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Bicycle and Glass No. 2

Date unknown

Shigeki Kuroda 黒田茂樹

(Japanese, b. 1953)

Japan, 20th century

Etching and aquatint

Gift of the Artist 1981.100

Location

not on view

Description

Kuroda has been one of the most popular Japanese printmakers since the late 1970s. His compositions of furiously pedaling cyclists sheltered under umbrellas effectively capture the rush, stress, and aimlessness of modern life as people shut out the world around them in their drive to get ahead.

Exhibition history

CMA 1982: "Year in Review 1981," Bulletin LXIX (February 1982), p. 81, cat. #88.

Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; March 19 - May 28, 2000. "East Meets West: Tradition and Innovation in Modern Japanese Prints."

The Year in Review for 1981. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982).

Transformations in Japanese Printmaking. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 25-December 30, 1984).

A Tradition Transformed: Japanese Prints, 1947-1987. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 9-April 24, 1988).

East Meets West: Tradition and Innovation in Modern Japanese Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 19-May 28, 2000).