• Issue
  • Jan 01, 1994

Contemporary Japanese Art: Three Aspects

SHIGEO TOYA, Scatter, 1992, wood, ashes, wax, plaster, acrylic, 188 × 30 × 29 cm each (50 pieces), photograph Hiromu Narita, courtesy Satani Gallery.

Since the 1980s, Japanese contemporary art has developed in so many different ways it has become difficult to bracket in a single context. Nevertheless, despite this diversity many characteristics unique to Japanese art are maintained. I would like to discuss three very different artists, all of whom create remarkable work, and discuss the problems each has as a Japanese artist.