Solving with the Exhibition Catalog: Avant-garde Art Attempts - The 'Anti-Action' Exhibition
The catalog for the 'Anti-Action' exhibition, featuring 14 female avant-garde artists from the 1950s-60s, is recommended for understanding their diverse artistic challenges.Summary
The exhibition "Anti-Action: Their Respective Responses and Challenges," currently held at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT), showcases the works of 14 female avant-garde artists active in the 1950s and 60s. The accompanying exhibition catalog is highly recommended as it aids in understanding their work. It features an essay by Izumi Nakajima, Associate Professor at Osaka University, which analyzes the artists' individual attempts regarding materials and techniques while reviewing contemporary art criticism. The catalog also includes an interview with feminist art historian Griselda Pollock and numerous photographs of the artists at work, conveying their approach to creation. The catalog costs 3630 yen and is available at the museum shop. Furthermore, a night lecture by the exhibition's curator, Hajime Nariai, will take place on January 16th. The Tokyo venue runs until February 8th before touring to the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art.
(Source：朝日新聞)