Artist: Shusaku Arakawa (1936 - )
Nationality: Japanese
Movement: Dadaism
Media: Painting
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Biography:
After studying medicine and mathematics at Tokyo University, Shusaku Arakawa decided to study painting and attended the Musashino College of Art. He was influenced by the Dada movement, bringing its ideals to Japan. He created many pieces that commented on the corruption in modern Japanese society, which eventually caused controversy and forced Arakawa to move to the United States in 1961. Arakawa settled in New York City, where he works as a performance artist, filmmaker, and painter.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (7)
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Musical Sandwichman, Ikeda Shusaku (Japan, born 1922)  (Artist), 20th century, Print, ink and color; edition no. 429
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Toriyama Shusaku Terutada Capturing a Pheasant with a Bow, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839 - 1892) , 12/1866, Color woodblock print
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Akabane, Moon on the River Arakawa, Kawase Hasui (Japan, 1883 - 1957) , 1929, Color woodblock print
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The River Arakawa, Snow, Kawase Hasui (Japan, 1883 - 1957) , 1930s, Color woodblock print (koban size)
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Early Summer Rain, Arakawa, Kawase Hasui (Japan, 1883 - 1957) , designed 1932, later edition, Color woodblock print
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Actor in the role of the Hunter Toriyama Shusaku, Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japan, Edo, 1786 - 1864) , fourth month of 1859, Color woodblock print; one sheet of a triptych
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Homage to Arakawa (Flash Gravity), Thomas Barrow (United States, Missouri, Kansas City, born 1938) , 1978, Gelatin-silver print with spray applied enamel paint

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (1)
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Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane: Horizons and Aphorisms: Jondi Keane
For the month of September, Jondi Keane will present his wall paintings in gallery 2 at the IMA. Using text, projections and the architecture of the gallery, Jondi will create a series of works that 'react' as the patron moves through the space. ...

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