Japanese Art After 1945: Scream Against the Sky

by Alexandra Munroe

An illustrated survey of Japanese avante-garde art since 1945. It discusses some 200 works, including painting, sculpture, photography, performance, video, film and installation art, by more than 100 artists, including rebellious groups such as the Gutai and Mono-ha.

Genres: Japan, Art, Nonfiction

416 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 1994

Reviews

[Leifer]

Definitely not perfect, but a good first attempt at a survey of postwar japanese art. Essays are a bit redundant and reductive, but sometimes very good.

[Estefania Pereira]

3.5