Saburo murakami biography of mahatma
Saburo murakami: focus on the 70s - artcourt gallery.
Saburo murakami biography of mahatma
Saburo Murakami
Japanese artist (1925–1996)
Saburo Murakami | |
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| Born | (1925-06-27)June 27, 1925 Kobe, Japan |
| Died | January 11, 1996(1996-01-11) (aged 70) Nishinomiya, Japan |
| Movement | Gutai group |
| Spouse | Makiko Yamaguchi (m. 1950) |
| Children | 1 |
Saburo Murakami (Japanese: 村上 三郎, Hepburn: Murakami Saburō, June 27, 1925 – January 11, 1996) was a Japanese visual and performance artist.
He was a member of the Gutai Art Association and is best known for his paper-breaking performances (kami-yaburi) in which he burst through kraft paper stretched on large wooden frames. Paper-breaking is a canonical work in the history of Japanese post-war art and for the history of performance art.[1] Murakami’s work includes paintings, three-dimensional objects and installation as well as performance, and is characterized by a highly conceptual approach that transcends dualistic thinking and materializes in playful interact