New Book Explores Japan's Post-War Avant-Garde Art Movement (1960-1979)
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Tom May
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Summary
The article discusses Amélie Ravalec's new book 'Japan Art Revolution,' which documents Japan's avant-garde art movement from 1960-1979 that emerged from post-war nuclear devastation. The movement represented a complete break with tradition as artists sought to create something entirely new and unrecognizable in response to the trauma of being the first nation to experience nuclear conflict.
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· 3 pulledIn the rubble of post-war Japan, the first nation in history to be scarred by nuclear conflict, a generation of artists emerged with an audacious mission: to tear open tradition and create something entirely unrecognisable.
This wasn't just another art movement; it was a complete rupture with the past.
This generation of artists emerged with an audacious mission: to tear open tradition and create something entirely unrecognisable.
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