Shinkichi Tajiri Dutch-American, 1923-2009
Bronze
15 1/8 x 39 3/8 x 8 7/8 inches
"In 1967 I wanted to make a sculptural statement that would cut through all the mystification that I felt was invading the art scene. Sculptures that would be instantly communicable to everyone and at the same time formally timeless. This was the beginning of the Knots." Quote : Shinkichi Tajiri
Provenance
Estate of the artistExhibitions
Venlo, The Netherlands, Museum van Bommel van Dam, Tajiri, Retrospective exhibition, 1993
Amstelveen, The Netherlands, Cobra Museum, Tajiri, Stille dynamiek en eenheid in pluformiteit, 1997
Herning, Denmark, Museum Carl-Henning Pedersen en Else Alfelt, Dialogue: Shinkichi Tajiri, 1998
Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Museum Het Valkhof, Shinkichi Tajiri: Snelheid, Erotiek en Geweld, 2003
Leiden, The Netherlands, SieboldHuis, Shinkichi Tajiri Universal Paradoxes, 2015
Salernes, France, Herman Krikhaar Foundation, ZEN: Eugène Brands & Shinkichi Tajiri, 2016
Tokyo, Japan, Blum & Poe Gallery, Shinkichi Tajiri, 8 September 2017
Literature
Dialogue, Shinkichi Tajiri, Carl-Henning Petersen, Else Alfelt 1948-1998, 1998, ill. p. 34Westgeest, Helen, Universal Paradoxes, 2015, ill. p. 40, 102
Stufkens, A., Tajiri: Snelheid, Erotiek en Geweld, 2003, Museum Het Valkhof Nijmegen, vol.2, no. 268, p. 164