Representative work by Saburo Murakami
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Artist

Saburo Murakami

1925–1996 · Japanese

Saburo Murakami became famous for Passing Through, performances in which he hurled his body through multiple stretched paper screens. He also made paintings by violently peeling, tearing or manipulating surfaces, extending Gutai’s emphasis on direct material encounter.

Performance; painting

Major Works

  • 1956Passing Through
  • 1956Passing Through, Outdoor Gutai Art Exhibition
  • 1955Entrance
  • 1957Work
  • 1957Work (Peeling)
  • 1957Box
  • 1956Water
  • 1950sPaper-Breaking performance
  • 1962Untitled
  • 1965Work

Interviews & Writing

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