Bijutsu Bunka Kyōkai
Bijutsu Bunka Kyokai (美術文化協会, lit. Art and Culture Association) was a Japanese avant-garde art association active from the late 1930s through the wartime Shōwa period and into the postwar era, noted for modernist tendencies that placed particular emphasis on Surrealism. Founded in Tokyo in May 1939 by the painter Ichirō Fukuzawa and others, it organized juried exhibitions and published the association bulletin Bijutsu Bunka (美術文化).
Basic Information
- Category: organization
- Website: http://bibun.jp/
Documented Facts
- Inception (Wikidata): 1939-05 (Source 4: Wikidata Q11609364, revision 2462825417)
- Country (Wikidata; date unspecified): Japan (Source 4: Wikidata Q11609364, revision 2462825417; Source 5: Wikidata label: Q17, revision 2555599058)
Evidence and Sources
- Bijutsu Bunka Kyōkai — Official Site (official)
- Bijutsu Bunka Kyōkai on facebook (social)
- Bijutsu Bunka Kyōkai — Wikipedia (reference)
- Wikidata Q11609364, revision 2462825417 (knowledge-base)
- Wikidata label: Q17, revision 2555599058 (knowledge-base)
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Bijutsu Bunka Kyokai (美術文化協会, lit. Art and Culture Association) was a Japanese avant-garde art association active from the late 1930s through the wartime Shōwa period and into the postwar era, noted for modernist tendencies that placed particular emphasis on Surrealism. Founded in Tokyo in May 1939 by the painter Ichirō Fukuzawa and others, it organized juried exhibitions and published the association bulletin Bijutsu Bunka (美術文化).
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