Ay-O
- Introduction
- Takao Iijima (born May 19, 1931), better known by his art name Ay-O, (靉嘔 Ai Ō) is a Japanese artist who has been associated with Fluxus since its international beginnings in the 1960s.
- Wikidata
- Q2874830
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Conceptual Artist, Painter, Sculptor
- Names
- Ay-O, Ai-ō, Ay O, O Ay, Aiō, Ai O, Ai Ō
- Ulan
- 500125452
Exhibitions
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Tokyo 1955–1970: A New Avant-Garde
November 18, 2012–
February 25, 2013 MoMA
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Thing/Thought: Fluxus Editions, 1962–1978
September 21, 2011–
January 16, 2012 MoMA
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Adding It Up: Print Acquisitions 1970–1995
May 27–
September 5, 1995 MoMA
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Prints: Acquisitions, 1973–1976
November 23, 1976–
February 20, 1977 MoMA
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Narrative Prints
May 14–
August 8, 1976 MoMA
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Ay-O Finger Box 1964
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Ay-O Tactile Box 1964
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Various Artists, Ay-O, George Brecht, Congo (a Chimpanzee), Dick Higgins, Joe Jones, Alison Knowles, Takehisa Kosugi, Shigeko Kubota, György Sándor Ligeti, Jackson Mac Low, Benjamin Patterson, Mieko Shiomi, Ben Vautier, Robert Watts, Emmett Williams, La Monte Young Fluxus 1 1964
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Ay-O, George Maciunas Untitled c. 1964
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Ay-O Prototype for Finger Box 1964
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Ay-O #8 No 1965
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Ay-O #3 Looking Ahead? So Are We! 1965
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Ay-O Drawing for Rainbow Tactile Staircase Environment 1965
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Various Artists, Eric Andersen, Ay-O, George Brecht, Dick Higgins, Joe Jones, Alison Knowles, Takehisa Kosugi, George Maciunas, Nam June Paik, Benjamin Patterson, Mieko Shiomi, Ben Vautier, Robert Watts Fluxkit 1965
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Ay-O Put Finger in Hole from Fluxkit 1965
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Various Artists, Ay-O, George Brecht, Dick Higgins, Joe Jones, Alison Knowles, Nam June Paik, Benjamin Patterson, Mieko Shiomi, Ben Vautier, Emmett Williams, La Monte Young Fluxkit 1965
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Various Artists, Eric Andersen, Ay-O, George Brecht, Giuseppe Chiari, Congo (a Chimpanzee), Willem de Ridder, Anna Halprin, Dick Higgins, Allan Kaprow, Alison Knowles, Jirí Kolár, Arthur Köpcke, Jackson Mac Low, George Maciunas, Nam June Paik, Benjamin Patterson, Tomas Schmit, Mieko Shiomi, Ben Vautier, Robert Watts, Emmett Williams, La Monte Young Construction of European Mail-order Warehouse/Fluxshop 1984 construction after 1964-65 photograph
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Ay-O Invitation for Ay-O's Rainbow Staircase Environment, 363 Canal Street, New York, November 20, 1965 1965
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Ay-O Invitation for Ay-O's Rainbow Staircase Environment, 363 Canal Street, New York, November 20, 1965 1965
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Ay-O Ticket and Invitation for Ay-O's Rainbow Staircase Environment, 363 Canal Street, New York, November 20, 1965 1965
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Ay-O Finger Box c. 1965
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Various Artists, Eric Andersen, Ay-O, George Brecht, Joe Jones, Alison Knowles, Takehisa Kosugi, Shigeko Kubota, George Maciunas, Benjamin Patterson, Mieko Shiomi, Ben Vautier, Robert Watts Fluxkit 1965–66
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Ay-O Tactile Box c. 1966
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George Maciunas, Ay-O Mechanical for Tactile Box c. 1966
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Ay-O Untitled 1966
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Ay-O Announcement for Tactile Rainbow No. 6, Gallery 669, Los Angeles, November–December 1967 1967
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Ay-O Rainbow Spigot c. 1964
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Ay-O Flux Rain Machine c. 1965
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Ay-O Ouzel 1971, published 1972
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Ay-O Plate (preceding folio 1) from Ouzel 1971, published 1972
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Ay-O Plate (folio 2) from Ouzel 1971, published 1972
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Ay-O Double page plate (folios 3 verso and 4) from Ouzel 1971, published 1972
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Ay-O Double page plate (folios 5 verso and 6) from Ouzel 1971, published 1972
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Ay-O Double page plate (folios 7 verso and 8) from Ouzel 1971, published 1972
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Ay-O Double page plate (folios 9 verso and 10) from Ouzel 1971, published 1972
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Ay-O Double page plate (folios 9 and 10 verso) from Ouzel 1971, published 1972
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Ay-O Double page plate (folios 11 verso and 12) from Ouzel 1971, published 1972
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Ay-O Double page plate (folios 15 verso and 16) from Ouzel 1971, published 1972
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Ay-O Inside wrapper back from Ouzel 1971, published 1972
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Ay-O Folder front from Ouzel 1971, published 1972
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Ay-O Inside folder front from Ouzel 1971, published 1972
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Ay-O Inside folder back from Ouzel 1971, published 1972
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Ay-O Folder back from Ouzel 1971, published 1972
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Event for Prints. Very Popular Story (Rainbow Glass. Then, Mr. Ay-o Got Drunk by the Rainbow) 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Ay-O Then, Mr. Ay-O Got Drunk by the Rainbow 1973
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Various Artists, Eric Andersen, Ay-O, George Brecht, John Chick, Robert Filliou, Albert M. Fine, Ken Friedman, Hi Red Center, Jack Coke’s Farmer’s Co-op, Joe Jones, Alison Knowles, Takehisa Kosugi, Shigeko Kubota, George Maciunas, Olivier Mosset, Serge Oldenbourg, Benjamin Patterson, James Riddle, Mieko Shiomi, Ben Vautier, Robert Watts Fluxkit c. 1969
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Various Artists, Ay-O, George Brecht, Congo (a Chimpanzee), Robert Filliou, Anna Halprin, Hi Red Center, Takehisa Kosugi, Joe Jones, Allan Kaprow, Alison Knowles, Shigeko Kubota, György Sándor Ligeti, George Maciunas, Jackson Mac Low, Yoko Ono, Benjamin Patterson, Tomas Schmit, Mieko Shiomi, Ben Vautier, Robert Watts, Emmett Williams, La Monte Young Fluxus 1 c. 1976
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Various Artists, George Maciunas, John Lennon, Jean Dupuy, George Brecht, Ben Vautier, Robert Watts, Geoffrey Hendricks, Takako Saito, Mieko Shiomi, Larry Miller, Ay-O, Claes Oldenburg, Joe Jones Flux Cabinet 1975-77
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