November 2 (Sat.)–January 19 (Sun.), 2014
After first receiving attention as a champion of Anti-Art, Osaka-born Tetsumi Kudo (1935-1990) established a base in Paris in 1962 and while working throughout Europe, evolved a unique world of art by fusing a critical perspective of civilization with scientific reasoning. Known for boldly incisive and provocative works and happenings that dealt with issues such as sex, pollution, atomic power, and genetics, Kudo's practice has recently prompted renewed interest internationally. In this retrospective, we trace the artist's spiritual trajectory over a period of some 30 years through approximately 200 important works from both Japan and abroad.
Tetsumi Kudo, Happening: Philosophy of Impotence, Cinéma-Studio de Boulogne, Paris,
Feb. 1963, photo: Hiroko Kudo ©ADAGP, Paris & JASPAR, Tokyo, 2013
Tetsumi Kudo, Proliferous Chain Reaction in X-style Basic Substance,
1960, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo ©ADAGP, Paris & JASPAR, Tokyo, 2013
Tetsumi Kudo, Your Portrait, 1963, Takamatsu City Museum of Art,
photo: Akira Takahashi ©ADAGP, Paris & JASPAR, Tokyo, 2013
Tetsumi Kudo, L'amour, 1964, Kurashiki City Art Museum
©ADAGP, Paris & JASPAR, Tokyo, 2013
Tetsumi Kudo, Votre portrait-liberté d'etalon, 1973, Yonetsu Gallery,
photo: Kazuo Fukunaga ©ADAGP, Paris & JASPAR, Tokyo, 2013
Tetsumi Kudo, Meditation between Petrol and Radioactivity, 1979,
Fukuoka Art Museum ©ADAGP, Paris & JASPAR, Tokyo, 2013
Tetsumi Kudo, Meditation in the Endlesstape of the Future←→Past, 1979,
Aomori Museum of Art, photo: Yoshitaka Uchida (Nomadic Studio)
©ADAGP, Paris & JASPAR, Tokyo, 2013
Tetsumi Kudo, Mother Complex Paradise, 1980, Takamatsu City Museum of Art
©ADAGP, Paris & JASPAR, Tokyo, 2013
Tetsumi Kudo, Valsez avec le trou noir!, 1982, Private Collection
©ADAGP, Paris & JASPAR, Tokyo, 2013
Opening Hours
10:00–17:00, Fridays until 19:00
Admission until 30 minutes before closing
Closed
Mondays and November 5, December 24, January 14 except November 4 and national holidays, December 23, January 13. The year-end through the New Year's holidays: December 28-January 4.
Admission Fee
Adults : 850 Yen (600 Yen)
University students : 450 Yen (250 Yen)
