Takiguchi Shuzo: Writing and Drawing
The Azabu Art Museum will host an exhibition featuring Takiguchi Shuzo's works alongside the Kobayashi Institute for the Arts collection.Summary
The Azabu Art Museum will host an exhibition titled "Takiguchi Shuzo: Writing and Drawing" alongside the Kobayashi Institute for the Arts collection, which features representative works from the modern era. The Kobayashi Institute for the Arts houses 163 works by Takiguchi Shuzo (1903–1979), a poet and art critic who represents the Showa period, and this exhibition marks the first opportunity to publicly display more than half of these works since their acquisition. Takiguchi began writing poetry under the influence of Surrealism in the 1920s and, from the 1930s through the post-war period, repeatedly engaged in thought and writing on art ranging from Paul Cézanne to his contemporaries. His journey was consistently characterized by the act of "writing." In 1960, Takiguchi began seriously attempting to create sculptural works he termed "dessin." Given that Takiguchi had confronted the world through "writing," what kind of act was "drawing" for him? This exhibition reconsiders this question by viewing Takiguchi's entire activity—from poetry and art criticism to exhibition planning and exchanges with other artists—while displaying approximately 140 works, including Takiguchi's diverse experimental techniques and those of related artists such as Paul Klee, Marcel Duchamp, and Joan Miró. The exhibition will be held from June 23 to October 4, 2026.
(Source：美術展ナビ)