KAZUO SHIRAGA

For the inaugural exhibition of the new space at Kanaal, Axel Vervoordt Gallery will open with a retrospective exhibition of Kazuo Shiraga (Japan, 1924-2008), former member of the Gutai Art Association. In recent years, Axel Vervoordt’s attention has brought Shiraga and his work greater acclaim, and taken both to a more profound place. While Shiraga’s work conveys the essence of Japanese culture, it centers on bold expressions unlike anything in Japanese art until that point. And though the artist used Western materials, he made work that was inconceivable to Western people, giving rise to a unique spirituality and expressivity.

This exhibition is organised in collaboration with Lévy Gorvy Gallery at the same time of their Kazuo Shiraga exhibition in London. In 2015, Lévy Gorvy and Axel Vervoordt Gallery co-published the monograph KAZUO SHIRAGA.