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ISBN: 9781501715068

Content: Justin Jesty’s Art and Engagement in Early Postwar Japan reframes the history of art and its politics in Japan post-1945. This fascinating cultural history addresses our broad understanding of the immediate postwar era moving toward the Cold War and subsequent consolidations of political and cultural life. At the same time, Jesty delves into an examination of the relationship between art and politics that approaches art as a mode of intervention, but he moves beyond the idea that the artwork or artist unilaterally authors political significance to trace how creations and expressive acts may (or may not) actually engage the terms of shared meaning and value.Art and Engagement in Early Postwar Japan centers on a group of social realists on the radical left who hoped to wed their art with anti-capitalist and anti-war activism, a liberal art education movement whose focus on the child inspired innovation in documentary film, and a regional avant-garde group split between ambition and local loyalty. In each case, Jesty examines writings and artworks, together with the social movements they were a part of, to demonstrate how art—or more broadly, creative expression—became a medium for collectivity and social engagement. He reveals a shared if varied aspiration to create a culture founded in amateur-professional interaction, expanded access to the tools of public authorship, and dispersed and participatory cultural forms that intersected easily with progressive movements. Highlighting the transformational nature of the early postwar, Jesty deftly contrasts it with the relative stasis, consolidation, and homogenization of the 1960s.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Acknowledgments -- , Introduction -- , Part One: Arts of Engagement and the Democratic Culture of the Early Postwar -- , Chapter 1. Participatory Culture and Democratic Culture -- , Chapter 2. Art and Engagement -- , Part Two: Avant-Garde Documentary Reportage Art of the 1950s -- , Chapter 3. The Tales of The Tale of Akebono Village -- , Chapter 4. The Social Work of Documentary and Reportage Art as Movement -- , Chapter 5. Avant-Garde Realism -- , Chapter 6. Katsuragawa Hiroshi, Ikeda Tatsuo, and Nakamura Hiroshi -- , Part Three. Opening Open Doors: Sobi and Hani Susumu -- , Chapter 7. Touching Down at the Sobi Seminar -- , Chapter 8. Sobi as Organization and Movement -- , Chapter 9. Sobi’s Philosophy and Pedagogy -- , Chapter 10. Hani Susumu and the Creativity of the Camera -- , Part Four: Kyushu-ha Tartare Anti-Art between Raw and Haute -- , Chapter 11. The Grand Meeting of Heroes -- , Chapter 12. Kyushu-ha: Between Three Worlds -- , Chapter 13. Kyushu-ha’s Art -- , Chapter 14. A Cruel Story of Anti-Art -- , Epilogue: Hope in the Past and the Future -- , Notes -- , Bibliography -- , Index , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.7591/9781501715068

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Format: 1 online resource (357 pages)

ISBN: 9781501715068

Content: ART AND ENGAGEMENT IN EARLY POSTWAR JAPAN -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One: Arts of Engagement and the Democratic Culture of the Early Postwar -- 1. Participatory Culture and Democratic Culture -- 2. Art and Engagement -- Part Two: Avant-Garde Documentary: Reportage Art of the 1950s -- 3. The Tales of The Tale of Akebono Village -- 4. The Social Work of Documentary and Reportage Art as Movement -- 5. Avant-Garde Realism -- 6. Katsuragawa Hiroshi, Ikeda Tatsuo, and Nakamura Hiroshi -- Part Three: Opening Open Doors: Sōbi and Hani Susumu -- 7. Touching Down at the Sōbi Seminar -- 8. Sōbi as Organization and Movement -- 9. Sōbi's Philosophy and Pedagogy -- 10. Hani Susumu and the Creativity of the Camera -- Part Four: Kyushu-ha Tartare: Anti-Art between Raw and Haute -- 11. The Grand Meeting of Heroes -- 12. Kyushu-ha: Between Three Worlds -- 13. Kyushu-ha's Art -- 14. A Cruel Story of Anti-Art -- Epilogue: Hope in the Past and the Future -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Color plates.

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Format: 1 online resource (357 pages)

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Note: Participatory culture and democratic culture -- Art and engagement -- The tales of the tale of Akebono Village -- The social work of documentary and reportage art as movement -- Avant-garde realism -- Katsuragawa Hiroshi, Ikeda Tatsuo, and Nakamura Hiroshi -- Touching down at the Sōbi seminar -- Sōbi as organization and movement -- Sōbi's philosophy and pedagogy -- Hani Susumu and the creativity of the camera -- The grand meeting of heroes -- Kyushu-ha : between three worlds -- Kyushu-ha's art -- A cruel story of anti-art -- Epilogue : hope in the past and the future.

Additional Edition: Print version: Jesty, Justin, 1974- Art and engagement in early postwar Japan Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 2018 ISBN 9781501715051

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ISBN: 1-5017-1506-2

Content: Justin Jesty's Art and Engagement in Early Postwar Japan reframes the history of art and its politics in Japan post-1945. This fascinating cultural history addresses our broad understanding of the immediate postwar era moving toward the Cold War and subsequent consolidations of political and cultural life. At the same time, Jesty delves into an examination of the relationship between art and politics that approaches art as a mode of intervention, but he moves beyond the idea that the artwork or artist unilaterally authors political significance to trace how creations and expressive acts may (or may not) actually engage the terms of shared meaning and value.Art and Engagement in Early Postwar Japan centers on a group of social realists on the radical left who hoped to wed their art with anti-capitalist and anti-war activism, a liberal art education movement whose focus on the child inspired innovation in documentary film, and a regional avant-garde group split between ambition and local loyalty. In each case, Jesty examines writings and artworks, together with the social movements they were a part of, to demonstrate how art-or more broadly, creative expression-became a medium for collectivity and social engagement. He reveals a shared if varied aspiration to create a culture founded in amateur-professional interaction, expanded access to the tools of public authorship, and dispersed and participatory cultural forms that intersected easily with progressive movements. Highlighting the transformational nature of the early postwar, Jesty deftly contrasts it with the relative stasis, consolidation, and homogenization of the 1960s.

Note: Participatory culture and democratic culture -- Art and engagement -- The tales of the tale of Akebono Village -- The social work of documentary and reportage art as movement -- Avant-garde realism -- Katsuragawa Hiroshi, Ikeda Tatsuo, and Nakamura Hiroshi -- Touching down at the Sōbi seminar -- Sōbi as organization and movement -- Sōbi's philosophy and pedagogy -- Hani Susumu and the creativity of the camera -- The grand meeting of heroes -- Kyushu-ha : between three worlds -- Kyushu-ha's art -- A cruel story of anti-art -- Epilogue : hope in the past and the future. , Issued also in print. , In English.

Additional Edition: ISBN 1-5017-1505-4

Additional Edition: ISBN 1-5017-1504-6

Language: English

DOI: 10.7591/9781501715068