{"product_id":"ayo-happy-rainbow-hell-isbn-9781588347411","title":"Ay-O Happy Rainbow Hell","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis kaleidoscopic catalog, and first book in English dedicated to Ay-Ō, celebrates the avant-garde artist’s first major museum exhibition in the United States\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKnown as the “Rainbow Artist” for the prominent bright motif in his work, Ay-Ō has long referred to this compulsion as his “rainbow hell.” \u003ci\u003eAy-Ō Happy Rainbow Hell \u003c\/i\u003einvites readers into the vibrant world of his brilliant art, mind, and imagination, featuring artwork from the first major US museum exhibition devoted to his work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrinted on heavy 100# paper and in 7 colors (with added green, orange, and metallic gold inks, plus 2 spot colors and spot varnish) to achieve Ay-Ō’s vibrant color palette, the book is its own stunning art object. The dustjacket, printed and silkscreened on uncoated, felted art board, is die-cut to reveal the rainbow-printed caseside. \u003ci\u003eAy-Ō Happy Rainbow Hell\u003c\/i\u003e presents approximately 140 gorgeous illustrations from the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, home to the largest US collection of Ay-Ō’s silkscreen prints, and loans from other US institutions along with enlightening catalog entries to better appreciate each piece. Additionally, the book includes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn essay from Kit Brooks, the Japan Foundation Assistant Curator of Japanese Art, that provides a biography of Ay-Ō; explores the artist’s fluctuating explanations for his rainbow fixation and its simultaneous liberation and restriction; and emphasizes his legacy as an eminent member of Fluxus, an experimental art group in the 1960s and 1970s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn illustrated essay from Ay-Ō’s longtime printer Sukeda Kenryō, where he describes his painstaking work to translate the artist’s designs onto prismatic silkscreen prints, work that can take up to a year to accomplish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA message from the artist Ay-Ō himself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAy-Ō Happy Rainbow Hell \u003c\/i\u003eis a colorful and comprehensive book that pays tribute to an extraordinary career and legacy as luminous as the art itself.\u003cb\u003eAY-Ō\u003c\/b\u003e is a Japanese experimental visual and performance artist who is a notable member of the Fluxus movement that began in the 1960s. \u003cb\u003eKIT BROOKS\u003c\/b\u003e is the Japan Foundation Assistant Curator of Japanese Art at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, specializing in prints and paintings of the Edo and Meiji periods.","brand":"Smithsonian Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304600522981,"sku":"NP9781588347411","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781588347411.jpg?v=1767722026","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/ayo-happy-rainbow-hell-isbn-9781588347411","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}