Yozo hamaguchi artist club

  • The only art museum to collect and permanently display the works of HAMAGUCHI Yozo.
  • Held at Gallery Hugo's Minami Aoyama.
  • The purpose of the Hamaguchi Scholarship Award and Award Exhibition is to foster excellence and dedication in the study and practice of Printmedia.
  • Takiguchi Shuzo and artists-Seike Collection(Auction)

    Jul. 7 [Fri.] ― Jul. 15 [Sat.] 2023 11:00-19:00
    Gallery closed Sun., Mon., and national holidays.






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    From the collection of Mr. Seike Katsuhisa, who serialized "In search of Takiguchi Shuzo" (12 times in total) and "Takiguchi Shuzo and the artists - from my collection" (14 times in total) on his Toki-no-Wasuremono blog. 26 works by 23 artists will be selected and exhibited, and all works will be distributed through a low-risk intermediate bidding method. Artists is Takiguchi Shuzo, Kano Mitsuo, Komai Tetsuro, Jean Fautrier, Antoni Tapies, Henri Michaux, Hamaguchi Yozo, Fujita Tsuguharu, Ikeda Masuo, Ay-O , Oyamada Jiro, Komoda Morisuke, Nakagawa Yukio, Yagi Kazu, Yoshihara Jiro, Matsuzawa Yutaka , Joan Miro, Sam Francis, Nonaka Yuri, Man Ray, Paul Eluard, Shinohara Kao, Wols.



    ●Takiguchi Shuzo1903-1979
    Poet, art critic, sculptor. Born in Toyama Prefecture, he began to be involved in Surrealism when he was a student at Keio University, and published experimental poetry. After graduating, he worked to introduce and popularize Surrealism through translation and art criticism, and led many avant-garde art groups. After the war, he resumed his active criticism
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  • ABOUT

    1971

    Julia Pempel Atelier was started by students and graduates of Tokyo University of the Arts. Engaged in planning and producing exhibitions, concerts, the theater and events.

    1977

    Curated and administrated the exhibition Pioneers of Contemporary Art in Japan at Tokyo Central Museum.

    1978

    Organized the Antoni Gaudi exhibition touring 11 cities in Japan (-1979)

    1979

    Opened a graphic gallery Art Front.

    1980

    Organized the Print Show for Children, which travelled to 77 junior high schools throughout Japan (-1982).

    Fram Kitagawa acquired the managing right of Gendaikikakushitsu

    Publishers.

    1982

    Art Front Gallery Co., Ltd. was established.

    1984

    Opened Hillside Gallery at Hillside Terrace.

    Organized the Tadashi Kawamata exhibition Under Construction, which was stopped after two weeks.

    Established a music production company Art Front Produce (transferred to a separate company in 1999).

    1988

    Organized Apartheid Non! International Art Festival (the Art against Apartheid exhibition originally launched by UNESCO) in 194 sites throughout Japan and attracted 380,000 visitors (-1990). Coordinated travelling the exhibition to South Korea in 1991.

    1991

    Involved in Christo & Jeanne-Claude’s project U

    Katsunori Hamanishi

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