Whitestone Gallery is honored to present Action!, a duo exhibition showcasing works by two pivotal members of the remarkable avant-garde art collective Gutai Art Association: Shozo Shimamoto and Kazuo Shiraga. As Japan's first radical postwar artistic movement, the Gutai Art Association rejected tradition in favor of performative expression and physical engagement with a wide variety of techniques and materials, established a space for intercultural and interdisciplinary exchanges, and strived to raise the visibility and awareness of Japanese art in the international art scene.

By showcasing Shozo Shimamoto and Kazuo Shiraga in juxtaposition, the exhibition highlights the legacy of the Gutai spirit, tracing the thread of Action in the radical and poetic works of two postwar Japanese masters who exploited different mediums and created fresh art-historical dialogue through their innovative approaches to matter and individuation.

Opening Reception: 4 - 7pm, 24 August (Thursday)

Gallery address: 7-8/F, H Queen’s, Central