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Kosen Ohtsubo《1/5 the Rubbish of the Ryusei Exhibition》(1971)
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1/5 the Rubbish of the Ryusei Exhibition (1971)
Created for Ryuseiha annual exhibition, "Shape of lives" section
Matsuzakaya Department Store (Ueno, Tokyo)
Material: Ikebana exhibition trash, machine-sewn cotton canvas replica of jute depratment sotore exhibition trash bags, made by Kosen Ohtsubo and wife, Tosen Nishitani, ink applied with calligrapny brush
Photo: Ryusei Photo Department
First published in Ikebana Ryusei, December 1971 issue
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Acknowledgement: Archiving of Kosen Ohtsubo's works has been led by Christian Kōun Alborz Oldham, with support from Ryuseiha, Empty Gallery, Ensō House, Kunstverein München.