※Osaka Art & Design is Wed.May 29,2024- Tue.Jun.25,2024
The gallery will hold an exhibit by Gutai Art Association member Shozo Shimamoto, known for a bold style of performance that breaks from brush-based expression in surprising ways “never done before,” such as splattering a canvas with paint fired from a cannon or thrown in bottles. The exhibit will showcase his large-format “bottle throwing” paintings and his “holes” works born from unexpected outcomes.
Shozo Shimamoto
Shozo Shimamoto (1928-2013) was the founding member of the Gutai Art Association (1954-1972). Through numerous unique ideas and experimental techniques, he continuously released works that jumped among differing categories. His lifetime of works truly embodied a “Gutai” spirit of “do what none have done before.”
Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery
Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery opened in 1989 as a gallery showcasing contemporary works of art. It introduces Japanese and overseas artists such as Hiroto Kitagawa, Robert Kushner, and photographer Toshio Shibata. Through an encounter with the family of the late Jiro Yoshihara, the founder of the Gutai Art Association, the gallery has held solo exhibits by Jiro Yoshihara, Michio Yoshihara, Sadamasa Motonaga, Shozo Shimamoto, and Takesada Matsutani.
Shinsaibashi Inoue Bldg., 2F, 1-3-10, Shinsaibashi-Suji, Chuo-ku, Osaka
542-0085
