Atsuko Tanaka
- Introduction
- Atsuko Tanaka (田中 敦子, Tanaka Atsuko; February 10, 1932 – December 3, 2005) was a Japanese avant-garde artist. She was a central figure of the Gutai Art Association from 1955 to 1965. Her works have found increased curatorial and scholarly attention since the early 2000s, when she received her first solo show. Her work was featured in multiple exhibitions on Gutai art in Europe and North America.
- Wikidata
- Q274945
- Introduction
- Member of the group Gutai, which she joined in 1955. Tanaka is best known for her "Electric Dress," made from electrical cords and light bulbs, and for work that combined non-traditional art materials, including sound and light, in performance, sculpture, and installations. She later concentrated on abstract paintings and drawings.
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Gender
- Female
- Roles
- Artist, Multimedia Artist, Painter, Performance Artist, Sculptor
- Names
- Atsuko Tanaka, 田中敦子
- Ulan
- 500125006
Exhibitions
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408: Everyday Encounters
Ongoing
MoMA
Collection gallery
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408: Stamp, Scavenge, Crush
Oct 21, 2019–Sep 20, 2020
MoMA
Collection gallery
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Making Space: Women Artists and Postwar Abstraction
Apr 15–Aug 13, 2017
MoMA
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Tokyo 1955–1970: A New Avant-Garde
Nov 18, 2012–Feb 25, 2013
MoMA
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On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century
Nov 21, 2010–Feb 7, 2011
MoMA
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Atsuko Tanaka has
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