Shūzō Takiguchi

Shūzō Takiguchi
Shūzō Takiguchi
Born	(1903-12-07)December 7, 1903 Toyama Prefecture
Died	July 1, 1979(1979-07-01) (aged 75) Tokyo
Occupation	Poet, artist, art critic
Language	Japanese
Nationality	Japanese
Alma mater	Keio University
Genre	Poetry, painting
Literary movement	Surrealism, Dadaism, Avant-garde

Shūzō Takiguchi (瀧口 修造, Takiguchi Shūzō, December 7, 1903 – July 1, 1979) was a Japanese poet, art critic, and artist. He was the central figure of orthodox Surrealism in pre- and postwar Japan. Devoting his life to exemplifying the movement in its orthodox form. Starting in the 1950s, he began offering new experimental outlets for young postwar avant-garde artists who lacked opportunities for presenting their work in formats other than group exhibitions.

List of works

Books of poetry

• Fairy's Distance (妖精の距離, Yōsei no Kyori), 1937
• Poetic Experiments 1927–1937 (詩的実験1927–1937, Shiteki Jikken 1927–1937), 1967

See also

• Toshiko Okanoue