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Art and Archive Exhibition 20: The Shadow in a Marginalia ― Shuzo Takiguchi’s Brochures
Keio University Art Center
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Shuzo Takiguchi
The study of Shuzo Takiguchi (1903–1979) is both a place where he produced his works, and a “room where shadows reside”; that is to say, a stage for the various thoughts and memories which roamed throughout this space during the production process. After his death, vast volumes of materials “Containing both time and dust. Pebbles, empty sardine tins…Decaying leaves” were left behind. This is a mountain of marginalia, which some would consign to the dustbin as rubbish, and others reject as mere relics of fetish. Takiguchi, however, used these materials to create weird and wonderful tomes, his so-called “handmade brochures.” These brochures which, being meticulously assembled by Takiguchi with his own hands, were not subject to the various processes of publishing houses or printing presses. They are created from a patchwork of fragments, including magazine clippings, tinfoil, labels, stickers, and handwritten notes, and can alternately appear complete or as works in progress.
What was Takiguchi trying to accomplish with these “handmade brochures” that are perhaps too fragile to even be called books? This exhibition will interrogate the role and nature of the materials within an archive while exploring the thinking behind Takiguchi’s production process.
What was Takiguchi trying to accomplish with these “handmade brochures” that are perhaps too fragile to even be called books? This exhibition will interrogate the role and nature of the materials within an archive while exploring the thinking behind Takiguchi’s production process.
Schedule | Jan 20 (Mon) 2020-Feb 21 (Fri) 2020 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||||
| Website | http://www.art-c.keio.ac.jp/en/news-events/event-archive/the-shadow-in-a-marginalia-shuzo-takiguchis-room2-2020-1-1/ | ||||||
| Venue | Keio University Art Center http://www.art-c.keio.ac.jp/en/ | ||||||
| Location | Keio University Mita Campus South School Building, 2-15-45 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8345 | ||||||
| Access | 7 minute walk from exit A3 at Mita Station on the Toei Mita and Asakusa lines, 8 minute walk from the Mita exit (West exit) of Tamachi Station on the JR Yamanote and Keihin Tohoku lines. | ||||||
| Phone | 03-5427-1621 | ||||||
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