Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 48 (1998) award
Koji Taki
たき こうじ
Taki Koji
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1928-12-27 （Kobe, Hyogo, Japan）
- Died
- 2011-04-13 （Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan） age 82
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kobe, Hyogo, Japan → Tokyo, Japan → Chiba, Japan → Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- art critic, photography critic, architecture critic, university professor
- Active Years
- 1950-2011
- Affiliations
- Wako University, Associate Professor, Tokyo Zokei University, Professor, Chiba University, Professor, Kobe Design University, Visiting Professor, Contributing member of Provoke (magazine)
- Memberships
- Provoke (contributor/member)
- Influenced By
- Maurice Merleau‑Ponty, Claude Lévi‑Strauss, Walter Benjamin
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | Department of Aesthetics and Art History | 学士 | 1947-1951 | Japan |
University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Aesthetics and Art History
Degree:
学士
Period:
1947-1951
Year of Graduation:
1951
Country:
Japan
Major in aesthetics and art history
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 2nd Art Criticism Prize (Magazine 'Bijutsu Hihyo') | Essay on Inoue Chozaburo | — | Bijutsu Hihyo editorial board | 佳作入選 |
| 1998 | Art Encouragement Prize — Minister of Education Award | The Laughter of Sisyphus | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
2nd Art Criticism Prize (Magazine 'Bijutsu Hihyo')
1955
Work:
Essay on Inoue Chozaburo
Organization:
Bijutsu Hihyo editorial board
Result:
佳作入選
Art Encouragement Prize — Minister of Education Award
1998
Work:
The Laughter of Sisyphus
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Metaphor of the Eye: Phenomenology of Gaze
1982 art and photography criticismA collection of essays discussing gaze, perception, and photographic representation from a phenomenological perspective.
gazephotography theoryphenomenology
Portrait of the Emperor
1988 art criticism / cultural studyEssays examining imperial portraiture and visual culture.
symbolismvisual culturepolitics and art
The Laughter of Sisyphus: The Art of Anselm Kiefer
1997 art criticismA critical study of Anselm Kiefer's art, reexamining postwar art and mythology.
postwar artmythmemory
Bibliography
- Thoughts Without Words: Notes on Objects, Space, and Images
- The Lived House: Experience and Symbol
- The Metaphor of the Eye: Phenomenology of Gaze
- Portrait of the Emperor
- The Laughter of Sisyphus: The Art of Anselm Kiefer
- Collected Essays on Photography
- Progress and Catastrophe: A Century of Modernist Dreams
- Portrait Photography: The Gaze of an Era
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- theoretical and analyticalphenomenological perspectivecross-disciplinary criticism across art, photography, and architecture
- Recurring Motifs
- gazethe meaning of objectsmemory and myth
Health
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pneumonia2011-04Hospitalized with pneumonia in April 2011; died from complications (age 82).
Legacy
Through criticism spanning photography, art and architecture, he left an important mark on postwar Japanese art criticism. His wide-ranging writings are key resources for studies of visual culture and critiques of modernity.
Archives
- National Diet Library (holds works and records)
Trivia
- Contributed to the photography magazine Provoke and influenced photographic criticism.
- Published widely with publishers such as Iwanami Shoten and Seidosha.
- Won the Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education) in 1998 for 'The Laughter of Sisyphus'.