Yoshihiro Katô

    Yoshihiro Katô

    January 1, 1970 (55 years old) in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

    Yoshihiro Katō (1936-2018) was an artist and one of the founding members, along with Shinichi Iwata, of the avant-garde arts group Zero Jigen (Zero Dimension) in the early 1960s. Beginning with Haitsukubari kōshin (Crawling Procession), staged in January 1963 in the Sakae district of Nagoya, over a long period of time they executed an extraordinary number of performances known as “Rituals” in Tokyo and elsewhere.

    Known For

    Funeral Parade of RosesFuneral Parade of Roses
    The Sea AnemoneThe Sea Anemone
    The Deserted ArchipelagoThe Deserted Archipelago
    Cybele: A Pastoral Ritual in Five ScenesCybele: A Pastoral Ritual in Five Scenes

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