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130.0 × 162.0 cm

Acrylic on canvas

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Artist Profile :

Ay-O（Japan） 1931- 1931 　Born in Ibaraki.
1953 　Joined the Demokrato Artists Association.(hereinafter called “Demokrato”)
1954 　Graduated from Art Departement, Faculty of Education, the Tokyo Kyoiku University (Current University of Tsukuba).
1958 　Left for the United States, to be a New York based artist since then, while going back and forth between US and Japan.
1966 　Represented Japan to participate in the 33rd Venice Biennale.
1971 　Represented Japan to participate in the Sao Paulo Biennale and was awarded Bank of Brazil Prize.
1987 　Executed the 300-meter Rainbow Eiffel Tower Project in Paris.
1995 　Awarded Medal with Purple Ribbon.
2006 　“Over the Rainbow: Ay-O Retrospective, 1950-2006” (Fukui Fine Arts Museum, Miyazaki Prefectural Art Museum)
2012 　One man show “Ay-O: Over the Rainbow Once More” (Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Niigata City Art Museum, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art)
2019 　One man show “AY-O: RAINBOW 88” (Karuizawa New Art Museum)

Collection :
The National Museum of Modern Art (Tokyo), The National Museum of Art (Osaka, Japan), The National Museum of Modern Art (Kyoto), etc