This book, "THE GREAT CIRCUS," is an exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with the solo exhibition of the same name held at the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art.
The exhibition will feature approximately 40 pieces, including 11 of his latest works, as well as representative series exhibited at Mary Boone Gallery (New York) and Honor Fraser Gallery (Los Angeles), as well as unpublished drawings and color paper works.
The diverse range of works vividly brings to light Gokita's unique worldview, where humor and emptiness intersect.
[Title] THE GREAT CIRCUS
[Publisher] Torch Press
[Publication date] 2014
[Number of pages] 144 pages
[Size] Approx. 30.3 x 22.6 cm
[Format] Hardcover
[Title Reading] The Great Circus
[Authors/Editors] Written by Tomoo Gokita, designed by Junichi Tsunoda, and written by Takashi Suzuki (Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art)
[printing]
[ISBN] 978-4-907562-02-1
[Condition] Used, above average [6] (slight stain on top)
[Accessories] None
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[Related Exhibition] 2012 Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art (Chiba Prefecture)
Tomoo Gokita (1969-)
Born in Tokyo in 1969.
In the late 1990s, he attracted attention for his drawings using pencil, charcoal and ink, and published a collection of his works, Lingerie Wrestling, in 2000. Starting with an exhibition in New York, he has held numerous solo exhibitions both in Japan and abroad.
His black and white portraits and abstract paintings are highly acclaimed for their unique worldview, which blends the concrete and the abstract, humor and uneasiness.
In 2012, he participated in the exhibition "Abstraction and Form: The Unrevealed" at the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art, and held a solo exhibition "THE GREAT CIRCUS" at the same museum in 2014. In 2018, he held a solo exhibition "PEEKABOO" at the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery.
His major collections and catalogues include Shuffle Railroad Songs (Tennen Bunko, 2010), 777 (888 Books, 2015), Holy Cow (Taka Ishii Gallery, 2017), and PEEKABOO (Tokyo Opera City Cultural Foundation, 2018).
He held solo exhibitions at Taka Ishii Gallery in 2008, 2012, 2017, 2020, and 2022.
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Tomoo Gokita , Junichi Tsunoda
