Tsuchi earthy materials in contemporary Japanese art

Postwar silos of tsuchi media. Ceramics : earth flavor in fired clay -- Photography : soil conditions in the lens -- Avant-garde actions : wrestling and digging earthy materials -- Convergence and proliferation since the 1980s. The bubble and its aftermath : containment of spillage and blast -- Eart...

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1. Verfasser: Winther-Tamaki, Bert (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Minneapolis, London University of Minnesota Press 2022
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Zusammenfassung:Postwar silos of tsuchi media. Ceramics : earth flavor in fired clay -- Photography : soil conditions in the lens -- Avant-garde actions : wrestling and digging earthy materials -- Convergence and proliferation since the 1980s. The bubble and its aftermath : containment of spillage and blast -- Earth diving before and after the triple disaster -- Epilogue : tsuchi in the contaminated world to come.
"Bert Winther-Tamaki explores how Japanese artists have continually sought a passionate and redemptive engagement with earth. By focusing on the role of tsuchi (earthy materials such as soil and clay) as a convergence point for a wide range of creative practices, this book offers a critical reassessment of contemporary art in Japan and its intrinsic relationship to the environment"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:306 Seiten
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ISBN:9781517911911
978-1-5179-1191-1
9781517911904
978-1-5179-1190-4