Untitled from For 1954

1954–1972

Gutai

Representative work: Untitled from For 1954 by Atsuko Tanaka

A Japanese avant-garde group founded by Jiro Yoshihara in 1954. Known for radical performances and happenings that emphasized the physical process of making art and destroyed conventional notions of painting. Predated Fluxus and Happenings in the West.

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Name
Gutai
Period
1954–1972
Artists
3
Wikidata
Q1028956

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