Arakawa: Diagrams for the Imagination Alaïa Four of the sculptures—all from

Four of the sculptures—all from the artist’s Rounds series—are each composed of multiple 50-ton forged-steel elements of differing diameters and heights

In some works

he has also depicted a range of masculine identities throughout his career

time and feeling

this two-volume set documents the presentation of five new sculptures and more than twenty drawings by the artist

Arakawa: Diagrams for the Imagination Alaïa Four of the sculptures—all fromThis book was published on the occasion of the exhibition Arakawa: Diagrams for the Imagination at Gagosian, 980 Madison Avenue, New York. It features over forty paintings and works on paper made between 1965 and 1984 by Arakawa, one of the founding members of the Japanese avant garde collective Neo Dadaism Organizers. Combining words with highly schematic images suggestive of blueprints, the artist constructed systems and signs to highlight and