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Shozo KitadaiWW-1954-116309
1954·Gelatin silver prints (2)·30.5 × 22.2 cm (12 × 8 3/4 in.)

<p>Two photographs capture different aspects of a kinetic sculpture. One shows the mobile at rest, while the other illustrates the mobile moving frenetically, its metal appendages creating bright arcs of light. Kitadai Shōzō’s longstanding interest in light and movement began during his time with Jikken Kōbō, a collective of Japanese interdisciplinary and performance artists that he cofounded in 1951. Fellow member Yamaguchi Katsuhiro described Jikken Kōbō as the “Bauhaus without a building.” These pictures resulted from a collaboration between Kitadai and the surrealist painter Hamada Hamao.</p>

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Year
1954
Dimensions
30.5 × 22.2 cm (12 × 8 3/4 in.)

Artist

Shozo Kitadai
Shozo Kitadai

Photography

Shozo Kitadai was a Japanese artist working in the postwar period.

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Untitled from the portfolio APN (Asahi Picture News), Untitled \from the portfolio\ APN (Asahi Picture News)

Untitled from the portfolio APN (Asahi Picture News), Untitled \from the portfolio\ APN (Asahi Picture News)

1953 · Gelatin silver print, printed 2003

WW-1953-M102446
Stage set for Shozo Kitadai ballet Kappa

Stage set for Shozo Kitadai ballet Kappa

1951 · Gelatin silver print and brochure, unique

WW-1951-116313
Wall

Wall

1950 · Gelatin silver print

WW-1950-M042361
Dome

Dome

1950 · Gelatin silver print

WW-1950-M042344
Stage set for Shozo Kitadai ballet Kappa

Stage set for Shozo Kitadai ballet Kappa

Gelatin silver print, unique

WW-UNK-116312

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Year
1954
Dimensions
30.5 × 22.2 cm (12 × 8 3/4 in.)
Watts ID
WW-1954-116309

Source

Source
aic
Status
verified

Artist

Shozo Kitadai

Shozo Kitadai

Photography

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