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Haijima Yoji
Artist, editor
Born in Tokyo in 1931. Began painting seriously in early 1950s. Participated early in career in Bijyutsu Bunka Art Association, Shinsho Artist Association, and Yomiuri Independent exhibitions and subsequently exhibited in numerous solo and group shows. Served residency in 2005 at Aomori Contemporary Art Center. Captured attention with Gutenberg Carbonizations series, starting in 2009.
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Expressions of love for script and for abstract art
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Rediscovered aesthetic treasure in store signboards and traffic guideposts
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Exhibited bold painting, as in Cloned Venus series, that transcended traditional classification
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Edited members magazine for Ryuseiha school of calligraphy for 40 years
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Examined outlook for civilization in Gutenberg Carbonization series
Exhibitions and Publications (partial listing)
1960–1999 Edits members magazine for Ryuseiha school of calligraphy
1973 Publishes photo collection Machi Machi no Moji [Cityscape scripts] (Tokyo: Hoga Geijutsu Sosho)
1975 Publishes photo collection Inori no Moji [Prayerful scripts] (Tokyo: Hoga Geijutsu Sosho
1984 Exhibits drawings at Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan, Tokyo
Holds Cloned Venus exhibition at Striped House Museum, Tokyo
1985 Launches magazine Calligraphy with Okamoto Kohei, Peter Mollenkof、Usuda Shoji and others
1988 Holds Matrix exhibition at Morris Gallery, Tokyo
1997 Holds exhibition at Gallery Amelia, Tokyo
2003 Holds 20th-anniversary Cloned Venus exhibition at Kikkokan Studio, Chiba Prefecture
2007 Holds Newly Annotated Jomon Carbonizations exhibition at Bakurocho Art+Eat, Tokyo
2008 Holds Gutenberg Salt-Baked Carbonizations exhibition at Striped House Gallery, Tokyo
Holds Gutenberg Carbonizations—Fragile exhibition at Gallery Mizutoki, Tokyo
2013 Holds Civilization’s Shell Midden exhibition at Setouchi Triennele, Kagawa Prefecture
2020 Reissues Machi Machi no Moji and Inori no Moji as combined volume (Tokyo: Graphic-sha Publishing)
