The Age of Micropop: The New Generation of Japanese Artists

The term "Micropop" is coined by art critic Midori Matsui to describe the attitude or approach to life that creates a unique and original path of living or aesthetics by combining fragments gathered from various places, without relying on institutional morals or major ideologies. The Micropop attitude is shared by Japanese artists born in the late 1960s and the 1970s. The present publication together with the exhibition entitled ‘The Door into Summer - The Age of Micropop’ held at Art Tower Mito from February to May 2007 are intended to offer the viewers a comprehensive perspective of the concept of "Micropop". The book features works by artists who have played a central role in Matsui's development of the concept of "Micropop", together with essays by Matsui, artist biographies and installation views of ‘The Door into Summer’.

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Onsite

artist

Ryoko AOKI, 青木陵子,

Kaoru ARIMA, 有馬かおる,

Masanori HANDA, 半田真規,

Taro IZUMI, 泉太郎,

K.K.,

Mahomi KUNIKATA, 國方真秀未,

Chihiro MORI, 森千裕,

Yoshitomo NARA, 奈良美智,

Rika NOGUCHI, 野口里佳,

Tam OCHIAI, 落合多武,

Hiroyuki OKI, 大木浩之,

Michihiro SHIMABUKU, 島袋道浩,

author

publisher

Parco Co Ltd (Tokyo, Japan)

Location code

REF.MAM2

Language

English,

Japanese

Keyword

Publication/Creation date

2007

No of pages

256

ISBN / ISSN

9784891947538

No of copies

Content type

monograph

Chapter headings

Micropop Manifesto: What is Micropop

The Door into Summer: The Age of Micropop

10 Key points for Understanding the Age of Micropop

Special Talk about the Expression in the Age of Micropop: Keisuke Sakurai, Itaru Mita, Midori Matsui, M.C. Noriko Miyamura (in Japanese only)

Is There Life on Mars? - Douglas FOGLE

Midori Matsui's 'Micropop' - Tsukasa MORI, 森司

The Road to Micropop: A Supplementary Interview

The Age of Micropop: The New Generation of Japanese Artists

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