"Okoza"
mixed media w/ collage
©2013 Gary A. Bibb
Permanent collection: Smithsonian Institution - Archives of American Art, Washington, D.C. - USA (gift of John Held)
Shozo Shimamato (1928 - 2013) was a co-founder of the Japanese avant garde art group - Gutai. He is regarded as one of the most daring and independent experimentalists of the international art scene during the 1950's and continued to explore/expand art boundaries until his death. I'm humbled to contribute an artwork to a memorial honoring Shozo and his influence on contemporary art. The Shimamoto Art Lab will exhibit and archive the artworks in honor of Shozo's inspiration.
Shimamoto Art Lab
Nishinomiya, Japan
A special memorial service honoring Shozo will be presented at Novotel Koshien Osaka West - Nishinomiya, Japan on March 13, 2013.
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