Isozaki Arata & "Yojou-han surrealism"

[Marty Gross]

Dear Martin and Jacline,

You mayb be interested to know that we 
interviewed Mr. Isozaki for the Criterion Edition 
of The Films of Hiroshi Teshigahara and also 
Antonio Gaudi.

Marty Gross







>Dear Jacline,
>
>Yes, this is the architect. Thanks for your 
>information, it's definitely an interesting 
>field/connection to explore (a kind of "group" 
>rivality?) ! I wonder what VAN's Jonouchi 
>thought about Arata statement, as he was also 
>crew on Teshigahara's Pitfall.
>
>Martin
>
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>De: "jacline moriceau" <jmoricea at club-internet.fr>
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>Dear Martin
>
>Do you refer to the famous architect Isozaki Arata, Teshigahara's and Abe's
>friend? Then, you can find some informations about him in Dore Ashton's "The
>delicate thread Teshigahara's Life in art" Kodansha International 1997
>
>Best
>Jacline Moriceau
>new mail
>jacline.md at gmail.com
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Martin Vieillot" <eigagogo at free.fr>
>To: "KineJapan" <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
>Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 8:18 PM
>Subject: Isozaki Arata & "Yojou-han surrealism"
>
>
>>
>>  Dear,
>>
>>  While (too briefly) discutting about Adachi's Gingakei, it has been put to
>>  my attention that Isozaki Arata  (a Genjiro Arata relative?) seemed to be
>>  an important critical voice, who defined Adachi/VANInstitute films as
>>  "Yojou-han" works (=student-room="simple/limited"). Seems this critical
>>  voice had also a certain echo, and that this expression has been famous
>>  since (in Japan at least ^^)
>>
>>  Can anyone provide some more context (or corrections) about this? Did
>>  Arata aim to define the whole pluri-disciplinary 60s surrealist japanese
>>  movement? And to some extent, did he belong to a kind of "anti-surrealist
>>  critical movement"?
>>
>>  2 more (and less crucial) questions about Gingakei, does anyone know where
>>  were located those rather impressive stairs? And which artist made the
>>  "Jigoku" painting?
>>
>>
>>  Thanks!
>>
>>  Martin
>>


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