International Art Exhibit - Japan

"Avoline"
mixed media w/ collage on paper 
 © 2016 Gary A. Bibb
 

International Art Exhibit
Karuizawa New Art Museum
Kitasaku District, Nagano
Japan

Exhibit Calendar: April 29, 2016 - September 22, 2016


The Karuizawa New Art Museum's mission is focused on reframing Japanese artwork into a global conversation on artistic innovation. In addition to celebrated Japanese artists, museum exhibitions include both historical and cutting-edge new art from around the world, rising to meet the expectations of an increasingly global audience.
 

Photo: Karuizawa New Art Museum

Shozo Memorial Exhibition - Japan

   "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.