FERGUS MCCAFFREY
EXHIBITION
EXHIBITION
KAZUO SHIRAGA & AKIRA KANAYAMA: PLUS-MINUS
“I said to him, ‘You [Kanayama] seem to like cold abstraction, so why don’t you explore the extremities of that? I like hot abstraction, so I’ll explore the opposite extreme.’ We promised to do that and said, ‘You are here, I am here.’ And that is how I conceived the theory of Plus-Minus.” —Kazuo Shiraga
Fergus McCaffrey is pleased to present a two-person exhibition of Gutai artists Kazuo Shiraga (1924–2008) and Akira Kanayama (1924–2006). “Plus-Minus” focuses on both artists’ highly individualistic and innovative methods of painting that fulfilled the Gutai mantra of “making art that has never been seen before.” Shiraga relied on raw physicality and expressive bodily gestures, as seen in his foot paintings, while Kanayama embraced techniques and materials associated with mass production and consumption—such as acrylic paint, motors, and robots—as well as repetitive geometric patterns. This exhibition celebrates the centennial of the birth of both of these Gutai artists.
VENUE
VENUE
FERGUS MCCAFFREY
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Founded in 2006, Fergus McCaffrey is internationally recognized for its promotion of postwar and contemporary art from Japan, Europe, and the United States. The gallery runs a multifaceted program and represents 24 artists and estates worldwide.
Fergus McCaffrey has locations in Tokyo, New York, and St. Barth. The gallery opened its Tokyo outpost in March 2018 with a show of paintings by Robert Ryman and has since exhibited such artists as Matthew Barney, Jasper Johns, Shigeko Kubota, Carolee Schneemann, Richard Serra, Kazuo Shiraga, and Min Tanaka.
