Description: "Iso, Daichi" no Kokogaku: Bijutsu no Kokogaku / Archaeology of "Phase-Earth" - Archaeology of Art, Part I. Author: Nobuo Sekine, Masahiro Shino Title: "Iso, Daichi" no Kokogaku: Bijutsu no Kokogaku / Archaeology of "Phase-Earth" - Archaeology of Art, Part I. Publication: Nishinomiya: Otani Art Museum, 1996 Edition: First Printing Description: First Printing. Wraps. Quarto, wraps, near fine. 87 pp, illustrated with b/w photos throughout, showing the construction (and digging) of this installation art project, exhibited at the Otani Art Museum in the summer of 1996. One of the last iterations of the "Phase" series that defined much of Nobuo Sekine's early work. Sekine's signature materials included earth, water, stone, oilclay, sponge, steel plates, among others. His Phase—Mother Earth, consisting of a hole dug into the ground, 2.7 meters deep and 2.2 meters in diameter, with the excavated earth compacted into a cylinder of exactly the same dimensions, is considered to have initiated the Mono-ha movement. Later credited as the "big bang" of the movement, the work not only attracted the attention of fellow Tama students but also Lee Ufan, who was senior to Sekine and in search of a theoretical framework for new art. This work led to an intense intellectual exchange between Sekine and Lee, involving other Tama students, that served as a foundational theory of Mono-ha, that combined Sekine's principle of "not making" (tsukuranai koto) and Lee's idea of "the world as-it-is" (arugamama no sekai), setting a stage for themselves and their peers to embark on a full-fledged exploration of mono (things), which became the name for their movement. Sekine's own work rapidly progressed from Phase—Mother Earth to Phase-Sponge (1968) and Phase of Nothingness - Oil Clay (1969), with all of these works receiving top awards at major competitions. By 1970, Sekine established himself as a young but rising figure of contemporary art, being invited, along with Shusaku Arakawa, to exhibit in the Japanese pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 1970, by the critic Yoshiaki T no. While Arakawa filled the pavilion's interior, Sekine erected a large-scale outdoor sculpture, Phase of Nothingness. Despite these attentions, the artist departed the Mono-ha practice and established Kanky Bijutsu Kenky jo (Environment Art Studio) in 1973 to focus primarily on public sculpture. This seems to represent a return to his work of the late 1960s. The artist (b. 1942) died in 2020. Text in Japanese. RARE, OCLC locates 5 holdings worldwide. Near fine. Seller ID: H28948 Subject: Art RAREBOOKSTORE RareBookStore is a long-established eBay seller specializing in used and rare books in all fields-plus prints, ephemera, maps, music, photography, and the occasional painting. We sell good books at good prices and want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Be sure to add us to your "favorite" sellers and check back to see new items listed daily! We pride ourselves on our high standards, high eBay ratings, and helpful staff, so please contact us directly if you encounter any issues. Standard shipping is via USPS Media Mail. Expedited options are available at checkout. Payment is expected within 2 business days unless otherwise arranged. Our warehouse is staffed Monday-Friday and we respond to inquiries as quickly as possible. We hope you enjoy browsing our selection of great books. Happy reading!This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: Nobuo Sekine, Masahiro Shino
Publisher: Otani Art Museum
Year Printed: 1996
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Original/Facsimile: Original
