Ryuji Tanaka

This publication is the first monograph on the work Ryuji Tanaka, published on the occasion of the artist’s solo exhibition at Axel Vervoordt Gallery in Antwerp that took place from 10 March until 30 April 2016. It shows unpublished historical photographic documentation, found in the artist’s personal archives and in the Gutai’s archives from the Osaka City Museum of Modern Art. The publication gives an overview of Tanaka’s body of work, and features extensive writings by Gutai connoisseurs Koichi Kawasaki, Shoichi Hirai and Alexandre Carel. This monograph, together with our exhibition, aim to contribute to the urgent need for scholarship on this lesser-known Gutai artist.

Published by Axel Vervoordt Gallery in collaboration with AsaMer, an imprint of MER. Paper Kunsthalle.

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kunsthalle; First Edition (January 1, 2016)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 144 pages