2004 marks the 50th anniversary of the Gutai Art Association, which was formed by the painter Yoshihara Jiro and a group of young artists in the Hanshin area. The group produced a large body of work and embraced a multitude of expressive forms. Gaining recognition in both Japan and in the U.S. and Europe, Gutai was the first Japanese post-war art group to be affiliated with a Western art movement. The group dissolved in 1972 following the death of Yoshihara. In the mid-1980s, a series of Gutai retrospectives were held throughout Japan and in Spain, Yugoslavia, Italy, Germany and France.

This book offers a concise overview of the 18-year history of Gutai, highlighting key developments, activities and exhibitions, and is filled with numerous photographs. It provides biographical sketches of some of its former members and includes a chronology, guide to Gutai exhibition sites, museums with important collections of Gutai art, as well as resources with further information.
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Sadami AZUMA, 東貞美

Toichiro FUJIKAWA

Yutaka FUNAI, 船井裕

Yoshiko HASHIGAMI

Akiko HORIO, 堀尾昭子

Sadaharu HORIO, 堀尾貞治

Norio IMAI, 今井祝雄

Kumiko IMANAKA, 今中クミ子

Kei ISETANI, 伊勢谷圭

Akira KANAYAMA, 金山明

Seiko KANNO

Sadayuki KAWAMURA

KIKUNAMI Joji, 聴涛襄治

Aine KINASHI, 木梨アイネ

Toshiko KINOSHITA, 木下淑子

KITANI Shigeki, 喜谷繁暉

Tsuyoshi MAEKAWA, 前川強

MASANOBU Masatoshi, 正延正俊

Yutaka MATSUDA, 松田豊

Takesada MATSUTANI, 松谷武判

Keiko MORIUCHI, 森内敬子

Sadamasa MOTONAGA, 元永定正

Shuji MUKAI, 向井修二

Saburo MURAKAMI, 村上三郎

Takehiro NABEKURA

Koichi NAKAHASHI

Michimasa NAOHARA, 猶原通正

Senkichiro NASAKA, 名坂千吉郎

Yuko NASAKA, 名坂有子

Kimiko OHARA, 大原紀美子

Hiroshi OKADA

Hajime OKAMOTO

Itoko ONO

Minoru ONODA, 小野田實

Noboru SAKAMITSU

Masaya SAKAMOTO, 坂本昌也

Yoshio SEKINE, 関根美夫

Takeshi SHIBATA

Shozo SHIMAMOTO, 嶋本昭三

Yoshihiko SHIOYA

Fujiko SHIRAGA, 白髪富士子

Kazuo SHIRAGA, 白髮一雄

Yasuo SUMI, 鷲見康夫

TAI Satoshi, 田井智

Motonao TAKASAKI, 高崎元尚

Atsuko TANAKA, 田中敦子

Keizo TANAKA

Ryuji TANAKA, 田中竜児

Teruyuki TSUBOUCHI, 坪内晃幸

Tamiko UEDA, 上田民子

Chiyu UEMAE, 上前智祐

Yozo UKITA, 浮田要三

Hiroshi WATANABE, 渡辺宏

Tsuruko YAMAZAKI, 山崎つる子

Minoru YOSHIDA, ヨシダミノル

Toshio YOSHIDA, 吉田稔郎

Hideo YOSHIHARA, 吉原英雄

Jiro YOSHIHARA, 吉原治良

Michio YOSHIHARA, 吉原通雄

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REF.HIS
Language

English, 

Japanese

Publication/Creation date

2004

No of pages

207

ISBN / ISSN

4568201772

No of copies

1

Content type

anthology

Chapter headings

The Pioneering Significance of Gutai in Post-War Art History - Shigenobu KIMURA, 木村重信

Gutai History

Birth and Challenge: Early Period 1954-1957

Leaping and Development: Middle Period 1957-1965

Maturing and the End: Late Period 1965-1972

Post Gutai

A Guide to Gutai

Gutai — Toward a Reconsideration - Shoichi HIRAI, 平井章一

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