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Shūzō Takiguchi
Shūzō TakiguchiShūzō Takiguchi
Born(1903-12-07)December 7, 1903
Toyama Prefecture
DiedJuly 1, 1979(1979-07-01) (aged 75)
Tokyo
OccupationPoet, artist, art critic
LanguageJapanese
NationalityJapanese
Alma materKeio University
GenrePoetry, painting
Literary movementSurrealism, Dadaism, Avant-garde

Shūzō Takiguchi (瀧口 修造, Takiguchi Shūzō, December 7, 1903 – July 1, 1979) was a Japanese poet, art critic, and artist. He was the central figure of orthodox Surrealism in pre- and postwar Japan. Devoting his life to exemplifying the movement in its orthodox form. Starting in the 1950s, he began offering new experimental outlets for young postwar avant-garde artists who lacked opportunities for presenting their work in formats other than group exhibitions.

List of works

Books of poetry

  • Fairy's Distance (妖精の距離, Yōsei no Kyori), 1937
  • Poetic Experiments 1927–1937 (詩的実験1927–1937, Shiteki Jikken 1927–1937), 1967

See also

References

  1. "Takiguchi Shüzō". Kotobanku. Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  2. Smith, Patti. "Decalcomanias of Shuzo Takiguchi". 50watts. Retrieved October 24, 2018.


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