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Genpei Akasegawa

Genpei Akasegawa

Japanese, 1937–2014

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Katsuhiko Akasegawa , known by his pseudonym Genpei Akasegawa , was a Japanese artist and writer. He used another pseudonym, Katsuhiko Otsuji , for literary works. A member of the influential artist groups Neo-Dada Organizers and Hi-Red Center, Akasegawa went on to maintain a multi-disciplinary practice throughout his career as an individual artist. He has had retrospective exhibitions at the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Chiba City Museum, and Oita City Museum. His work is in the permanent collection at Museum of Modern Art in New York. Artist Nam June Paik has described Akasegawa as “one of those unexportable geniuses of Japan.”

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Works in Collection

17 works
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Jiro Takamatsu

1966

Blueprint of 1000 yen notes

Blueprint of 1000 yen notes

Genpei Akasegawa

1963/1967

Bundle of Events

Bundle of Events

Jiro Takamatsu

1965

Bundle of Events

Bundle of Events

Jiro Takamatsu

1966

Canned Mystery

Canned Mystery

Jiro Takamatsu

1964

Greater Japan  Zero Yen-Note

Greater Japan Zero Yen-Note

Genpei Akasegawa

1967

Prototype for Bundle of Events

Prototype for Bundle of Events

Jiro Takamatsu

1965

Street Cleaning Event (1964), performed during Fluxfest Presents Hi Red Center Street Cleaning Event, Grand Army Plaza, New York, June 11, 1966

Street Cleaning Event (1964), performed during Fluxfest P...

Jiro Takamatsu

1966

Street Cleaning Event (1964), performed during Fluxfest Presents Hi Red Center Street Cleaning Event, Grand Army Plaza, New York, June 11, 1966

Street Cleaning Event (1964), performed during Fluxfest P...

Jiro Takamatsu

1966

Street Cleaning Event (1964), performed during Fluxfest Presents Hi Red Center Street Cleaning Event, Grand Army Plaza, New York, June 11, 1966

Street Cleaning Event (1964), performed during Fluxfest P...

Jiro Takamatsu

1966

Street Cleaning Event (1964), performed during Fluxfest Presents Hi Red Center Street Cleaning Event, Grand Army Plaza, New York, June 11, 1966

Street Cleaning Event (1964), performed during Fluxfest P...

Jiro Takamatsu

1966

Street Cleaning Event (1964), performed during Fluxfest Presents Hi Red Center Street Cleaning Event, Grand Army Plaza, New York, June 11, 1966

Street Cleaning Event (1964), performed during Fluxfest P...

Jiro Takamatsu

1966

Street Cleaning Event (1964), performed during Fluxfest Presents Hi Red Center Street Cleaning Event, Grand Army Plaza, New York, June 11, 1966

Street Cleaning Event (1964), performed during Fluxfest P...

Jiro Takamatsu

1966

Street Cleaning Event (1964), performed during Fluxfest Presents Hi Red Center Street Cleaning Event, Grand Army Plaza, New York, June 11, 1966

Street Cleaning Event (1964), performed during Fluxfest P...

Jiro Takamatsu

1966

Street Cleaning Event (1964), performed during Fluxfest Presents Hi Red Center Street Cleaning Event, Grand Army Plaza, New York, June 11, 1966

Street Cleaning Event (1964), performed during Fluxfest P...

Jiro Takamatsu

1966

Street Cleaning Event (1964), performed during Fluxfest Presents Hi Red Center Street Cleaning Event, Grand Army Plaza, New York, June 11, 1966

Street Cleaning Event (1964), performed during Fluxfest P...

Jiro Takamatsu

1966

Street Cleaning Event (1964), performed during Fluxfest Presents Hi Red Center Street Cleaning Event, Grand Army Plaza, New York, June 11, 1966

Street Cleaning Event (1964), performed during Fluxfest P...

Jiro Takamatsu

1966