From about 1960, MATSUTANI started to employ vinyl bond – a material produced in Japan soon after the war. With this, he created relief-like art works by making use of its malleability to create organic forms. The sensuous shapes that drape and swell upon the surface were acclaimed for signalling new possibilities of painting and were highly appreciated. Catching the attention of Jiro Yoshihara, MATSUTANI was invited to become a member of the Gutai Art Association. He went over to France at the age of 29 with a scholarship granted by the French government. He has been living in Paris since and divided his time between France and Japan. In 2017 he participated in the Venice Biennale for the main section.
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TitleCercle 13-8Sizeφ81cmYear2013MediumVinyl relief, graphite pencil on canvas mounted on board -
TitleWave 08-5-20Size41.3ｘ31Year2008MediumVinyl relief, graphite pencil on canvas and mounted on board -
TitleDeux cercles-09-1-15Size35ｘ27Year2009MediumVinyl relief, graphite pencil, Japanese paper on canvas -
TitleCercle-3-2001Size73×60.8cmYear2001MediumVinyl relief, graphite pencil on canvas and mounted on board
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TitleCercle 13-8Sizeφ81cmYear2013MediumVinyl relief, graphite pencil on canvas mounted on board
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TitleWave 08-5-20Size41.3ｘ31Year2008MediumVinyl relief, graphite pencil on canvas and mounted on board
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TitleDeux cercles-09-1-15Size35ｘ27Year2009MediumVinyl relief, graphite pencil, Japanese paper on canvas
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TitleCercle-3-2001Size73×60.8cmYear2001MediumVinyl relief, graphite pencil on canvas and mounted on board
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1937
Born in Osaka
1960
Started to use a bond,glue,for painting
1960
First participation in The 9th Gutai exhibition, keeping exhibiting in all Gutai exhibition until it's breakup in 1972
1963
Recommended to be Gutai Associoation member
1966
Grand prix in Mainichi Competision
1967
Entered S. W. Heiter's printing studio Atelier 17, working there as an assistant
1970
Left Atelier 17 and had his own silkscreen studio in Montparnasse
Selected Solo Exhibitions
1993
“The 60s and Recent Work,” Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya, Japan
1999
“Matsutani’s Prints, 1960-1988,” Ashiya City Museum of Art and History, Japan
2002
Solo show at Cairns Regional Museum Gallery, Cairns, Australia
2007
“Matsutani – rétrospective,” Centre culturel André Malraux, Agen, France
2010
"Stream" The Museum of Modern Art, kamakura, Kanagawa
2015
"Currents", Nishinomiya Otani Memorial Art Museum, Japan
2018
Gallery Hosokawa, Osaka
2019
Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
2019
Takesada Matsutani, Hauser & Wirth, Zurich, Switzerland
2019
Takesada Matsutani, Shimada Gallery, Kobe, Japan
2020
Takesada Matsutani: Prints, 1967-1977, Collection of the National Institute of Art history, Toulouse, France
2021
“Takesada Matsutani: Loop—The Asia Art Center Collection“, Asia Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2022
“Takesada Matsutani Combine”, Hauser & Wirth, New York, USA
2023
“Takesada Matsutani”, Almine Rech, Paris, France
Selected Group Exhibitions
1968
Musée d”art moderne de la ville de Paris, “1ère Biennale internationale de l”estampe”, Paris, France
2012
“Gutai: The Spirit of an Era,” National Art Center, Tokyo, Japan
2017
La Biennale di Venezia, 57th International Art Exhibition, ‘Viva Arte Viva’, Venice, Italy
2018
”CONFLUENCE. Aliska Lahusen and Takesada Matsutani”, Manggha Museum, Krakow, Poland
2020
“Takesada MATSUTANI-Yukio FUJIMOTO: Rhythm” Gallery Yamaki Fine Art, Kobe, Japan.
2020
Taipei Dangdai Art&Ideas Gallery Yamaki Fine Art Booth, Taipei, Taiwan
2021
“Individuals, Networks, Expressions”, M ＋, Hong Kong
2022
“Study: Osaka-Kansai International Art Fair”, Gallery Yamaki Fine Art Booth, Osaka, Japan.
2022
“Art Collaboration Kyoto (ACK)” Kyoto International Conference Center Event Hall, Gallery Yamaki Fine Art Booth, Kyoto,
2022
“Into the Unknown World – GUTAI: Differentiation and Integration”, Nakanoshima Museum of Art/ The National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan
2022
“Back to 1972”, Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo, Japan
2022
“Sho to Hisho no Kiwa” National Historic Site, Old Soko-do Hall, Mie, Japan.
2022
“Takesada MATSUTANI/ Ritiwo KANNO”, Gallery Hillgate, Kyoto, Japan
