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[Memorial Exhibition] All You Need Is Love — Robert Indiana Memorial Exhibition "LOVE & PEACE"

【追悼展】愛こそは全て〜ロバート・インディアナ追悼展「LOVE & PEACE」

Robert Indiana, also famous for the “LOVE” sculpture in Nishi-Shinjuku, was honored with the memorial exhibition “LOVE & PEACE,” which I visited.

Robert Indiana Memorial Exhibition "LOVE & PEACE"
Robert Indiana Memorial Exhibition “LOVE & PEACE”

As with the Basquiat show before this, the Contemporary Art Foundation (CAF), led by ZOZO’s Yusaku Maezawa, again offered a wonderful initiative to view the works free of charge, making this a valuable exhibition in which Robert Indiana’s works are gathered together.

Installation view
Installation view
"The Electric LOVE" 1966/2000
“The Electric LOVE” 1966/2000
Installation view
Installation view
"The Electric EAT," 1964-2007
“The Electric EAT,” 1964-2007
In the foreground, a LOVE work in Cor-Ten steel — from Maezawa's collection
In the foreground, a LOVE work in Cor-Ten steel — from Maezawa’s collection
Maezawa Collection "LOVE" 1966/1999
Maezawa Collection “LOVE” 1966/1999

"Philadelphia LOVE" 1972 Oil on Canvas
“Philadelphia LOVE” 1972 Oil on Canvas
"Love is God" 1964 Oil on Canvas
“Love is God” 1964 Oil on Canvas

Isn’t he a rare artist who has cleared the difficulty and the high bar of expressing LOVE&PEACE so directly and unabashedly?

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