A GROUP OF MATERIAL BY FLUXUS AND HAPPENING ARTIST NAKAJIMA

A GROUP OF MATERIAL BY FLUXUS AND HAPPENING ARTIST NAKAJIMA INCLUDING 4 UNIQUE ITEMS

Tokyo based Yoshima Nakajima was an active participant in Fluxus type activities including many famous street events and happenings from 1959 when he first contacted such luminaries as John Cage, Yoko Ono, Robert Rauschenberg as
well as the Japanese Gutai artists. By 1964 he had moved to Amsterdam, having previously formed the Naturalized Group and the Tokyo Unbeat Group which rapidly became well known for their public art events in Japan - often being the only known representation of such activities in Asia after Gutai. Meeting  the likes of Panamarenko, Jorn, Beuys, Vostell, Robert Jasper Grootveld, Jean-Jacques Lebel, John Cage,  Kaprow, Rauschenberg, Tajiri, Kudo and Simon Vinkenoog, Nakajima continued his work which eventually led to his expulsion from the Netherlands because of his participation in a unlawful public Happening. Many of his street actions can be seen in period documentary photographs by Cor Jaring.  Moving to Belgium, together with Panamarenko and Hugo Heyrman, Nakajima founded the avant-garde art magazine Happening News but was soon again expelled, this time from Belgium - yet again for staging a happening without lawful permission. After moving to Sweden, Nakajima become the organiser for Fluxus Scandinavia and from 1966 was active throughout Europe as a Fluxus artist, with a particular emphasis on his Mandala works. By 1977, the artist had moved into cooperation with Jorgen Nash and other Cobra affiliated artists based around the Drakabygget project. To this day Nakajima is still an active artist sharing his home between Sweden and Japan.

We offer here a group of  9 items by Nakajima from the 1970s including four
unique works and a signed artist invitation card. Images available on
request.

Nakajima, Yoshima
RUBBER STAMPED INVITATION LEAFLET
Germany: Brauschweiger Garten, 197q
15 x 21cm, 1pp b/w leaflet for a "international streetheatre" performance in the Beer Garden by Nakajima. Stamped in blue "Art-missionary - Unbeat- Prof, Yoshio Nakajima". Much of the leaflet is an advert for Pils beer! Fine.

Nakajima, Yoshima
PSI MANDALA IN THE 72 DOCUMENTA
Sweden/tokyo: self published (the artist), 1972
29.5 x 21 cm, 28pp mimeographed sheets including one bound in, unique collage element with pencil additions (approx 26 x 19cm) poems, xerox
cuttings, gallery leaflets  and texts. This copy signed on the cover in green felt tip and rubber stamped profusely throughout "Art-missionary - Unbeat- Prof, Yoshio Nakajima". Additional and written additions on page 4 along with a further Japanese textual rubber stamp. Limitation unknown but
undoubtedly unique within the edition. Fine condition, rare.

Nakajima, Yoshima
UNTITLED. Unique collage and mixed media construction - paper, metal rivet, paint, rubber stamp impressions in envelope, dedicated, stamped signed and dated, 1973.
19 x 8 cm, found worker's computer card with text additions and computer punched holes with a torn photographic reproduction of a factory/office
attached by a metal rivet - the whole painted-over in red. The card has been rubber stamped "Art-missionary - Unbeat- Prof, Yoshio Nakajima" in blue on the reverse. On a separate piece of white paper (13 x 9.5 cm) is a dedication in the artist's hand "Fur Dr Heinch Schietche (?) with all my love Prof. Yoshio Nakajima / 1973 Mosko Strare Theatet very soon" and rubber stamped 5 times with different impressions. The whole is housed in a
found "Kulture post" manilla envelope (22 x 9 cm) with a further different rubber stamping on the reverse. Fine condition, rare.


Nakajima, Yoshima
UNTITLED (OoOOooO Nirvana). Unique paper construction, stamped with hand
calligraphy. Date unknown.
15.5 x 10 cm (approx), paper sculpture on two sheets of fine white paper cut
out by hand in the form of a Japanese robe and glued together. Gold paper
details complete the construction along with Japanese calligraphic additions
in a fine hand. This fine and elegant work is rubber stamped 5 times on both
sides and further calligraphic elements are hidden within the gluing on top
of an incorporated leaf (acting as the head and body within the robe). Fine
condition, a rare, unique and beautiful object.


Nakajima, Yoshima
UNTITLED (LOVE). Unique paper and mixed media construction, stamped with hand calligraphy and containing hidden objects. Dated by the artist's hand 22/8/73.
20.5 x 9.8 cm, sealed white paper envelope with hand-cut 2.2 cm dia. hole through both sides of the paper (allowing access to the internal elements)
rubber stamped on both sides 3 times and dated in blue ink. Internally are found organic elements (including small pieces of wood and dried grass) and a hand inscribed piece of paper with the word love in red paint in the artist's own hand. Fine condition, a rare, unique conceptual work.


Nakajima, Yoshima
SIGNED AND RUBBER STAMPED INVITATION CARD
Nagoya, Japan: Gallery Hakuzen, 1972
15 x 10cm, 2pp b/w invitation card with b/w photograph of the artist. Profusely stamped in red and black 7 times (all different) and signed in pencil. One stamp is "Flux-Zone unbeat". Fine.


Nakajima, Yoshima
UNTITLED ARTIST DESIGNED POSTER
N.p (Germany), s.p. (the artist), n.d. (circa 1975)
30 x 41 cm, black on white poster/broadside. Content of montaged and reproduced articles on the Art Missionary's street events. Three images of a Happening from 1971. The paper is folded and slightly yellowed through age and the stock employed. Limitation not known.


Nakajima, Yoshima
UNTITLED ARTIST DESIGNED POSTER
N.p (Germany), s.p. (the artist), n.d. (circa 1975)
30 x 41 cm, black on white poster/broadside. A different design but also content of montaged and reproduced articles on Nakajima's street events. One
large image of a street event from 1971 and three works. A lengthy text calling announcing open air events held by the "Global Art Vision Committee (related to 'Omnibus News') is reproduced. Again the paper is slightly folded and slightly yellowed through age and the stock employed. Limitation not known.


Nakajima, Yoshima  (and Wiberg, Tommy)
SUPER CONCEPT - BABAO MANDALA 00000000 NIRVANA/SERIGRAFI PORNOGRAFIK LOVEINVITATION CARD
Torshalla, Sweden: Galleri Torshalla, n.d. (circa 1970s)
10 x 15 cm, 1pp b/w invitation card. Text elements only. Fine.

Price is for all 9 items