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From Space To Environment
was a postwar Japanese exhibition of contemporary art and design that was held on the eighth floor gallery of the Matsuya Department Store in Ginza, Tokyo, from November 11–16, 1966. It was organised by the multidisciplinary group Environment Society (Enbairamento no Kai) to promoted the marriage of art and technology. The exhibition’s subtitle was “Synthesized Exhibition of Painting + Sculpture + Photo + Design + Architecture + Music,” indicating its goal of erasing conventional distinctions between fine and applied arts, and it was instrumental in introducing the terms "Intermedia" and "Environment Art" (''kankyō geijutsu'') to Japan. It featured 38 participants from a range of creative disciplines, including artists, architects, designers, and art critics. A related performance concert took place on November 14, 1966 at the Sōgetsu Art Center (SAC) (Japanese: アートセンター) in Tokyo. The show encompassed architecture, environment art, installation art, visua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsuya (department Store)
Matsuya Co., Ltd. (株式会社松屋) is a Japanese depato, department store in Tokyo. Founded in 1869, it has stores in Ginza (est. 1925) and Asakusa (est. 1930s). The Ginza branch is the company's headquarters. Arising from the Meiji Restoration, the company was founded in 1869 in Yokohama as Tsuruya, a store selling cotton for kimono. In 1889, it bought Imagawa Matsuya, a Tokyo kimono fabric store founded in 1776, and adopted the latter's name because of its historic lineage. It opened a three-story Western-style store in 1907, and a modern department store in 1925 in Ginza. In the 1960s, the Ginza branch held two well-regarded art exhibitions: "From Space to Environment" and "Good Design". In 1971, Matuya began a loose partnership / cooperation agreement with Isetan, another Japanese department store. In 2002, Matsuya purchased Isetan stock in an attempt to cement the relationship. However, the two firms grew apart in 2007 after Isetan agreed to merge with Matsuya's bitter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fluxus
Fluxus was an international, interdisciplinary community of artists, composers, designers and poets during the 1960s and 1970s who engaged in experimental art performances which emphasized the artistic process over the finished product. Fluxus is known for experimental contributions to different artistic media and disciplines and for generating new art forms. These art forms include intermedia, a term coined by Fluxus artist Dick Higgins; conceptual art, first developed by Henry Flynt, an artist contentiously associated with Fluxus; and video art, first pioneered by Nam June Paik and Wolf Vostell. Dutch gallerist and art critic describes Fluxus as "the most radical and experimental art movement of the sixties".. 1979. ''Fluxus, the Most Radical and Experimental Art Movement of the Sixties'' Amsterdam: Editions Galerie A. They produced performance "events", which included enactments of scores, "Neo-Dada" noise music, and time-based works, as well as concrete poetry, visual art, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
