Japanese Modernism Across Media

Gutai Card Box

The “Gutai Card Box” was another way that the group attempt to go beyond typical ideas of art by connecting art with consumerism and connecting with audiences in unique ways. The “Gutai Card Box” was displayed at "11th Gutai Art Exhibition" in the Takashimaya department store in Osaka. The interactive feature of the “machine” allowed viewers to engage directly with art. As described by the Guggenheim museum, "Conceived as a comment on increasing automation in society, the work [the "Gutai Card Box"] sought both to create more human interaction through art and to make art accessible to all" (web.guggenheim.org)

Please use the following interactive image (similar to how one may have engaged with the actual “machine”) to learn more about the “Gutai Card Box”.