A public study session “Tristan Tzara’s “Anti-Brain” and Ernst, Miro, and Tanguy” was held.

University of Tsukuba Art Collection Coinciding with the Ishii Collection's special exhibition "Surrealist Fragments," we have invited literature and art history researchers including Fumi Tsukahara, a leading Dada researcher, to discuss Tsara's "Anti-Brain". We held a study group focusing on the three artists who contributed illustrations to the 1949 Azusa edition: Max Ernst, Joan Miro, and Yves Tanguy. There were over 30 participants, and the event ended on a high note.

●July 2019, 7 (Sat) 6:13-30:16 University of Tsukuba General Exchange Hall Multimedia Room
● Program
○Explanation of purpose (Rintaro Terakado = Associate Professor, University of Tsukuba)
Part 1 Research presentation
Fumi Tsukahara (Professor Emeritus, Waseda University)
“From DADA to AA—A hybrid exploration of Tzara’s trajectory and “anti-brain””
Hiroya Murakami (Deputy Director/Head of Curatorial Affairs, National Museum of Western Art)
“Tzara and Milo—The Childhood of Art”
Kazuho Soeda (Curator, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art)
“Intertwined lines—Ernst’s figures and prints”
Toshiharu Isodono (Special Professor/Professor Emeritus, University of Tsukuba)
“Japanese at Tsara House: Taro Okamoto and Riichi Yokomitsu”
Moderator: Rintaro Terakado

Part 2 Talk session
Fumi Tsukahara + Hiroya Murakami + Kazuho Soeda
Moderator = Toshiharu Isodono