim International Exhibition, showcasing his artwork "Rhythm - Tea" and receiving the individual Honorable Mention award. Subsequently, he signed with the Betty Parsons Gallery, renowned for promoting prominent post-war abstract expressionist artists like JACKSON POLLOCK and MARK ROTHKO. This marked KAWABATA's entry into the mainstream of New York artists. At the same time, he co-organized exhibitions with Japanese artists who had also moved to the United States, such as KUSAMA YAYOI and OKADA KENZO. In 1962, he exhibited six works at the 31st Venice Biennale. In 1974, he held a solo exhibition at the Everson Museum of Art in New York, followed by a large-scale exhibition at the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Modern Art the following year. He continued to create his work in both Japan and the United States, establishing himself as one of the representative Japanese artists of the post-World War II era. His artistic style began with abstract expressionism in the 1950s. Shortly after moving to the United States, he awakened to calligraphic techniques, resulting in unique brushwork and the incorporation of multiple colors into his works. This showcased his exploration of a new spiritual realm through art. Throughout his career, he consistently worked to crystallize his own psychological experiences into visual elements on canvas. His rich use of color, emerging forms, and striking contrasts left a highly emotional impression, expressing his unique inner world through abstract colors.

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      CAI GUO-QIANG, born in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, China, in 1957, contemporary artist currently living in New York. After studying stage design at the Shanghai Drama Institute, he spent several years in Japan, studying at the University of Tsukuba from late 1986 to 1995. Since 1995, he has been based in New York, producing "gunpowder drawings" and large-scale performances, as well as many installations with Chinese and Asian cultural backgrounds. In 1999, he was awarded the Golden Lion at the 48th Venice Biennale. He held exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Guggenheim Museum, and was the Visual Special Effects Artistic Director for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, designing the fireworks display for the ceremony.

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      ARAKI TAKAKO, Japanese contemporary ceramic artist. She took over the family business of Japanese flower arrangement, but in 1956 opened Hakuho Gallery in Osaka, specializing in contemporary art. In 1961, she moved to the U.S. to study sculpture in New York, and after returning to Japan, she began working with ceramics. She devised a method of silk-screen printing on ceramics, and his ceramic works depicting the broken Bible have been highly acclaimed both in Japan and abroad.

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