First Edition, 2010.
Paper covered box measuring 11.25 x 10.75 inches which houses 12 facsimile issues of Gutai (nos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14) with supplement book containing bibliographical material on each issue by Mizuho Kato. (The set is complete). Impossible to obtain as a set, Gutai Magazine has been an invaluable yet unattainable resource for institutions and researchers alike. The regional museum around which Gutai members resided, the Ashiya City Museum of Art and History, stepped into this void to supervise the production of a twelve volume facsimile edition with accompanying booklet. The booklet is an invaluable aid for English language readers, as all the text published in Japanese in the original magazines are translated into English. In addition to these translations, Jiro Yoshihara’s, “The Gutai Art Manifesto,” is presented, as well as three essays Shoichi Hirai’s, “The Gutai Art Association and the Gutai Bulletin,” Mizuho Kato’s, “A Bridge to the World: Gutai, 1956-1959,” and Yuri Mitsuda’s, “Gutai and Gendai Bijutsu in Japan – The Critique of Representational Art.” Complete bibliographic information (editor, publisher, publication date, printer, price, etc.) is given from each issue, based on materials from the Jiro Yoshihara Archives.
Contents including the supplement and all 12 volumes are in Fine condition. Paper covered box shows only faint signs of handling, and is Near Fine. This set is also housed in cardboard protective box which shows light wear.
A scarce collection.
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