Ay-Ō : happy rainbow hell /

Ay-Ō : happy rainbow hell /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Brooks, Kit (Writer on Japanese art), author.
Imprint:	Washington, DC : Freer Gallery of Art : Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, [2023] Washington, DC : Distributed by Smithsonian Books ©2023
Description:	158 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
Language:	English Japanese
Subject:	Ay-o, -- 1931- -- Exhibitions. Ay-o, -- 1931- 靉嘔, 1931- Exhibitions. Prints, Japanese -- 20th century -- Exhibitions. Art, Japanese -- 20th century -- Exhibitions. Rainbows in art -- Exhibitions. Serigraphy -- Japan -- 20th century. Art museums -- Washington (D.C.) -- Exhibitions. Serigraphy Art, Japanese. Rainbows in art. Japan Exhibition catalogs. Exhibition catalogs.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13028329

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Varying Form of Title:	Happy rainbow hell
Other authors / contributors:	Ay-o, 1931- artist, contributor. Sukeda, Kenryō, 1941- writer of supplementary textual content. 靉嘔, 1931- artist, contributor. 助田憲亮, 1941- writer of supplementary textual content. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution), host institution, organizer.
ISBN:	9781588347411 1588347419
Notes:	Published in conjunction with the exhibition held at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, March 25-September 10, 2023. Artist's signature and copy no. on pages [5-6]. Includes bibliographical references (pages 150 - 153) and index. Text in English with "Message from Ay-Ō" also in Japanese, and some Japanese text throughout the essays.
Summary:	"Ay-Ō Happy Rainbow Hell will accompany an exhibition of works of art by Japanese artist Ay-Ō, scheduled to open in the National Museum of Asian Art's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery on March 25, 2023 and close on September 10, 2023. Known as "The Rainbow Artist," Ay-Ō (b. 1931) is internationally regarded for his prismatic silkscreen prints and for covering a kaleidoscopic range of subjects from the human body to the natural world to glistening machinery. The artist's rainbow aesthetic is a fixation he has maintained-and by his admission, has been compelled to produce-for over six decades, with a focus on silkscreen prints since the 1970s. The exhibition Ay-Ō's Happy Rainbow Hell will feature approximately eighty works and will be the first solo show dedicated to a representative display of Ay-Ō's works in a major US museum. Ay-Ō Happy Rainbow Hell, the accompanying fully illustrated catalogue, will be the first monographic publication on Ay-Ō for an English-speaking audience. The publication provides an essay describing the artist's biography and significance as well as detailed entries for many of the works in the exhibition. The catalogue also includes a message from the artist and an essay from Ay-Ō's longtime printer Sukeda Kenryō exploring how Ay-Ō's silkscreens push the medium to its limits, taking from three months to up to a year to complete"--

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Summary:	This kaleidoscopic catalog, and first book in English dedicated to Ay-Ō, celebrates the avant-garde artist's first major museum exhibition in the United States <br> <br> Known as the "Rainbow Artist" for the prominent bright motif in his work, Ay-Ō has long referred to this compulsion as his "rainbow hell." Ay-Ō Happy Rainbow Hell invites readers into the vibrant world of his brilliant art, mind, and imagination, featuring artwork from the first major US museum exhibition devoted to his work.<br> <br> Printed on heavy 100# paper and in 7 colors (with added green, orange, and metallic gold inks, plus 2 spot colors and spot varnish) to achieve Ay-Ō's vibrant color palette, the book is its own stunning art object. The dustjacket, printed and silkscreened on uncoated, felted art board, is die-cut to reveal the rainbow-printed caseside. Ay-Ō Happy Rainbow Hell presents approximately 140 gorgeous illustrations from the Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, home to the largest US collection of Ay-Ō's silkscreen prints, and loans from other US institutions along with enlightening catalog entries to better appreciate each piece. Additionally, the book includes-<br> <br> An essay from Kit Brooks, the Japan Foundation Assistant Curator of Japanese Art, that provides a biography of Ay-Ō; explores the artist's fluctuating explanations for his rainbow fixation and its simultaneous liberation and restriction; and emphasizes his legacy as an eminent member of Fluxus, an experimental art group in the 1960s and 1970s. An illustrated essay from Ay-Ō's longtime printer Sukeda Kenryo, where he describes his painstaking work to translate the artist's designs onto prismatic silkscreen prints, work that can take up to a year to accomplish. A message from the artist Ay-Ō himself. <br> Ay-Ō Happy Rainbow Hell is a colorful and comprehensive book that pays tribute to an extraordinary career and legacy as luminous as the art itself.
Item Description:	Published in conjunction with the exhibition held at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, March 25-September 10, 2023. Artist's signature and copy no. on pages [5-6].
Physical Description:	158 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 150 - 153) and index.
ISBN:	9781588347411 1588347419