{"id":82388,"date":"2026-10-13T15:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T15:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/?post_type=product&p=82388"},"modified":"2026-10-13T15:31:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T15:31:54","slug":"gutai-splendid-playground","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/gutai-splendid-playground\/","title":{"rendered":"Gutai: Splendid Playground"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gutai: Splendid Playground<\/em><\/strong> is the definitive exhibition catalogue published by Guggenheim Museum Publications<\/strong> in 2013. Co-edited by celebrated art historians Alexandra Munroe<\/strong> and Ming Tiampo<\/strong>, this landmark 316-page volume accompanied the comprehensive retrospective of the Gutai Art Association at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. The book serves as a vital critical survey of one of postwar Japan\u2019s most influential avant-garde collectives, exploring the radical experimentation of 59 artists who operated under the group’s banner between 1954 and 1972.<\/p>\n

Art Historical Importance<\/h3>\n

The publication is highly regarded for expanding the transnational history of modern art. It systematically documents how Gutai artists dismantled traditional artistic boundaries through a combination of performance, interactive installation, kinetic art, light art, and physical action painting. Crucially, the catalogue brings needed scholarly attention to the group\u2019s later period (1965\u20131972), which had previously been underrepresented in Western art history. It includes an invaluable appendix featuring newly translated original writings by the artists, an illustrated chronology, and detailed biographies, making it an essential reference text for curators, collectors, and scholars of international postwar avant-gardes.<\/p>\n

Product Specifications<\/h3>\n
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  • Title:<\/strong> Gutai: Splendid Playground<\/li>\n
  • Authors\/Editors:<\/strong> Alexandra Munroe and Ming Tiampo<\/li>\n
  • Publisher:<\/strong> Guggenheim Museum Publications, 2013<\/li>\n
  • Format:<\/strong> Hardcover with padded boards (as issued without dust jacket)<\/li>\n
  • Pages:<\/strong> 316 pages, with approximately 270 illustrations (predominantly full color)<\/li>\n
  • Dimensions:<\/strong> 11 \u00d7 9 inches<\/li>\n
  • ISBN-13:<\/strong> 9780892074891<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Condition Description<\/h3>\n

    Condition: Fine<\/strong><\/p>\n

    This copy is in Fine+ condition. The padded boards are clean, sharp, and structurally sound with no notable shelf wear or bumping to the corners. The binding remains tight, square, and uncreased. Internally, the pages are bright, crisp, and entirely unmarked, free from any inscriptions, highlighting, or ownership stamps. A well-preserved, collector-grade copy of a highly sought-after, out-of-print art catalog. [17.0]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The definitive 2013 Guggenheim retrospective catalogue on postwar Japan’s premier avant-garde collective, co-edited by Alexandra Munroe and Ming Tiampo. This comprehensive 316-page hardcover features roughly 270 illustrations alongside translated artist manifestos, making it an essential reference for international modern art. Offered in Fine condition with clean, sharp padded boards and crisp, unmarked interior pages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":82406,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[50],"product_tag":[1805,1648,1803,1804,1802,1559,1806,1427,1801],"class_list":["post-82388","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-art-history-theory","product_tag-alexandra-munroe","product_tag-avant-garde","product_tag-exhibition-catalogue","product_tag-guggenheim-museum","product_tag-gutai","product_tag-japanese-art","product_tag-ming-tiampo","product_tag-modern-art","product_tag-postwar-art","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/82388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=82388"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=82388"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=82388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}