is a contemporary art gallery founded in 1990 by Michiyasu Itsutsuji.
History
Expanding a tradition built over 20 years from around 1970 to 1990 by Fuji Television Gallery, Michiyasu Itsutsuji founded in the traditional cultural heart of Tokyo (Bunkyo-ku) this contemporary art gallery in 1990 (see
Art Museum
An art museum or art gallery is a building or space for the display of art, usually from the museum's own Collection (artwork), collection. It might be in public or private ownership, be accessible to all, or have restrictions in place. Although ...
, notable galleries list). Michiyasu Itsutsuji was made by French Culture Ministry a Knight (chevalier) of
Ordre des Arts et Lettres
The Order of Arts and Letters () is an order (distinction), order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Ministry of Culture (France), Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the was confirmed by President of France, President Cha ...
(reputed sponsor
Musee du Jeu de Paume's D. Abadie.
When in the mid 60s to 70s the support-surface movement appeared in France, Gallery Itsutsuji was the point of introduction of the movement into Japan, exposing it to museums and private and corporate collections.
For example,
Claude Viallat, Louis Cane,
Jean-Pierre Pincemin
Jean-Pierre Pincemin (1944–2005) was a French painter and printmaker.
Main exhibitions
* 2022: “Jean-Pierre Pincemin. Sculpture - Painting", Orangery of the Musées de Sens, Museums of Sens.
* 2019: Stéphane-Mallarmé Museum, Vulaine ...
,
Daniel Dezeuze, and Jean-Michel Meurice, Gérard Titus-Carmel, Pierre Buraglio.
Currently, while still representing the artist the gallery helped introducing to Japan, the gallery promotes the following younger artists:
Guillaume Bottazzi from France, Katsue Sukenari from Japan and others. It also promotes Japanese contemporary artists,
Ay-O
Takao Iijima (born May 19, 1931), better known by his art name Ay-O (靉嘔 ''Ai Ō''), is a Japanese avant-garde visual and performance artist who has been associated with Fluxus since its international beginnings in the 1960s.
Biography
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being one of them.
Biography
Before founding his own gallery, Michiyasu Itsutsuji worked at the Fuji TV gallery. He recently played advisory roles in some exhibits a
Fukui City Museum Miyazaki prefectural art museum.
References
External links
* Official website
galleryitsutsuji.com* Contemporary Art in France, French Embassy
ambafrance-jp.orgblog.goo.ne.jp
* Ministere de la Culture, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Decret Mai 2000
* Gérard Titus-Carmel
- Extraits & fragments des saisons 1989/1990
Pierre Buraglio
* Collectif d'art contemporain français
* « Pierre Descargues / Yves Klein as if he were not dead », Gallery Itsutsuji, Tokyo, Japan
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Contemporary art galleries in Japan
Art museums and galleries established in 1990
1990 establishments in Japan
Art museums and galleries in Tokyo