Now open: “Into the Unknown World — GUTAI: Differentiation and Integration” Located at two venues in Japan — the Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka and the National Museum of Art, Osaka — is a special exhibition takes a fresh look at Gutai's trajectory from two perspectives: differentiation and integration. This approach has some commonalities with the Gutai attitude of attempting to be a coherent collective while individually producing different work that does not fall into the trap of imitating someone else's art. This follows Yoshihara's view that art should ideally involve the human spirit and matter shaking hands but remaining apart. The two venues for this exhibition are both located on the island of Nakanoshima in central Osaka, making this the first major Gutai exhibition to take place where Gutai established the Gutai Pinacotheca, its studio and exhibition space. The Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka focuses on the "differentiation" of Gutai, exploring the individual creativity of its artists, while the National Museum of Art, Osaka focuses on Gutai's "integration," following the undulations of the collective's experimental course. This combination of differentiation and integration results in a new understanding of Gutai. Gutai included both male and female artists. Presented in 2022, fifty years on from the dissolution of Gutai, this exhibition provides a timely examination of what happened when they set out "into the unknown world." The exhibition is on view until January 9, 2023. More at the link in bio. - - - #gutai #shiraga #kazuoshiraga #yukonasaka #saburomurakami #masatoshimasanobu #shozoshimamoto #nakanoshimamuseumofart #nationalmuseumofartosaka #axelvervoordtgallery