About Tatsuo Okada
Lived 1900 – 1937. Tatsuo Okada was an artist.
(1900–1937)
Work
Okada is known for his Dada-like performances and for his 1925 installation, Gate and Moving Ticket-Selling Machine, that was exhibited at the Second Sanka Exhibition at the Jichi Kaikan, in Tokyo's Ueno Park.
The installation was part of the Mavo collective's work in the show, and took the form of a peripatetic ticket selling machine-like contraption that was located outside the near the Sanka Tower gate to the exhibition venue. Okada or another performer would periodically pedal it through the exhibit hall while playing music.
Collections Okada's work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Art, Boston.
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Who was Tatsuo Okada?
Japanese avant garde artist
When was Tatsuo Okada born?
Tatsuo Okada was born in 1900.
When did Tatsuo Okada die?
Tatsuo Okada died in 1937.
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Tatsuo Okada was an artist.
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