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IV. Objects 1960 — Present


Always interested in the material and experimental dimension of art, Matsutani often incorporates found objects, creating playful three-dimensional works.

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Objects Gallery
Object B-68
Object B-68

Vinyl adhesive, oil on plywood
250 x 64 cm
Matsutani/Mittsu, Gallery Zunini, Paris, 1968.

Plexiglas Box / Object-Box
Plexiglas Box / Object-Box

Vinyl adhesive, plexiglass
85 x 85 cm

1966 – 2015

Photo by Stefan Altenburger

Object
Object

Vinyl adhesive, wood, cord
23 x 14 cm

1974

Photo by Alex Delfanne

Trees
Trees

Vinyl adhesive, oil, wooden box
22 x 31cm

1975

Photo by Genevieve Hanson

Untitled
Untitled

Vinyl adhesive, plastic, graphite pencil, wood, cardboard in a wood frame
33.2 x 22.2 cm

1999

Photo by Ken Adlard

Metafiction
Metafiction

Vinyl adhesive, acrylic, graphite pencil, cord on book
18 x 13.5 cm

2016

Photo by Patrick Rimond

Metafiction
Metafiction

Vinyl adhesive, graphite pencil, paper collage, ink, found book
18.5 x 13 x 4 cm

2007

Photo by Ken Adlard

Soft and Hard 12-10-28
Soft and Hard 12-10-28

Graphite pencil, vinyl adhesive, acrylic, paper, wood in a wood box
28.5 x 37 cm

2012


Photo by Marc Domage

Flag
Flag

Vinyl adhesive, graphite pencil, ink, on cotton and plywood
58 x 23.5 cm

2006


Photo by Marc Domage

Box
Box

Sumi ink on wood and cotton
34.2 x 26 (box) 80 x 26 cm (cotton)
2016

Photo by Marc Domage

Untitled
Untitled

Vinyl adhesive, acrylic, sumi ink on wood
33 x 24 cm

2020

Photo by Benoît Fougeirol

Lamp
Lamp

Vinyl adhesive on found painted wood
23 x 10.5 x 8 cm

2017



Photo by Ken Adlard

 
Objects Gallery
Object B-68
Object B-68

Vinyl adhesive, oil on plywood
250 x 64 cm
Matsutani/Mittsu, Gallery Zunini, Paris, 1968.

Plexiglas Box / Object-Box
Plexiglas Box / Object-Box

Vinyl adhesive, plexiglass
85 x 85 cm

1966 – 2015

Photo by Stefan Altenburger

Object
Object

Vinyl adhesive, wood, cord
23 x 14 cm

1974

Photo by Alex Delfanne

Trees
Trees

Vinyl adhesive, oil, wooden box
22 x 31cm

1975

Photo by Genevieve Hanson

Untitled
Untitled

Vinyl adhesive, plastic, graphite pencil, wood, cardboard in a wood frame
33.2 x 22.2 cm

1999

Photo by Ken Adlard

Metafiction
Metafiction

Vinyl adhesive, acrylic, graphite pencil, cord on book
18 x 13.5 cm

2016

Photo by Patrick Rimond

Metafiction
Metafiction

Vinyl adhesive, graphite pencil, paper collage, ink, found book
18.5 x 13 x 4 cm

2007

Photo by Ken Adlard

Soft and Hard 12-10-28
Soft and Hard 12-10-28

Graphite pencil, vinyl adhesive, acrylic, paper, wood in a wood box
28.5 x 37 cm

2012


Photo by Marc Domage

Flag
Flag

Vinyl adhesive, graphite pencil, ink, on cotton and plywood
58 x 23.5 cm

2006


Photo by Marc Domage

Box
Box

Sumi ink on wood and cotton
34.2 x 26 (box) 80 x 26 cm (cotton)
2016

Photo by Marc Domage

Untitled
Untitled

Vinyl adhesive, acrylic, sumi ink on wood
33 x 24 cm

2020

Photo by Benoît Fougeirol

Lamp
Lamp

Vinyl adhesive on found painted wood
23 x 10.5 x 8 cm

2017



Photo by Ken Adlard

 
 
 
 

Object Works


Creating small works from found objects, such as used books or pieces of wood, is an important part of Matsutani’s practice and another expression of the artist’s interest for volume and material.


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Objects Exhibtion
Takesada Matsutani, Solo Exhibition, Hauser & Wirth New York, 69th Street, USA
, 2015, photo by Genevieve Hanson

Takesada Matsutani, Solo Exhibition, Hauser & Wirth New York, 69th Street, USA
, 2015, photo by Genevieve Hanson

Takesada Matsutani, Solo Exhibition, Hauser & Wirth New York, 69th Street, USA
, 2015, photo by Genevieve Hanson

Takesada Matsutani, Solo Exhibition, Hauser & Wirth New York, 69th Street, USA
, 2015, photo by Genevieve Hanson

Drop in Time, Solo Exhibition, Hauser & Wirth Somerset, UK, 2018, photo by Ken Adlard

Drop in Time, Solo Exhibition, Hauser & Wirth Somerset, UK, 2018, photo by Ken Adlard

Takesada Matsutani, Solo Exhibition, Hauser & Wirth Hong Kong, 2020, photo by Kitmin Lee

Takesada Matsutani, Solo Exhibition, Hauser & Wirth Hong Kong, 2020, photo by Kitmin Lee

 
Objects Exhibtion
Takesada Matsutani, Solo Exhibition, Hauser & Wirth New York, 69th Street, USA
, 2015, photo by Genevieve Hanson

Takesada Matsutani, Solo Exhibition, Hauser & Wirth New York, 69th Street, USA
, 2015, photo by Genevieve Hanson

Takesada Matsutani, Solo Exhibition, Hauser & Wirth New York, 69th Street, USA
, 2015, photo by Genevieve Hanson

Takesada Matsutani, Solo Exhibition, Hauser & Wirth New York, 69th Street, USA
, 2015, photo by Genevieve Hanson

Drop in Time, Solo Exhibition, Hauser & Wirth Somerset, UK, 2018, photo by Ken Adlard

Drop in Time, Solo Exhibition, Hauser & Wirth Somerset, UK, 2018, photo by Ken Adlard

Takesada Matsutani, Solo Exhibition, Hauser & Wirth Hong Kong, 2020, photo by Kitmin Lee

Takesada Matsutani, Solo Exhibition, Hauser & Wirth Hong Kong, 2020, photo by Kitmin Lee

 
 
 
 

He also regularly devises objects made of junk, old books, scraps of wood, and fabric—a kind of playful counterpoint to his monumental pieces.

— Valérie Douniaux

In: Matsutani Takesada. Editions du Centre
Pompidou/Zürich : Hauser & Wirth Publishers, 2019.

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