The first exhibition to fully explore the role of Japanese women in Fluxus, a movement that helped contemporary artists define new modes of expression, is on view at Japan Society in NYC.
Curated by art historian Midori Yoshimoto and Japan Society’s Tiffany Lambert and Ayaka Iida, the exhibition surveys the transnational Fluxus network (1962–78) through the lenses of geography and gender, focusing on four members—Shiomi, Kubota, Yoko Ono, and Takako Saito—whose prolific output of performances, scores, and “anti-art” objects is enriched when considered in conjunction with their experiences as Japanese women in New York in the 1960s.