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Bottled Humanism

Bottled Humanism

Bottled Humanism

Tetsumi Kudō’s absurdist works – For Nostalgic Purpose for your living room and Bottled Humanism – are reminiscent of surrealism, an art movement which flourished in Utrecht around 1920. Kudō's sculptures come from the collection of Wijnand and Annette Wildenberg. The couple collected international art in the 1980s. Their son gave the extensive collection on long-term loan to Centraal Museum, following in the footsteps of the Van Baren siblings. [text 2025]

Title
Bottled Humanism
Dating
1962
Object type
installatie
Object number
34583

Tetsumi Kudo

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Materials
mixed media
Technique
mixed media
Dimensions
  • hoogte 45 cm
  • breedte 20 cm
  • diepte 8 cm
Acquisition
bruikleen (2018)
Acquisition credit
Bruikleen in herinnering collectie Wijnand en Annette Wildenberg.
Associated subjects
Inscriptions and marks
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Rights
Collectie Centraal Museum Utrecht / foto Gert Jan van Rooij © Pictoright
Documentation
Tetsumi Kudo 1935 - 1990, red. cat. Erna Donkers, Van Reekum Museum (Apeldoorn, 1991) Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (Amsterdam, 1991), 48 p.