SHUJI TERAYAMA
curated by Thomas Dylan Eaton
Tate Modern
Bankside - London
16/3/2012 - 25/3/2012
Questions were an important part of the work of Shūji Terayama (1935–1983) who once remarked that he wanted to become ‘questions’ himself. An acclaimed filmmaker, poet, radio and stage dramatist, essayist, photographer and horse-racing tipster (with no less than eight volumes of commentary to his name), Terayama was, in the words of theatre critic Akihiko Senda, ‘the eternal avant-garde’.
In an era when Japan’s underground was reaching a fever pitch, Terayama was a crucial player in a complex network of creative expression, encompassing such counter-cultural legends as singer Akihiro Miwa, photographer Daido Moriyama and graphic artist Tadanori Yokoo. A tribute to this ‘many-headed’ artist, this survey centres both on his astonishing film and video and his trail-blazing shifts into other media; Terayama always made work that was interrelated, often producing visionary and unexpected outcomes in whatever his chosen form.
Shuji Terayama: Programme 1: The Martial Theatre Friday 16 March 2012
Shuji Terayama: Programme 2: 'Fictional Memories' Saturday 17 March 2012
Shuji Terayama: Programme 3: Landscape Theories of the Past Sunday 18 March 2012
Shuji Terayama: Programme 4: Tokyo Puck Friday 23 March 2012
Shuji Terayama: Programme 5: Letter Drama Saturday 24 March 2012
Shuji Terayama: Programme 6: Shinjuku City Plays Sunday 25 March 2012
Shuji Terayama: Programme 7: A Laboratory of Play Sunday 25 March 2012
curated by Thomas Dylan Eaton
Tate Modern
Bankside - London
16/3/2012 - 25/3/2012
Questions were an important part of the work of Shūji Terayama (1935–1983) who once remarked that he wanted to become ‘questions’ himself. An acclaimed filmmaker, poet, radio and stage dramatist, essayist, photographer and horse-racing tipster (with no less than eight volumes of commentary to his name), Terayama was, in the words of theatre critic Akihiko Senda, ‘the eternal avant-garde’.
In an era when Japan’s underground was reaching a fever pitch, Terayama was a crucial player in a complex network of creative expression, encompassing such counter-cultural legends as singer Akihiro Miwa, photographer Daido Moriyama and graphic artist Tadanori Yokoo. A tribute to this ‘many-headed’ artist, this survey centres both on his astonishing film and video and his trail-blazing shifts into other media; Terayama always made work that was interrelated, often producing visionary and unexpected outcomes in whatever his chosen form.
Shuji Terayama: Programme 1: The Martial Theatre Friday 16 March 2012
Shuji Terayama: Programme 2: 'Fictional Memories' Saturday 17 March 2012
Shuji Terayama: Programme 3: Landscape Theories of the Past Sunday 18 March 2012
Shuji Terayama: Programme 4: Tokyo Puck Friday 23 March 2012
Shuji Terayama: Programme 5: Letter Drama Saturday 24 March 2012
Shuji Terayama: Programme 6: Shinjuku City Plays Sunday 25 March 2012
Shuji Terayama: Programme 7: A Laboratory of Play Sunday 25 March 2012
