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Informationen zum Autor Doryun Chong, Michio Hayashi, Kenji Kajiya, and Fumihiko Sumitomo, eds. Klappentext A trove of primary source materials, From Postwar to Postmodern, Art in Japan 1945-1989 is an invaluable scholarly resource for readers who wish to explore the fascinating subject of avant-garde art in postwar Japan. In this comprehensive anthology, an array of key documents, artist manifestos, critical essays, and roundtable discussions are translated into English for the first time. Zusammenfassung Offers an unprecedented look at more than four decades of Japanese art - both as it unfolded and as it is seen from the perspective of the present day Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword / Glenn D. Lowry 10 Acknowledgments / Jay A. Levenson and Gwen Farrelly 12 About This Book / Doryun Chong 14 Japan's Postwar and After, 1945-1989: An Overview / Harry Harootunian 17 1. 1945-1957: Postwar Reconstruction—From Occupation to the Cold War / Michio Hayashi 24 2. 1957-1964: From Postwar to International Reemergence / Doryun Chong 96 3. 1964-1970: After the Avant-Garde, An Expanding Field / Fumihiko Sumitomo 184 4. 1970-1980: Restructuring Toward the Postmodern / Kenji Kajiya 256 5. 1980-1989: Postmodernism and Global Negotiation / Michio Hayashi, Kenji Kajiya, and Fumihiko Sumitomo, with Akira Tatahata 342 Postscript: Japanese Art after 1989 / Michio Hayashi, Kenji Kajiya, and Fumihiko Sumitomo 410 Chronology: 1945-1989 / Compiled by Masathshi Nakajima, with editorial assistance by Doryun Chong 414 Index 424 Credits 438 Trustees of the Museum of Modern Art 440
