{"product_id":"gokitatomoo-the-great-circus","title":"Tomoo Gokita: THE GREAT CIRCUS","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book, \"THE GREAT CIRCUS,\" is an exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with the solo exhibition of the same name held at the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe exhibition will feature approximately 40 pieces, including 11 of his latest works, as well as representative series exhibited at Mary Boone Gallery (New York) and Honor Fraser Gallery (Los Angeles), as well as unpublished drawings and color paper works.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe diverse range of works vividly brings to light Gokita's unique worldview, where humor and emptiness intersect.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] \u003cspan\u003eTHE GREAT CIRCUS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e [Publisher] Torch Press\u003cbr\u003e[Publication date] 2014\u003cbr\u003e[Number of pages] 144 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. \u003cspan\u003e30.3 x 22.6 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] The Great Circus\u003cbr\u003e[Authors\/Editors] Written by Tomoo Gokita, designed by Junichi Tsunoda, and \u003cspan\u003ewritten by Takashi Suzuki (Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[printing]\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] \u003cspan\u003e978-4-907562-02-1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used, above average [6] (slight stain on top)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e[Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibition] 2012 Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art (Chiba Prefecture)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTomoo Gokita (1969-)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"226\" data-start=\"116\"\u003eBorn in Tokyo in 1969.\u003cbr\u003eIn the late 1990s, he attracted attention for his drawings using pencil, charcoal and ink, and published a collection of his works, Lingerie Wrestling, in 2000. Starting with an exhibition in New York, he has held numerous solo exhibitions both in Japan and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"408\" data-start=\"228\"\u003eHis black and white portraits and abstract paintings are highly acclaimed for their unique worldview, which blends the concrete and the abstract, humor and uneasiness.\u003cbr data-end=\"291\" data-start=\"288\"\u003eIn 2012, he participated in the exhibition \"Abstraction and Form: The Unrevealed\" at the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art, and held a solo exhibition \"THE GREAT CIRCUS\" at the same museum in 2014. In 2018, he held a solo exhibition \"PEEKABOO\" at the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"590\" data-start=\"410\"\u003eHis major collections and catalogues include Shuffle Railroad Songs (Tennen Bunko, 2010), 777 (888 Books, 2015), Holy Cow (Taka Ishii Gallery, 2017), and PEEKABOO (Tokyo Opera City Cultural Foundation, 2018).\u003cbr data-end=\"531\" data-start=\"528\"\u003eHe held solo exhibitions at Taka Ishii Gallery in 2008, 2012, 2017, 2020, and 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTomoo Gokita , Junichi Tsunoda\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ごきたともお｜五木田智央 \/ GOKITA Tomoo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43796331790378,"sku":null,"price":3100.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/the-great-circus-8099348.jpg?v=1774421831","url":"https:\/\/bunbuku.live\/en\/products\/gokitatomoo-the-great-circus","provider":"文福","version":"1.0","type":"link"}