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ILAS Seminar-E2 :Radical Art and Politics in Japan 1960-70

Numbering Code U-LAS70 10002 SE50 Year/Term 2022 ・ Second semester
Number of Credits 2 Course Type seminar
Target Year Mainly 1st year students Target Student For all majors
Language English Day/Period Tue.5
Instructor name DANIELL，Thomas Charles (Graduate School of Engineering Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course This seminar will look at the convergence of radical art and radical politics in 1960s Japan, from the Anpo protests in 1960 to the university riots in the late 1960s and the Osaka Expo in 1970. We will examine the work and ideas of Art collectives such as the Neo Dadaism Organizers and Hi Red Center, events such as the Independents exhibitions, the rise of performance art and media art, and the contemporaneous writings of art critics.
Course Goals By the end of this course, students will: Understand the historical development of art in postwar Japan; Understand the political and cultural factors that have influenced artists; Learn to make a critical response to the assigned readings; Learn to read, write, listen, and speak cogently; Present research findings to an audience.
Schedule and Contents Each week there will be a topic or text assigned for discussion, led by either the instructor or one of the students. The selection and order of texts may be altered during the semester.

01 Reportage painters
02 Anpo protests and the “Provoke” photographers
03 Genpei Akasegawa: from Hi-Red Center to Street Observation
04 Metabolist architects and Expo'70
05 Discussion text: Reiko Tomii, “Geijutsu on Their Minds: Memorable Words on Anti-Art”
06 Discussion text: Michio Hayashi, “Tracing the Graphic in Postwar Japanese Art”
07 Discussion text: Mika Yoshitake, “The Language of Things: Relation, Perception, and Duration”
08 Discussion text: Miryam Sas, “Intermedia, 1955‐1970”
09 Discussion text: Ming Tiampo, “Decentering Originality”
10 Discussion text: William A. Marotti, “Simulacra and Subversion in the Everyday: Akasegawa Genpei’s 1000-yen copy, Critical Art, and the State,”
11 Discussion text: Angus Lockyer, “The Logic of Spectacle c.1970,”
12 Discussion text: Kuro DalaiJee, “Performance Collectives in 1960s Japan: With a Focus on the ‘Ritual School’”
13 Discussion text: Midori Yoshimoto, “Women Artists in the Japanese Postwar Avant-Garde: Celebrating A Multiplicity”
14 Gunhild Borggreen, “Ruins of the Future: Yanobe Kenji Revisits Expo ’70”
15 Feedback
Evaluation Methods and Policy The course comprises close readings of critical texts in the fields of art, architecture, design, music, and performance. Each student will be required to lead one or two sessions during the semester. You will be assigned one or more topics and related texts. You must read and understand the assigned text(s), and do additional research on the topic(s). You will present this material to the rest of the class. There are three parts to this presentation: 1. You will write an illustrated summary of your assigned text as a handout to be distributed to the other students (40 points); 2. You will give an illustrated lecture on the assigned text, lasting about 45 minutes. The content will be essentially the same as your essay (40 points); 3. You will lead a discussion on the topics raised, lasting about 45 minutes. You will be graded on your presence and participation in all the discussions (20 points). Students who are absent more than four times may not be credited. Students who submit work that is plagiarized or lacks proper citations may fail.
Course Requirements No prior knowledge is required. Students should be able to participate in discussions with their classmates in English.
Study outside of Class (preparation and review) All students are expected to have read the assigned reading(s) before each class.
Textbooks Textbooks/References A PDF file containing the required readings will be provided.
References, etc. From Postwar to Postmodern: Art in Japan 1945-1989, Doryun Chong (ed), (MoMA), ISBN:978-0822353683
Tokyo 1955‐1970: A New Avant-Garde, Michio Hayashi, (MoMA), ISBN:978-0870708343
An Anatomy of Influence, Thomas Daniell, (AA Publications), ISBN:978-1907896965
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