{"title":"Hi-Red Center","description":"\u003cp\u003eInto the city. Into everyday life. Questioning the familiar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHi-Red Center was an avant-garde group formed in 1963 around Jiro Takamatsu, Genpei Akasegawa and Natsuyuki Nakanishi. Its name combines English translations of the first characters of their surnames: high, red and center. Working in streets, hotels and other settings, the group staged actions that drew on seemingly ordinary activities such as cleaning and taking bodily measurements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eUnsettling the boundary between art and everyday life\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eProjects carried out in Tokyo in 1963–64, including the Shelter Plan and the Metropolitan Area Cleaning Event, extended art beyond finished objects into actions, places and relationships. Amid a changing city, these projects questioned ordinary behavior and the ways we perceive our surroundings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFollowing three individual practices\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection takes Hi-Red Center as a starting point for exploring the individual work of its artists. Group activities and individual works are presented with their respective dates and contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJiro Takamatsu's Shadows explore presence and perception through the absence of the objects that would cast them. Individual works allow us to trace ideas that emerged during the group's activities and continued to develop afterward.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"jiro-takamatsu-shadow-1969-62428","title":"Jiro Takamatsu — Shadow, 1969","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth\u003eArtist\u003c\/th\u003e\u003ctd\u003eJiro Takamatsu\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth\u003eTitle\u003c\/th\u003e\u003ctd\u003eShadow\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth\u003eYear\u003c\/th\u003e\u003ctd\u003e1969\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth\u003eMedium\u003c\/th\u003e\u003ctd\u003eSilkscreen\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth\u003eArtwork dimensions\u003c\/th\u003e\u003ctd\u003e35.5 × 25.6 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth\u003eFramed dimensions\u003c\/th\u003e\u003ctd\u003e62.5 × 47.0 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth\u003eEdition\u003c\/th\u003e\u003ctd\u003e90\/100\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth\u003ePrice\u003c\/th\u003e\u003ctd\u003eJPY 396,000 including Japanese consumption tax \/ JPY 360,000 excluding tax\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAbout the work\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTakamatsu's ongoing Shadows explore presence and perception through the absence of the objects that would cast them. This work is recorded as a silkscreen made in 1969.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHi-Red Center and this work\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1963, Takamatsu formed Hi-Red Center with Genpei Akasegawa and Natsuyuki Nakanishi. This is an individual work by Takamatsu, produced after the group's main period of collective activity in 1963–64. We distinguish that shared practice from his individual work while tracing the development of his ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe inspection record notes a stain in the center of the image. A brown stain near the center is also visible in the latest photographs. The lower margin bears the inscriptions “JIRO TAKAMATSU” and “1969,” with “90\/100” at the lower left. An artwork label is attached to the back of the frame. The publisher and the presence of a certificate have not been confirmed. Please also review the detailed condition photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBefore purchasing\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease contact roidworksgallery about condition, framing, accompanying documents and shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThe first image is a display visualization. The artwork photograph has been placed without retouching. Images 2 onward are original photographs of the actual work.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/collections\/hi-red-center\"\u003e← Explore the Hi-Red Center collection\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/pages\/collections\"\u003eAll collections\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"roidworksgallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47637164294316,"sku":"62428","price":396000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0749\/0211\/0380\/files\/takamatsu-62428-wall.png?v=1792202982"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0749\/0211\/0380\/collections\/hi-red-center-concept-hero.jpg?v=1792203993","url":"https:\/\/shop.roidworksgallery.com\/en-jp\/collections\/hi-red-center.oembed","provider":"roidworksgallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}