Akutagawa Prize
1回登壇
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第84回（1980年 第2回開催） award
Genpei Akasegawa
あかせがわ げんぺい
Akasegawa Genpei
ペンネーム:
Genpei Akasegawa（Professional/pen name used in publications）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- artist, writer, photographer, critic
- 活動期間
- 1960年〜2014年
- 所属
- Roadside Observation Society
- 影響を受けた人物
- Marcel Duchamp, Conceptual art
受賞・候補エディション
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第53回（1999年） special award
作品
代表作
Hyperart Thomasson
1985年 essay/criticism (art theory)A collection documenting and analysing 'Thomasson'—functionless yet visually intriguing fragments of architecture found in the city—through photographs and commentary. Using humour and keen observation, it revalues everyday urban fragments.
urban observationhumoraesthetics of surplus/uselessness
全著作
- Hyperart Thomasson
- Roadside Observation Studies (essays and collections on street observation)
作風・主題
- 文体
- observational, humorous prosefragmentary, collage-like writing
- 頻出モチーフ
- functionless urban fragments (Thomassons)wordplay and conceptual twistsvisual discoveries in everyday life
評価・遺産
His concept of 'Thomasson' and methods of urban observation, combining humour with critique, have had significant influence on contemporary art, urban studies, and popular culture in Japan. He is credited with expanding small street observations into broader cultural perspectives.
関連学会
- Roadside Observation Society
大衆文化への影響
- The term 'Thomasson' has entered popular urban observation discourse and is frequently cited in blogs and photo posts online.
豆知識
- He proposed the concept of 'Thomasson' to describe functionless yet aesthetically interesting architectural fragments. The name is popularly explained as deriving from American baseball player Gary Thomasson.
- Through the Roadside Observation Society he collected and recorded mundane urban details such as redundant structures and signs.